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6 Publisher’s Page

8 Meet The OBABL Law School Fellows

10 5 Law School Myths - Things Said To Be Important That Aren’t

11 5 Law School Truths - Things That Actually Do Matter

12 OBABL Best Law School Rankings Methodology

14 The Best 25 National Law Schools for Black Students

16 Why Harvard Is #1

17 Why Howard Is A Great School for Black Students

18 The 5 Best Regional Law Schools East - Mid-Atlantic - Midwest

20 The 5 Best Regional Law Schools West - Mountain - South

22 The 10 Best Bargain Law Schools

23 3 Crazy, Cost-Cutting Ways to Become a Lawyer

24 LL.M. Programs For Black Foreign Attorneys

25 The 10 LL.M. Programs We Recommend

26 How Prepared Are You For Law School?

30 Law School Directory

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he editors at OBABL frequently hear from black prospective law stu- dents. The most common questions involve law school rankings. TThey want to know whether they should select the school with the highest ranking or the one offering the most financial aid. As of late, they are also wondering about the reliability of law schools’ jobs numbers. What we try to get them to embrace is the idea that the answers are almost al- This special edition is published by OBABL, a new media company. ways dependent on a student’s particular situation -- Should the honors economics graduate aspiring to become a law professor or Biglaw partner Copyright © 2012 by OBABL. accept a full scholarship to a law school not known for producing either? Is All rights reserved. No part of this it practical for a recent graduate with $60,000 in student loan debt to incur publication may be reproduced an additional $150,000 to attend a private law school when a public law or transmitted in any form by any school would cost less than half as much? means, electronic or mechanical including photocopying, recording We’ve also realized that many black law students face additional challenges or by any information storage and retrieval system. in law school. They are often first generation law students. They take out more student loan debt and are less likely to secure high-paying law firm Reproduction available from the positions. With very few exceptions, their black law school populations will publisher. be much smaller than those of their colleges. OBABL (a new media company) 1776 I Street, NW This is our attempt to help black prospective law students navigate the Suite 900 law school terrain. Our research committee, comprised of OBABL’s editorial Washington, DC 20006 staff, law school fellows, and professional advisors, including an attorney- ph: 202.756.1847 fx: 202.756.1301 CPA and an actuary, spent months researching the state of law schools. Having black law students at the forefront of our minds while evaluating law schools’ data, yielded very different results from those found on tradi- Editorial Team tional law school ranking lists. Christopher NELSON Editor OBABL was established in 2008 to report news of import to black legal pro- Felicia PINKNEY fessionals. We also wanted to promote the causes and contributions of Afri- Contributing Editor can American attorneys. With a national reach, On Being A Black Lawyer has Jamie BRATHWAITE received recognition from the American Bar Association and The National Writer & Special Projects Black Law Student Association, among others. We are read by law school Upcoming Publications students and Biglaw partners; advocates and academics; public defenders and prospective law students. The Big Book of the Best Black Boutiques As the premiere source for news and information for black attorneys, we (The B5) - November 2012 showcase the industries advances in diversity. The Power 100 February 2013

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THE UC IRVINE LAW ADVANTAGE • An emphasis on hands-on learning, interdisciplinary study and public service

• A faculty drawn from top law schools and ranked 7th in the country in scholarly impact

• A very low student-faculty ratio, which means ADREANNE STEPHENSON ANITA MITCHELL CHARLYN STANBERRY CHRIS ELLIS classes aare smaller and professors have more The University of Notre Dame Florida International Rutgers School of Law – time for individual students Law School University College of Law Newark • Student participation in the planning and development of Law School organizations and programs

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8 | www.onbeingablacklawyer.com Follow us: Twitter.com/OBABL THE UC IRVINE LAW ADVANTAGE • An emphasis on hands-on learning, interdisciplinary study and public service

• A faculty drawn from top law schools and ranked 7th in the country in scholarly impact

• A very low student-faculty ratio, which means classes aare smaller and professors have more time for individual students

• Student participation in the planning and development of Law School organizations and programs

• Generous nancial aid packages, including full-tuition scholarships for many students

LLearn more at law.uci.edu

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SUNY Buffalo Law School proudly celebrates 125 years of innovation, diversity, and a commitment to equal access.

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Like us: Facebook.com/onbeingablacklawyer www.onbeingablacklawyer.com | 9 – Faculty - Whether teaching at an Ivy League law school or one opened five years ago, the typical law school professor is a graduate of Yale, Harvard, Stanford or a handful of other top law schools. MYTHS - Many served as law review editors and judicial clerks. With few exceptions, they are smart and competent. Ironically, law schools are recruiting an increasing number of law professors more like- 5 Things ly to have Ph.D.’s than to have sat for the bar even though law students and legal practitioners insist that law clinics and professors with practical ex- perience are more useful to them. The only thing Said To Be most law professors can’t do, is pick up the phone and get you a job.

– Volumes in Library - While law school librarians continue to be indispensable, nothing says anach- Important ronistic like books on a shelf. With the availability of LexisNexis, Westlaw, Google Scholar, and oth- er electronic research tools, library archives are mostly collecting dust. That Aren’t – Facilities Some of Harvard Law’s buildings are dated and ugly, but it’s still Harvard! Conversely, By Jamie Brathwaite and Yolanda Young there’s no shortage of sparkling new buildings on the campuses of what are typically referred to as third tier law schools.

– Bar Passage Rate - Law schools don’t teach you how to pass the bar. You’ll take out an additional loan after law school to pay for that course. Taking the bar isn’t a collective experience; it is an indi- vidual one. Students from top law schools fail the bar and students from low ranking schools pass. Scholars have long held that it is difficult to deter- mine what factors can predict who will or won’t pass the bar exam. One might infer that higher pass rates correlate to better law students, but GPA and LSAT scores are more reliable predictors of that. (See 5 Truths).

– Average Student Indebtedness at Gradua- tion - Included in this calculation are wealthy law students, who don’t take out any loans, as well as those receiving significant scholarships. Like your chances of passing the bar, accessing the amount of debt you’ll have following law school is a sin- gular endeavor determined by your personal law school expenses.

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Undergraduate GPA and LSAT - Undergraduate GPA and LSAT scores are excellent pre- dictors of law school success. It is unlikely you will prove an exception to this rule. Ad- ditionally, your law school student body’s average GPA and LSAT scores will help you de- termine the level of intellectual discourse and professional influence your classmates will provide. So while law school faculties are, to a great extent, interchangeable, law school student bodies are not.

Law School Location - Increasingly, law students are left to their own devices to secure an entry-level legal position. One cannot overestimate the value of personal relationships to help in this regard. Students attending law schools in cities with large legal communi- ties -- courts, law firms, major companies -- will stand a much better chance of building professional relationship with established lawyers and judges, who might ultimately as- sist a new lawyer in securing a job.

Size of Black Alumni - As stated earlier, you will likely have to forge your own path to legal employment. An invaluable resource during this process will be your black alumni network. While you should attempt to build relationships with law alumni of all back- grounds, the more things you have in common with a potential mentor, the more likely it is the relationship will be productive and sustained.

Black Faculty to Black Student Ratio - While few law school professors will work ag- gressively to help you find employment, they are an invaluable resource when it comes to securing letters of recommendation. Employers can tell the difference between a per- functory recommendation and one that is truly an endorsement, so building a personal rapport is key. Law professors also provide advice, mentoring, and emotional support to students. Since black law students tend to seek out black law professors to facilitate these roles, it is imperative that law schools have a black faculty large enough to accommodate its black student population.

Quality of Life - Quality of life will differ for each student, but before choosing a law school, answer the question of what type of personal and professional life you hope to have. If you want the chance of making partner in a large law firm, only about 50 law schools give you a decent shot. If your aspirations lean more towards solo practice or indigent defense work, a law school’s prestige will be less important than the debt you incur. If you dream of becoming a professor at a public law school in the south, odds are you’ll still need a J.D. from a top law school to get even a campus interview.

Like us: Facebook.com/onbeingablacklawyer www.onbeingablacklawyer.com | 11 OBABL LAW BESTSCHOOL RANKINGS Methodology The Best 25 National Law Schools for Black Students In addition to the scoring on the next page, to be considered “national,” law schools must meet the follow- ing criteria: the black law student population must equal or surpass the ABA’s black lawyer population of 4.8 percent; be included among the 50 go-to law schools for the NLJ 250; have had at least one alumnus serve as a justice or clerk for the U.S. Supreme Court. The 5 Best Regional Law Schools (For each of the 6 regions) In addition to the scoring on the next page, law schools must meet the following criteria: the black law student population percentage must reflect or exceed one-third of the state’s black population percent- age; tuition cannot exceed $20,000 in the Midwest, southern, and mountain regions or $27,000 in the mid- atlantic, east coast, and west coast regions. The 10 Best Bargain Law Schools This list places a heavier weight on cost of tuition and percentage of black law students. The 10 LL.M. Programs We Recommend This list places a heavier weight on the diversity of the law school’s faculty, student body, and city.

12 | www.onbeingablacklawyer.com Follow us: Twitter.com/OBABL Our rankings committee is comprised of OBABL’s editorial staff, law school fellows, and professional advisors, including an attorney-CPA and an actuary. Our rankings are based on a weighted average of eight factors:

Cost (weighted at .25) Cost is measured by the 2011 annual tuition data provided by the ABA and LSAC. For public law schools, resident-tuition figures are used.

Placement (weighted at .25) In measuring placement we consider data from two sources: the ABA Law School Employment Sum- mary Report and the National Law Journal’s annual survey of the 50 law schools that NLJ 250 relied on in 2011. Employment rates are based on the number of J.D. graduates working full time in a legal or J.D. advantaged job. Data is adjusted to take into account the percentage of black law students at each law school.

Distinguished Black Alumni (.10) In measuring the level of distinguished black alumni we tally the law schools attended by OBABL’s Power 100. We also consult law school websites and other sources.

Selectivity (.10) This measure combines the following data from the 2011 ABA and LSAC for all full-time and part- time entering J.D. students: 75% GPA (5 percent) and 75% LSAT (5 percent).

Black Student Population (.10) This measure uses figures from the 2011 annual demographic data provided by the ABA and LSAC.

Local Legal Job Access (.10) For this measure, we determine the strength of each law school’s local legal market by noting the number of the following: state and district courts, appeals courts, federal public defender offices, state capitals, and NLJ 250 firms.

Local Cost of Living (.05) This measure uses the Kiplinger Index to determine the cost of living in law school cities.

Local black population (.05) This measure uses the 2010 U.S. Census to determine the percentage of African Americans in law school cities.

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or students attending one of these 25 law schools, every career path in the the legal profession is open to you. Your chances of securing a position as a Biglaw associate, Appellate Law Clerk, or DOJ attorney may be Fgreater at some schools than others, but students who do well at any of the schools listed here should have a reasonable expectation that they can pursue the career they want. How do we know? Because graduates of these law schools do so every year. These are the go-to schools for large law firms and the schools judges look to for law clerks time and time again.

Black Student Rank Law School City, State Overall Score Population 1 Harvard Law School * Cambridge, MA 80 10.5 2 Howard University School of Law Washington, DC 78 82.2 3 Georgetown University Law Center Washington, DC 67 8 4 Columbia University School of Law New York, NY 65 7.9 4 University of Virginia School of Law Charlottesville, VA 65 7 6 The University of Chicago Law School Chicago, IL 60 6.3 7 University of Pennsylvania Law School Philadelphia, PA 59 7.3 7 The University of Alabama School of Law Tuscaloosa, AL 59 9 9 Northwestern University School of Law Chicago, IL 58 7.4 10 Stanford University Law School * Palo Alto, CA 57 7.4 11 New York University School of Law New York, NY 56 6.8 11 Temple University School of Law Philadelphia, PA 56 7.5 13 University of North Carolina School of Law Chapel Hill, NC 55 7.5 14 Duke University School of Law Durham, NC 54 6.4 14 Rutgers University School of Law—Newark Newark, NJ 54 15.3 16 University of Wisconsin Law School Madison, WI 52 16 16 University of Maryland School of Law Baltimore, MD 52 10 16 Vanderbilt University Law School Nashville, TN 52 8 19 Yale Law School * Hartford, CT 51 6 19 The University of Texas School of Law Austin, TX 51 4.8 21 The George Washington University Law School Washington, DC 49 5.1 22 Emory University School of Law Atlanta, GA 48 5.2 23 UC Berkeley School of Law Berkeley, CA 45 5.4 24 Notre Dame Law School South Bend, IN 44 5.9 25 Washington and Lee University School of Law Lexington, VA 42 6.8

14 | www.onbeingablacklawyer.com Follow us: Twitter.com/OBABL * These three law schools have historically dominated were generously represented on the list, there was virtu- the top of law school rankings, so why did our matrix ally no career diversity -- nearly all were academicians. score Stanford and Yale lower? To start with, their black Of the 10 Yale Law graduates, eight were law school pro- student populations are comparatively lower. Addition- fessors or deans, and one additional junior honoree had ally, they are both located in areas with small legal com- recently clerked for the U.S. Supreme Court, so it is likely munities. And there is this: When we consulted OBABL’s we’ll find him in the ivory tower soon. So for law students Power 100 list to assess which schools had distinguished who want to teach, give serious consideration to these black alumni, we discovered that while Yale and Stanford three.

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A law school is more than what it teaches.

At the University of Notre Dame Law School, our academic program stresses both legal theory and practical skills training. That’s what we teach. What students quickly learn, though, is that one of the Law School’s greatest strengths is the community we foster. From our law students, faculty, and staff to our Career Development Office and the more than 8,000 alumni and supporters of the Notre Dame Law Association, there’s a culture here unlike anywhere else, one in which students are greeted warmly, treated collegially, challenged intellectually, and encouraged personally and professionally to serve each other and the common good.

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e bolstered his claims by rattling off a list of legal towards common goals, rather than merely building luminaries. Among them -- American Express CEO, their individual resumes. For example, in addition to its HKenneth Chenault; deceased billion dollar venture annual conference, HBLSA publishes The Harvard Law capitalist and CEO, Reginald Lewis; and former Baltimore School Journal on Racial & Ethnic Justice, for which Der- mayor and Howard Law dean, Kurt Schmoke. Indeed, rick Bell, Stephen L. Carter, and Randall Kennedy have when reviewing OBABL’s Power 100 selections, I noticed written. that while 30 percent of law schools represented had Any discussion of Harvard Law, must include mention of only one honoree, Harvard had 26 (excluding The Presi- its world-renown black faculty. While “brilliant” describes dent and First Lady), more than twice that of the second many law school professors, “obscure” does as well. Con- runner up, Yale and three times the number of the next versely, Harvard Law has an all-star faculty. Its black pro- nearest law school, Columbia. I could go on as Mr. Wells fessors, beginning with Charles “Mentor to Barack and did, but you get the point. Michelle” Ogletree, are household names. Harvard’s black law students certainly do. Their confi- What does all of this mean for black students at Har- dence gets an added boost from their large numbers. vard Law? In a word -- jobs. Judging from anecdotes and HBCU’s notwithstanding, at 10.5 percent Harvard has available statistics, the exceptional Harvard Law gradu- one of the highest percentages of black law students. ate is the one who doesn’t end up doing exactly what he These numbers allow black students to collectively work would like.

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The legacy of the institution is in a word, undeniable. Howard University School of Law located in Washington, D.C. is the oldest historically black law school in the United States, but more broadly it’s also one of the oldest law school’s in the nation’s history. Founded in 1867 today Howard prides itself on offering a stellar legal education to a truly diverse student body.

istory is a theme you hear over and over again in any discussion of Howard Law. Since history is such Ha crucial part of the development of the law it’s only natural that the historic achievements of the legal minds so closely associated with the school are what come up first in any discussion. Charles Hamilton Houston the law school’s dean from 1930 to 1935, who as a law student was the first African-Ameri- can to serve as an editor on the Harvard Law Review played a key role in helping to dismantle Jim Crow laws. How did he do it? Through his own legal prowess and by providing a pipeline of lawyers committed to the cause. He mentored many students, among them eventual Supreme Court Jus- tice Thurgood Marshall, who he encouraged to work with The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) on the legal battle for civil rights. This sort of experiential learning remains a hallmark of the Howard Law experience. In the spring of 2012 after the tragic death of Trayvon Mar- tin, Kurt Schmoke the law school’s then dean offered the legal assistance of HUSL students to attorney Benjamin In an increasingly competitive legal job market these types Crump and his team of lawyers, who had begun represent- of opportunities are becoming more and more important. ing Trayvon Martin’s family. Dean Schmoke wrote, “I write Yet students also value the sense of community often en- to inform you of our interest and desire to assist you in any gendered during co-curricular activities. Howard has a well- way to obtain justice for Trayvon Martin.” respected law journal, three moot court teams, and groups such as the nationally recognized Sports and Entertain- In order to gain other experiences students need only travel ment Law Students Association, which provide program- a short distance from campus throughout the nation’s capi- ming and allow for networking opportunities. tal, which is home to a diverse legal marketplace. Through- out D.C. and in nearby Maryland and Virginia students can Students leave Howard University School of Law prepared complete internships, and externships. Many Howard stu- to engage in the practice of law, work in business, or en- dents often avail themselves of the opportunity to work in gage in public service. According to The National Law Jour- federal government or in private industry. These experienc- nal Howard is one of the top 50 law schools top law firms es certainly bolster what they learn in the classroom from rely on to fill their first-year associate classes. an esteemed faculty. Students hoping to go another route can often utilize ac- Howard’s law school professors are experts in a variety of le- cess to an accomplished alumni base. Among the school’s gal fields from civil rights law to business law. Howard firm- prominent alumni are businessman Vernon Jordan, former ly believes in clinical legal education and has a number of Virginia Governor L. Douglas Wilder, former D.C. Mayor clinics including a Criminal Rights Clinic, a Civil Rights Clinic Adrian Fenty, and current Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed. and a Fair Housing Clinic. The school is also home to a num- Lastly, but perhaps most importantly given the wide array ber of centers the Education Rights Center, the Institute of of resources, access to opportunity, and career develop- Intellectual Property and Social Justice, and the World Food ment services Howard has time and again been named one Law Institute each devoted to substantive research, schol- of the “best buys” for law schools with an annual tuition still arship, and advocacy. under $30,000 a year.

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Our best regional law schools are highly-regarded, particularly in nearby states. Law graduates from these excellent institutions are well positioned to have successful legal careers without the burden of excessive loan debt. Certain legal careers, however, will be closed to all but one or two of these graduates.

BABL decided to break with the common practice of ranking all law schools numerically because such rank- ings tend to result in several law schools having an identical rank yet being vastly dissimilar in relation to Olocation, cost and career opportunities. For reasons stated earlier, we believe law school students are best served when they attend law schools in regions where they would like to work. This is especially true with respect to regional law schools.

MID-ATLANTIC*

University of Baltimore School of Law Baltimore, MD

Earle Mack School of Law, Drexel University Philadelphia, PA

West Virginia University College of Law Morgantown, WV

William & Mary Law School Williamsburg, VA

* Only four law schools met our criteria EAST COAST

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey School of Law Camden Camden, NJ

City University of New York School of Law Long Island City, NY

University of Connecticut School of Law Hartford, CT

SUNY Buffalo Law School Buffalo, NY

University of Maine School of Law Portland, ME

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At the University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law, our continuing goal is to offer CUNY School of Law is the premier a richly diverse and inclusive environment that public interest law school in the country. fosters robust intellectual discourse, provides Our mission is to graduate outstanding students with a broad legal perspective, and prepares them to achieve their professional goals public interest attorneys and to enhance and succeed in the legal job market. the diversity of the legal profession. • 93% Tennessee Bar Passage rate for July 2011, topping state bar average of 83%. Our new location, at the center of a • 2011 Thurgood Marshall Mock Trial National Champions. transportation hub in the vibrant urban • Ranked among the top “Best Value” law schools in community of Long Island City, increases the country by preLaw magazine. access to the school for students and • Certificate in Advocacy for students interested in a career in litigation. clients throughout the region.

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University of Nevada, Las Vegas, William S. Boyd School of Law Las Vegas, NV

Arizona State University Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law Tempe, AZ

University of Oregon School of Law Eugene, OR

University of Washington School of Law Seattle, WA

University of Idaho College of Law Moscow, ID MOUNTAIN

Brigham Young University Law School Provo, UT

University of Nebraska College of Law Lincoln, NE

The University of New Mexico School of Law Albuquerque, NM

University of Oklahoma College of Law Norman, OK

Washburn University School of Law Topeka, KS MIDWEST

Cleveland State University Cleveland-Marshall College of Law Cleveland, OH

University of Kentucky College of Law Lexington, KY

University of Louisville’s Brandeis School of Law Louisville, KY

The University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law Memphis, TN

University of Missouri Kansas City School of Law Kansas City, MO

SOUTHERN*

University of Arkansas at Little Rock, Little Rock, AR William H. Bowen School of Law

University of Florida, Fredric G. Levin College of Law Gainesville, FL

The Florida State University College of Law Tallahassee, FL

University of Georgia School of Law Athens, GA

Georgia State University College of Law Atlanta, GA

Louisiana State University Law Center Baton Rouge, LA

* OBABL was compelled to include six law schools in this very strong region

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hese law schools give students a lot of bang for their bucks. With distinguished faculty, Tactive alumni associations, and a significant number of black law students, these law schools are truly great bargains. While many graduates work as attorneys in small law offices, state and local govern- ments, and nonprofits, some have gone on to be- come judges, legislators, and general counsel.

Black Name City, State Population Percentage

Florida A&M University College of Law Tallahassee, FL 54.6%

Southern University Law Center Baton Rouge, LA 54.0%

North Carolina Central University School of Law Durham, NC 50.9%

Texas Southern University Thurgood Marshall School of Law Houston, TX 45.7%

University of the District of Columbia David A. Clarke School of Law Washington, DC 29.2%

The University of Mississippi School of Law Oxford, MS 11.7%

Florida International University College of Law Miami, FL 10.5%

University of Tennessee College of Law Knoxville, TN 10.1%

University of Arkansas School of Law Fayetteville, AR 8.2%

Northern Illinois University College of Law DeKalb, IL 7.5%

22 | www.onbeingablacklawyer.com Follow us: Twitter.com/OBABL Crazy, Cost Cutting Ways to Become a Lawyer 3 By Jamie Brathwaite Have you...

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In California, Vermont, Virginia, and Washington applicants, who have studied for several years un- der a judge or practicing attorney may sit for the bar exam. In New York applicants are required to complete full time study of first year law school classes in combination with an apprenticeship in a law office. After that, it’s up to you. Vermont ap- 1 prentice, Marilyn S. Skoglund is currently an as- sociate justice to the state’s Supreme Court. Followed us? www.twitter.com/obabl Go Where Few Have Gone Before While researching the cost of law schools, we noticed something interesting. Some of the least expensive law schools in the country are located in the Mountain Region. While it’s true not everyone is cut out to be the only black per- son in the room, school, or state even, if you like adventure, the great outdoors, and the thought 2 of low-to-no student loan debt, the Rocky Mountains beckon.

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Like us: Facebook.com/onbeingablacklawyer www.onbeingablacklawyer.com | 27 28 | www.onbeingablacklawyer.com Follow us: Twitter.com/OBABL Like us: Facebook.com/onbeingablacklawyer www.onbeingablacklawyer.com | 29 The University of Akron School of Law The University of Alabama School of Law 302 Buchtel Common | Akron, OH 44325-2901 | 800-425-7668 Box 870382 | Tuscaloosa, AL 35487 | 205-348-5440 [email protected] | www.uakron.edu/law [email protected] | www.law.ua.edu R-FT $21,873 • R-PT $17,802 • NR-FT $34,428 • NR-PT $27,846 R-FT $18,030 • NR-FT $30,950 • NR-PT $27,846 Grants 48.8% BT 5.8% • T-FT 318 • T-PT 218 Grants 46.2% BT 9% • T-FT 509 • T-PT 0

GPA 3.63 LSAT 156 GPA 3.12 LSAT 151 GPA 3.94 LSAT 167 GPA 3.42 LSAT 158

Albany Law School of Union University American University Washington College of Law 80 New Scotland Avenue | Albany, NY 12208-3494 | 518-445-2326 4801 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Suite 507 | Washington, DC 20016 | [email protected] | www.albanylaw.edu 202-274-4101 | [email protected] | www.wcl.american.edu R-FT $41,845 • R-PT $31,455 • NR-FT $41,845 • NR-PT $31,455 R-FT $45,096 • R-PT $31,622 • NR-FT $45,096 • NR-PT $31,622 Grants 33.9% BT 2.9% • T-FT 670 • T-PT 16 Grants 32.7% BT 9.1% • T-FT 1239 • T-PT 260

GPA 3.53 LSAT 157 GPA 3.05 LSAT 151 GPA 3.59 LSAT 163 GPA 3.22 LSAT 159

Appalachian School of Law The University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law 1169 Edgewater Drive, PO Box 2825 | Grundy, VA 24614 | 800-895-7411 PO Box 210176, 1201 E. Speedway | Tucson, AZ 85721-0176 | (toll free) or 276-935-4349 | [email protected] | www.asl.edu 520-621-7666 | [email protected] | www.law.arizona.edu R-FT $29,825 R-FT $26,089 • NR-FT $41,051 Grants 16% BT 5.1% • T-FT 332 • T-PT 0 Grants 75.7 % BT 1.4% • T-FT 440 • T-PT 0

GPA 3.32 LSAT 148 GPA 2.66 LSAT 142 GPA 3.76 LSAT 163 GPA 3.24 LSAT 158

Arizona State University Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law University of Arkansas School of Law Armstrong Hall, 1100 S. McAllister Avenue, PO Box 877906 | Robert A. Leflar Law Center | Fayetteville, AR 72701 | 479-575-3102 Tempe, AZ 85287-7906 | 480-965-1474 | [email protected] [email protected] | law.uark.edu | www.law.asu.edu | R-FT $24,471 • NR-FT $38,595 R-FT $11,933 • NR-FT $24,528 Grants 52.4% BT 1.7% • T-FT 602 • T-PT 0 Grants 43.3% BT 8.2% • T-FT 401• T-PT 0

GPA 3.77 LSAT 165 GPA 3.43 LSAT 160 GPA 3.71 LSAT 158 GPA 3.19 LSAT 153

University of Arkansas at Little Rock, William H. Bowen School of Law Atlanta’s John Marshall Law School 1201 McMath Avenue | Little Rock, AR 72202-5142 | 501-324-9903 1422 W. Peachtree Street NW | Atlanta, GA 30309 | 404-872-3593 [email protected] | www.ualr.edu/law [email protected] | www.johnmarshall.edu R-FT $12,176 • R-PT $8,507 • NR-FT $24,772 • NR-PT $16,904 R-FT $34,810 • R-PT $21,074 • NR-FT $34,810 • NR-PT $21,074 Grants 57.3% BT 9.9% • T-FT 325 • T-PT 151 Grants 6 % BT 24.2% • T-FT 528 • T-PT 204

GPA 3.63 LSAT 158 GPA 2.99 LSAT 151 GPA 3.16 LSAT 152 GPA 2.52 LSAT 148

Ave Maria School of Law University of Baltimore School of Law 1025 Commons Circle | Naples, FL 34119-1376 | 239-687-5300 1420 North Charles Street | Baltimore, MD 21201 | 410-837-4459 [email protected] | www.avemarialaw.edu [email protected] | law.ubalt.edu R-FT $36,448 • NR-FT $36,448 R-FT $25,798 • R-PT $19,262 • NR-FT $37,900 • NR-PT $26,772 Grants 49.8% BT 4.5% • T-FT 489 • T-PT 0 Grants 17 % BT 8.1% • T-FT 738 • T-PT 360

GPA 3.48 LSAT 153 GPA 2.79 LSAT 146 GPA 3.46 LSAT 158 GPA 2.97 LSAT 151

30 | www.onbeingablacklawyer.com Follow us: Twitter.com/OBABL Barry University Dwayne O. Andreas School of Law Baylor University School of Law 6441 East Colonial Drive | Orlando, FL 32807 | 321-206-5600 1114 South University Parks Drive, One Bear Place #97288 | Waco,TX [email protected] | www.barry.edu/law 76798-7288 | 254-710-2529 | [email protected] | www.baylor.edu/law R-FT $33,630 • R-PT $25,380 • NR-FT $33,630 • NR-PT $25,380 R-FT $43,573 • NR-FT $43,573 Grants 73.8% BT 6.6% • T-FT 528 • T-PT 180 Grants 73.9% BT 1.8% • T-FT 435 • T-PT 7

GPA 3.26 LSAT 152 GPA 2.55 LSAT 147 GPA 3.87 LSAT 164 GPA 3.6 LSAT 162

Boston College Law School Boston University School of Law Office of Admissions, 885 Centre Street | Newton, MA 2459 | 765 Commonwealth Avenue | Boston, MA 2215 | 617-353-3100 617-552-4351| [email protected] | www.bc.edu/law [email protected] | www.bu.edu/law R-FT $41,818 • NR-FT $41,818 R-FT $42,654 • NR-FT $42,654 Grants 52.3% BT 3.4% • T-FT 782 • T-PT 2 Grants 66.9% BT 4% • T-FT 799 • T-PT 0

GPA 3.77 LSAT 166 GPA 3.5 LSAT 162 GPA 3.78 LSAT 167 GPA 3.5 LSAT 163

Brigham Young University J. Reuben Clark Law School Brooklyn Law School 340 JRCB | Provo, UT 84602-8000 | 801-422-4277 250 Joralemon Street | Brooklyn, NY 11201-9846 | 718-780-7906 [email protected] | www.law.byu.edu [email protected] | www.brooklaw.edu R-FT $10,600 • NR-FT $21,200 R-FT $48,441 • R-PT $36,419 • NR-FT $48,441 • NR-PT $36,419 Grants 36.7% BT 1.1% • T-FT 430 • T-PT 13 Grants 76.3% BT 4.1% • T-FT 1204 • T-PT 172

GPA 3.87 LSAT 167 GPA 3.51 LSAT 160 GPA 3.54 LSAT 165 GPA 3.19 LSAT 160

University of California, Berkeley, School of Law University of California, Davis School of Law (King Hall) 2850 Telegraph Avenue, Suite 500 | Berkeley, CA 94705-7220 | Admission Office, 400 Mrak Hall Drive | Davis, CA 95616-5201 | 510-642-2274 | [email protected] | www.law.berkeley.edu 530-752-6477 | [email protected] | www.law.ucdavis.edu R-FT $50,163 • NR-FT $54,370 R-FT $46,485 • NR-FT $54,622 Grants 65% BT 5.4% • T-FT 869 • T-PT 0 Grants 73.3% BT 2% • T-FT 601 • T-PT 0

GPA 3.88 LSAT 169 GPA 3.62 LSAT 164 GPA 3.79 LSAT 165 GPA 3.47 LSAT 161

University of California, Hastings College of the Law University of California, Irvine School of Law 200 McAllister Street | San Francisco, CA 94102 | 415-565-4623 401 East Peltason Drive, Suite 1000 | Irvine, CA 92697-8000 | [email protected] | www.uchastings.edu 949-824-4545 | [email protected] www.law.uci.edu R-FT $40,836 • NR-FT $49,336 R-FT $43,280 • NR-FT $53,125 Grants 78.2% BT 4.1% • T-FT 1241 • T-PT 3 Grants 100% BT 3% • T-FT 235 • T-PT 0

GPA 3.73 LSAT 165 GPA 3.38 LSAT 157 GPA 3.69 LSAT 167 GPA 3.25 LSAT 163

University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) School of Law California Western School of Law Law Admissions Office, 71 Dodd Hall, Box 951445 | Los Angeles, CA 225 Cedar Street | San Diego, CA 92101 | 800-255-4252, ext- 1401 or 90095-1445 | 310-825-2080 | [email protected] | www.law.ucla.edu 619-525-1401| [email protected] | www.CaliforniaWestern.edu R-FT $44,922 • NR-FT $54,767 R-FT $42,700 • R-PT $30,020 • NR-FT $42,700 • NR-PT $30,020 Grants 74% BT 4% • T-FT 987 • T-PT 0 Grants 49.1% BT 2.8% • T-FT 681 • T-PT 146

GPA 3.88 LSAT 169 GPA 3.55 LSAT 164 GPA 3.5 LSAT 156 GPA 2.93 LSAT 150

Like us: Facebook.com/onbeingablacklawyer www.onbeingablacklawyer.com | 31 Campbell University, Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law Capital University Law School 225 Hillsborough Street | Raleigh, NC 27603 | 919-865-5988 303 E. Broad Street | Columbus,OH 43215-3200 | 614-236-6310 [email protected] | www.law.campbell.edu [email protected] | www.law.capital.edu R-FT $33,910 • NR-FT $33,910 R-FT $32,683 • R-PT $21,413 • NR-FT $32,683 • NR-PT $21,413 Grants 38.4 % BT 4% • T-FT 475 • T-PT 0 Grants 50.3% BT 7.1% • T-FT 456 • T-PT 177

GPA 3.55 LSAT 159 GPA 3.1 LSAT 153 GPA 3.5 LSAT 154 GPA 2.95 LSAT 148

Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva University Case Western Reserve University School of Law 55 Fifth Avenue | New York, NY 10003 | 212-790-0274 11075 East Boulevard | Cleveland, OH 44106 | 216-368-3600, 800-756-0036 [email protected] | www.cardozo.yu.edu [email protected], [email protected] | law.case.edu R-FT $48,370 • R-PT $48,370 • NR-FT $48,370 • NR-PT $48,370 R-FT $42,564 • NR-FT $42,564 Grants 55.5% BT 4.8% • T-FT 1038 • T-PT 102 Grants 70.3% BT 5% • T-FT 600 • T-PT 5

GPA 3.73 LSAT 165 GPA 3.4 LSAT 158 GPA 3.67 LSAT 160 GPA 3.22 LSAT 153

The Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law Chapman University School of Law Cardinal Station | Washington, DC 0064 | 202-319-5151 One University Drive | Orange, CA 92866 | 877-CHAPLAW or [email protected] | www.law.edu 714-628-2500 | [email protected] | www.chapman.edu/law R-FT $41,995 • R-PT $33,263 • NR-FT $41,873 • NR-PT $33,263 R-FT $41,873 • R-PT $17,802 • NR-FT $34,428 • NR-PT $27,846 Grants 42.4% BT 8.9% • T-FT 506 • T-PT 262 Grants 37.1% BT 0.4% • T-FT 506 • T-PT 26

GPA 3.71 LSAT 160 GPA 3.31 LSAT 154 GPA 3.71 LSAT 160 GPA 3.31 LSAT 154

Charleston School of Law Charlotte School of Law 81 Mary Street, PO Box 535 | Charleston, SC29402 | 843-377-2143 2145 Suttle Avenue | Charlotte, NC 28208 | 704-971-8500 [email protected] | www.charlestonlaw.edu [email protected] | www.charlottelaw.edu R-FT $36,774 • R-PT $29,566 • NR-FT $36,774 • NR-PT $29,566 R-FT $36,916 • R-PT $29,850 • NR-FT $36,916 • NR-PT $29,850 Grants 33.2% BT 6.9% • T-FT 518 • T-PT 191 Grants 73.6% BT 16.8% • T-FT 953 • T-PT 198

GPA 3.38 LSAT 154 GPA 2.8 LSAT 148 GPA 3.31 LSAT 151 GPA 2.6 LSAT 145

The University of Chicago Law School Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology Admissions Office, 1111 E. 60th Street| Chicago, IL 60637 | 773-702-9494 Office of Admissions, 565 West Adams Street | Chicago, IL 60661 | [email protected] | www.law.uchicago.edu 312-906-5020 | [email protected] | www.kentlaw.iit.edu R-FT $47,786 R-FT $42,030 • R-PT $30,718 • NR-FT $42,030 • NR-PT $30,718 Grants 56.2% BT 6.3% • T-FT 624 • T-PT 0 Grants 59.4% BT 4.1% • T-FT 755 • T-PT 178

GPA 3.94 LSAT 173 GPA 3.71 LSAT 167 GPA 3.66 LSAT 162 GPA 3.09 LSAT 155

University of Cincinnati College of Law City University of New York School of Law PO Box 210040, Office of Admission and Financial Aid | Cincinnati, OH 2 Court Square | Long Island City, NY 11101 | 718-340-4210 45221-0040 | 513-556-0078 | [email protected] | www.law.uc.edu [email protected] | www.law.cuny.edu R-FT $22,204 • NR-FT $38,720 R-FT $12,207 • R-PT $425 • NR-FT $19,157 • NR-PT $750 Grants 70.6% BT 6.8% • T-FT 409 • T-PT 0 Grants 28.6% BT 8.5% • T-FT 478 • T-PT 2

GPA 3.8 LSAT 162 GPA 3.36 LSAT 155 GPA 3.54 LSAT 158 GPA 3.04 LSAT 153

32 | www.onbeingablacklawyer.com Follow us: Twitter.com/OBABL Cleveland State University Cleveland-Marshall College of Law University of Colorado Law School Office of Admission, 1801 Euclid Avenue, LB 138| Cleveland, OH 44115-2214 Office of Admissions, UCB 403, Wolf Law Building | Boulder, CO 80309- | 216-687-2304, toll-free 866-687-2304 | [email protected] | www. 0403 | 303-492-7203 | [email protected] | www.colorado.edu/law law.csuohio.edu | R-FT $19,864 • R-PT $15,280 • NR-FT $27,204 • NR-PT $20,926 R-FT $31,044 • NR-FT $37,452 Grants 32.6% BT 9,9% • T-FT 425 • T-PT 132 Grants 53.5% BT 3.7% • T-FT 540 • T-PT 0

GPA 3.52 LSAT 157 GPA 3.0 LSAT 152 GPA 3.8 LSAT 165 GPA 3.33 LSAT 158

Columbia University School of Law University of Connecticut School of Law 435 West 116th Street | New York, NY 10027 | 212-854-2670 45 Elizabeth Street | Hartford, CT 6105 | 860-570-5100 [email protected] | www.law.columbia.edu/admissions [email protected] | www.law.uconn.edu R-FT $52,902 • NR-FT $52,902 R-FT $22,052 • R-PT $15,392 • NR-FT $45,548 • NR-PT $31,812 Grants 49% BT 7.9% • T-FT 1331 • T-PT 1 Grants 56.9% BT 3.9% • T-FT 461 • T-PT 155

GPA 3.82 LSAT 175 GPA 3.6 LSAT 170 GPA 3.64 LSAT 163 GPA 3.21 LSAT 157

Cornell Law School Creighton University School of Law Myron Taylor Hall | Ithaca, NY 14853-4901 | 607-255-5141 2500 California Plaza | Omaha, NE 68178 | 402-280-2586 [email protected] | www.lawschool.cornell.edu [email protected] | www.creighton.edu/law R-FT $53,226 • NR-FT $53,226 R-FT $32,494 • R-PT $18,302 • NR-FT $32,494 • NR-PT $18,302 Grants 45.2% BT 7.4% • T-FT 612 • T-PT 0 Grants 47.1% BT 2.9% • T-FT 431 • T-PT 11

GPA 3.77 LSAT 169 GPA 3.5 LSAT 166 GPA 3.51 LSAT 155 GPA 2.94 LSAT 150

University of Dayton School of Law University of Denver Sturm College of Law 300 College Park, 112 Keller Hall | Dayton, OH 45469-2760 | 937-229-3555 2255 E. Evans Avenue, Suite 115 | Denver, CO 80208 | 303-871-6135 [email protected] | www.udayton.edu/law [email protected] | www.law.du.edu R-FT $31,598 R-FT $38,502 • R-PT $28,382 • NR-FT $38,502 • NR-PT $28,382 Grants 56.5% BT 5.7% • T-FT 488 • T-PT 0 Grants 43.6% BT 2.3% • T-FT 769 • T-PT 177

GPA 3.37 LSAT 152 GPA 2.78 LSAT 148 GPA 3.64 LSAT 161 GPA 3.17 LSAT 155

DePaul University College of Law University of Detroit Mercy School of Law 25 East Jackson Boulevard | Chicago, IL 60604-2219 | 312-362-6831 Admissions Office, 651 East Jefferson Avenue| Detroit, MI 48226 | or 800-428-7453 | [email protected] | www.law.depaul.edu 313-596-0264 | [email protected] | www.law.udmercy.edu R-FT $41,690 • R-PT $27,250 • NR-FT $41,690 • NR-PT $27,250 R-FT $36,050 • R-PT $28,856 • NR-FT $36,050 • NR-PT $28,856 Grants 91% BT 6.7% • T-FT 828 • T-PT 192 Grants 25.3% BT 10.3% • T-FT 556 • T-PT 113

GPA 3.58 LSAT 160 GPA 3.13 LSAT 154 GPA 3.4 LSAT 156 GPA 2.92 LSAT 147

University of the District of Columbia David A. Clarke School of Law Drake University Law School Mailing address: 4200 Connecticut Avenue NW, Building 52, Law School ad- 2507 University Avenue | Des Moines, IA 50311-4505 | 800-44-DRAKE, dress: 4340 Connecticut Avenue, NW | Washington, DC 20008 | 202-274-7341 [email protected] | www.law.udc.edu | R-FT $9,480 • ext- 2782 or 515-271-2782 | [email protected] | www.law.drake.edu R-PT $7,230 • NR-FT $18,330 • NR-PT $13,830 R-FT $34,006 • NR-FT $34,006 Grants 52.2% BT 29.2% • T-FT 252 • T-PT 107 Grants 59.2% BT 4% • T-FT 434 • T-PT 13

GPA 3.28 LSAT 155 GPA 2.76 LSAT 151 GPA 3.64 LSAT 158 GPA 3.06 LSAT 153

Like us: Facebook.com/onbeingablacklawyer www.onbeingablacklawyer.com | 33 Duke University School of Law Duquesne University School of Law 210 Science Drive, Box 90393 | Durham,NC 27708-0393 | 919-613-7020 201 Edward J. Hanley Hall, 900 Locust Street | Pittsburgh, PA 15282- [email protected] | www.law.duke.edu/admis/ 0700 | 412-396-6296 | [email protected] | www.duq.edu/law R-FT $49,617 R-FT $33,752 • R-PT $26,098 • NR-FT $33,752 • NR-PT $26,098 Grants 78.6% BT 6.4% • T-FT 644 • T-PT 39 Grants 30.2% BT 2.3% • T-FT 448 • T-PT 194

GPA 3.84 LSAT 171 GPA 3.62 LSAT 167 GPA 3.62 LSAT 155 GPA 3.12 LSAT 151

Earle Mack School of Law, Drexel University Elon University School of Law 3320 Market Street, Suite 100 | Philadelphia,PA 19104 | 215-895-1529 201 North Greene Street | Greensboro, NC 27401 | 336-279-9200 [email protected] | www.earlemacklaw.drexel.edu [email protected] | www.law.elon.edu R-FT $36,051 • NR-FT $36,051 R-FT $34,550 • NR-FT $34,550 Grants 85.5% BT 7.8% • T-FT 450 • T-PT 0 Grants 81.9% BT 8.5% • T-FT 365 • T-PT 0

GPA 3.66 LSAT 161 GPA 3.09 LSAT 157 GPA 3.47 LSAT 156 GPA 2.87 LSAT 150

Emory University School of Law Faulkner University, Thomas Goode Jones School of Law Gambrell Hall, 1301 Clifton Road | Atlanta, GA 30322-2770 | 404-727- 5345 Atlanta Highway | Montgomery, AL 36109 | 334-386-7210 6802 | [email protected] | www.law.emory.edu [email protected] | www.faulkner.edu/law R-FT $45,098 • NR-FT $45,098 R-FT $32,187 • NR-FT $32,187 Grants 69.8% BT 5.2% • T-FT 810 • T-PT 0 Grants 31.1% BT 7.8% • T-FT 334 • T-PT 1

GPA 3.79 LSAT 166 GPA 3.4 LSAT 159 GPA 3.36 LSAT 152 GPA 2.66 LSAT 146

Florida A&M University College of Law Florida Coastal School of Law 201 Beggs Avenue | Orlando, FL 32801 | 407-254-3268 8787 Baypine Road | Jacksonville, FL 32256 | 904-680-7710, toll-free: [email protected] | www.law.famu.edu 877-210-2591 | [email protected] | www.fcsl.edu R-FT $12,424 • R-PT $8,892 • NR-FT $32,327 • NR-PT $23,016 R-FT $36,968 • R-PT $29,912 • NR-FT $36,968 • NR-PT $29,912 Grants 5.8% BT 54.6% • T-FT 509 • T-PT 192 Grants 45.8% BT 13.4% • T-FT 1702 • T-PT 51

GPA 3.34 LSAT 151 GPA 2.81 LSAT 145 GPA 3.33 LSAT 151 GPA 2.83 LSAT 145

University of Florida, Fredric G. Levin College of Law Florida International University College of Law 141 Bruton-Geer Hall, PO Box 117622 | Gainesville, FL 32611-7622 | RDB 1055 | Miami, FL 33186 | 305-348-8006 352-273-0890, Toll-free: 877-429-1297 | [email protected] | [email protected] | law.fiu.edu/ www.law.ufl.edu | R-FT $18,710 • NR-FT $38,075 R-FT $16,585 • R-PT $12,258 • NR-FT $30,370 • NR-PT $22,367 Grants 24.6% BT 6.4% • T-FT 976 • T-PT 0 Grants 44.2% BT 10.5% • T-FT 369 • T-PT 182

GPA 3.82 LSAT 164 GPA 3.43 LSAT 160 GPA 3.77 LSAT 157 GPA 3.22 LSAT 152

The Florida State University College of Law Fordham University School of Law 425 West Jefferson Street | Tallahassee, FL 32306-1601 | 850-644-3787 140 West 62nd Street | New York, NY 10023 | 212-636-6810 [email protected] | www.law.fsu.edu [email protected] | law.fordham.edu R-FT $18,343 • NR-FT $37,905 R-FT $47,986 • R-PT $36,056 • NR-FT $47,986 • NR-PT $36,056 Grants 41.3% BT 7.5% • T-FT 729 • T-PT 0 Grants 35.3% BT 4.1% • T-FT 1244 • T-PT 252

GPA 3.68 LSAT 163 GPA 3.18 LSAT 160 GPA 3.71 LSAT 167 GPA 3.36 LSAT 163

34 | www.onbeingablacklawyer.com Follow us: Twitter.com/OBABL George Mason University School of Law The George Washington University Law School 3301 Fairfax Drive, MS 1G3 | Arlington, VA 22201 | 703-993-8010 2000 H Street NW | Washington, DC 20052 | 202-994-7230 [email protected] | www.law.gmu.edu [email protected] | www.law.gwu.edu R-FT $23,720 • R-PT $20,199 • NR-FT $38,112 • NR-PT $31,331 R-FT $45,750 • R-PT $35,376 • NR-FT $45,750 • NR-PT $35,376 Grants 13% BT 1% • T-FT 510 • T-PT 204 Grants 47.6% BT 5.1% • T-FT 1430 • T-PT 323

GPA 3.78 LSAT 165 GPA 3.24 LSAT 157 GPA 3.9 LSAT 168 GPA 3.43 LSAT 161

Georgetown University Law Center University of Georgia School of Law 600 New Jersey Avenue, NW, Room 589 | Washington, DC 20001 | 202- Harold Hirsch Hall, 225 Herty Drive | Athens, GA 30602-6012 | 662-9010 | [email protected] | www.law.georgetown.edu 706-542-7060 | [email protected] | www.law.uga.edu R-FT $46,865 • R-PT $33,500 • NR-FT $46,865 • NR-PT $33,500 R-FT $17,624 • NR-FT $34,732 Grants 33.5% BT 8% • T-FT 1671 • T-PT 261 Grants 61.7% BT 12.6% • T-FT 691 • T-PT 0

GPA 3.8 LSAT 171 GPA 3.44 LSAT 167 GPA 3.76 LSAT 166 GPA 3.3 LSAT 162

Georgia State University College of Law Golden Gate University School of Law PO Box 4037 | Atlanta, GA 30302-4037 | 404-413-9000 536 Mission Street, Office of Admissions| San Francisco, CA 94105-2968 | [email protected] | law.gsu.edu 415-442-6630 or 800-GGU-4YOU | [email protected] | www.law.ggu.edu R-FT $14,770 • R-PT $11,638 • NR-FT $34,834 • NR-PT $26,686 R-FT $40,515 • R-PT $31,135 • NR-FT $40,515 • NR-PT $31,135 Grants 23% BT 9.9% • T-FT 466 • T-PT 191 Grants 46.9% BT 2% • T-FT 568 • T-PT 116

GPA 3.63 LSAT 162 GPA 3.21 LSAT 158 GPA 3.41 LSAT 155 GPA 2.73 LSAT 150

Gonzaga University School of Law Hamline University School of Law PO Box 3528 | Spokane, WA 99220-3528 | 800-793-1710 or 509-313-5532 1536 Hewitt Avenue | Saint Paul, MN 55104 | 651-523-2461, 800-388- [email protected] | www.law.gonzaga.edu 3688 | [email protected] | www.hamline.edu/law R-FT $34,105 • NR-FT $34,105 R-FT $34,555 • R-PT $25,040 • NR-FT $34,555 • NR-PT $25,040 Grants 69% BT 0.4% • T-FT 506 • T-PT 0 Grants 55.7% BT 4.1% • T-FT 480 • T-PT 137

GPA 3.51 LSAT 157 GPA 3.15 LSAT 153 GPA 3.58 LSAT 156 GPA 3.13 LSAT 148

Harvard Law School University of Hawaii at MÄnoa | William S. Richardson School of Law 1563 Massachusetts Avenue, Austin Hall | Cambridge, MA 2138 | 2515 Dole Street | Honolulu, HI 96822-2350 | 808-956-5557 617-495-3109 | [email protected] | www.law.harvard.edu [email protected] | www.law.hawaii.edu R-FT $48,786 • NR-FT $48,786 R-FT $17,378 • R-PT $1,347 • NR-FT $32,522 • NR-PT $1,978 Grants 49.9% BT 10.5% • T-FT 1679 • T-PT 0 Grants 68.6% BT 1.4% • T-FT 276 • T-PT 85

GPA 3.97 LSAT 176 GPA 3.78 LSAT 171 GPA 3.55 LSAT 160 GPA 3.11 LSAT 153

Hofstra University Maurice A. Deane School of Law University of Houston Law Center 121 Hofstra University | Hempstead, NY 11549 | 516-463-5916 100 Law Center | Houston, TX 77204-6060 | 713-743-2280 [email protected] | law.hofstra.edu [email protected] | www.law.uh.edu R-FT $45,600 • R-PT $34,125 • NR-FT $45,600 • NR-PT $34,125 R-FT $28,130 • R-PT $19,889 • NR-FT $38,805 • NR-PT $27,006 Grants 51% BT 8.7% • T-FT 1004 • T-PT 70 Grants 56.8% BT 7.2% • T-FT 676 • T-PT 154

GPA 3.56 LSAT 160 GPA 2.95 LSAT 155 GPA 3.6 LSAT 163 GPA 3.16 LSAT 157

Like us: Facebook.com/onbeingablacklawyer www.onbeingablacklawyer.com | 35 Howard University School of Law University of Idaho College of Law Office of Admissions, 2900 Van Ness Street NW | Washington, DC 20008 | PO Box 442321 | Moscow,ID 83844-2321 | 208-885-2300 202-806-8008/8009 | [email protected] | www.law.howard.edu [email protected] | www.law.uidaho.edu R-FT $29,131 • NR-FT $29,131 R-FT $14,040 • NR-FT $26,560 Grants 44% BT 82.2% • T-FT 427 • T-PT 0 Grants 34.4% BT 0.3% • T-FT 358 • T-PT 0

GPA 3.39 LSAT 155 GPA 2.92 LSAT 150 GPA 3.57 LSAT 157 GPA 2.87 LSAT 149

University of Illinois College of Law Indiana University Maurer School of Lawâ Bloomington 504 East Pennsylvania Avenue | Champaign, IL 61820 | 217-244-6415 211 S. Indiana Avenue | Bloomington, IN 47405-7001 | 812-855-4765 [email protected] | www.law.illinois.edu [email protected] | www.law.indiana.edu R-FT $38,567 • NR-FT $45,567 R-FT $28,130 • NR-FT $45,602 Grants 99.4% BT 7.5% • T-FT 639 • T-PT 0 Grants 94.1% BT 6.4% • T-FT 692 • T-PT 0

GPA 3.85 LSAT 168 GPA 3.38 LSAT 156 GPA 3.89 LSAT 167 GPA 3.38 LSAT 158

Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law Inter American University School of Law 530 West New York Street | Indianapolis, IN 46202-3225 317-274-2459 PO Box 70351 | San Juan, PR 00936-8351 | 787-751-1912, exts- [email protected] | indylaw.indiana.edu 2011, 2012 | www.derecho.inter.edu R-FT $22,323 • R-PT $16,903 • NR-FT $43,821 • NR-PT $32,854 R-FT $14,403 • R-PT $11,204 • NR-FT $14,403 • NR-PT $11,204 Grants 40.2% BT 6.5% • T-FT 638 • T-PT 324 Grants 5.5% BT 0% • T-FT 476 • T-PT 414

GPA 3.68 LSAT 159 GPA 3.19 LSAT 152 GPA 3.58 LSAT 142 GPA 2.95 LSAT 135

The University of Iowa College of Law The John Marshall Law School 320 Melrose Avenue | Iowa City, IA 52242 | 800-553-4692, ext- 9095 315 South Plymouth Court | Chicago, IL 60604 | 800-537-4280 319-335-9095 | [email protected] | www.law.uiowa.edu 312-987-1406 | [email protected] | www.jmls.edu R-FT $26,348 • NR-FT $46,056 R-FT $38,180 • R-PT $27,300 • NR-FT $38,180 • NR-PT $27,300 Grants 49.5% BT 2.9% • T-FT 550 • T-PT 6 Grants 48.8% BT 8.1% • T-FT 1200 • T-PT 279

GPA 3.81 LSAT 164 GPA 3.51 LSAT 158 GPA 3.51 LSAT 156 GPA 2.98 LSAT 149

The University of Kansas School of Law University of Kentucky College of Law 1535 West 15th Street | Lawrence, KS 66045-7608 | 866-220-3654 209 Law Building, 620 South Limestone Street | Lexington, KY 40506- (toll free), 785-864-4378 | [email protected] | www.law.ku.edu 0048 | 859-257-1678 | [email protected] | www.law.uky.edu R-FT $16,460 • NR-FT $28,648 R-FT $18,306 • NR-FT $31,716 Grants 73.4% BT 2.6% • T-FT 463 • T-PT 0 Grants 68% BT 9.2% • T-FT 415 • T-PT 0

GPA 3.74 LSAT 159 GPA 3.15 LSAT 154 GPA 3.8 LSAT 161 GPA 3.32 LSAT 155

University of La Verne College of Law Lewis & Clark Law School 320 East D Street | Ontario, CA 91764 | 877-858-4529 10015 SW Terwilliger Boulevard | Portland, OR 97219-7799 | 800- [email protected] | law.laverne.edu 303-4860 or 503-768-6613 | [email protected] | law.lclark.edu R-FT $40,732 • R-PT $32,102 • NR-FT $40,732 • NR-PT $32,102 R-FT $36,412 • R-PT $27,320 • NR-FT $36,412 • NR-PT $27,320 Grants 88.5% BT 1.8% • T-FT 181 • T-PT 93 Grants 42.1% BT 2.8% • T-FT 493 • T-PT 245

GPA 3.25 LSAT 156 GPA 2.73 LSAT 150 GPA 3.68 LSAT 163 GPA 3.2 LSAT 157

36 | www.onbeingablacklawyer.com Follow us: Twitter.com/OBABL Liberty University School of Law Louisiana State University, Paul M. Hebert Law Center 1971 University Boulevard | Lynchburg, VA 24502 | 434-592-5300 202 Law Center | Baton Rouge, LA 70803 | 225-578-8646 [email protected] | www.law.liberty.edu [email protected] | www.law.lsu.edu R-FT $30,604 R-FT $17,474 • NR-FT $33,800 Grants 97.8% BT 4.9% • T-FT 286 • T-PT 0 Grants 70% BT 10.3% • T-FT 663 • T-PT 24

GPA 3.53 LSAT 153 GPA 2.98 LSAT 148 GPA 3.66 LSAT 160 GPA 3.1 LSAT 155

University of Louisville’s Brandeis School of Law Loyola Law School, Loyola Marymount University University of Louisville | Louisville, KY 40292 | 502-852-6364 919 Albany Street | Los Angeles, CA 90015 | 213-736-1074 [email protected] | www.law.louisville.edu [email protected] | www.lls.edu R-FT $16,716 • R-PT $8,448 • NR-FT $32,128 • NR-PT $16,154 R-FT $43,060 • R-PT $28,845 • NR-FT $43,060 • NR-PT $28,845 Grants 34.3% BT 4.4% • T-FT 363 • T-PT 26 Grants 33.7% BT 4% • T-FT 1021 • T-PT 258

GPA 3.68 LSAT 158 GPA 3.2 LSAT 152 GPA 3.67 LSAT 163 GPA 3.32 LSAT 158

Loyola University Chicago School of Law Loyola University New Orleans College of Law 25 East Pearson Street, Suite 1208 | Chicago, IL 60611 | 312-915-7170 7214 St. Charles Avenue, Box 904 | New Orleans, LA 70118 | 504-861- [email protected] | www.luc.edu/law 5575 | [email protected] | law.loyno.edu/ R-FT $39,496 • R-PT $29,826 • NR-FT $39,496 • NR-PT $29,826 R-FT $38,266 • R-PT $25,856 • NR-FT $38,266 • NR-PT $25,856 Grants 71.4% BT 9.2% • T-FT 731 • T-PT 138 Grants 34.3% BT 12.5% • T-FT 685 • T-PT 128

GPA 3.57 LSAT 162 GPA 3.13 LSAT 156 GPA 3.48 LSAT 156 GPA 2.97 LSAT 151

University of Maine School of Law Marquette University Law School 246 Deering Avenue | Portland, ME 4102 | 207-780-4341 Office of Admissions, PO Box 1881, 1215 West Michigan Street| Milwaukee, [email protected] | mainelaw.maine.edu WI 53201-1881 | 414-288-6767 | [email protected] | law.marquette. R-FT $22,986 • NR-FT $33,906 edu | R-FT $37,570 • R-PT $22,500 • NR-FT $37,570 • NR-PT $22,500 Grants 31.3% BT 1.4% • T-FT 270 • T-PT 10 Grants 46.6% BT 6% • T-FT 586 • T-PT 144

GPA 3.57 LSAT 158 GPA 3.16 LSAT 153 GPA 3.55 LSAT 159 GPA 3.03 LSAT 154

University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law The University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law 500 West Baltimore Street | Baltimore, MD 21201-1786 | 410-706-3492 One North Front Street | Memphis, TN 38103-2189 | 901-678- [email protected] | www.law.umaryland.edu 5403 | [email protected] | www.memphis.edu/law R-FT $25,405 • R-PT $19,440 • NR-FT $36,684 • NR-PT $27,899 R-FT $15,690 • R-PT $13,747 • NR-FT $37,562 • NR-PT $21,699 Grants 60.8% BT 10% • T-FT 735 • T-PT 221 Grants 30.8% BT 9.5% • T-FT 394 • T-PT 27

GPA 3.75 LSAT 163 GPA 3.31 LSAT 156 GPA 3.62 LSAT 157 GPA 3.09 LSAT 153

Mercer University Walter F. George School of Law University of Miami School of Law Office of Admissions, 1021 Georgia Avenue | Macon, GA 31207 | PO Box 248087 | Coral Gables, FL 33124-8087 | 305-284-2523 478-301-2605 | [email protected] | www.law.mercer.edu [email protected] | www.law.miami.edu R-FT $36,860 • NR-FT $36,860 R-FT $39,848 • NR-FT $39,848 Grants 32.8% BT 8.6% • T-FT 451 • T-PT 0 Grants 32.3% BT 6.2% • T-FT 1290 • T-PT 71

GPA 3.66 LSAT 158 GPA 3.07 LSAT 151 GPA 3.57 LSAT 160 GPA 3.19 LSAT 156

Like us: Facebook.com/onbeingablacklawyer www.onbeingablacklawyer.com | 37 The University of Michigan Law School Michigan State University College of Law Admissions Office, 701 South State Street, Suite 2200| Ann Arbor, MI Office of Admissions and Financial Aid, 300 Law College Building | East Lansing, 48109-3091 | 734-764-0537 | [email protected] | www.law. MI 48824-1300 | 800-844-9352, 517-432-0222 | [email protected] | www. umich.edu | R-FT $46,830 • NR-FT $49,740 law.msu.edu | R-FT $35,840 • R-PT $28,712 • NR-FT $35,840 • NR-PT $28,712 Grants 69.4% BT 2.9% • T-FT 1149 • T-PT 0 Grants 44.2% BT 7.8% • T-FT 716 • T-PT 199

GPA 3.87 LSAT 170 GPA 3.59 LSAT 167 GPA 3.74 LSAT 160 GPA 3.22 LSAT 152

University of Minnesota Law School The University of Mississippi School of Law 290 Walter F. Mondale Hall, 229 19th Avenue South | Minneapolis, MN Robert C. Khayat Law Center, PO Box 1848 | University, MS 38677 | Admission: 55455 | 612-625-3487 | [email protected] | www.law.umn.edu 662-915-6910, Main: 662-915-7361 | [email protected] | www.law.olemiss. R-FT $34,817 • NR-FT $43,385 edu | R-FT $11,293 • NR-FT $24,692 Grants 65.8% BT 3.6% • T-FT 752 • T-PT 0 Grants 39.5% BT 11.7% • T-FT 531 • T-PT 0

GPA 3.9 LSAT 167 GPA 3.41 LSAT 157 GPA 3.69 LSAT 157 GPA 3.24 LSAT 151

Mississippi College School of Law University of Missouri School of Law 151 E. Griffith Street | Jackson, MS 39201 | 601-925-7152 Office of Admissions, 103 Hulston Hall | Columbia, MO 65211 | 573-882- [email protected] | law.mc.edu 6042, toll-free: 888-MULaw4U | [email protected] | www.law. R-FT $29,150 • NR-FT $29,150 missouri.edu | R-FT $17,784 • NR-FT $34,000 Grants 30% BT 8.3% • T-FT 555 • T-PT 21 Grants 56.1% BT 7.2% • T-FT 425 • T-PT 6

GPA 3.44 LSAT 152 GPA 2.78 LSAT 147 GPA 3.7 LSAT 161 GPA 3.18 LSAT 156

University of Missouri Kansas City School of Law University of Montana School of Law 5100 Rockhill Road | Kansas City, MO 64110 | 816-235-1644 32 Campus Drive | Missoula, MT 59812 | 406-243-4311 [email protected] | www.law.umkc.edu [email protected] | www.umt.edu/law R-FT $16,730 • R-PT $10,199 • NR-FT $31,772 • NR-PT $19,224 R-FT $11,578 • NR-FT $27,513 Grants 38.7% BT 4.3% • T-FT 438 • T-PT 28 Grants 32.8% BT 0.4% • T-FT 252 • T-PT 0

GPA 3.66 LSAT 157 GPA 3.01 LSAT 153 GPA 3.62 LSAT 157 GPA 3.23 LSAT 152

University of Nebraska College of Law University of Nevada, Las Vegas, William S. Boyd School of Law PO Box 830902 | Lincoln, NE 68583-0902 | 402-472-8333 4505 Maryland Parkway, Box 451003 | Las Vegas, NV 89154-1003| [email protected] | law.unl.edu/ 702-895-2440 | [email protected] | www.law.unlv.edu R-FT $13,887 • NR-FT $29,966 R-FT $24,752 • R-PT $16,126 • NR-FT $35,752 • NR-PT $23,182 Grants 48.6% BT 1.5% • T-FT 392 • T-PT 1 Grants 38.7% BT 5.6% • T-FT 324 • T-PT 141

GPA 3.79 LSAT 159 GPA 3.33 LSAT 153 GPA 3.64 LSAT 161 GPA 3.12 LSAT 157

New England Law | Boston University of New Hampshire School of Law 154 Stuart Street | Boston, MA 2116 | 617-422-7210 Two White Street | Concord, NH 3301 | 603-228-9217 [email protected] | www.nesl.edu [email protected] | www.law.unh.edu R-FT $40,984 • R-PT $30,760 • NR-FT $40,984 • NR-PT $30,760 R-FT $39,990 • NR-FT $39,990 Grants 57.4% BT 1.7% • T-FT 815 • T-PT 326 Grants 66.3% BT 4.3% • T-FT 392 • T-PT 2

GPA 3.39 LSAT 153 GPA 2.92 LSAT 149 GPA 3.57 LSAT 158 GPA 3 LSAT 151

38 | www.onbeingablacklawyer.com Follow us: Twitter.com/OBABL The University of New Mexico School of Law New York Law School MSC11-6070, 1 University of New Mexico | Albuquerque, NM 87131- 185 West Broadway | New York, NY 10013 | 212-431-2888 0001 | 505-277-2146 | [email protected] | lawschool.unm.edu [email protected] | www.nyls.edu R-FT $14,532 • NR-FT $32,661 R-FT $47,800 • R-PT $36,900 • NR-FT $47,800 • NR-PT $36,900 Grants 31.1% BT 2.8% • T-FT 362 • T-PT 1 Grants 37.9% BT 7.1% • T-FT 1365 • T-PT 400

GPA 3.69 LSAT 161 GPA 3.05 LSAT 152 GPA 3.44 LSAT 156 GPA 2.98 LSAT 151

New York University School of Law University of North Carolina School of Law 40 Washington Square South | New York, NY 10012 | 212-998-6060 Campus Box 3380, 5026 Van Hecke-Wettach Hall | Chapel Hill, NC 27599- [email protected] | www.law.nyu.edu 3380 | 919-962-5109 | [email protected] | www.law.unc.edu R-FT $50,336 • NR-FT $50,336 R-FT $19,012 • NR-FT $34,119 Grants 46.7% BT 6.8% • T-FT 1464 • T-PT 0 Grants 86.6% BT 7.5% • T-FT 772 • T-PT 0

GPA 3.85 LSAT 174 GPA 3.57 LSAT 170 GPA 3.69 LSAT 165 GPA 3.33 LSAT 161

North Carolina Central University School of Law University of North Dakota School of Law 640 Nelson Street | Durham, NC 27707 | 919-530-6333 215 Centennial Drive, Stop 9003 | Grand Forks, ND 58202 | 701-777-2047 [email protected] | law.nccu.edu [email protected] | www.law.und.edu R-FT $10,415 • R-PT $10,415 • NR-FT $24,343 • NR-PT $24,343 R-FT $9,895 • NR-FT $21,580 Grants 57.5% BT 50.9% • T-FT 437 • T-PT 95 Grants 31.3% BT 2.4% • T-FT 251 • T-PT 0

GPA 3.49 LSAT 151 GPA 2.94 LSAT 145 GPA 3.62 LSAT 154 GPA 2.93 LSAT 148

Northeastern University School of Law Northern Illinois University College of Law 400 Huntington Avenue, 101 Knowles Center | Boston, MA 2115 | Swen Parson Hall, Room 151 | DeKalb, IL 60115-2890 | 815-753-8595 617-373-2395 | [email protected] | www.northeastern.edu/law [email protected] | www.niu.edu/law R-FT $42,296 R-FT $18,688 • NR-FT $33,311 Grants 85.1% BT 10.2% • T-FT 656 • T-PT 0 Grants 45.5% BT 7.5% • T-FT 315 • T-PT 6

GPA 3.64 LSAT 163 GPA 3.24 LSAT 154 GPA 3.42 LSAT 155 GPA 3.0 LSAT 150

Northern Kentucky University Salmon P. Chase College of Law Northwestern University School of Law Nunn Hall, Nunn Drive | Highland Heights, KY 41099 | 859-572-5490 375 East Chicago Avenue | Chicago, IL 60611-3069 | 312-503-3100 [email protected] | chaselaw.nku.edu/ [email protected] | www.law.northwestern.edu R-FT $15,886 • R-PT $10,998 • NR-FT $33,644 • NR-PT $23,292 R-FT $51,920 • NR-FT $51,920 Grants 30.9% BT 3.5% • T-FT 352 • T-PT 217 Grants 30.6% BT 7.4% • T-FT 801 • T-PT 0

GPA 3.56 LSAT 156 GPA 3.07 LSAT 151 GPA 3.85 LSAT 171 GPA 3.35 LSAT 165

Notre Dame Law School Nova Southeastern University Shepard Broad Law Center Admissions Office, 1329 Biolchini Hall | Notre Dame, IN 46556 | 3305 College Avenue | Fort Lauderdale, FL 33314-7721 | 954-262-6117 574-631-6626 | [email protected] | law.nd.edu [email protected] | www.nsulaw.nova.edu R-FT $43,335 • NR-FT $43,335 R-FT $33,250 • R-PT $25,060 • NR-FT $33,250 • NR-PT $25,060 Grants 71.6% BT 5.9% • T-FT 563 • T-PT 0 Grants 16.9% BT 5.7% • T-FT 855 • T-PT 195

GPA 3.74 LSAT 167 GPA 3.45 LSAT 162 GPA 3.43 LSAT 152 GPA 2.98 LSAT 148

Like us: Facebook.com/onbeingablacklawyer www.onbeingablacklawyer.com | 39 Ohio Northern University Claude W. Pettit College of Law The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law 525 South Main Street | Ada, OH 45810 | 877-452-9668, 419-772-2211 John Deaver Drinko Hall, 55 West 12th Avenue | Columbus, OH 43210- [email protected] | www.law.onu.edu 1391 | 614-292-8810 | [email protected] | moritzlaw.osu.edu R-FT $32,750 • NR-FT $32,750 R-FT $26,118 • NR-FT $41,068 Grants 56.5% BT 5.8% • T-FT 311 • T-PT 0 Grants 78.9% BT 6.6% • T-FT 680 • T-PT 0

GPA 3.66 LSAT 156 GPA 3.03 LSAT 149 GPA 3.81 LSAT 165 GPA 3.45 LSAT 159

University of Oklahoma College of Law Oklahoma City University School of Law Andrew M. Coats Hall, 300 Timberdell Road | Norman, OK 73019 2501 North Blackwelder Avenue | Oklahoma City, OK 73106-1493 | 866- | 405-325-4726 | [email protected] | www.law.ou.edu 529-6281 or 405-208-5354 | [email protected] | law.okcu.edu/ | R-FT $19,051 • NR-FT $29,476 R-FT $35,470 • R-PT $23,670 • NR-FT $35,470 • NR-PT $23,670 Grants 79.9% BT 4.3% • T-FT 530 • T-PT 0 Grants 42.6% BT 3.8% • T-FT 527 • T-PT 78

GPA 3.75 LSAT 161 GPA 3.23 LSAT 155 GPA 3.45 LSAT 154 GPA 2.85 LSAT 149

University of Oregon School of Law Pace University School of Law Office of Admissions, 1221 University of Oregon| Eugene, OR 97403-1221 78 North Broadway | White Plains, NY 10603 | 914-422-4210 | 541-346-3846 | [email protected] | www.law.uoregon.edu [email protected] | www.law.pace.edu R-FT $26,061 • NR-FT $32,505 R-FT $40,978 • R-PT $30,746 • NR-FT $40,978 • NR-PT $30,746 Grants 66.3% BT 2.8% • T-FT 505 • T-PT 0 Grants 55.5% BT 3.5% • T-FT 644 • T-PT 132

GPA 3.6 LSAT 160 GPA 3.17 LSAT 157 GPA 3.65 LSAT 156 GPA 3.12 LSAT 151

University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law University of Pennsylvania Law School 3200 Fifth Avenue | Sacramento, CA 95817 | 916-739-7105 3501 Samson Street | Philadelphia, PA 19104-6204 | 215-898-7400 [email protected] | www.mcgeorge.edu [email protected] | www.law.upenn.edu R-FT $41,393 • R-PT $27,533 R-FT $50,718 • NR-FT $50,718 Grants 65.3% BT 2% • T-FT 653 • T-PT 255 Grants 43.7% BT 7.3% • T-FT 805 • T-PT 1

GPA 3.57 LSAT 160 GPA 3.09 LSAT 155 GPA 3.93 LSAT 171 GPA 3.58 LSAT 166

The Pennsylvania State University, Dickinson School of Law Pepperdine University School of Law 333 West South Street, Carlisle, PA 17013-2899 | Phone: 800-840-1122; 814- 24255 Pacific Coast Highway | Malibu, CA 90263 | 310-506-4611 867-1251; 717-240-5207; Fax: 814-867-0405; 717-241-3503 |admissions@ [email protected] | law.pepperdine.edu law.psu.edu | www.law.psu.edu | R-FT $38,614 • NR-FT $38,614 R-FT $42,840 • NR-FT $42,840 Grants 58.9% BT 5.5% • T-FT 596 • T-PT 0 Grants 70.5% BT 3.2% • T-FT 629 • T-PT 0

GPA 3.77 LSAT 161 GPA 3.31 LSAT 156 GPA 3.78 LSAT 165 GPA 3.33 LSAT 158

Phoenix School of Law University of Pittsburgh School of Law One North Central Avenue | Phoenix, AZ 85004 | 602-682-6800 3900 Forbes Avenue, Barco Law Building | Pittsburgh, PA 15260 [email protected] | www.phoenixlaw.edu 412-648-1413 | [email protected] | www.law.pitt.edu R-FT $37,764 • R-PT $30,540 R-FT $28,734 • NR-FT $35,508 Grants 56.8% BT 7.2% • T-FT 697 • T-PT 272 Grants 53.6% BT 8.3% • T-FT 701 • T-PT 0

GPA 3.32 LSAT 151 GPA 2.7 LSAT 146 GPA 3.66 LSAT 161 GPA 3.14 LSAT 157

40 | www.onbeingablacklawyer.com Follow us: Twitter.com/OBABL Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico School of Law University of Puerto Rico School of Law 2250 Avenida Las Americas, Suite 633 | Ponce, PR 00717-9997 | PO Box 23349, UPR Station | San Juan, PR 00931-3349 | 787-999-9553 787-841-2000, exts- 1836, 1837 | [email protected] | www. [email protected] | www.law.upr.edu pucpr.edu/derecho | R-FT $14,446 • R-PT $11,006 R-FT $7,771 • R-PT $6,451 • NR-FT $9,673 • NR-PT $11,973 Grants 10.3% BT 0% • T-FT 607 • T-PT 243 Grants 0% BT 0% • T-FT 523 • T-PT 185

GPA 3.57 LSAT 138 GPA 2.97 LSAT 132 GPA 3.84 LSAT 151 GPA 3.36 LSAT 143

Quinnipiac University School of Law Regent University School of Law 275 Mount Carmel Avenue | Hamden, CT 6518 | 203-582-3400 1000 Regent University Drive, RH239 | Virginia Beach, VA 23464 757- [email protected] | law.quinnipiac.edu 352-4584 | [email protected] | www.regent.edu/law R-FT $45,050 • R-PT $31,780 • NR-FT $45,050 • NR-PT $31,780 R-FT $32,780 • R-PT $26,420 • NR-FT $32,780 • NR-PT $26,420 Grants 66.6% BT 1.8% • T-FT 356 • T-PT 82 Grants 87.4% BT 4.1% • T-FT 414 • T-PT 20

GPA 3.54 LSAT 158 GPA 3.09 LSAT 154 GPA 3.6 LSAT 158 GPA 2.96 LSAT 150

University of Richmond School of Law Roger Williams University School of Law 28 Westhampton Way | University of Richmond, VA 23173 804- Ten Metacom Avenue | Bristol, RI 02809-5171 | 401-254-4555 289-8189 | [email protected] | law.richmond.edu or 800-633-2727 | [email protected] | law.rwu.edu R-FT $35,430 • NR-FT $35,430 R-FT $39,550 • NR-FT $39,550 Grants 56.3% BT 8.4% • T-FT 452 • T-PT 2 Grants 50% BT 3.1% • T-FT 555 • T-PT 0

GPA 3.66 LSAT 164 GPA 3.13 LSAT 158 GPA 3.55 LSAT 155 GPA 3.07 LSAT 149

Rutgers ”The State University of New Jersey” School of Law Camden Rutgers University School of Law Newark 217 North Fifth Street | Camden, NJ 8102 | 856-225-6102 or 800-466- Center for Law and Justice, 123 Washington Street | Newark, NJ 7102 | 973- 7561 | [email protected] | www.camlaw.rutgers.edu 353-5554 | [email protected] | www.law.newark.rutgers.edu R-FT $24,094 • R-PT $19,695 • NR-FT $35,358 • NR-PT $29,075 R-FT $25,385 • R-PT $16,558 • NR-FT $37,117 • NR-PT $24,382 Grants 28.3% BT 5.7% • T-FT 647 • T-PT 218 Grants 34.2% BT 15.3% • T-FT 585 • T-PT 215

GPA 3.62 LSAT 161 GPA 3.0 LSAT 156 GPA 3.59 LSAT 160 GPA 3.06 LSAT 155

St. John’s University School of Law Saint Louis University School of Law 8000 Utopia Parkway | Queens, NY 11439 | 718-990-6474 3700 Lindell Boulevard | St. Louis, MO 63108 | 314-977-2800 [email protected] | www.law.stjohns.edu [email protected] | law.slu.edu R-FT $46,450 • R-PT $34,840 • NR-FT $46,450 • NR-PT $34,840 R-FT $36,175 • R-PT $26,325 • NR-FT $36,175 • NR-PT $26,325 Grants 40.5% BT 4.5% • T-FT 787 • T-PT 148 Grants 38.4% BT 4.8% • T-FT 806 • T-PT 124

GPA 3.69 LSAT 162 GPA 3.18 LSAT 154 GPA 3.58 LSAT 158 GPA 3.13 LSAT 151

St. Mary’s University School of Law University of St. Thomas School of Law Minneapolis One Camino Santa Maria | San Antonio, TX 78228-8601 | 210-436-3523 1000 LaSalle Avenue | Minneapolis, MN 55403 | 651-962-4895 Toll-free: 866-639-5831 | [email protected] | www.stmarytx. [email protected] | www.stthomas.edu/law edu/law | R-FT $29,406 • R-PT $17,610 • NR-FT $29,406 • NR-PT $17,610 R-FT $34,898 • NR-FT $34,898 Grants 36.1% BT 3.9% • T-FT 664 • T-PT 235 Grants 58.3% BT 2.5% • T-FT 481 • T-PT 2

GPA 3.42 LSAT 156 GPA 2.79 LSAT 151 GPA 3.54 LSAT 161 GPA 3.07 LSAT 153

Like us: Facebook.com/onbeingablacklawyer www.onbeingablacklawyer.com | 41 St. Thomas University School of Law Samford University, Cumberland School of Law 16401 NW 37th Avenue | Miami Gardens, FL 33054 800-245-4569, 800 Lakeshore Drive | Birmingham, AL 35229 | 800-888-7213 305-623-2310 | [email protected]/lawschool [email protected] | www.cumberland.samford.edu R-FT $34,618 • NR-FT $34,618 R-FT $34,848 • R-PT $20,714 • NR-FT $34,848 • NR-PT $20,714 Grants 42.3% BT 6.4% • T-FT 719 • T-PT 0 Grants 35.4% BT 5.3% • T-FT 489 • T-PT 0

GPA 3.32 LSAT 153 GPA 2.66 LSAT 148 GPA 3.53 LSAT 157 GPA 2.97 LSAT 152

University of San Diego School of Law University of San Francisco School of Law Warren Hall Room 203, 5998 Alcalá Park | San Diego, CA 92110- USF School of Law, 2130 Fulton Street | San Francisco, CA 94117-1080 2492 | 619-260-4528 | [email protected] | www.law.sandiego.edu | 415-422-6586 | [email protected] | www.usfca.edu/law R-FT $42,754 • R-PT $30,874 • NR-FT $42,754 • NR-PT $30,874 R-FT $40,544 • R-PT $28,945 • NR-FT $40,544 • NR-PT $28,945 Grants 45.5% BT 1.5% • T-FT 840 • T-PT 142 Grants 34.4% BT 7.7% • T-FT 582 • T-PT 130

GPA 3.59 LSAT 162 GPA 3.24 LSAT 158 GPA 3.57 LSAT 159 GPA 3.08 LSAT 155

Santa Clara University School of Law Seattle University School of Law 500 El Camino Real | Santa Clara, CA 95053 | 408-554-5048 901 12th Avenue, Sullivan Hall | Seattle, WA 98122-1090 | 206-398-4200 [email protected] | law.scu.edu [email protected] | www.law.seattleu.edu R-FT $41,790 • R-PT $29,254 • NR-FT $41,790 • NR-PT $29,254 R-FT $39,282 • R-PT $32,725 • NR-FT $39,282 • NR-PT $32,725 Grants 46% BT 2.1% • T-FT 738 • T-PT 229 Grants 51.4% BT 3% • T-FT 806 • T-PT 196

GPA 3.47 LSAT 161 GPA 3.02 LSAT 157 GPA 3.52 LSAT 159 GPA 3.1 LSAT 154

Seton Hall University School of Law SMU Dedman School of Law Office of Admissions, One Newark Center| Newark, NJ 07102-5210 | Office of Admissions, PO Box 750110 | Dallas, TX 75275-0110 | 214- 888-415-7271, 973-642-8747 | [email protected] | law.shu.edu 768-2550, 888-768-5291| [email protected] | www.law.smu.edu R-FT $46,840 • R-PT $35,340 • NR-FT $46,840 • NR-PT $35,340 R-FT $42,057 • R-PT $31,543 • NR-FT $42,057 • NR-PT $31,543 Grants 46.1% BT 4% • T-FT 673 • T-PT 310 Grants 65.8% BT 5% • T-FT 540 • T-PT 326

GPA 3.66 LSAT 161 GPA 3.22 LSAT 155 GPA 3.81 LSAT 165 GPA 3.31 LSAT 157

University of South Carolina School of Law The University of South Dakota School of Law 701 Main Street | Columbia, SC 29208 | 803-777-6605 414 E. Clark | Vermillion, SD 57069-2390 | 605-677-5443 [email protected] | www.law.sc.edu [email protected] | www.usd.edu/law R-FT $21,026 • NR-FT $42,072 R-FT $12,340 • R-PT $6,107 • NR-FT $24,306 • NR-PT $12,090 Grants 59.7% BT 8% • T-FT 665 • T-PT 1 Grants 0% BT 1.3% • T-FT 236 • T-PT 1

GPA 3.63 LSAT 160 GPA 3.08 LSAT 155 GPA 3.53 LSAT 152 GPA 3.05 LSAT 148

South Texas College of Law University of Southern California, Gould School of Law 1303 San Jacinto Street | Houston, TX 77002-7006 | 713-659-8040 699 Exposition Boulevard | Los Angeles, CA 90089-0074 | 213-740-2523 [email protected] | www.stcl.edu [email protected] | lawweb.usc.edu/ R-FT $26,850 • R-PT $18,100 • NR-FT $26,850 • NR-PT $18,100 R-FT $50,591 • NR-FT $50,591 Grants 35.5% BT 3.8% • T-FT 996 • T-PT 271 Grants 56.5% BT 6.5% • T-FT 648 • T-PT 0

GPA 3.48 LSAT 157 GPA 2.92 LSAT 152 GPA 3.77 LSAT 167 GPA 3.54 LSAT 165

42 | www.onbeingablacklawyer.com Follow us: Twitter.com/OBABL Southern Illinois University School of Law Southern University Law Center Office of Admissions, 1150 Douglas Drive, Mailcode 6804| Carbondale, Admission Office, PO Box 9294 | Baton Rouge, LA 70813 | 225- IL 62901 | 800-739-9187 or 618-453-8858 | [email protected] | www. 771-4976 or 800-537-1135 | [email protected] | www.sulc.edu law.siu.edu | R-FT $15,994 • NR-FT $36,154 R-FT $10,014 • R-PT $6,744 • NR-FT $16,614 • NR-PT $13,344 Grants 40.6% BT 1.3% • T-FT 373 • T-PT 3 Grants 20.5% BT 54% • T-FT 481 • T-PT 248

GPA 3.62 LSAT 156 GPA 2.96 LSAT 151 GPA 3.11 LSAT 148 GPA 2.5 LSAT 142

Southwestern Law School Stanford University Law School 3050 Wilshire Boulevard | Los Angeles, CA 90010-1106 | 213-738-6834 Office of Admissions, 559 Nathan Abbott Way | Stanford, CA 94305-8610 [email protected] | www.swlaw.edu | 650-723-4985 | [email protected] | www.law.stanford.edu R-FT $42,200 • R-PT $28,200 • NR-FT $42,200 • NR-PT $28,200 R-FT $49,179 • NR-FT $49,179 Grants 34.1% BT 4.7% • T-FT 738 • T-PT 383 Grants 61.6% BT 7.4% • T-FT 571 • T-PT 0

GPA 3.48 LSAT 157 GPA 3.04 LSAT 152 GPA 3.93 LSAT 172 GPA 3.72 LSAT 167

Stetson University College of Law Suffolk University Law School 1401 61st Street South | Gulfport, FL 33707 | 727-562-7802 David J. Sargent Hall, 120 Tremont Street | Boston, MA 02108-4977 | [email protected] | www.law.stetson.edu 617-573-8144 | [email protected] | www.law.suffolk.edu R-FT $35,466 • R-PT $24,582 • NR-FT $35,466 • NR-PT $24,582 R-FT $42,660 • R-PT $31,994 • NR-FT $42,660 • NR-PT $31,994 Grants 28% BT 5.7% • T-FT 855 • T-PT 225 Grants 43.2% BT 2.8% • T-FT 1101 • T-PT 580

GPA 3.57 LSAT 157 GPA 3.11 LSAT 153 GPA 3.49 LSAT 157 GPA 2.94 LSAT 151

SUNY Buffalo Law School Syracuse University College of Law 309 John Lord O’Brian Hall | Buffalo, NY 14260 | 716-645-2907 Office of Admissions and Financial Aid, Suite 340 | Syracuse, NY 13244- [email protected] www.law.buffalo.edu 1030 | 315-443-1962 | [email protected] | www.law.syr.edu R-FT $20,718 • NR-FT $33,718 R-FT $45,647 • NR-FT $45,647 Grants 42.4% BT 4.7% • T-FT 637 • T-PT 4 Grants 71.2% BT 2.8% • T-FT 640 • T-PT 5

GPA 3.7 LSAT 158 GPA 3.36 LSAT 154 GPA 3.56 LSAT 157 GPA 3.1 LSAT 153

Temple University James E. Beasley School of Law University of Tennessee College of Law 1719 North Broad Street | Philadelphia, PA 19122 | 800-560-1428 Admissions Office, 1505 W. Cumberland Avenue, Suite 161| Knoxville, [email protected] | www.law.temple.edu TN 37996-1810 | 865-974-4131 | [email protected] | www.law.utk.edu R-FT $19,788 • R-PT $15,958 • NR-FT $32,718 • NR-PT $26,308 R-FT $16,456 • NR-FT $35,200 Grants 46.2% BT 7.5% • T-FT 722 • T-PT 180 Grants 62% BT 10.1% • T-FT 486 • T-PT 1

GPA 3.56 LSAT 163 GPA 3.16 LSAT 158 GPA 3.75 LSAT 162 GPA 3.24 LSAT 156

The University of Texas School of Law Texas Southern University Thurgood Marshall School of Law 727 East Dean Keeton Street | Austin, TX 78705 | 512-232-1200 Office of Admissions, 3100 Cleburne | Houston, TX 77004 | 713-313- [email protected] | www.utexas.edu/law/ 7114 or 713-313-7115 | [email protected] | www.tsulaw.edu R-FT $30,243 • NR-FT $46,028 R-FT $16,262 • NR-FT $21,212 Grants 87.3% BT 4.8% • T-FT 1136 • T-PT 0 Grants 52.2% BT 45.7% • T-FT 573 • T-PT 0

GPA 3.8 LSAT 170 GPA 3.56 LSAT 165 GPA 3.37 LSAT 149 GPA 2.76 LSAT 144

Like us: Facebook.com/onbeingablacklawyer www.onbeingablacklawyer.com | 43 Texas Tech University School of Law Texas Wesleyan University School of Law 1802 Hartford Avenue | Lubbock, TX 79409 | 806-742-3990 1515 Commerce Street, Office of Admissions| Fort Worth, TX 76102 | 817- [email protected] | www.law.ttu.edu 212-4040, 800-733-9529, ext- 4040 | [email protected] | www. R-FT $22,190 • NR-FT $30,680 law.txwes.edu | R-FT $28,790 • R-PT $20,390 • NR-FT $28,790 • NR-PT $20,390 Grants 64.4% BT 2.5% • T-FT 690 • T-PT 0 Grants 35.1% BT 4.5% • T-FT 431 • T-PT 299

GPA 3.66 LSAT 158 GPA 3.25 LSAT 152 GPA 3.48 LSAT 155 GPA 2.94 LSAT 151

The Thomas M. Cooley Law School Thomas Jefferson School of Law PO Box 13038, 300 S. Capitol Avenue, Lansing, MI 48901 9445 Camden 1155 Island Avenue | San Diego, CA 92101 | 619-297-9700 800-956- Field Parkway, Riverview, FL 33578 | Phone: 517-371-5140 ext. 2244; 517-371-5140, ext- 2244 | [email protected] | www.cooley.edu 5070 | [email protected] | www.tjsl.edu R-FT $34,340 • R-PT $22,090 • NR-FT $34,340 • NR-PT $22,090 R-FT $41,000 • R-PT $30,000 • NR-FT $41,000 • NR-PT $30,000 Grants 55% BT 14.5% • T-FT 737 • T-PT 2891 Grants 47% BT 5.9% • T-FT 759 • T-PT 307

GPA 3.35 LSAT 151 GPA 2.61 LSAT 143 GPA 3.26 LSAT 153 GPA 2.76 LSAT 148

The University of Toledo College of Law Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center 2801 West Bancroft Street, MS 507 | Toledo, OH 43606-3390 | 225 Eastview Drive | Central Islip, NY 11722 | 631-761-7010 419-530-4131| [email protected] | law.utoledo.edu [email protected] | www.tourolaw.edu R-FT $20,742 • R-PT $15,569 • NR-FT $31,846 • NR-PT $23,897 R-FT $41,890 • R-PT $31,400 • NR-FT $41,890 • NR-PT $31,400 Grants 40.2% BT 3.7% • T-FT 357 • T-PT 80 Grants 50% BT 10.8% • T-FT 580 • T-PT 225

GPA 3.57 LSAT 155 GPA 3.05 LSAT 150 GPA 3.42 LSAT 153 GPA 2.91 LSAT 148

Tulane University Law School The University of Tulsa College of Law John Giffen Weinmann Hall, 6329 Freret Street| New Orleans, LA 70118 3120 East Fourth Place | Tulsa, OK 74104-3189 | 918-631-2406 | 504-865-5930 | [email protected] | www.law.tulane.edu [email protected] | www.utulsa.edu/law/admissions/ R-FT $43,684 • NR-FT $43,684 R-FT $32,056 • R-PT $17,565 Grants 64.7% BT 6.2% • T-FT 775 • T-PT 0 Grants 54.2% BT 3% • T-FT 322 • T-PT 39

GPA 3.68 LSAT 163 GPA 3.31 LSAT 158 GPA 3.58 LSAT 157 GPA 3.06 LSAT 152

University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law Valparaiso University Law School 332 South 1400 East, Room 101 | Salt Lake City, UT 84112-0730 | 656 S. Greenwich Street, Wesemann Hall | Valparaiso, IN 46383-4945 | 801-581-6833 | [email protected] | www.law.utah.edu 219-465-7821 | [email protected] | www.valpo.edu/law/ R-FT $20,760 • NR-FT $39,410 R-FT $38,086 • R-PT $23,790 • NR-FT $38,086 • NR-PT $23,790 Grants 51% BT 1% • T-FT 398 • T-PT 0 Grants 26.3% BT 11.5% • T-FT 541 • T-PT 25

GPA 3.72 LSAT 163 GPA 3.41 LSAT 157 GPA 3.46 LSAT 151 GPA 2.95 LSAT 147

Vanderbilt University Law School Vermont Law School 131 21st Avenue South | Nashville, TN 37203 | 615-322-6452 168 Chelsea Street, PO Box 96 | South Royalton, VT 5068 | 888-277-5985 (toll- [email protected] | www.law.vanderbilt.edu free) or 802-831-1239 | [email protected] | www.vermontlaw.edu R-FT $46,148 • NR-FT $46,148 R-FT $43,993 • NR-FT $43,993 Grants 74.1% BT 8% • T-FT 586 • T-PT 0 Grants 66.6% BT 2.1% • T-FT 566 • T-PT 0

GPA 3.84 LSAT 170 GPA 3.48 LSAT 165 GPA 3.54 LSAT 159 GPA 3.0 LSAT 151

44 | www.onbeingablacklawyer.com Follow us: Twitter.com/OBABL Villanova University School of Law University of Virginia School of Law 299 North Spring Mill Road | Villanova, PA 19085 | 610-519-7010 Office of Admissions, 580 Massie Road | Charlottesville, VA 22903- [email protected] | www.law.villanova.edu 1738 | 434-924-7351 | [email protected] | www.law.virginia.edu R-FT $37,780 • NR-FT $37,780 R-FT $44,600 • NR-FT $49,600 Grants 34.8% BT 2.6% • T-FT 725 • T-PT 0 Grants 45.2% BT 7% • T-FT 1093 • T-PT 0

GPA 3.69 LSAT 161 GPA 3.36 LSAT 157 GPA 3.94 LSAT 171 GPA 3.49 LSAT 165

Wake Forest University School of Law Washburn University School of Law Box 7206 | Winston-Salem, NC 27109 | 336-758-5437 1700 SW College Avenue | Topeka, KS 66621-0001 | 800-WASHLAW [email protected] | www.law.wfu.edu or 800-927-4529 | [email protected] | washburnlaw.edu R-FT $38,756 R-FT $17,290 • NR-FT $26,950 Grants 47.4% BT 9.1% • T-FT 487 • T-PT 19 Grants 46% BT 4.1% • T-FT 413 • T-PT 0

GPA 3.76 LSAT 164 GPA 3.2 LSAT 160 GPA 3.61 LSAT 158 GPA 2.86 LSAT 152

University of Washington School of Law Washington and Lee University School of Law William H. Gates Hall, Box 353020 | Seattle, WA 98195-3020 | 206-543- Office of Admissions, Sydney Lewis Hall | Lexington, VA 24450 | 4078 | [email protected] | www.law.washington.edu 540-458-8503 | [email protected] | www.law.wlu.edu R-FT $26,380 • NR-FT $40,450 R-FT $41,947 Grants 43.8% BT 1.7% • T-FT 545 • T-PT 0 Grants 64.1% BT 6.8% • T-FT 395 • T-PT 0

GPA 3.82 LSAT 166 GPA 3.44 LSAT 161 GPA 3.8 LSAT 165 GPA 3.5 LSAT 159

Washington University School of Law Wayne State University Law School Campus Box 1120, One Brookings Drive | St. Louis, MO 63130-4899 | Admissions Office, 471 West Palmer| Detroit, MI 48202 | 313-577-3937 314-935-4525 | [email protected] | law.wustl.edu [email protected] | www.law.wayne.edu R-FT $46,042 • NR-FT $46,042 R-FT $26,118 • R-PT $14,116 • NR-FT $28,548 • NR-PT $15,412 Grants 68.9% BT 10.8% • T-FT 847 • T-PT 4 Grants 42.5% BT 6% • T-FT 462 • T-PT 108

GPA 3.8 LSAT 169 GPA 3.22 LSAT 162 GPA 3.65 LSAT 159 GPA 3.11 LSAT 155

West Virginia University College of Law Western New England University School of Law 101 Law Center Drive, PO Box 6130 | Morgantown, WV 26506-6130 | Office of Admissions, 1215 Wilbraham Road | Springfield, MA 01119-2684 | 304-293-5301 | wvulaw.admissions@mail. | wvu.edulaw.wvu.edu/ 800-782-6665, 413-782-1406 | [email protected] | www.law.wne.edu R-FT $16,423 • NR-FT $31,367 R-FT $38,240 • R-PT $28,294 • NR-FT $38,240 • NR-PT $28,294 Grants 35.6% BT 4.8% • T-FT 411 • T-PT 7 Grants 63.6% BT 3.4% • T-FT 320 • T-PT 119

GPA 3.7 LSAT 157 GPA 3.15 LSAT 152 GPA 3.42 LSAT 156 GPA 2.85 LSAT 151

Western State College of Law Whittier Law School 1111 North State College Boulevard | Fullerton, CA 92831 | 800-WSU-4LAW, 3333 Harbor Boulevard | Costa Mesa, CA 92626 | 714-444-4141 ext- 123 714-459-1101 | [email protected] | www.wsulaw.edu [email protected] | www.law.whittier.edu R-FT $37,284 • R-PT $25,030 • NR-FT $37,284 • NR-PT $25,030 R-FT $39,140 • R-PT $26,110 • NR-FT $39,140 • NR-PT $26,110 Grants 47.6% BT 4.9% • T-FT 376 • T-PT 135 Grants 48% BT 3.3% • T-FT 564 • T-PT 136

GPA 3.33 LSAT 155 GPA 2.89 LSAT 149 GPA 3.21 LSAT 154 GPA 2.66 LSAT 149

Like us: Facebook.com/onbeingablacklawyer www.onbeingablacklawyer.com | 45 Widener University School of Law Widener University School of Law 4601 Concord Pike, PO Box 7474, Wilmington, DE 19803-0474 | 3800 Vartan Way, PO Box 69380, Harrisburg, PA 17106-380 | Phone: Phone: 302-477-2703; 717-541-3999 Fax: 302-477-2224; 717-541- 302-477-2703; 717-541-3999 Fax: 302-477-2224; 717-541-3903; 3903 | [email protected] | law.widener.edu [email protected] | law.widener.edu R-FT $36,450 • R-PT $26,754 • NR-FT $36,450 • NR-PT $26,754 R-FT $36,450 • R-PT $26,754 • NR-FT $36,450 • NR-PT $26,754 Grants 27.6% BT 7.2% • T-FT 639 • T-PT 308 Grants 34.4% BT 3.1% • T-FT 336 • T-PT 83

GPA 3.43 LSAT 153 GPA 2.81 LSAT 149 GPA 3.46 LSAT 152 GPA 2.85 LSAT 148

Willamette University College of Law William & Mary Law School Truman Wesley Collins Legal Center, 245 Winter Street SE | Salem, OR 97301 | 613 South Henry Street | Williamsburg, VA 23185 | 757-221-3785 503-370-6282 | [email protected] | www.willamette.edu/wucl [email protected] | law.wm.edu R-FT $32,540 • NR-FT $32,540 R-FT $26,200 • NR-FT $36,200 Grants 62.5% BT 0.5% • T-FT 405 • T-PT 1 Grants 37.7% BT 11.1% • T-FT 637 • T-PT 0

GPA 3.42 LSAT 157 GPA 2.86 LSAT 152 GPA 3.82 LSAT 167 GPA 3.46 LSAT 161

William Mitchell College of Law University of Wisconsin Law School Office of Admissions, 875 Summit Avenue| St. Paul, MN 55105 | 651-290-6476 975 Bascom Mall | Madison, WI 53706 | 608-262-5914 Toll-free: 888-WMCL-LAW | [email protected] | www.wmitchell.edu [email protected] | www.law.wisc.edu R-FT $35,710 • R-PT $25,840 • NR-FT $35,710 • NR-PT $25,840 R-FT $19,683 • R-PT $1,645 • NR-FT $38,811 • NR-PT $3,239 Grants 45.5% BT 2.3% • T-FT 698 • T-PT 306 Grants 39.7% BT 6.4% • T-FT 748 • T-PT 44

GPA 3.62 LSAT 159 GPA 3.16 LSAT 150 GPA 3.78 LSAT 165 GPA 3.34 LSAT 158

University of Wyoming College of Law Yale Law School Dept. 3035, 1000 E. University Avenue | Laramie, WY 82071 | PO Box 208215 | New Haven, CT 06520-8215 | 203-432-4995 307-766-6416 | [email protected] | www.uwyo.edu/law [email protected] | www.law.yale.edu R-FT $13,203 • NR-FT $25,533 R-FT $52,525 • NR-FT $52,525 Grants 64.1% BT 1.3% • T-FT 226 • T-PT 0 Grants 58.3% BT 6% • T-FT 638 • T-PT 0

GPA 3.6 LSAT 157 GPA 3.13 LSAT 150 GPA 3.96 LSAT 177 GPA 3.83 LSAT 170

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