Understanding the Costs of Experiential Legal Education |

Below is the dynamic cost model, to accompany Martin J. Katz’s article, Understanding the Costs of Experiential Legal Education, which appears in the Journal of Experiential Learning.

You can adjust any of the assumptions relating to Compensation Costs, Faculty Costs, or Administrative Costs. The cost per student credit hour for each type of course will then be calculated in the table at the bottom of the page.

Compensation Costs

Type of Faculty or Staff	Average Salary	Average Stipend	Benefit Rate	Average Development Budget	Average Compensation Costs
Tenure Line
Non-Tenure Line
Admin. Staff
Fellow/Staff Attorney

Faculty Costs

Type of Course	Type of Faculty	Average Compensation	% of salary Alloc. to Course Type	Courses / Year	Credits / Course	Students / Course	FT Faculty in Dept.
Experiential
In-House Clinic
Externship
Simulation
1st Yr. Lawyering
Traditional Courses
Large Podium
Medium Podium
Small Podium
Seminar
Avg. Podium Load*

* This assumes that the average podium faculty member teaches one of each type of podium class per year.

Administrative Costs

Type of Course	Admin. Staff	Staff Attys + Fellows	Outside Atty Fees	Discovery + Expert Fees	Other Admin Costs	Fee Awards + Grants	Students / Fellow
Experiential
In-House Clinic
Externship
Simulation
First Year Lawyering
Traditional Courses
Large Podium
Medium Podium
Small Podium
Seminar
Avg. Podium

Costs per Student Credit Hour

Type of Course	Compensation Costs	Courses / Year	Cost / Course	Credits / Course	Cost / Credit	Students / Course	Cost / Student Credit	Total Admin Cost / Year	Faculty in Dept	Fellows in Dept	Students / Fellow	Student Credits / Dept	Admin Cost / Student Credit	Total Cost / Student Credit
In-House Clinic
Externship
Simulation
1st Year Lawyering
Large Podium
Medium Podium
Small Podium
Seminar
Average Podium