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The Pepperdine University School of Law is a law school in Malibu, California. Pepperdine Law offers Juris Doctor degrees as well as LL.M. degrees in taxation law, international law, business and corporate law. The school placed 66th among the nation's "Top 100" law schools by the 2008 U.S. News and World Report rankings. The dean of the law school is Kenneth Starr.

Year Founded:1971Type:Private
ABA Accredited:YesAALS Member:Yes
Location:Malibu, CAWebsite:http://law.pepperdine.edu
Law School Dean:Admissions Dean:N/A
 
Admissions (2007 – 2008)Rankings (2008 – 2009)Selectivity (Class of 2009)Programs(2007 – 2008)
Application Fee:$50 U.S. News (2009):59# Applications:3134Part Time J.D.:No
Spring Deadline:None Ciolli Nat'l (2005):0# Admitted:917LL.M. Program:No
Summer Deadline:None LSN Selectivity (2007): # Matriculated:213J.S.D. Program:No
Fall Deadline:2/1/2008 LSN Attrition (2007): Acceptance Rate:29%Joint Degrees:Yes
Financial Aid Deadline:4/1/2008   Yield Rate:23% 
 
Curriculum (2006 – 2007)Faculty (2006 – 2007)GPA (Class of 2009)LSAT (Class of 2009)
1L Section Size (FT):75Full Time Faculty:3175th GPA:3.72 75th LSAT:163
1L Section Size (PT):Part Time Faculty:35Median GPA:3.54 Median LSAT:160
2L/3L Courses:113Student to Faculty Ratio:17.825th GPA:3.34 25th LSAT:156
 
Housing(2006 – 2007)Enrollment(2006 – 2007)Attrition(Class of 2008)OCI(2007 – 2008)
On-Campus Housing:Yes1L Students:214 1L Attrition:14.6%Total Law Firms:58
Law School Dorm:NoAll FT Students:639 Transfers In:7NY Law Firms:2
Other Grad Dorm:YesAll PT Students: Transfers Out:7DC Law Firms:0
  Total Students:639   CA Law Firms:32
 
Costs (2006 – 2007)Scholarships (2005 – 2006)Employment (Class of 2005)Bar Passage(Class of 2005)
Full Time Tuition:$33,590% Receiving Grant Aid:75.0% % Employed (Grad):n/aPrimary Jurisdiction:CA
Part Time Tuition:Full Tuition & Stipend:4.1% % Employed (9 mos.):81.7%% Pass (First Time):73%
Living Expenses:$20,090Full Tuition:0.1%   State Average:64%
Total Cost (FT):$53,680Half Tuition:14.8%   Difference:9%
Total Cost (PT):Other Scholarships:56.0%