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THE BASICS  
Type of school Public
Term Semester
Application deadline 3/1/2014
Application fee $25
Financial aid deadline 3/1/2013
Can first year start other than Fall? No

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CURRICULUM      
    Full-time Part-time
Typical first-year section size   71 0
Number of classroom course titles beyond 1st year curr.   76  
Number of upper division classroom course sections Under 25 44  
  25-49 20  
  50-74 14  
  75-99 5  
  100+ 0  
Number of positions available in simulation courses   200  
Number of simulation positions filled   180 0
Number of positions available in faculty supervised clinical courses   37  
Number of faculty supervised clinical positions filled   37 0
Number of field placement positions filled   103 0
Number of students who enrolled in independent study   4 0
Number of students who participated in law journals   98 0
Number of students who participated in interschool skill comp's   37 0
Number of credit hours required to graduate   90  

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FACULTY & ADMINISTRATORS                
  Total   Men   Women   Minorities  
  Spr Fall Spr Fall Spr Fall Spr Fall
Full-time 19 18 11 10 8 8 3 3
Other Full-time 1 1     1 1    
Deans, librarians & others who teach 3 3 2 2 1 1    
Part-time 30 25 23 16 7 9 2 5
  53 47 36 28 17 19 6 8

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J.D. Enrollment & Ethnicity                                
  Men   Women   Full-time   Part-time   First-year   Total   J.D.
  # % # % # % # % # % # % Award
Hispanics of any race 3 1.3 2 1.4 5 1.4 0 0 0 0 5 1.3 3
Amer. Ind/Alsk Native 4 1.7 1 0.7 3 0.8 2 9.5 2 1.8 5 1.3 0
Asian 5 2.1 1 0.7 4 1.1 2 9.5 1 0.9 6 1.6 4
Black/Afr. Amer. 18 7.7 22 15.1 28 7.8 12 57.1 14 12.5 40 10.5 7
Nat. Haw/Pac Isl. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Two or more races 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total minority 30 12.8 26 17.8 40 11.1 16 76.2 17 15.2 56 14.7 14
White 204 87.2 120 82.2 319 88.9 5 23.8 95 84.8 324 85.3 122
Nonresident 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Race/Eth. Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 234 61.6 146 38.4 359 94.5 21 5.5 112 29.5 380 100 136

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TRANSFERS  
Transfers in 4
Transfers out 7

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TUITION & FEES    
  Resident Non-Resident
Full-Time $16,834 $38,706
Part-Time $15,018 $33,904
Tuition Guarantee   No

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LIVING EXPENSES      
Estimated Living Expenses for singles      
  Living on campus Living off campus Living at home
  $15, 705 $15,705 $9,891

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GPA & LSAT SCORES      
  Total Full-Time Part-Time
Number of apps 817 817 0
Number of offers 282 275 7
Number of matrics 112 107 5
75% GPA -- 3.55 3.35
50% GPA -- 3.25 3.13
25% GPA -- 3.04 3.11
75% LSAT -- 157 149
50% LSAT -- 154 148
25% LSAT -- 152 145

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GRANTS & SCHOLARSHIPS (from prior year)            
  Total   Full-Time   Part-Time  
  # % # % # %
Total # of students 421 100 394 93.6 27 6.4
Total # receiving grants 141 33.5 126 32 15 55.6
Less than 1/2 tuition 66 15.7 52 13.2 14 51.9
Half to full tuition 62 14.7 61 15.5 1 3.7
Full tuition 5 1.2 5 1.3 0 0
More than full tuition 8 1.9 8 2 0 0
Median grant amount     $7,770   $2,000  

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INFORMATIONAL & LIBRARY RESOURCES  
Total amount spent on library materials $852,354
Study seating capacity in the library 287
Number of FTE professional librarians 4
Hours per week the library is open 168
Require computer? No

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JD ATTRITION (from prior year)        
  Academic Other Total  
  # # # %
1st year 2 15 17 11.8
2nd year 2 6 8 5.8
3rd year 1 0 1 0.7
4th year 0 0 0 0

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BAR PASSAGE RATES          
First Time Takers 124 Avg. Pass Diff. 12.17    
Reporting % 95.97 Avg. School % 93.28 Avg. State %  81.11
Jurisdiction Takers Passers Pass % State % Diff. %
Tennessee 119 111 93.28 81.11 12.17

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SCHOLARSHIP RETENTION      
Matriculation year 2010 2011 2012
# entering with existing scholarships 22 22 25

# whose existing scholarships have been 

reduced or eliminated

6 8 --

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EMPLOYMENT STATUS          
 

FULL TIME 

LONG TERM

FULL TIME

SHORT TERM

PART TIME

LONG TERM

PART TIME

SHORT TERM

NUMBER
Employed - Bar pass. req. 77 2 2 0 81
Employed - JD Advantage 6 0 1 0 7
Employed - Prof. Pos. 2 1 1 0 4
Employed Non-Prof. Pos. 0 0 3 0 3
Employed - Undeterminable 0 0 0 0 0
Pursuing grad. deg. full-time -- -- -- -- 1
Unemployed- start date deferred -- -- -- -- 0
Unemployed- Not seeking -- -- -- -- 2
Unemployed - Seeking -- -- -- -- 9
Employment status unknown -- -- -- -- 22
Total graduates -- -- -- -- 129
*A graduate in undeterminable category may or may not have a term defined          

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LAW SCHOOL/UNIV. FUNDED POSITION          
 

FULL TIME

LONG TERM

FULL TIME 

SHORT TERM

PART TIME

LONG TERM

PART TIME

SHORT TERM

NUMBER
Of employed - Law students/univ. funded 1 -- -- -- --

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EMPLOYMENT TYPE          
 

FULL TIME

LONG TERM

FULL TIME

SHORT TERM

PART TIME

LONG TERM

PART TIME

SHORT TERM

NUMBER
Law firms          
Solo 6 0 1 0 7
2-10 29 0 1 0 30
11-25 6 0 0 0 6
26-50 4 0 0 0 4
51-100 1 0 0 0 1
101-250 1 0 0 0 1
251-500 1 0 0 0 1
501+ 4 0 0 0 4
Unknown 0 0 0 0 0
Business & Industry 6 1 4 0 11
Govt. 11 1 0 0 12
Pub. Int. (inc. Pub Def.) 4 0 0 0 4
Clerkships - Fed. 4 0 0 0 4
Clerkships - State and local 7 1 1 0 9
Clerkships - Other 0 0 0 0 0
Academia 1 0 0 0 1
Employer type unknown 0 0 0 0 0
Total 85 3 7 0 95

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EMPLOYMENT LOCATION    
  STATE NUMBER
State #- Largest employment Tennessee 86
State # - 2nd largest employment Dist. of Columbia 2
State # - 3rd largest employment Georgia 2
# employed in foreign countries   0

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