Profile Of The Class Of 2010
43% Female
24% members of minority groups
Average age: 24; Range: 20-53
44% out of undergraduate school one year or more
64% from outside Florida
44% speak one or more foreign languages
180 undergraduate schools and approximately 40 majors, 42 states, and 8 countries are represented.
There were close to 5000 applicants.
489 students entered into the 2007 JD Class. For the 2008 entering class, we are targeting a class size between 395-410.
There are approximately 1,250 students in the J.D. program.
Approximately 140 students are enrolled in the LL.M. programs.
LSAT/GPA STATISTICS (for the Class of 2010) |
LSAT scores: |
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75th Percentile - 160 25th Percentile - 155 |
GPA: |
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75th Percentile - 3.64 25th Percentile - 3.23 |
FALL 2007 APPLICATION INFORMATION
| Preferred Scholarship Completion Deadline: | January 4, 2008 |
Preferred Application Completion Deadline: |
February 4, 2008 (earlier is recommended) |
Final Application Completion Deadline: |
July 31, 2008 (applications received after February 4 will be reviewed on a seat available basis). |
Application fee: $60 |
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ADMISSION FACTORS
LSAT (Multiple LSAT scores are averaged)
Undergraduate GPA
Competitiveness of undergraduate institution
Rigor of undergraduate curriculum
Grade trends
Graduate degrees (if applicable)
Work experience
Recommendations (particularly academic)
Extracurricular: community service, leadership activities, etc.
Personal Statement
TRANSFER APPLICANTS
To be considered: "B" average or better or top 20 percent of 1L class at an ABA-accredited law school.
Maximum 32 credits accepted for transfer (first year equivalent).
JURIS DOCTOR (J.D.) REQUIREMENTS at UM Law
Three year program (2.5 years with summers); 88 credit hours.
Full-time students register for 16 credits each semester of their first year and a minimum of 12 credit Hours each semester thereafter.
A cumulative average of 2.0 or above is required for the J.D.
Over 180 courses, seminars or workshops are typically offered to JD students throughout the year.
JOINT DEGREE PROGRAMS
Joint JD/MA Program (Marine Affairs)
Joint JD/MBA Program (Business)
Joint JD/MPH Program (Public Health)
Joint JD/LLM Program in Taxation
Joint JD/LLM Program in International Law, Inter-American Law or Ocean & Coastal Law
LAW LIBRARY
620,000 volumes or equivalents.
One of the largest and best-funded legal research libraries in the U.S.
Special collections in taxation, international and foreign law, estate planning and ocean law.
The Latin American and Caribbean law collections are one of the richest in the country.
The Library also houses the Everglades Litigation Collection and papers of Soia Mentschikoff.
The Library's full-time staff of 28, including 13 professional librarians of whom six have law degrees, provide a high level of service.
Law students also have access to the UM Richter Library (next to the law school) and all UM libraries.
STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS
The Law School has approximately 35 student organizations. They are active in bringing guest speakers to campus, producing scholarly journals, organizing community service activities etc.
Miami offers 5 journals: The University of Miami Law Review; Inter-American Law Review; International and Comparative Law Review; Business Law Journal; Psychology, Public Policy and Law Review.
SUMMER STUDY ABROAD PROGRAMS
First Segment LEAP (London, English Countryside, Amsterdam, Paris) Greece/Italy Tour de España |
Second Segment |
Students choose one program from each segment. The Law School also offers a short-term 3-credit workshop with the University of Leipzig, Germany which meets in Miami in the winter and Leipzig in the spring.
FLORIDA BAR PASSAGE RATE*
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July 2007 |
July 2006 |
July 2005 |
July 2004 |
July 2003 |
Miami Alumni: |
85.8% |
85.7% |
79.4% |
84.1% |
83.3% |
First-Time Takers: |
80.4% |
75.1% |
70.5% |
74.1% |
75.8% |
*UM law graduates who sit for bar exams in many other states achieve similar rates of success.
CAREER PLANNING CENTER
One of the few law schools (if not the only one) in the country to have 8 attorneys working in its career center (5 full-time).
The CPC assists students in finding summer employment, employment during the 2nd and 3rd years (20 hours maximum), and employment after graduation with continuing service to alumni.
The placement rate of our graduates has matched or exceeded the national rate for the past 6 years. 93% for the Class of 2006 was employed within nine months of graduation.
UM LAW GRADUATE SALARIES & PRACTICE AREAS (Class of 2006)
The salary ranges of Miami's 2006 graduates varied widely depending on the type of practice involved (private, business/industry, government, public interest, judicial clerkships, etc.), the size of the firm (from 2 attorney offices to 500+ attorneys), and the location. Salaries for the Class of 2006 ranged from $40,000 to $150,000.
PRACTICE AREAS (Class of 2006) |
% of UM School of Law graduates |
Salary Ranges |
Private Practice |
69.5 |
$40,000 - $150,000 |
Business/Industry |
7.0 |
$60,000 - $90,000 |
Government (federal/state/local) |
12.5 |
$30,000 - $60,000 |
Judicial clerkships |
4.0 |
$30,000 - $54,000 |
Public Interest |
5.5 |
$33,000 - $41,000 |
Academia |
1.5 |
$40,000 |
Miami's graduates are employed throughout the U.S. in a full range of practice areas. For sample lists of employers and summer clerkships, please visit the CPC website. For details on jobs and activities of our students and alumni, access the online alumni and student spotlights.
