University of Richmond School of Law
Stats
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School Website
NALP - Region
- Mid-Atlantic
- State
- Virginia
- Dean
- Wendy Collins Perdue
- Enrollment
- 460
- Student/Faculty Ratio
- 12.4
- Talking Points
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- Home of the Institute for Actual Innocence, which works to identify and exonerate wrongfully convicted individuals in Virginia.
- Notable alumni include: A. Willis Robertson (former US Congressman), Lawrence L. Koontz, Jr (Senior Justice of VA Supreme Court), José M. Cabanillas (executive officer of the USS Texas during WWII and D-Day)
Recent Headlines from Above the Law
A look at the law schools of the South, based on our ATL Insider Survey.
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The past few weeks have brought lots of news on the law school dean front. Last week, Chapman Law selected a former congressman as its next head. Earlier this month, Pepperdine Law picked up a judge as its latest leader. Today the University of Richmond School of Law — a top 100 law school, per…
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Ratings*
Student Alumni Academics B B Practical/Clinical Training B+ B- Career Counseling B B+ Financial Aid Advising C+ B+ Social Life B+ A -
Employment
Top Biglaw Employers ?School Funded 0% Large Firm 6.80% Federal Clerkships 4.70% Government 8.43% Public Interest 3.01% -
Cost
Tuition $36,850 Total Investment ? $153, 910 -
Admissions
23.7 / 100
applicants are accepted.
2.62 / 10
admitted students enroll.LSAT (25/75) 159/163 GPA (25/75) 3.16/3.63 -
US News Rank
53
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Interview with AdmissionsDean
Provided by the school
“The strangest personal statements I’ve read are the ones written in the third-person voice from the perspective of the writer’s obituary…” – Michelle Rahman – Associate Dean for Admissions & Financial Aid, Richmond Law
See more at AdmissionsDean
