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Enrollment Profile

Fall 2012 Entering Class Profile

Enrollment numbers as of October 5, 2012

Demographics
Total Class Size 143
Average Age 25
Age Range 20 - 54
Gender Male: 51% | Female: 49%
Minority Enrollment 13%
Undergraduate Majors 72
Number with Advanced Degrees 9

 

Academics & Test Scores (certified by Law School Admission Council (LSAC))
  GPA LSAT*
Mean 3.34 156
Median 3.39 155
25% 3.13 152
75% 3.67 160

* LSAT calculations are based on 130 test takers

Class of 2015 Enrollment by State
 

Undergraduate Institutions

69 institutions represented including:
Benedictine College Pacific University
Bob Jones University Pennsylvania State University-Capitol
Boston College Pepperdine University-Malibu
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo Princeton University
Colgate University Purdue University-West Lafayette
College of Saint Benedict Rhodes College
College of Saint Scholastica Saint John's University
Concordia College Saint Mary's University of Minnesota
Cornell College Saint Norbert College
Creighton University Saint Olaf College
DePaul University Southwest Minnesota State University
Drake University St. Catherine University
Florida Agricultural & Mechanical University Taylor University
Fontbonne University University of California-Los Angeles
Gustavus Adolphus College University of Colorado-Colorado Springs
Hamline University University of Iowa
Illinois Wesleyan University University of Kansas
Indiana University-Bloomington University of Mary
Jacksonville State University University of Minnesota-Duluth
John Cabot University University of Minnesota-Minneapolis
King College University of Missouri-Columbia
Lawrence University Unviersity of North Dakota-Grand Forks
Louisiana State University-Baton Rouge University of North Texas
Marquette University University of Northern Iowa
Metropolitan State College of Denver University of St. Thomas
Metropolitan State University University of Tampa
Miami University Oxford University of Texas-Austin
Minnesota State University-Mankato University of Wisconsin-Madison
Minnesota State University Moorhead University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Missouri State University-Springfield University of Wisconsin-River Falls
Montana State University-Billings University of Wisconsin-Stout
Morningside College University of Wisconsin-Superior
Mount Royal College University of Wyoming
Northwestern College-Iowa Winona State University

Religious Preference

45 percent of our fall 2012 entering class identified as Roman Catholic and another 10% did not identify a preference. The remaining students identified as other Christian, Lutheran, Methodist, Episcopalian, Baptist, Muslim, Orthodox Christian, Presbyterian or no religious preference or affiliation.

Student Body Profile

Total student body (October 5, 2012): 445
Average age 26
Percent minority 13%
Full-time faculty 30
Student/Faculty ration 12.6:1

Experiential Learning: Interprofessional Center for Counseling and Legal Services

The Interprofessional Center for Counseling and Legal Services is among the first of its kind in the country through which faculty and students from the disciplines of law, psychology, and social work collaborate to help clients in need.

Clinic practice areas:

Appellate

Bankruptcy Litigation

Consumer Bankruptcy

Community Justice Project

Elder Law

Federal Commutations

Immigration Law

Nonprofit Organizations

Misdemeanors

Scholarship Retention

All UST Law merit scholarships are offered on a three-year basis, meaning that students retain the scholarship provided they remain in good academic standing (GPA of 2.0 or better.) For more information on the UST Law Scholarship policy, refer to Section II-6 of the policy manual.

In 2011, 99% of our students retained their scholarships. The following table illustrates our scholarship retention in recent years.

Students matriculating Number entering with conditional scholarshipsNumber whose conditional scholarships have since been reduced or eliminated
2011 135 1
2010 99 2
2009 108 1

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