The College of Charleston and the Charleston School
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The College of Charleston and the Charleston School of Law Larry Krasnoff Director, Pre- Law Program
Charleston School of Law: Basic Facts • Opened 2004, fully accredited 2011 • Privately owned, for-profit institution • Tuition: $ 38, 000 Median LSAT: 151 US News Ranking: Unranked (below 145) • Originally owned by five directors, now held by three • By a 2 -1 vote, the directors have agreed to sell CSOL to Infilaw, a private, for-profit corporation that now operates three other law schools (Charlotte, Florida Coastal, Phoenix)
Comparisons to Other Law Schools in Region: Public US News Virginia Alabama N. Carolina Georgia Wm. & Mary Florida Tennessee S. Carolina Mississippi CSOL 7 21 31 33 33 46 61 98 102 NR Median LSAT Tuition (Non-Res. /Res. ) Employment score (LST) 170 165 162 164 161 160 157 155 151 $ 51, 000 / 46, 000 $ 32, 000 / 20, 000 $ 37, 000 / 22, 000 $ 35, 000 / 18, 000 $ 38, 000 / 28, 000 $ 41, 000 / 21, 000 $ 36, 000 / 18, 000 $ 43, 000 / 22, 000 $ 25, 000 / 11, 000 $ 38, 000 94. 5 70. 9 68. 4 69. 0 73. 0 55. 6 62. 6 69. 5 58. 2 51. 5
Comparisons to Other Law Schools in Region: Private US News Duke Emory Wake Forest Tulane Richmond Miami Campbell Elon CSOL 11 23 36 48 53 76 126 NR NR Median LSAT 169 165 163 161 162 156 154 155 151 Tuition (Non-Res. /Res. ) Employment score (LST) $ 52, 000 $ 45, 000 $ 39, 000 $ 44, 000 $ 37, 000 $ 43, 000 $ 35, 000 $ 36, 000 $ 38, 000 N/A 72. 6 66. 7 62. 8 56. 1 58. 8 62. 1 47. 3 51. 5
Comparisons to Infilaw Schools US News CSOL Charlotte Fla. Coastal Phoenix NR NR Median LSAT 151 146 146 Tuition (Non-Res. /Res. ) Employment score (LST) $ 38, 000 $ 39, 000 $ 40, 000 51. 5 35. 0 34. 9 40. 3
We can reasonably infer… • that the sale of CSOL to Infilaw would not be good for our students and alumni who have gone, now go, or will go to CSOL • that the sale of CSOL to Infilaw would not be good for CSOL or the local community
Questions (Listed from the least to the most under our control. Questions 5 and 6 fall directly within the jurisdiction of the Senate. The Budget Committee might offer advice on question 4. ) 1. Can Infilaw receive state approval to run CSOL? 2. How much would it cost us to buy CSOL from the directors or Infilaw? 3. Could we receive state approval to run CSOL? 4. How much could we realistically charge in tuition? Would a law school be viable at that level of tuition? 5. Does having a law school fit with our public and academic missions? 6. Could we make CSOL’s programs consistent with our conception of academic quality?
