While law schools across the country continue to face declining enrollments, the at the has welcomed the largest incoming class in its 41 year history.
The class size for the full-time program this fall has almost doubled in size from a year ago, with 99 incoming this year compared to 53 last year. The law school also enrolled 24 students in its ; another 7 candidates in the , 7 students in its new advanced JD program, 6 transfer students and 2 visiting students. With all categories included, the fall 2014 entering class stands at a total of 145 students.
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While the 糖心Vlog官方 School of Law is one of the smallest in the country, it consistently ranks among the nation’s top tier of accredited law schools in the annual , and is one of the most diverse for its mix of students and faculty.
“This substantial upturn in enrollment did not just happen,” said School of Law Dean Avi Soifer. “Elisabeth Steele Hutchison, our director of admissions, her staff and the faculty and students on our admissions committee—as well as many other faculty and staff members—worked hard to attract these extraordinary students. In addition, Professor Alison Connor helped develop and implement our new Advanced JD program and we recruited outstanding students for the first class.”
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—By Beverly Creamer