University of Wisconsin–Madison

Law School
975 Bascom Mall Madison, WI 53706-1399
Admissions Phone: (608) 262-5914
Admissions Email: admissions@law.wisc.edu
Web site: http://www.law.wisc.edu
Admissions URL: http://www.law.wisc.edu/admissions/reqform.htm

Admissions Information

Fall 2010 Admissions Information
Director of admissions
Michael A. Hall
Application deadline
03/01
Full-time program application fee
$56
Part-time program application fee
N/A
Besides the fall semester, can enter in
N/A
Fall 2008 Admissions and Enrollment Statistics
Total number of full- and part-time applicants
2,751
Total number of full- and part-time acceptances
804
Overall acceptance rate
29.2%
Total number of full- and part-time first-year students enrolled
249
Number of full-time program applicants
2,751
Number of full-time program acceptances
804
Full-time acceptance rate
29.2%
Number of first-year full-time students enrolled
249
Number of part-time program applicants
N/A
Number of part-time program acceptances
N/A
Part-time acceptance rate
N/A
Number of first-year part-time students enrolled
N/A
Fall 2008 GPA and LSAT Scores
25th-75th percentile GPA scores for all students
3.39-3.76
25th-75th percentile LSAT scores for all students
157-163
25th-75th percentile undergraduate GPA for full-time students
3.39-3.76
25th-75th percentile LSAT scores for full-time students
157-163
25th-75th percentile undergraduate GPA for part-time students
N/A
25th-75th percentile LSAT scores for part-time students
N/A

Career Information

Bar Statistics (Winter and Summer 2007 administrations)
State where the greatest number of first-time test takers took the bar
WI
School’s bar passage rate for first-time test takers
99.2%
Statewide bar passage rate for first-time test takers
91.9%
Class of 2007 Graduates
Total graduates
267
Graduates employed at graduation
84.1%
Graduates known to be employed nine months after graduation
99.3%
Starting Salaries of 2007 Graduates Employed Full-time
25th percentile private sector starting salary
$85,500
Median private sector starting salary
$115,000
75th percentile private sector starting salary
$135,000
Percent in the private sector who reported salary information
54%
Median public service starting salary
$47,018
Areas of Legal Practice (Class of 2007)
Percent employed in academia
4.0%
Percent employed in business and industry
10.0%
Percent employed in government
9.0%
Percent employed in all judicial clerkships
5.0%
Percent employed in law firms
61.0%
Percent employed in public interest
11.0%
Percent employed in an unknown field
0.0%
Percent employed in a judicial clerkship by an Article III federal judge
2.0%
2007 Graduates Employment Location
Graduates employed in-state
49%
Graduates employed in foreign countries
2%
Number of states where graduates are employed
24
New England (CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT)
0.7%
Middle Atlantic (NY, NJ, PA)
5.8%
East North Central (IL, IN, MI, OH, WI)
67.1%
West North Central (IA, KS, MN, MO, NE, ND, SD)
6.5%
South Atlantic (DE, DC, FL, GA, MD, NC, SC, VA, WV)
5.8%
East South Central (AL, KY, MS, TN)
0.4%
West South Central (AR, LA, OK, TX)
3.4%
Pacific (AK, CA, HI, OR, WA)
6.2%
Mountain (AZ, CO, ID, MT, NV, NM, UT, WY)
1.1%
Employment location unknown
1.0%
Career Services
Career services operations: Four lawyers provide personal attention and individualized career counseling to help students explore their interests and learn job search strategies. Special JD adviser works with students interested in public service careers or judicial clerkships. Employers across the country come for on-campus interviewing. School participates in off-campus recruiting including in NY/Northeast, DC, and CA.
Job Type
Bar admission required or anticipated (e.g., attorney and corporate counsel positions, law clerks, judicial clerks)
82.0%
J.D. preferred, law degree enhances position (e.g., corporate contracts administrator, alternative dispute resolution specialist, government regulatory analyst, FBI special agent)
5.0%
Professional/other (jobs that require professional skills or training but for which a J.D. is neither preferred nor particularly applicable; e.g., accountant, teacher, business manager, nurse)
6.0%
Nonprofessional/other (job that does not require any professional skills or training or is taken on a temporary basis and not viewed as part of a career path)
2.0%

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