University of Connecticut School of Law

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The University of Connecticut School of Law (UConn Law) is the only public law school in Connecticut and one of only two in New England. The school was recently ranked 50th among the 190 American Bar Association-accredited law schools in the country by U.S. News & World Report. The school is located in Hartford, Connecticut.

Contents 1 Founding 2 Recent improvements 3 Journals 4 Alumni 5 Statistics

[edit] Founding

Founded in 1921, the Law School is accredited by the American Bar Association and is a member of the Association of American Law Schools. Its campus is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The campus' gothic style buildings, constructed in 1925 (except for the new library, which was completed in 1996), had formerly housed the Hartford Seminary until 1981.

[edit] Recent improvements

The recently-constructed law library is one of the largest law school libraries in the United States. Two miles from the center of Hartford, the school is located in a neighborhood of large Victorian homes, where many students, staff, and faculty live. The campus is just a few minutes away from the State Capitol, courts and agencies, and the offices of Hartford's law firms and corporations.

[edit] Journals

There are four scholarly journals on campus: the Connecticut Law Review, the Connecticut Insurance Law Journal, the Connecticut Journal of International Law, and the Connecticut Public Interest Law Journal.

[edit] Alumni

• Joe Courtney, 1978, Congressman-elect from Connecticut's Second District
• Edward Kennedy, Jr., 1983, Son of Ted Kennedy
• Chris Murphy, 1997, Congressman-elect from Connecticut's Fifth District.

[edit] Statistics

Class of 2008 Profile

Applications 3,464

Acceptance Rate 20.7%

First Year Students Enrolled 210

Total J.D. Students Enrolled 670

Women 50%

Minorities 23%

Students with advanced degrees 23%

Dean’s Scholars 43%

Undergraduate majors represented 54

Undergraduate institutions represented 106

States represented 24

Median LSAT 162

Median GPA 3.40

Day Division 25th-75th percentiles LSAT 160/163

Day Division 25th-75th percentiles GPA 3.23/3.60

Average Age 25