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Entering Class Profile

The Admissions Committee seeks to admit men and women who have a demonstrated ability to complete the rigorous and distinctive legal education provided by Ave Maria School of Law. The typical entering class is composed of 200 men and women from across the country who are diverse in their backgrounds and professional goals but who have in common an appreciation for the mission of the School of Law.

Fall 2009 Entering Class  

Applications Received

1,775

First-Year Class Size

209

Average Age of Students in the Class

25

Number of Undergraduate Colleges Represented in the Class

148

Number of States Represented in the Class

39

Number of Foreign Countries Represented in the Class

5

Upper-Quartile LSAT Score of Admitted Candidates

156

Lower-Quartile LSAT Score of Admitted Candidates

149

Upper-Quartile Grade-Point Average of Admitted Candidates

3.59

Lower-Quartile Grade-Point Average of Admitted Candidates

2.99

Percentage of Students who self-identified as Roman Catholic

58 %

Percentage of Female Students

44 %

Percentage of Students who self-identified as members of an Ethnic Minority Group

14 %



"My first acceptance letter was a full tuition scholarship from a top tier law school. Still, I wanted to attend Ave Maria because I identified more closely with the school's mission. Receiving a St. Thomas More Scholarship let me do just that."

~Melvin Laurel, Class of 2010
B.S., University of Dallas

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