University of Wisconsin Law School

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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