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The Law School At a Glance
Seattle University Law School boasts the Northwest's most diverse student body:
1,067 students representing more than 250 undergraduate schools and drawn from
the top third of the national law school applicant pool. See below for
a breakdown of the statistics that comprise our student
body and acquaint yourself with additional highlights of Seattle University School of Law.
- Fully accredited by the American Bar Association and the Association of
American Law Schools.
- A legal writing program the ABA has called
among the finest in the nation and a clinical program singled out by the ABA
with the prestigious E. Smythe Gambrell Award for Professionalism.
- A curriculum offering well over 100 different courses
each year and featuring four joint degree programs with the School
of Business & Economics and ten clinical programs.
- An academic program allowing students to specialize in one of 14
areas of interest, including:
- Business Law
- Civil Advocacy
- Commercial Law
- Criminal Practice
- Environmental, Natural Resource,
& Land Use
- Estate Planning
- Family and Juvenile Law
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- Health Law
- Inequality and Poverty
- Intellectual Property
- International Law
- Labor and Employment Law
- Real Estate Law
- Taxation Law
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- More than 8,000 alumni practicing law or following law related careers in
50 states, two U.S. territories and 18 countries.
- A rolling admissions program with a March 1 priority deadline; an early
enrollment option through which all admitted
students may begin legal studies in the summer, rather than waiting until
fall; and a flexible schedule through which they can complete their first
year in 9, 12, or 15 months.
- The School of Law’s home, Sullivan Hall, is located on the campus
of Seattle University, a private institution founded in 1891 and one of the
nation’s 28 Jesuit colleges. We are a 15-minute walk from downtown
Seattle, the region’s largest city and the Northwest’s center
of business and legal practice.
- Joint degree programs in both business
and public administration.
- The School of Law administers a comprehensive
financial assistance program through which more than $33 million dollars
in scholarships, loans, and work-study funds are awarded annually to over
90% of our students.
| Student Body Spring 2007 |
| Full-Time Students |
860 |
| Part-Time Students |
189 |
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| Institutions Represented |
250 |
| States Represented |
27 |
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| First-year class 2007 |
| First Year Enrollment |
322 students |
| 75th Percentile LSAT Score |
161 |
| 25th Percentile LSAT Score |
155 |
| 75th Percentile GPA |
3.6 |
| 25th Percentile GPA |
3.1 |
| Average Age |
27 |
| Women |
49% |
| Students of Color |
29% |
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| Faculty |
70 full-time, 100 adjunct |
| Student to Faculty Ratio |
14.35 to 1 |
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