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The Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law, is a law school located in Dallas, Texas. Founded in February 1925, the school was renamed Dedman School of Law in February 2001 in honor of its benefactors, the late Robert H. Dedman Sr., his wife Nancy McMillan Dedman, and their family.

Year Founded:1911Type:Private
ABA Accredited:YesAALS Member:Yes
Location:Dallas, TXWebsite:http://www.law.smu.edu
Law School Dean:Admissions Dean:Virginia Keehan
 
Admissions (2007 – 2008)Rankings (2008 – 2009)Selectivity (Class of 2009)Programs(2007 – 2008)
Application Fee:$60 U.S. News (2009):46# Applications:2608Part Time J.D.:No
Spring Deadline:None Ciolli Nat'l (2005):0# Admitted:630LL.M. Program:No
Summer Deadline:None LSN Selectivity (2007): # Matriculated:293J.S.D. Program:No
Fall Deadline:4/1/2008 LSN Attrition (2007): Acceptance Rate:24%Joint Degrees:Yes
Financial Aid Deadline:4/1/2008   Yield Rate:47% 
 
Curriculum (2006 – 2007)Faculty (2006 – 2007)GPA (Class of 2009)LSAT (Class of 2009)
1L Section Size (FT):95Full Time Faculty:4675th GPA:3.8 75th LSAT:163
1L Section Size (PT):90Part Time Faculty:23Median GPA:3.54 Median LSAT:161
2L/3L Courses:134Student to Faculty Ratio:14.525th GPA:3.23 25th LSAT:154
 
Housing(2006 – 2007)Enrollment(2006 – 2007)Attrition(Class of 2008)OCI(2007 – 2008)
On-Campus Housing:No1L Students:293 1L Attrition:2.4%Total Law Firms:120
Law School Dorm:NoAll FT Students:554 Transfers In:30NY Law Firms:9
Other Grad Dorm:NoAll PT Students:328 Transfers Out:2DC Law Firms:8
  Total Students:882   CA Law Firms:17
 
Costs (2006 – 2007)Scholarships (2005 – 2006)Employment (Class of 2005)Bar Passage(Class of 2005)
Full Time Tuition:$32,844% Receiving Grant Aid:56.1% % Employed (Grad):n/aPrimary Jurisdiction:TX
Part Time Tuition:$24,633Full Tuition & Stipend:0.7% % Employed (9 mos.):93.6%% Pass (First Time):88%
Living Expenses:$15,700Full Tuition:3.3%   State Average:81%
Total Cost (FT):$48,544Half Tuition:10.5%   Difference:7%
Total Cost (PT):$40,333Other Scholarships:41.6%