The School of Law at Elon University

March 2, 2019

Law School Rankings

Law School Admissions

Application

Director of admissions Sharon Gaskin
Application deadline June 30
Full-time program application fee $50
Part-time program application fee N/A
Besides the fall semester, can enter in N/A

The School of Law at Elon University

Admissions & Enrollment (Overall)

Acceptance rate 46.8% – Medium
Median undergraduate GPA for all program entrants 3.20
Median LSAT score for all program entrants 153

Admissions & Enrollment (Full-time)

Acceptance rate 46.8%
LSAT scores (25th-75th percentile) 150-156
Undergraduate GPA (25th-75th percentile) 2.87-3.47
Median undergraduate GPA for full-time program entrants 3.20
Median LSAT score for full-time program entrants 153

Admissions & Enrollment (Part-time)

Applicants N/A
Acceptance rate N/A
LSAT scores (25th-75th percentile) N/A
Undergraduate GPA (25th-75th percentile) N/A
Median undergraduate GPA for part-time program entrants N/A
Median LSAT score for part-time program entrants N/A

Law School Academics

Academic Program Details

Academic calendar Semester
Joint degrees offered N/A
Special programs offered to J.D. students (as provided by the school)
Elon offers clinics in immigration law, wills drafting, and juvenile justice mediation. It houses the NC Business Court, Center for Engaged Learning in the Law, Center for Law & Humanities, and trial advocacy program. The Leadership Program prepares students to serve as leaders in their profession and in society. Through the Preceptor Program, fifty lawyers serve as mentors to law students.
Programs/courses offered in
appellate advocacy intellectual property law
clinical training international law
dispute resolution tax law
environmental law trial advocacy
health care law

Curricular Offerings (Overall)

Classroom course titles, beyond the first-year curriculum, offered last year 76
Seminars 7
Positions available in seminars 133
Positions available in simulation courses 193
Positions available in faculty-supervised clinical courses 38
Student activities (as provided by the school)
Elon houses twenty-two student organizations including the Elon Law Review, moot court and mock trial teams, business, public interest, international and family law societies, two national law fraternity chapters, an Innocence Project chapter, groups representing student political and religious views, Black, Latin American, and Women’s law associations, and OutLaw representing GLBT perspectives.

Curricular Offerings (Full-time)

Typical first-year full-time section size taught by full-time faculty (excludes small sections) 30
Is there typically a full-time “small section” of the first-year class taught by full-time faculty (excluding Legal Writing)? Yes
Typical size of first-year “small section” 30
Positions filled in full-time program seminars 109
Positions filled in full-time program simulation courses 163
Positions filled in faculty-supervised full-time program clinical courses 38
Full-time students involved in field placements 55
Full-time students involved in law journals 25
Full-time students involved in advanced moot court or trial competitions 31
Full-time students enrolled in independent study 11

Curricular Offerings (Part-time)

Typical first-year part-time section size taught by full-time faculty (excludes small sections) N/A
Is there typically a part-time “small section” of the first-year class taught by full-time faculty (excluding Legal Writing)? N/A
Positions filled in part-time program seminars N/A
Positions filled in part-time program simulation courses N/A
Positions filled in faculty-supervised part-time program clinical courses N/A
Part-time students involved in field placements N/A
Part-time students involved in law journals N/A
Part-time students involved in advanced moot court or trial competitions N/A
Part-time students enrolled in independent study N/A

Faculty Profile (Fall 2011)

Student-faculty ratio 18.4:1 – High
Full- and part-time faculty 29
Full-time minority faculty 17.6%
Part-time minority faculty 8.3%
Total faculty 40
Total faculty (men) 65.0%
Total faculty (women) 35.0%
Total faculty (minorities) 12.5%

Class Size

Law School Ranking

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Law Ranking Scores

Score N/A
Peer assessment score (out of 5) 1.6
Assessment score by lawyers/judges (out of 5) 2.3
GPA (25th-75th percentile) 2.87-3.47
Median undergraduate GPA for all program entrants 3.20
LSAT scores (25th-75th percentile) 150-156
Median LSAT score for all program entrants 153
Acceptance rate 46.8% – Medium
Student-faculty ratio 18.4:1 – High
Graduates known to be employed at graduation 25.5% – Low
Graduates known to be employed nine months after graduation 76.5% – Low
Bar passage rate (first-time test takers) 79.3% – Medium
State where the greatest number of first-time test takers took the bar NC
Statewide bar passage rate (first-time test takers) 77.5%

Law School Student Body

Student Body (Overall)

Total Enrolled 365

Student Body (Full-time)

Enrollment (full-time) 365

Student Body (Part-time)

Enrollment (part-time) N/A
Gender distribution (part-time) N/A

Attrition Rates for Full- and Part-time Students (2010-2011)

First-year students discontinuing law school 8.4%
Second-year students discontinuing law school 0.9%
Third-year students discontinuing law school N/A
Fourth-year students discontinuing law school N/A
Male students discontinuing law school 2.7%
Female students discontinuing law school 4.5%

Law School Cost

Financial Aid Contact Information

Financial aid director Pat Murphy
Financial aid phone (336) 278-2000
Financial aid application deadline N/A

Expenses

Tuition and fees
Full-time: $34,550 per year
Room and board $12,000
Books $1,600
Miscellaneous expenses $9,643
Is the tuition the same for first-, second-, and third-year students? Yes
Does the university offer housing restricted to law students? No
Does the university offer graduate student housing for which law students are eligible? No
Does the university offer a public-interest scholarship program to current J.D. students? No

Grants (Full-time students)

Students receiving grants of less than one-half tuition 62.2%
Students receiving grants of one-half tuition or more but less than full 8.5%
Students receiving grants of full tuition 6.0%
Students receiving grants of more than full tuition N/A
Median grant amount $10,000
Grant range (25th–75th percentile) $5,000–$15,000
Full-time students receiving grants 76.7%

Grants (Part-time students)

Students receiving grants of less than one-half tuition N/A
Students receiving grants of one-half tuition or more but less than full N/A
Students receiving grants of full tuition N/A
Students receiving grants of more than full tuition N/A
Median grant amount N/A
Grant range (25th–75th percentile) N/A
Part-time students receiving grants N/A

Indebtedness

Average indebtedness of 2011 graduates who incurred law school debt $111,615
Proportion who borrowed 84.8%
Does the school offer a loan repayment assistance program for 2011 J.D. graduates? No

Law School Library

Library Information Resources

Print titles (excluding nonbook titles) 5,144
Microform titles 100,821
Electronic titles 24,122
Other non-book titles 511
Total titles 130,599
Volumes (excluding microforms) 57,413
Volume equivalent microforms 131,313
Total volumes and volume equivalents 188,726
Number of volumes in the collection that are stored off site and are systematically retrievable 0
Library’s online catalog or website includes links to electronic titles or databases made available by another campus library or consortia Yes

Library Schedule of Operation

Number of hours per week library is open on a regular schedule 102
Number of hours per week professional staff are on duty on a regular schedule 59
Number of hours per week only full-time support staff are on duty on a regular schedule 24
Number of hours per week only students or other part-time staff are on duty on a regular schedule 19
Number of hours of reference service provided per week on a regular schedule 58
Number of weeks per year library operates on an abbreviated schedule 4
Number of hours per week library is open on an abbreviated schedule 74
Number of hours per week professional staff are on duty are on an abbreviated schedule 50
Number of hours per week only full-time support staff are on duty on an abbreviated schedule 4
Number of hours per week only students or other part-time staff are on duty on an abbreviated schedule 20
Number of hours of reference service provided per week on an abbreviated schedule 50
Number of weeks per year library operates on expanded schedule 7

Information Technology

Department(s) responsible for the law school information technology operations law school information technology department, law school library, university information technology department
Approximate number of full-time-equivalent information technology staff (excluding hourly students and other temporary staff) 2
Number of open, wired network connections available to students in the law library (excluding computer labs) 79
Number of open, wired network connections available to students in classrooms 13
Number of open, wired network connections available to students in computer labs 2
Number of open, wired network connections available to students elsewhere in the law school 8
Does the law school have a wireless network? Yes
Wireless network is available in the law library, in classrooms, in computer labs, in administrative/faculty offices and work areas, elsewhere in the law school
Does the school require entering students to own a computer? No

Physical Library Facilities

Net square feet of space assigned for library purposes 21,272
Total seats available for library users 333
Details about the library and other facilities (as provided by the school) The library is a welcoming, state of the art, fully accessible, wireless facility with a mixture of group study rooms and tables, carrel desks, soft seating, and a computer lab. In addition to over 180,000 volumes, students can access full text online material from leading publishers including: LexisNexis, Westlaw, BNA, Gale, Hein-on-Line, JStor and LLMC.

Law School Careers

Bar Statistics (Winter and Summer 2010 administrations)

State where the greatest number of first-time test takers took the bar NC
Bar passage rate (first-time test takers) 79.3% – Medium
Statewide bar passage rate (first-time test takers) 77.5%

Class of 2010 Graduates

Total graduates 98
Graduates known to be employed at graduation 25.5%
Graduates known to be employed nine months after graduation 76.5%

Class of 2010 Graduates-Class Breakdown at Graduation

Graduates whose employment status is unknown 0.0%
Graduates whose employment status is known 100.0%
Graduates known to be employed at graduation 25.5%
Graduates known to be enrolled in a full-time degree program 3.1%
Graduates known to be unemployed and seeking work 69.4%
Graduates known to be unemployed and not seeking work 2.0%

Class of 2010 Graduates-Class Breakdown at Nine Months

Graduates whose employment status is unknown 13.3%
Graduates whose employment status is known 86.7%
Graduates known to be employed nine months after graduation 76.5%
Graduates known to be enrolled in a full-time degree program 3.1%
Graduates known to be unemployed and seeking work 5.1%
Graduates known to be unemployed and not seeking work 2.0%

Starting Salaries of Graduates Employed Full-time (Class of 2010)

25th percentile private sector starting salary $47,500
Median private sector starting salary $55,000
75th percentile private sector starting salary $72,050
Percent in the private sector who reported salary information 26%
Median public service starting salary $42,500

Areas of Legal Practice (Class of 2010)

Employment Location (Class of 2010)

Graduates employed in-state 81%
Graduates employed out-of-state 19.0%
Graduates employed in foreign countries 0%
Number of states where graduates are employed 7
New England (CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT) 0.0%
Middle Atlantic (NY, NJ, PA) 4.0%
East North Central (IL, IN, MI, OH, WI) 0.0%
West North Central (IA, KS, MN, MO, NE, ND, SD) 0.0%
South Atlantic (DE, DC, FL, GA, MD, NC, SC, VA, WV) 96.0%
East South Central (AL, KY, MS, TN) 0.0%
West South Central (AR, LA, OK, TX) 0.0%
Pacific (AK, CA, HI, OR, WA) 0.0%
Mountain (AZ, CO, ID, MT, NV, NM, UT, WY) 0.0%
Employment location unknown 0.0%

Career Services

(Data appear as originally submitted by this school)

Career services operations The Career Services Office provides professional development and networking opportunities for students and alumni, coordinates interviews and builds relationships with prospective employers, and schedules job fair participation nationwide. Students continue to have significant success in securing employment after graduation and in internships with judges, law firms, and other legal employers.

Job Type

Bar admission required/anticipated (e.g., attorney and corporate counsel positions, law clerks, judicial clerks) 77.0%
Bar admission required/anticipated – percent employed in full-time positions 94.8%
J.D. preferred, law degree enhances position (e.g., corporate contracts administrator, alternative dispute resolution specialist, government regulatory analyst, FBI special agent) 4.0%
J.D. preferred – percent employed in full-time positions 66.7%
Professional other (jobs that require professional skills or training but for which a J.D. is neither preferred nor particularly applicable; e.g., accountant, teacher, business manager, nurse) 17.0%
Professional other – percent employed in full-time positions 76.9%
Non-professional other (job that does not require any professional skills or training or is taken on a temporary basis and not viewed as part of a career path) 1.0%
Non-professional other – percent employed in full-time positions 0.0%

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