JD Facts and Figures

Law School Rankings

• #41 best law school (U.S. News and World Report)
• #25 Legal Writing program (U.S. News and World Report)
• #6 practical training (National Jurist)
• #29 scholarly impact (University of St. Thomas School of Law, Minnesota)

College Profile

• 4.1:1 student-faculty ratio
• 7,200+ alumni living in 40+ countries
• 30 typical number of students in 1L small section
• 15 in-house clinics
• 10 certificate programs
• 12 dual-degree programs
• 100+ available scholarships

Careers

• 98% summer placement for 1Ls in 2016
• 97.6% summer placement for 2Ls in 2016
• 1.6% unemployment rate for the Class of 2016
• 369 interviews scheduled by employers in fall 2016 interview programs in Tucson, Phoenix, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Denver, and Albuquerque

Fall 2017 Entering JD Class Profile
(as of Aug. 21, 2017)

• Number of Applicants*: 1,587
• Number Enrolled*: 101
• Median LSAT*: 161
• Median GPA*: 3.64
• Women: 50% 
• Students of Color: 31%
• Undergraduate Institutions Represented: 76
• Number of Countries Represented*: 16

 
*includes international transfer students who take the first-year curriculum

*This page was updated on: 03/26/2018