University of Wisconsin-Madison

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Madison, WI 53706-1399
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National Comparison: Overview of Facts

#4 in Library Size

UW Law ranks #4 in terms of library size with 1,361,485 volumes or equivalents.

#25 in Presence of Female Faculty

UW Law is tied for #25 in terms of the highest percentage of faculty who are female (48.3%).

#36 in Median LSAT

UW Law is tied for #36 in terms of the median LSAT score (162) among those applicants granted admission who enrolled as full-time students. The LSAT measures reading comprehension, analytical reasoning, and logical reasoning.

#39 in Student to Faculty Ratio

UW Law is tied for #39 in terms of lowest student to faculty ratio (5.9:1).

#53 in Employment Rate at 10 Months

#67 in Employment Rate at Graduation
UW Law ranks #53 in terms of graduates employed ten months after graduation (82.4%) and #67 in terms of graduates employed at the time of graduation (52.8%) .

#58 in Median Undergraduate GPA

UW Law ranks #58 in terms of highest median undergraduate GPA (3.58) among those applicants granted admission who enrolled as full-time students.

#65 in Presence of Minority Faculty

UW Law ranks #65 in terms of the highest percentage of faculty who are racial or ethnic minority (15.0%).

#82 in Acceptance Rate

UW Law ranks #82 in terms of student selectivity with an acceptance rate of 45.6% among those who applied for admission.

#94 in Private Sector Salary

UW Law is tied for #94 in terms of the median starting salary among graduates working in private practice as law firm associates ($71,000).

#119 in Highest Tuition (out-of-state)

#242 in Highest Tuition (in-state)
UW Law ranks #119 in terms of highest tuition among full-time law students for its out-of state tuition of $42,214, and it ranks #242 in terms of highest tuition among full-time law students for its in-state tuition of $23,517. We rank from a total of 283 tuition rates from 194 law schools, ranking twice those law schools that have different in-state and out-of-state tuition rates. Room and board expenses average $12,174 per year.

#134 in Presence of Minority Students

UW Law ranks #134 in terms of the highest percentage of students who are racial or ethnic minority (25.8%).

#146 in Public Sector Salary

UW Law is tied for #146 in terms of median starting salary among graduates working in government jobs or judicial clerkships at the federal or state level ($49,254).

Fall 2020 Application Information

Application Deadline: April 1
Application Fee: $60

Admissions Statistics

2020 2017
Acceptance Rate 45.6% 48.8%
LSAT Score (Median) 162 159
LSAT Score (25th-75th percentile) 158-164 155-162
GPA (Median) 3.58 3.51
GPA Range (25th-75th percentile) 3.23-3.76 3.27-3.76

Bar Exam Statistics

2020 2017
State in which most graduates took bar exam: WI WI
School's bar passage rate: N/A N/A
State overall bar passage rate: 77.1% 80.7%
School bar pass rate vs. state bar pass rate: N/A N/A

Employment Statistics

2020 2017
Graduates employed at graduation: 52.8% 45.8%
Graduates employed 10 months after graduation: 82.4% 79.7%

Tuition and Expenses

2020 2017
Tuition (In-State): $23,517 N/A
Tuition (Out-of-State): $42,214 N/A
Room and Board: $12,174 $10,544
Proportion of full-time students receiving grants: 76.2% 69.4%
Median grant amount among full-time students: $20,000 $12,000
Average indebtedness of those who incurred debt: $79,455 $84,650
Proportion of graduates who incurred debt: 65.1% 75.8%
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Students & Faculty

2020 2017
Total Students: 589 519
Men: 54.0% 53.0%
Women: 46.0% 47.0%
Student Racial Demographics:

White: 74.2% N/A
Black: 4.1% N/A
Hispanic: 8.8% N/A
Asian: 3.4% N/A
Student-to-Faculty Ratio: 5.9 : 1 N/A
Total Faculty: 120 N/A
Male: 51.7% N/A
Female: 48.3% N/A
Minority: 15.0% N/A

Full-Time Starting Salaries

2020 2017
Private Sector (Median): $71,000 $115,000
Public Sector (Median): $49,254 $49,429
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Library Resources

2020 2017
Volumes and equivalents: 1,361,485 638,337