THE CLASS OF 2020 is a diverse and accomplished group of students from across the country.

The 319 students come from 38 states and the District of Columbia,

and attended 154 undergraduate institutions.

PROFILE

California 31Florida 24New York 19

Texas 18Maryland 14North Carolina 13

Pennsylvania 12Tennessee 10Georgia 8

New Jersey 8District of Columbia 7

Utah 7Ohio 6Connecticut 5

Oklahoma 5

University of Virginia 17College of William & Mary 12University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill 11Georgetown University 9Duke University 8Dartmouth College 7

George Washington University 7University of California, Berkeley 7University of Texas, Austin 7Northwestern University 6University of Miami 6Brigham Young University 5

Princeton University 5University of California, Los Angeles 5University of Georgia 5University of Maryland, College Park 5University of Pittsburgh 5

UNDERGRADUATE SCHOOLS REPRESENTED BY FIVE OR MORE FIRST-YEARS:

BENJAMIN CABRANES, who hails from New Haven, Connecticut, attended Dartmouth College, where he earned his bachelor’s degree in government.

Cabranes decided he wanted to attend law school after working as an investigative analyst for the Public Corruption Unit at the New York County District Attorney’s Office, where he assisted in investigating crimes committed by New York City police officers and public officials, and worked on a bribery trial from jury selection through the final verdict.

“As soon as I set foot on North Grounds, I could feel a sense of community that I had not experienced on any other Law campus which I had visited,” he said.

169 median LSAT

163-170 25%-75% LSAT

3.87 median GPA

3.57-3.94 25%-75% GPA

20-41 age range

319 students enrolled from 5,068 applicants

53% men

47% women

24% people of color

67% have postgraduate experience

CLASS OF 2020 FAST FACTS AS OF AUG. 23, 2017

STUDENTS COME FROM 38 STATES, THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA AND PUERTO RICO. IN ADDITION TO VIRGINIA, THE FOLLOWING STATES ARE REPRESENTED BY FIVE OR MORE STUDENTS:

FOUNDED 1819 by Thomas Jefferson

DUAL-DEGREE PROGRAMS in accounting, business, economic law, English, foreign affairs, government, history, philosophy, public health, public policy, medicine, and urban and environmental planning

EXTERNAL COLLABORATIVE PROGRAMS (with Princeton, Tufts and Johns Hopkins) in public international law fields

STUDY ABROAD PROGRAMS Second- and third-year students have access to eight international exchange programs:

BUCERIUS LAW SCHOOL

GermanyINSTITUTO DE EMPRESSA

Madrid

MELBOURNE LAW SCHOOL Australia

SEOUL NATIONAL UNIVERSITY

SouthKorea

TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY

LAW SCHOOL Israel

UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND

NewZealand

UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY Australia

WASEDA UNIVERSITY Tokyo

STUDENT-FACULTY RATIO 9.3 TO 1

TOTAL J.D. ENROLLMENT* 914 students54% men46% women22% people of color *AS OF AUG. 23, 2017

STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS 61, plus 10 journals

GRADUATE STUDIESEach year about 45 students, mainly from foreign countries, earn their LL.M. or S.J.D. degree at UVA Law.

ALUMNI The Law School has more than 20,000

alumni in all 50 states and more than 60 foreign countries. More than 50% of alumni have given to the Law School each of the past 12 years.

PUBLIC SERVICE Students logged 14,154 pro bono hours during the 2016-17 school year.

ACADEMIC JOURNALSJournal of Law &

Politics Virginia

Environmental Law Journal Virginia Journal of

Criminal LawVirginia Journal of

International Law Virginia Journal of

Law & Technology Virginia Journal of

Social Policy & the Law Virginia Law &

Business Review Virginia Law

Review Virginia Sports &

Entertainment Law Journal

Virginia Tax Review

CLINICS 19

U.S. SUPREME COURT CLERKS Virginia is fourth in contributing the most clerks to the U.S. Supreme Court from 2005-16.

www.law.virginia.edu/admissions

CONTACTCordel Faulk

(434) 924-4869cfaulk@law.virginia.edu

PROFILE

VIRGINIA LAW FAST FACTS

When ALEXIS WALLACE began her

law school search, she was looking for a place that would

foster community along with a legal education. Before

applying to law school, Wallace, who

hails from Jackson, Mississippi, recalled speaking to a local

attorney.

“He said, ‘Law school is terrible. I don’t

know anyone who enjoyed it.’ After a

short pause, he corrected himself and added, ‘Actually, one

of my colleagues seemed to like his

experience at UVA.’ From that moment on, UVA Law became the

center of my focus.”

LAURA YANG graduated from the University of Southern California and worked as a management consulting analyst in San Francisco before law school. Growing up, Yang spent eight years living abroad in Asia. She made the decision to attend UVA Law after visiting the school last fall.

“I experienced first-hand the warmth and collegiality of the UVA Law community and could not help but be infected by the positive energy,” she said.

New York 213District ofColumbia 192

Virginia 147California 81Texas 68

Pennsylvania 34Georgia 23North Carolina 23

Maryland 20Massachusetts 18Delaware 17

Ohio 16Florida 15Illinois 12

Colorado 11Tennessee 11International 11

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