PROFILE
THE CLASS OF 2018
is a diverse and accomplished group of students
from across the country.
The 304 students come from 41 states and the District of Columbia,
and attended 143 undergraduate institutions.
Before law school, KEISHA
JAMES ’18 conducted
research in Ethiopia on
women’s access to legal
services and also interned
with an organization
working on educational and
employment equality
in Jordan.
“One of the reasons I
decided to attend UVA
Law was the wide range of
opportunities to continue
exploring my interests in
human rights law, public
interest law and international
law. I wanted to attend a law
school that would allow me
to gain practical experience
as well as challenge me
academically,” she said. “One
of my professional goals is to
challenge discrimination and
defend the rights of those
who have been mistreated,
and I thought UVA Law
would be the perfect place
to take the first step in
achieving that goal.” CLASS OF 2018 FAST FACTS [AS OF AUG. 31, 2015]
168 median LSAT
163-170 25%-75% LSAT
3.86 median GPA
3.60-3.94 25%-75% GPA
20-35 age range
304 students enrolled from 4,568 applicants
54% men
46% women
23% minorities and foreign nationals
63% have post-college work experience
STUDENTS COME FROM 41 STATES AND WASHINGTON, D.C. IN ADDITION TO VIRGINIA,
THE FOLLOWING STATES ARE REPRESENTED BY FIVE OR MORE STUDENTS:
Texas 22
California 18
Pennsylvania 18
Florida 17
New York 13
New Jersey 11
Washington, D.C.
Georgia 10
Maryland 10
11
North Carolina 10
South Carolina 9
Michigan 8
Ohio 7
Tennessee 7
Alabama 6
Massachusetts
Illinois 5
Kentucky 5
6
UNDERGRADUATE SCHOOLS REPRESENTED BY FIVE OR MORE FIRST-YEARS:
University of Virginia 22
College of William & Mary
Vanderbilt University 9
University of Florida 8
12
University of Maryland 8
Duke University 6
Princeton University 6
University of Michigan 6
American University 5
Georgetown University 5
James Madison University
Stanford University 5
University of North Carolina
5
5
MEGAN SHOELL ’18,
who holds a degree in
biochemistry from Brigham
Young University, enjoyed
problem-solving and
applying rules to new
questions — traits that drew
her to consider law school.
FRANCISCO FERNANDEZ-DEL
CASTILLO ’18 was born in Mexico
City and came to the United States
at a young age. “I always felt I
had a foot in two worlds,” he said.
“This feeling led me to pursue my
interest in Arabic by moving to
Cairo. These experiences
gave me an appreciation for
ambiguity and a desire to
understand people whose
experiences are very different from
my own, qualities I hope will serve
me well in my legal career.”
Shoell took an enlightening
missionary trip to Thailand
after her junior year of
college. During the journey
she helped plant rice
and taught English,
and found an interest in
human rights law.
Fernandez-del Castillo worked as
a freelance translator before law
school, and is fluent in Egyptian,
colloquial Arabic, modern standard
Arabic and Spanish. “I chose
Virginia for the community,” he
said. “I knew Charlottesville and
UVA were communities that would
welcome me and my family.”
“I realized during my trip
[that] working with people
one-on-one is what I
loved,” she said. “Being
able to interact with people
you’re helping made a big
difference to me.”
WHERE GRADUATES GO TOP JOB LOCATIONS, CLASSES OF 2012-14
District of Columbia
New York 181
Virginia 161
California 65
Texas 62
213
Georgia 41
Massachusetts 32
Pennsylvania 31
North Carolina 24
Florida 22
Illinois 20
Maryland 20
Ohio 20
Delaware 15
Alabama 13
New Jersey 13
Colorado 11
VIRGINIA LAW FAST FACTS
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
STUDY ABROAD
PROGRAMS
TOTAL J.D.
ENROLLMENT*
Second- and
third-year students
have access to
eight international
exchange programs:
934 students
BUCERIUS LAW SCHOOL
Germany
(with Princeton,
Tufts and Johns
Hopkins) in public
international law
fields
42% women
Madrid
MELBOURNE LAW
SCHOOL Australia
SEOUL NATIONAL
UNIVERSITY
South Korea
TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY
LAW SCHOOL Israel
New Zealand
UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY
Australia
WASEDA UNIVERSITY
Tokyo
STUDENT-FACULTY
RATIO
11 TO 1
Students logged
12,276 pro bono hours
during the 2014-15
school year.
23% minorities
and foreign
nationals
*AS OF AUG. 31, 2015
INSTITUTO DE EMPRESSA
UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND
EXTERNAL
COLLABORATIVE
PROGRAMS
58% men
PUBLIC SERVICE
STUDENT
ORGANIZATIONS
58, plus 10 journals
ALUMNI
The Law School
has more than 17,000
alumni in all 50 states
and more than 60
foreign countries.
More than 50% of
alumni have given
to the Law School in
each of the past 10
years.
Virginia Sports &
Entertainment
Law Journal
Virginia Tax Review
CLINICS
ACADEMIC
JOURNALS
19
Journal of Law &
Politics
Virginia
Environmental
Law Journal
Virginia Journal of
Criminal Law
Virginia Journal of
International Law
Virginia Journal of
Law & Technology
Virginia Journal of
Social Policy
& the Law
Virginia Law &
Business Review
Virginia Law Review
U.S. SUPREME
COURT CLERKS
Virginia is fourth in
contributing the most
clerks to the U.S.
Supreme Court from
2005-15.
GRADUATE
STUDIES
Each year about 50
students, mainly
from foreign
countries, earn their
LL.M. or S.J.D.
degree at UVA Law.
PROFILE
www.law.virginia.edu/admissions
CONTACT
Cordel Faulk
(434) 924-4869
faulk@virginia.edu