| University of San Diego School of Law | Boston University | Georgetown University School of Law | Duke University School of Law | NYU School of Law | University of Chicago Law School | Stanford University | |
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| URL | sandiego.edu/law | bu.edu/law | law.georgetown.edu | law.duke.edu | law.nyu.edu | law.uchicago.edu | law.stanford.edu |
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| Tagline | The perfect climate for studying law. | Not just law. Stanford Law. | |||||
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| Location | San Diego, CA | Boston, MA | Washington, D.C. | Durham, NC | New York, NY | Chicago, IL | Stanford, CA |
| Setting | Urban | Urban | Urban | Suburban | Urban | Urban | Suburban |
| Public/Private | Private | Private | Private | Private | Private | Private | Private |
| Religious Affiliation | Roman Catholic | N/A | Roman Catholic | Methodist | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Ranking | #74 National | #20 National #2 Health Care Law #8 Tax Law #10 Intellectual Property Law | #14 National #1 Clinical Training #1 Part-Time Law #2 Tax Law #4 International Law #5 Environmental Law #5 Trial Advocacy #11 Legal Writing #17 Intellectual Property Law | #11 National #9 International Law #11 Environmental Law #11 Intellectual Property Law #18 Tax Law #23 Health Care Law | #6 National #1 International Law #1 Tax Law #3 Clinical Training #3 Intellectual Property Law #11 Environmental Law #14 Trial Advocacy | #4 National #22 Tax Law #23 Clinical Training #23 International Law | #2 National #2 Intellectual Property Law #14 International Law #15 Environmental Law #15 Health Care Law #25 Tax Law |
| Specialty | Tax Law | ||||||
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| Enrollment | 737 | 672 | 1,725 | 668 | 1,395 | 617 | 572 |
| Male/Female Ratio | 49% Male 51% Female | 45% Male | 50.6% Male 49.4% Female | 58% Male 42% Female | 50.3% Male 49.7% Female | 56% Male 45% Female | 54% Male 46% Female |
| Acceptance Rate | 41% | 38% | 28% | 23% | 33% | 22% | 11% |
| Median GPA | 3.52 | 3.67 | 3.77 | 3.76 | 3.76 | 3.90 | 3.89 |
| Median LSAT | 159 | 163 | 167 | 169 | 169 | 170 | 171 |
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| Academic Calendar | Semester | Semester | Semester | Semester | Semester | Quarter | Quarter |
| Student/Faculty Ratio | 11:1 | 11:1 | 11:1 | 9:1 | 8:1 | 9:1 | 7:1 |
| Faculty | 107 | 143 | 307 | 99 | 230 | 110 | 128 |
Law Clinics | 18 | 7 | 36 | 11 | 37 | 12 | 42 |
| Law Clinic Seats Available | 270 | 185 | 538 | 214 | 380 | 256 | 318 |
| Students in Law Journals | 154 | 289 | 834 | 394 | 781 | 148 | 415 |
| Programs | JD | JD | JD LLM SJD Certificate Dual Degrees | JD LLM SJD MJS Dual Degrees | JD LLM JSD | JD LLM JSD MLS | JD JSD Dual Degrees |
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| Tuition & Fees | $48,830 | $49,330 | $55,255 | $57,717 | $59,330 | $56,916 | $56,274 |
| Average Indebtedness | – $135,433 | – $102, 329 | – $160,606 | – $131,073 | – $166,022 | – $129,636 | – $132,970 |
| Proportion who borrowed | 81% | 73% | 73% | 68% | 69% | 68% | 79% |
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| Bar Passage Rate | 73.3% | 95.4% | 90.5% | 94.3% | 95.7% | 97.3% | 86.8% |
| Employed at Graduation | 38% | 58% | 82% | 87% | 97% | 95% | 91% |
| Employed 10mos. at Graduation | 59% | 81% | 87% | 93% | 97% | 96% | 93% |
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| Meta Description | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Not just law. Stanford Law. Unmatched opportunities. Collegial culture. Focus on the future. |
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| Responsive? | Yes | Yes | Yes, but only 2 breakpoints | Yes, but only 2 breakpoints | No | No | Yes |
| Rich Photography? | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes |
| University/School Differentiators | Completely different templates | Completely different templates | Completely different templates | Completely different templates | Completely different templates | Completely different templates | Completely different templates |
| Colors | #00b70 navy | #c00 red #0085de blue #212323 gray | #313A58 dark blue #416DAC light blue | #001657 dark blue #CC2929 red #B2AE1F olive green | #4D2A69 purple | #680000 red #999966 olive | #8c1515 red #f2efea beige |
| Font | Myriad Pro | Circular | Georgia | Helvetica | Georgia | Arial | Proxima Nova |
| Font Sizes | 13.8px | 16px | 15px | 13px | 15px | 11px | 18px |
| Icons | Icomoon | uses sprites | uses sprites | uses sprites/images | |||
| CSS Selectors | 6,934 | 3,185 | 7,760 | 1,889 | 2,245 | 4,519 | |
| CMS | Cascade Server | Wordpress | Drupal | Drupal | Drupal | Wordpress | |
| Server/OS | Apache | Apache | IIS | Apache | Apache | Apache | nginx |
| jQuery | 1.9.1 | 1.11.1 | 1.11.3 | 2.1.4 | 1.11.2 | ||
| W3 Tech Scores | 63 | 61 | 65 | 62 | 66 | 63 | 66 |
| Alexa Rank | 32,418 | 5,435 | 8,114 | 4,371 | 2,110 | 4,425 | 946 |
| PageSpeed Insights | 42 Speed 100 UX 46 Desktop | 65 Speed 98 UX 81 Desktop | N/A | 55 Speed | 66 Speed | 60 Speed 100 UX 69 Desktop | 60 Speed 98 UX 62 Desktop |
| SEO Optimer Insights | N/A | N/A | N/A |
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| Desktop | Top nav, drop down | Top nav, drop down | Top nav | Top nav, opens down | Links | Links | Off canvas, opens left |
| Mobile | Hamburger, opens down | Hamburger, opens down | Menu, opens above | Hamburger opens left | N/A | N/A | Hamburger, opens down |
| Sub Navigation | Left nav (+ android-y on mobile) | Left nav (hidden on mobile) | Left nav (shows after content on mobile) | Left nav (android-y on mobile) | Left nav | Left nav | Top nav, in context |
| Quick Links? | Yes, in header | Yes, in footer | Yes, in header | Yes, in header | Yes, hamburger drop down in header | Yes, in footer | Yes, in footer |
| Audience Navigation? | Yes, in header
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| Contact? | Footer | Footer | Footer | Footer | Footer | Footer | Footer |
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| News | Yes, feed with images | Yes, feed | Yes, featured + feed | Yes, feed | Yes, feed with thumbnail | Yes, feed | No |
| Events | Yes, feed | Yes, feed | Yes, feed (3 categories) | Yes, feed | Yes, feed | Yes, feed | Yes, link to calendar |
| Spotlight | No | Yes, in hero | No | Yes, image + links | Yes, image modules | Yes, faculty | Yes, stories |
| Social Media | Icons only | Icons only | Tabs in footer (twitter, fb) | Tabs in footer (twitter, youtube, fb, instagram) | Twitter feed | Icons only | Icons only |
| Statistics | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
| Call to Action | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Giving Link | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Campaign | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
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