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Ave Maria School of Law, a Roman Catholic law school, is located in Ann Arbor, Michigan. In the 2006-2007 academic year, there were 380 students enrolled from a variety of states, countries, and religious backgrounds. Ave Maria espouses a natural law philosophy and teaches law within the context of the Catholic intellectual tradition. Politically, its student body and faculty tend to lean in a conservative direction. The School of Law's Board of Governors has approved a move after the graduation of the class of 2009 to the newly planned town of Ave Maria, about 30 miles east of Naples, Florida, where the new campus of Ave Maria University, another institution supported by Domino's Pizza founder's Tom Monaghan's Ave Maria Foundation, is to be built. This is a matter of controversy within the school, as many of the students and faculty are opposed to such a move.

Year Founded:2000Type:Private
ABA Accredited:YesAALS Member:No
Location:Ann Arbor, MIWebsite:http://www.avemarialaw.edu
Law School Dean:Admissions Dean:Charles W. Roboski
 
Admissions (2007 – 2008)Rankings (2008 – 2009)Selectivity (Class of 2009)Programs(2007 – 2008)
Application Fee:$50 U.S. News (2009):400# Applications:941Part Time J.D.:No
Spring Deadline:None Ciolli Nat'l (2005):0# Admitted:497LL.M. Program:No
Summer Deadline:None LSN Selectivity (2007): # Matriculated:131J.S.D. Program:No
Fall Deadline:6/10/2008 LSN Attrition (2007): Acceptance Rate:53%Joint Degrees:Yes
Financial Aid Deadline:6/1/2008   Yield Rate:26% 
 
Curriculum (2006 – 2007)Faculty (2006 – 2007)GPA (Class of 2009)LSAT (Class of 2009)
1L Section Size (FT):65Full Time Faculty:1975th GPA:3.6 75th LSAT:158
1L Section Size (PT):Part Time Faculty:8Median GPA:3.32 Median LSAT:153
2L/3L Courses:66Student to Faculty Ratio:16.125th GPA:3.02 25th LSAT:150
 
Housing(2006 – 2007)Enrollment(2006 – 2007)Attrition(Class of 2008)OCI(2007 – 2008)
On-Campus Housing:No1L Students:130 1L Attrition:4.8%Total Law Firms:1
Law School Dorm:NoAll FT Students:380 Transfers In:0NY Law Firms:0
Other Grad Dorm:NoAll PT Students:1 Transfers Out:12DC Law Firms:0
  Total Students:381   CA Law Firms:0
 
Costs (2006 – 2007)Scholarships (2005 – 2006)Employment (Class of 2005)Bar Passage(Class of 2005)
Full Time Tuition:$30,765% Receiving Grant Aid:61.1% % Employed (Grad):n/aPrimary Jurisdiction:MI
Part Time Tuition:Full Tuition & Stipend:1.7% % Employed (9 mos.):88.2%% Pass (First Time):88%
Living Expenses:$19,274Full Tuition:24.7%   State Average:78%
Total Cost (FT):$50,039Half Tuition:16.9%   Difference:10%
Total Cost (PT):Other Scholarships:17.8%