JD Facts and Figures

Law School Rankings

• #48 best law school (U.S. News and World Report)
• #27 Environmental Law program (U.S. News and World Report)
• #4 practical training (National Jurist)
• #29 scholarly impact (University of St. Thomas School of Law, Minnesota)

College Profile

• 9:1 student-faculty ratio
• 7,200+ alumni living in 40+ countries
• 30 typical number of students in 1L small section
• 14 faculty-led clinics
• 12 dual-degree programs
• 8 certificate programs
• 100+ available scholarships

Careers

• 99% summer placement for 1Ls in 2015
• 100% summer placement for 2Ls in 2015
• 2.8% unemployment rate for the Class of 2015
• 23.2% judicial clerkship employment for Class of 2014, compared to national average of 9.2%. (Source: National Association for Law Placement)
• 419 interviews scheduled by employers in fall 2015 interview programs in Tucson, Phoenix, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Denver, and Albuquerque

Fall 2016 Entering JD Class Profile

• Number of Applicants: 1493
• Number Enrolled: 126
• Median LSAT*: 161
• Median GPA*: 3.57
• 40% women
• Students of Color: 40%
• Undergraduate Institutions Represented: 70
• Number of Countries Represented: 24

 
*for those who submitted an LSAT score or GPA

*This page was updated on: 4/18/17