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The John Marshall Law School is a law school in Chicago, Illinois, that was founded in 1899 and accredited by the American Bar Association in 1951. The school was named for the influential nineteenth century U.S. Supreme Court chief justice John Marshall. The John Marshall Law School offers programs for both part-time and full-time students, with both day and night classes available, and by offering January enrollment, choices most law schools no longer offer. John Marshall is located in Chicago's central financial and legal district, most commonly known as The Loop. It is across the street from the Dirksen Federal Courthouse, which houses the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit and the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, and about four blocks from the Daley Center, which houses the Cook County Courts. It is also next door to the Chicago Bar Association.

Year Founded:1899Type:Private
ABA Accredited:YesAALS Member:Yes
Location:Chicago, ILWebsite:http://www.jmls.edu
Law School Dean:Admissions Dean:N/A
 
Admissions (2007 – 2008)Rankings (2008 – 2009)Selectivity (Class of 2009)Programs(2007 – 2008)
Application Fee:$60 U.S. News (2009):400# Applications:3731Part Time J.D.:No
Spring Deadline:10/15/2007 Ciolli Nat'l (2005):41# Admitted:1396LL.M. Program:No
Summer Deadline:None LSN Selectivity (2007): # Matriculated:473J.S.D. Program:No
Fall Deadline:3/1/2008 LSN Attrition (2007): Acceptance Rate:37%Joint Degrees:Yes
Financial Aid Deadline:6/1/2008   Yield Rate:34% 
 
Curriculum (2006 – 2007)Faculty (2006 – 2007)GPA (Class of 2009)LSAT (Class of 2009)
1L Section Size (FT):75Full Time Faculty:5675th GPA:3.42 75th LSAT:156
1L Section Size (PT):50Part Time Faculty:121Median GPA:3.12 Median LSAT:154
2L/3L Courses:207Student to Faculty Ratio:19.825th GPA:2.8 25th LSAT:152
 
Housing(2006 – 2007)Enrollment(2006 – 2007)Attrition(Class of 2008)OCI(2007 – 2008)
On-Campus Housing:No1L Students:452 1L Attrition:15.7%Total Law Firms:36
Law School Dorm:NoAll FT Students:1073 Transfers In:13NY Law Firms:2
Other Grad Dorm:NoAll PT Students:341 Transfers Out:39DC Law Firms:3
  Total Students:1414   CA Law Firms:3
 
Costs (2006 – 2007)Scholarships (2005 – 2006)Employment (Class of 2005)Bar Passage(Class of 2005)
Full Time Tuition:$29,080% Receiving Grant Aid:35.1% % Employed (Grad):n/aPrimary Jurisdiction:IL
Part Time Tuition:$20,800Full Tuition & Stipend:0.9% % Employed (9 mos.):84.3%% Pass (First Time):74%
Living Expenses:$21,902Full Tuition:0.2%   State Average:86%
Total Cost (FT):$50,982Half Tuition:0.6%   Difference:-12%
Total Cost (PT):$42,702Other Scholarships:33.4%