2007-2008 Profile
Law School Enrollment: 700-750
Student/Faculty Ratio: 14.6 to 1 First Year Class Profile
First Year Class Enrollment: 220
| Average Age
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27
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Women
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50%
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| Out of state
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69%
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Ethnic Minorities
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22%
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| Out of Pacific NW
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57%
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LSAT
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GPA
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| 75th percentile
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163
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3.71
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| Median
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161
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3.49
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| 25th percentile
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156
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3.07 |
Tuition/Financial Aid
| Day
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$28,984
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| Evening
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$21,738
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| % receiving financial aid
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95%
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| % receiving scholarships
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40% |
Location
Six miles south of downtown Portland, bordered by 645-acre Tryon Creek State Park. Application Process
| Oct. 1
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Applications begin to be submitted
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| January
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Application file review begins
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| Jan. 15
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Application priority deadline for international and foreign-educated applicants
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| March 1
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Application priority deadline for citizens of the U.S. and Canada
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| March 1
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Financial aid priority deadline |
Admission is on a rolling basis. Our earliest decision letters will be mailed in February.
It is strongly recommended that you take the LSAT no later than December. However, highly qualified applicants from the February and June tests may be considered. Specialty Areas
- Business and Commercial Transactions Law
- Criminal Law
- Environmental and Natural Resources Law
- Intellectual Property Law
- Taxation Law
- Animal Law
- Indian Law
Other Areas of Study
- Public interest law
- Wills, trusts, and estate planning
- General and family practice
- Crime victim advocacy
Law Reviews
Law Library
- Newer facility with open & abundant study space
- Over 500,000 volumes
- Largest law library in Oregon
- Second largest law library in the Northwest
- U.S. Patent and Trademark Depository
see also: http://lawlib.lclark. edu
Career Services
- In July 2007, Lewis & Clark had an 82% passage rate on the Oregon Bar for first-time test takers (the overall pass rate for OR was 80%).
- 94% of graduates in 2007 were employed, or pursuing an advanced degree, within nine months of graduation. The employment breakdown is as follows:
42.5% Private Practice
21.7% Business
15.0% Government
14.0% Public Interest
6.8% Judicial Clerkships
see also: http://law.lclark. edu/dept/lscs/
For more information
Office of Admissions
Lewis & Clark Law School
10015 S.W. Terwilliger Blvd.
Portland, Oregon 97219-7799
Phone: 503-768-6613
Fax: 503-768-6793
Email: lawadmss@lclark.edu
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