New Full-Time Law School Class Shows Highest LSATs, Grades in 15 Years
August 21, 2007
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The incoming full-time first-year class of the University of Baltimore School of Law represents the school's highest level of collegiate grade point average and law school aptitude test results in 15 years, according to newly announced statistics. Nearly a third of the 212 full-time day program students in this new class (part of the 383 members of the entire class of day and evening, part-time and full-time class) has been declared eligible for merit-based scholarships, which this year will total more than $770,000 as given by the School of Law from a variety of private and public sources.
The new class, which began attending sessions in the law school on Aug. 20, posted a 155 median score on the Law School Admission Test, and a 3.34 median collegiate grade point average.
"We are greatly pleased to see this increase in the scores of our new students, particularly among our full-time day students," said School of Law Dean Phillip J. Closius. "It is an affirmation that the appeal of law school and a legal career is still strong among many of the best students out there who are considering any kind of advanced education. We welcome each and every one of them to our ranks."
The UB School of Law has been steadily climbing in the area of student achievement over the past several years, as more of its students have entered after successful undergraduate careers and laudable LSATs, and completed impressive work in areas such as regional and national moot court competitions during their time at UB. The school's bar pass rate is also on the rise, as are the number of young graduates getting notable jobs in the legal profession right out of school.
"We are a serious competitor in a serious market for legal education," Closius said. "This incoming class offers another strong example of our overall direction."
The University of Baltimore is a member of the University System of Maryland and comprises the School of Law, the Yale Gordon College of Liberal Arts and the Merrick School of Business.