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The Walter F. George School of Law, founded in 1873, is one of the oldest law schools in the United States. The School of Law is the second oldest of Mercer University's eleven colleges and schools. Founded in 1833, Mercer University, with an enrollment of 7300, is the only university of its size in the United States that offers programs in eleven diversified fields of study; liberal arts, business, education, engineering, music, medicine, nursing, pharmacy, law, theology, and continuing and professional studies. Mercer has campuses in Macon, Georgia and Atlanta, Georgia. The School of Law is located in Macon; on its own campus one mile (1.6 km) from Mercer's historic main campus. The law school building, one of Macon's most recognizable sites, is a three-story partial replica of Independence Hall in Philadelphia and is located on Coleman Hill overlooking downtown Macon.

Year Founded:1873Type:Private
ABA Accredited:YesAALS Member:Yes
Location:Macon, GAWebsite:http://www.law.mercer.edu
Law School Dean:Admissions Dean:Marilyn Sutton
 
Admissions (2007 – 2008)Rankings (2008 – 2009)Selectivity (Class of 2009)Programs(2007 – 2008)
Application Fee:$50 U.S. News (2009):100# Applications:1290Part Time J.D.:No
Spring Deadline:None Ciolli Nat'l (2005):0# Admitted:457LL.M. Program:No
Summer Deadline:None LSN Selectivity (2007): # Matriculated:176J.S.D. Program:No
Fall Deadline:3/15/2008 LSN Attrition (2007): Acceptance Rate:35%Joint Degrees:Yes
Financial Aid Deadline:4/1/2008   Yield Rate:39% 
 
Curriculum (2006 – 2007)Faculty (2006 – 2007)GPA (Class of 2009)LSAT (Class of 2009)
1L Section Size (FT):78Full Time Faculty:2875th GPA:3.67 75th LSAT:158
1L Section Size (PT):Part Time Faculty:13Median GPA:3.45 Median LSAT:156
2L/3L Courses:97Student to Faculty Ratio:11.725th GPA:3.03 25th LSAT:153
 
Housing(2006 – 2007)Enrollment(2006 – 2007)Attrition(Class of 2008)OCI(2007 – 2008)
On-Campus Housing:Yes1L Students:172 1L Attrition:5.2%Total Law Firms:41
Law School Dorm:NoAll FT Students:446 Transfers In:0NY Law Firms:2
Other Grad Dorm:YesAll PT Students: Transfers Out:10DC Law Firms:2
  Total Students:446   CA Law Firms:4
 
Costs (2006 – 2007)Scholarships (2005 – 2006)Employment (Class of 2005)Bar Passage(Class of 2005)
Full Time Tuition:$30,146% Receiving Grant Aid:37.0% % Employed (Grad):n/aPrimary Jurisdiction:GA
Part Time Tuition:Full Tuition & Stipend:7.4% % Employed (9 mos.):93.9%% Pass (First Time):91%
Living Expenses:$14,200Full Tuition:7.4%   State Average:86%
Total Cost (FT):$44,346Half Tuition:2.2%   Difference:5%
Total Cost (PT):Other Scholarships:20.1%