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The Golden Gate University School of Law was founded in 1901 as the YMCA Evening Law School, a component of the San Francisco Central YMCA Evening College. Like other YMCA Law Schools across the nation, it was established to provide people who worked full-time the opportunity to attend law school at night. The YMCA Evening College and Law School was formally incorporated separately from the San Francisco Central YMCA in 1923, as Golden Gate College. It became Golden Gate University in 1972. The university is a California non-profit public benefit corporation.

Year Founded:1901Type:Private
ABA Accredited:YesAALS Member:Yes
Location:San Francisco, CAWebsite:http://www.ggu.edu/law/
Law School Dean:Admissions Dean:N/A
 
Admissions (2007 – 2008)Rankings (2008 – 2009)Selectivity (Class of 2009)Programs(2007 – 2008)
Application Fee:$60 U.S. News (2009):400# Applications:3110Part Time J.D.:No
Spring Deadline:None Ciolli Nat'l (2005):0# Admitted:1404LL.M. Program:No
Summer Deadline:None LSN Selectivity (2007): # Matriculated:264J.S.D. Program:No
Fall Deadline:4/1/2008 LSN Attrition (2007): Acceptance Rate:45%Joint Degrees:Yes
Financial Aid Deadline:N/A   Yield Rate:19% 
 
Curriculum (2006 – 2007)Faculty (2006 – 2007)GPA (Class of 2009)LSAT (Class of 2009)
1L Section Size (FT):70Full Time Faculty:3075th GPA:3.43 75th LSAT:156
1L Section Size (PT):53Part Time Faculty:66Median GPA:3.21 Median LSAT:153
2L/3L Courses:120Student to Faculty Ratio:19.925th GPA:2.94 25th LSAT:151
 
Housing(2006 – 2007)Enrollment(2006 – 2007)Attrition(Class of 2008)OCI(2007 – 2008)
On-Campus Housing:No1L Students:267 1L Attrition:36.9%Total Law Firms:8
Law School Dorm:NoAll FT Students:602 Transfers In:2NY Law Firms:0
Other Grad Dorm:NoAll PT Students:157 Transfers Out:32DC Law Firms:0
  Total Students:759   CA Law Firms:3
 
Costs (2006 – 2007)Scholarships (2005 – 2006)Employment (Class of 2005)Bar Passage(Class of 2005)
Full Time Tuition:$31,140% Receiving Grant Aid:30.7% % Employed (Grad):n/aPrimary Jurisdiction:CA
Part Time Tuition:$21,870Full Tuition & Stipend:0.1% % Employed (9 mos.):63.6%% Pass (First Time):44%
Living Expenses:$21,315Full Tuition:2.4%   State Average:64%
Total Cost (FT):$52,455Half Tuition:4.0%   Difference:-20%
Total Cost (PT):$43,185Other Scholarships:24.2%