Quick Facts
Number of Applicants: 1,546
Number Enrolled: 141
75% LSAT:163 Median LSAT:161 25% LSAT: 158
75% GPA:3.73 Median GPA:3.51 25% GPA: 3.21
Women: 39%
Arizona Residents: 69%
Average Age: 26
Students of Color: 26%
Student/Faculty Ratio: 11 to 1
Students with Graduate Degrees: 10%
Undergraduate Institutions: 56
39 Full Time, 17 Women and 8 people of color on full time faculty & senior administration; approximately 42 Adjunct and Visiting Professors
2010 Graduating Class: 90% Employment 6 months after graduation
Law Firms: 40% (52% after judicial clerkship year)
Government (prosecution, defense, agencies, military): 18%
Judicial Clerkships: 20%
Average salaries: $92,000 (law firm); $54,466 (government)
Externship opportunities in major federal markets such as DC, New York, Chicago, LA. Opportunities include, without limitation, congressional externships and federal agency externships in Washington, D.C. and Arizona State Externships.
AZ: 84% 1st time pass rate (2010)
JD/PhD - Economics, Philosophy or Psychology
JD/MA - American Indian Studies
JD/MA - Latin American Studies
JD/MA - Gender and Women’s Studies
JD/MA - Information Resources & Library Science
JD/MS - Economics, Law & Environment
JD/MS - Public Health
JD/MMF - Management/Finance
JD/MBA
JD/MPA
Child and Family Law Clinic
Immigration Law Clinic
Indigenous Peoples
Criminal Defense & Prosecution Clinics
Arizona Attorney General Clinic
Civil Rights Restoration Clinic
Mortgage Clinic
Bankruptcy, Homeless Legal Clinics (non-credit)
PRIDE Law (non-credit)
Pretrial Litigation
Advanced Trial Advocacy
Moot Court
Writing opportunities exist for students on three journals:
The Arizona Journal of International & Comparative Law, and
The Arizona Journal of Environmental Law & Policy.
Certificates in:
International Trade & Business Law,
Criminal Law,
Indigenous Peoples Law & Policy, and
Environmental Law.
Concentrations in:
Environmental Law, Science & Policy,
Criminal Law,
Business & Corporate,
International & Comparative Law, and
Entrepeneuriship/Innovation.
Small section classes of 28-29 students, each with 2 upper-class mentors
Legal writing sections of 15 Students, each with 1 legal writing mentor
Professional, Faculty & Student Mentor Program
Updated: 12/14/2011