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The university of alabama school of law admissions
The University of Alabama School of Law (also known as Alabama Law) located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama is a nationally ranked top-tier law school (First Tier) and the only public law school in the state. In total, it is one of five law schools in the state, and one of three that are ABA accredited. According to Alabama's official 2013 ABA-required disclosures, 70.5% of the Class of 2013 obtained full-time, long-term, JD-required employment nine months after graduation.
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- The university of alabama school of law admissions
- University of alabama school of law profile
- Academics
- Law clinics
- Publications
- Employment
- Costs
- Notable alumni
- References
The diverse student body, of approximately 520, represent 174 undergraduate institutions from 23 states and Canada. Of the incoming class of 2012, approximately 40% were female and 15% were minority students.
University of alabama school of law profile
Academics
The School of Law offers the Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree, as well as an International LL.M., an LL.M. in Taxation, and an LL.M. in Business Transactions. A joint J.D./M.B.A. program is also available. Students may also pursue a number of graduate degrees through established dual enrollment programs for M.A. or Ph.D. in Political Science, M.P.A., Ph.D. in Economics, or LL.M. in Taxation. In addition, a Certificate in Public Interest Law is available through the Public Interest Institute.
Admissions have become increasingly selective with the median LSAT and undergrad GPAs, of the 2013 incoming class, reaching 164 and 3.86, respectively. The 75% to 25% range for these metrics was from 166-157 and 3.94 to 3.42.
Law clinics
Students are guaranteed an opportunity to participate in at least one of the school's seven law clinics.
Publications
In 2007 Jarvis & Coleman ranked the Alabama Law Review (ALR) 36th "on the basis of the prominence of their lead article authors." This represents an incredible 63 position improvement from the rankings of ten years prior. A year before, ExpressO, UC Berkeley's manuscript submission service, ranked the ALR at 22nd, in terms of "number of manuscripts received." Washington and Lee's methods rank ALR significantly lower at 57th, by the number of citations from other journals, and 75th according to their composite scoring. However, these too show a significant improvement of 41 and 47 positions, respectively, over the preceding 6 years.
Approximately 40% of students graduate with journal experience. This is a slightly lower percentage than many of Alabama's peer schools, but nonetheless above the national average.
Employment
According to Alabama's official 2013 ABA-required disclosures, 70.5% of the Class of 2013 obtained full-time, long-term, JD-required employment nine months after graduation. Alabama's Law School Transparency under-employment score is 8.4%, indicating the percentage of the Class of 2013 unemployed, pursuing an additional degree, or working in a non-professional, short-term, or part-time job nine months after graduation.
Costs
The total cost of attendance (indicating the cost of tuition, fees, and living expenses) at Alabama for the 2013-2014 academic year is $24,060 for residents and $37,810 for nonresidents. The Law School Transparency estimated debt-financed cost of attendance for three years is $151,398 for residents and $206,077 for nonresidents.