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    Wisconsin Lawyer
    June 01, 2001

    Wisconsin Lawyer June 2001: University of Wisconsin Law School

    University of Wisconsin Law School


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    Marquette University


    U.W. Law School by the Numbers

    Enrolled students, academic year 2000-01: 762 full-time, 19 part-time
    Women: 47 percent
    Men: 53 percent
    Minorities: 25 percent
    Student/faculty ratio: 15:1

    U.S. News & World Report ranking: 36th (see related sidebar "About Law School Rankings," p. 59)
    Tuition: $7,436/year, full-time, resident; $20,038/year, full-time, nonresident
    Average indebtedness of 2000 graduates: $50,298
    Average age of current students: 26
    Percent of 2000 entering class from Wisconsin: 61
    Percent of 2000 graduating class employed in Wisconsin: 56
    Percent of 2000 graduates employed in legal positions at nine months out: 91.5

    Median starting salaries for class of 2000, legal, full-time:

    • All practice types: $50,000
    • Private practice:$75,000
    • Government: $39,000
    • Judicial clerkship: $39,500
    • Business: $59,000
    • Public interest: $32,000
    • Academic: $54,000

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