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Fordham University School of Law (commonly known as Fordham Law or Fordham Law School) is a part of Fordham University in the United States. The School is located in the Borough of Manhattan in New York City, and is one of eight ABA-approved law schools in that city. Originally located in New York's downtown Financial District, Fordham Law is currently located on the West Side of Manhattan, as part of Fordham University's Lincoln Center campus. The main law school building is named for Benjamin A. Javits (LL.B 1918), brother of Jacob K. Javits. In 1984, the Ned Doyle Building (actually only a new wing) was added. Fordham Law also rents space at 33 West 60th Street, across Columbus Avenue from its main building, for some faculty offices, its law clinic, and administrative offices for the Crowley Program, Admissions, and Financial Aid. As part of the university's Lincoln Center Master Plan, unveiled in 2005,a new law school building will be completed some time around 2011. The existing building will then be razed and replaced by a 21-story dormitory sometime around 2025. The new building is still in the planning stages, with the law school administration holding the first round of focus groups with student organization leaders in March 2006.

Year Founded:1905Type:Private
ABA Accredited:YesAALS Member:Yes
Location:New York, NYWebsite:http://law.fordham.edu
Law School Dean:Admissions Dean:John Chalmers
 
Admissions (2007 – 2008)Rankings (2008 – 2009)Selectivity (Class of 2009)Programs(2007 – 2008)
Application Fee:$65 U.S. News (2009):27# Applications:6784Part Time J.D.:No
Spring Deadline:None Ciolli Nat'l (2005):27# Admitted:1635LL.M. Program:No
Summer Deadline:None LSN Selectivity (2007): # Matriculated:472J.S.D. Program:No
Fall Deadline:3/1/2008 LSN Attrition (2007): Acceptance Rate:24%Joint Degrees:Yes
Financial Aid Deadline:4/1/2008   Yield Rate:29% 
 
Curriculum (2006 – 2007)Faculty (2006 – 2007)GPA (Class of 2009)LSAT (Class of 2009)
1L Section Size (FT):80Full Time Faculty:7875th GPA:3.71 75th LSAT:166
1L Section Size (PT):80Part Time Faculty:128Median GPA:3.58 Median LSAT:163
2L/3L Courses:222Student to Faculty Ratio:15.025th GPA:3.3 25th LSAT:161
 
Housing(2006 – 2007)Enrollment(2006 – 2007)Attrition(Class of 2008)OCI(2007 – 2008)
On-Campus Housing:Yes1L Students:470 1L Attrition:2.7%Total Law Firms:382
Law School Dorm:YesAll FT Students:1186 Transfers In:38NY Law Firms:129
Other Grad Dorm:YesAll PT Students:326 Transfers Out:15DC Law Firms:25
  Total Students:1512   CA Law Firms:48
 
Costs (2006 – 2007)Scholarships (2005 – 2006)Employment (Class of 2005)Bar Passage(Class of 2005)
Full Time Tuition:$37,220% Receiving Grant Aid:32.5% % Employed (Grad):n/aPrimary Jurisdiction:NY
Part Time Tuition:$27,976Full Tuition & Stipend:0.2% % Employed (9 mos.):95.0%% Pass (First Time):88%
Living Expenses:$21,200Full Tuition:0.4%   State Average:76%
Total Cost (FT):$58,420Half Tuition:2.2%   Difference:12%
Total Cost (PT):$49,176Other Scholarships:29.7%