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Class of 2008-11 Employment: 1,007 Law Firm, 265 Public Interest, 209 Clerkship, 30 Corporate, 17 Academic, 13 Other Founded: 1819 by Thomas Jefferson in Charlottesville, Virginia.

Source of Institutional Control: Public (with no state funding)

Academic Year Calendar: Semester

Official American Bar Association Data

Degree Programs Offered: Juris Doctor (J.D.), Master of Laws (LL.M.), Dual-Degree Programs at UVA (J.D.-M.A., J.D.-M.B.A., J.D.-M.P.H., J.D.-M.P.P., J.D.-M.S., J.D.-M.U.E.P.), External Dual-Degree Programs (either J.D.-M.A., J.D.-M.A.L.D., J.D.-M.P.A.), J.D.-Master's in Economic Law at Sciences Po (Paris)

Total J.D. Enrollment (Fall 2012): 1,078
55% men, 45% women
25% minorities and foreign nationals

J.D. Application Deadline: March 1 (J.D. candidates are also offered an early decision option.)

Graduate Studies (LL.M.) Application Deadline: Feb. 1

Admissions Offers Made By: April 15

Student-Faculty Ratio: 11 to 1 (as of fall 2012)

Class of 2012 Degrees Awarded: 364 J.D.s, 35 LL.M.s, 3 S.J.D.s

Endowment: As of June 30, 2012, the market value of the endowments and quasi-endowments held for the benefit of the Law School was more than $380 million.

Student-Run Academic Journals: 10

Student Organizations: 72, with at least 10 involved extensively in public service projects

Library: 873,981 volumes (June 30, 2012)

Charlottesville Population: 44,471 (2011 estimate) - More on Charlottesville

Charlottesville and Albemarle County: 145,251 (2011 estimate)

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ADMISSIONS

CLASS OF 2015 PROFILE (More):

Median LSAT: 170
25%-75% LSAT: 164-171
Median GPA: 3.87
25%-75% GPA: 3.53-3.93
Average Age: 24 (range is 20 to 44)

  • 356 students enrolled from among 6,062 applicants
  • 55% men, 45% women
  • 21% identify themselves as minority students
  • 66% have post-college work experience
  • 7% have graduate degree

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COSTS AND FINANCIAL AID

J.D. Program, 2013-14 School Year
Virginia Resident
Nonresident
Tuition and Fees (All J.D. Classes):
$47,900
$52,900
Living Expenses:
16,300
16,300
Health Insurance: 2,574 2,574
Books and Supplies: 1,800 1,800
Loan Fees*:
206
206
Totals:
$68,780
$73,780
* Per new regulations, Grad PLUS loan fees are not included. Students who get Grad PLUS loans pay an average of $1,400 in additional loan fees.

For more information on J.D. costs, see Financial Aid Information

Total J.D. Financial Aid, 2012-13:

Received Scholarships: 428 students received $11.4 million (from all sources)
Received Loans: 731 students received $37.4 million
 

LL.M. Program, 2013-14 School Year
 
VIRGINIA Resident
Nonresident
Tuition and Fees
$47,900
$52,900
Living Expenses, Etc.**
21,324
21,324
Total:
$69,224
$74,224
** Includes costs for living expenses, health insurance, and books and supplies

 

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CAREER SERVICES

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Where Our Graduates Go, Classes of 2008-11

  • Law Firms: 65% (1,007)
  • Public Interest: 17% (265)
    Postgraduate Fellowships: 124 | More
  • Clerkships: 14% (209)
  • Corporate: 2% (30)
  • Academic: 1% (17)
  • Other: 1% (13)
    Total: 100% (1,541)
Law Firms, Classes of 2008-11
  • 71% with firms in American Lawyer's top 100 by gross revenue
  • 10% with firms ranked between 100 and 200
  • 19% with smaller firms

Clerkships, Classes of 2008-11

  • 13 U.S. Supreme Court (alumni clerkships, 2008-11)
  • 53 U.S. Circuit Courts of Appeal
  • 106 U.S. District Courts and other federal courts
  • 42 state courts
  • 1 international court

Public Interest Jobs, Classes of 2008-11

  • 124 postgraduate fellowships
  • 60 federal government
  • 32 state and local government
  • 26 military
  • 19 public interest groups

Top Job Locations, Classes of 2008-11
The classes of 2008-11 had at least four graduates in each of 54 cities.

  • Washington, D.C., 341
  • New York, 277
  • California, 89
  • Atlanta, 51
  • Richmond, Va., 46
  • Boston, 44
  • Charlottesville, 42
  • Chicago, 37
  • Dallas, 31
  • Houston, 26
  • Philadelphia, 26
  • Alexandria, Va., 23

Map: Where Our Graduates Go

Map: Clerkships by Location

Campus Recruiting, Fall 2012

  • More than 650 offices
  • Over 6,000 on-campus interviews of second-year students
  • Participating 2Ls averaged more than 18 interviews (with a median of 19 interviews)

Rankings of Career Placement Success

Virginia has graduates in each of the American Lawyer top 100 firms (as of March 2012).

Virginia ranked second in the number of associates promoted to partner among the National Law Journal's top 250 firms in 2011. More

According to a 2011 survey by U.S. News and World report, Virginia ranks as the sixth-most-popular law school in a survey of law firm hiring partners and recruiters. More 

Virginia ranks second after Harvard in the number of chief legal officers at the nation's top 500 companies, according to a 2010 report in Corporate Counsel magazine.

According to a Forbes survey on private-sector salaries in 2011, Virginia ranks fourth among national law schools in the median compensation level of mid-career alumni (More). A 2012 Forbes survey on median starting salaries in the private sector places UVA Law graduates as fifth in the country (More).

In a 2010 study by Stanford Graduate School of Business professors, Virginia ranked fifth in the number of lawyers at the top 300 U.S. law firms. More

Virginia is fourth in placing clerks on the U.S. Supreme Court from 2005-2012. Thirteen alumni from the Classes of 2008-11 have clerked or are currently clerking for the U.S. Supreme Court. More | Virginia Law News About Supreme Court Clerks

Virginia is fourth in the number of partners in the National Law Journal's top 100 firms, according to a paper published in the Journal of Legal Education in 2012.* More (National Jurist) | More (SSRN)

*Among those who received their J.D.s in 1986 or after (junior- and mid-level partners)

CLASS OF 2011 GRADUATES AT AMERICAN LAWYER TOP 100 LAW FIRMS

RANK FIRM/LOCATION
1 Baker & McKenzie
Washington
3 Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
New York, Washington
4 Latham & Watkins
New York, San Diego, Washington
5 Kirkland & Ellis
Chicago
6 HOGAN lOVELLS
Washington
7 Jones Day
Atlanta, Cleveland, Los Angeles
8 Sidley Austin
Chicago
9 White & Case
New York
10 Greenberg Traurig
Miami
11 Weil, Gotshal & Manges
New York, Washington
12 Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher
Los Angeles, Washington
14 MAYER BROWN
New York, Washington
16 Sullivan & Cromwell
New York
17 K&L Gates
Washington
18 WilmerHale
New York, Washington
20 Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
New York, Washington
22 Davis Polk & Wardwell
New York
25 Bingham McCutchen
Washington
27 McDermott Will & Emery
Washington
30 Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison
Washington
31 O'Melveny & Myers
Menlo Park
32 Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld
Washington
36 QUINN EMANUEL URQUHART & SULLIVAN
New York
39 Proskauer Rose
Los Angeles
40 DEBEVOISE & PLIMPTON
New York
41 dechert
Philadelphia, Washington
44 Arnold & Porter
Denver
45 FOLEY & LARDNER
Orlando
46 Covington & Burling
Washington
47 VINSON & ELKIN
Houston, Washington
48 FULBRIGHT & JAWORKSI
New York, Washington
49 HUNTON & WILLIAMS
Richmond, Washington
50 Baker Botts
Dallas, Houston, Washington
53 McGuireWoods
Richmond
54 COOLEY
Reston
55 BRYAN CAVE
St. Louis
57 Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
Palo Alto
58 wILLKIE FARR & GALLAGHER
New York, Washington
59 PERKINS COIE
Washington
60 PILLSBURY WINTHROP SHAW PITTMAN
Washington
62 FRIED FRANK HARRIS SHRIVER & JACOBSON
Washington
63 katten muchin rosenman
Chicago
64 Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft
Charlotte, New York
65 Baker Hostetler
Cleveland, Orlando
67 NIXON PEABODY
Boston, Washington
73 TROUTMAN SANDERS
New York, Richmond
74 DRINKER BIDDLE & REATH
Philadelphia, Washington
79 Venable
Washington
81 Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner
Boston
83 PATTON BOGGS
Washington
84 Crowell & moring
Washington
86 CAHILL GORDON & REINDEL
New York
97 Sutherland
Atlanta, Washington
98 Haynes and Boone
Dallas
100 Cozen O'Connor
Philadelphia

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ALUMNI/Law Foundation

Alumni: The Law School has 18,442 alumni in all 50 states, 63 foreign countries and several U.S. protectorates.

Endowment: As of June 30, 2012, the market value of the endowments and quasi-endowments held for the benefit of the Law School was more than $380 million.

Capital Campaign: The Capital Campaign concluded in June 2012. Results

2011-12 Contributions: At the conclusion of the 2011-12 Annual Giving Campaign, 8,669 alumni (52.75 percent), made gifts totaling $11.3 million, including more than $4.4 million in unrestricted funds. This marked the seventh consecutive year with alumni participation over 50 percent.

Young Alumni: 82 percent of the Class of 2012 made a pledge to the Law School.

Alumni Careers

Prominent Alumni:

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PUBLIC SERVICE

(The following statistics are for 2011-12)

17,681 pro bono hours logged

91 Class of 2012 graduates completed at least 75 hours of pro bono while in law school

$483,074 awarded to 109 students working in public interest jobs in the summer of 2012 | Where PILA Grantees Worked

60 students participated in the 2012 Alternative Spring Break Pro Bono Program in eight cities, a record level of participation More

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FACULTY - Data reported to the ABA in fall 2012

Student/Faculty Ratio: 11 to 1

Resident Faculty (full-time):

  • Male: 57
  • Female: 22
  • Total: 79, 6 of whom are minorities

Other Faculty: 89 (adjuncts, lecturers, etc.)

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