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Liberty University School of Law - 2015 Standard 509
Information Report
ABA
1971 University Boulevard MSC Box 710128
LibertyVA
University
Lynchburg,
24515
School
of
Law
Phone: 434-592-5300
Last Site Visit: 2013-2014
Website: http://law.liberty.edu
Next Site Visit: 2020-2021
Approved
Since
The Basics
2006
GPA and LSAT Scores (calendar year**)
Type of school
PRIVATE
Term
Semester
Application deadline
6/1/2016
Application fee
$0
Financial aid deadline
No
Can first year start other than fall?
Tuition and Fees (academic year*)
Total
Full-Time
Part-Time
# of apps
228
228
0
# of offers
113
113
0
# of matriculants
51
51
0
75th Percentile GPA
3.76
3.76
0.00
50th Percentile GPA
3.45
3.45
0.00
25th Percentile GPA
2.98
2.98
0.00
# not incl. in GPA percentile calc.
2.00
2.00
0.00
Resident
Non-Resident
Full-Time
$ 31,562
$ 31,562
75th Percentile LSAT
157
157
0
Part-Time
$0
$0
50th Percentile LSAT
153
153
0
No
25 Percentile LSAT
150
150
0
0
0
0
Tuition Guarantee Program
# not incl. in LSAT percentile calc.
Living Expenses (academic year*)
Estimated Living Expenses for singles
Living on Campus
Grants and Scholarships (prior academic year*)
$0
Living Off Campus
$ 19,804
Living at Home
$ 13,480
Total
#
%
#
%
Total # of students
205
100
205
100
0
0
Total # receiving grants
201
98
201
98
0
0
42
20.5
42
20.5
0
0
139
67.8
139
67.8
0
0
18
8.8
18
8.8
0
0
2
1
2
1
0
0
Less than 1/2 tuition
Students Matriculating in
Half to full tuition
2014-2015 Academic Year
2013-2014 Academic Year
2012-2013 Academic Year
# Reduced or
Eliminated
82
Full tuition
0
66
More than full tuition
0
80
0
Part-Time
%
Conditional Scholarships
# Entering with
Full-Time
#
75th Percentile grant amount
$ 24,000
$0
50th Percentile grant amount
$ 19,500
$0
25th Percentile grant amount
$ 15,000
$0
J.D. Enrollment and Ethnicity (academic year*)
Men
Women
Other
First - Year
J.D. Deg Awd
Full-Time
Part-Time
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
Total
%
Hispanics of any race
3
2.9
3
4.2
0
0
6
3.5
0
0
5
9.8
6
3.5
5
American Indian or Alaska
Native
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
Asian
2
2
0
0
0
0
2
1.2
0
0
0
0
2
1.2
0
Black or African American
5
4.9
5
7
0
0
10
5.8
0
0
1
2
10
5.8
8
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific
Islander
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Two or more races
4
3.9
1
1.4
0
0
5
2.9
0
0
0
0
5
2.9
1
Total Minority
14
13.7
9
12.7
0
0
23
13.4
0
0
6
11.8
23
13.3
16
White
81
79.4
54
76.1
0
0
134
77.9
1
100
39
76.5
135
78
38
Nonresident Alien
1
1
6
8.5
0
0
7
4.1
0
0
3
5.9
7
4
1
6
5.9
2
2.8
0
0
8
4.7
0
0
3
5.9
8
4.6
6
102
59
71
41
0
0
172
99.4
1
0.6
51
29.5
173
100
61
Race and Ethnicity Unknown
Total
1
Liberty University School of Law
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Liberty University School of Law
ABA
Approved
Since
2006
Curriculum (prior academic year*)
J.D. Attrition (prior academic year*)
Typical first-year section size
40
# of classroom course titles beyond
first-year curriculum
74
# of upper division classroom course sections
Academic
Transfer
Other
Total
#
#
#
#
%
1st year
15
2
5
22
26.2
2nd year
3
0
0
3
5
3rd year
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Under 25
51
4th year
25 - 49
18
Transfers (prior academic year*)
50 - 74
3
75 - 99
0
#
100+
0
See Appendix for list of schools from which students transferred
# of positions available in simulation courses
484
# of simulation positions filled
437
# of seminar positions filled
133
Transfers In
Transfers Out
2
Bar Passage Rates (February and July 2014)
First Time Takers: 78
# of law clinics
2
# of seats available in the law clinics identified
in sub-part (i) above
24
# of seats filled in the law clinics identified in
sub-part (i) above
18
# of field placement positions filled
48
# of students who enrolled in independent study
Jurisdiction
8
Takers
Passers
Pass %
State %
Diff. %
Virginia
36
19
52.78
72.41
-19.63
Texas
7
5
71.43
77.42
-5.99
Florida
7
5
71.43
72.09
-0.66
Tennessee
3
3
100.00
74.52
25.48
North Carolina
3
2
66.67
69.12
# of students who participated in law journals
34
Reporting
%
# of students who participated in
interschool skills competitions
68
100.00
Men
Women
Deans, librarians
& others who
teach
Part-Time
21
8
7
36
20
7
5
32
14
4
6
24
14
5
4
23
7
4
1
12
6
2
1
9
0
0
0
Avg. Pass
Diff. %
62.79
74.61
-11.82
First Time Takers: 82
Other
Minorities
Takers
Passers
Pass %
State %
Diff. %
Virginia
36
24
66.67
77.39
-10.72
5
North Carolina
8
5
62.50
69.22
-6.72
3
Florida
5
3
60.00
77.91
-17.91
Pennsylvania
4
3
75.00
81.26
-6.26
Maryland
4
3
75.00
80.60
Spr Fall Spr Fall Spr Fall Spr Fall Spr Fall
Full-Time
Avg. State
Pass %
Bar Passage Rates (February and July 2013)
Faculty and Administrators (calendar year**)
Total
-2.45
Avg. School
Pass %
0
0
0
6
3
0
9
0
Jurisdiction
8
-5.60
Reporting
%
Avg. School
Pass %
Avg. State
Pass %
Avg. Pass
Diff. %
100.00
70.75
78.62
-7.87
Bar Passage Rates (February and July 2012)
First Time Takers: 97
Jurisdiction
Takers
Passers
Pass %
State %
Diff. %
Virginia
50
36
72.00
77.57
-5.57
North Carolina
9
6
66.67
79.03
-12.36
Florida
8
6
75.00
79.32
-4.32
Tennessee
4
4
100.00
77.12
22.88
Pennsylvania
3
2
66.67
81.67
-15.00
Reporting
%
Avg. School
Pass %
Avg. State
Pass %
Avg. Pass
Diff. %
100.00
76.27
79.14
-2.87
* "Academic year" refers to the 2015 - 2016 academic year. ** "Calendar year" refers to the 2015 calendar year.
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