| Student Body |
586 day, 217 evening
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2012
Entering Class |
2,612 applicants, 826 admitted, 226 enrolled
(174 day, 52 evening)
21 states, 17 countries, 117 undergraduate institutions represented
25% / 75% GPA: 3.46 / 3.03
25% / 75% LSAT: 161 / 155
40% women
41% students of color
12% graduate degrees
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Tuition
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$22,746.00 day in-state resident
$34,478.00 day out-of-state resident
$948.00 evening in-state resident (per credit)
$1,437.00 evening out-of-state resident (per credit) |
| Student Fees |
$2,678/$1,409.00 full-time/part-time
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| Faculty |
62 tenured, tenure-track, clinical, library, and legal research and writing
34% women, 28% minority
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Clinical Program
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More than 60% of students take at least one of our live-client clinics.
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Other Programs
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Division of Global Affairs
Domestic Violence Advocacy Project
Eric R. Neisser Public Interest Program
Institute on Education Law and Policy
Street Law Program
Study Abroad at the University of Leiden, Holland
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| Interdisciplinary Studies |
JD/M.B.A., in cooperation with the Business School
JD/M.A. in Criminal Justice, in cooperation with the School of Criminal Justice
JD/M.A. in Legal Philosophy with the Department of Philosophy, School of Arts and Sciences
JD/M.C.R.P. (Master of City and Regional Planning), in cooperation with the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy
JD/M.S.W. Social Work, in cooperation with the School of Social Work
J.D./M.D., in cooperation with the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey
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| Student Journals |
Rutgers Law Review
Rutgers Computer & Technology Law Journal
Women’s Rights Law Reporter
Rutgers Race and the Law Review
Rutgers Law Record
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| Law Library |
900,600+ volumes and volume equivalents
Largest law library in New Jersey
Includes the Don M. Gottfredson Library of Criminal Justice, one of the leading collections in the world
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| Career Development |
Employment profile for Class of 2011 Of the 248 graduates of the Class of 2011, within nine months of graduation 205 were employed, 9 were pursuing a graduate degree, 5 were unemployed and not seeking work, 19 were unemployed and seeking work, and the employment status of 10 was unknown. Employment Sector # of Students Private Practice 52
Judicial Clerkships 80
Business/Industry 34
Government 22
Academia 7
Public Interest 6
Military 3
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| Externships |
Federal and State Court Judicial Externships
Federal Public Defender Externship
Immigration Law Externship
Intellectual Property Externship
National Labor Relations Board Externship
New Jersey Attorney General Externship
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| Alumni/ae |
More than 9,500 living alumni/ae in virtually every state and in 19 foreign countries
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Rutgers School of Law–Newark, and its predecessor school, has been a member of the Association of American Law Schools and on the list of American Bar Association-approved law schools since 1941. The address and telephone number of the Council of the Section of Legal Education and Admission to the Bar of the American Bar Association are: Office of the Consultant on Legal Education/Section of Legal Education and Admission to the Bar, American Bar Association, 321 N. Clark Street, 21st Floor, Chicago, IL 60654; tel: 312-988-6738.
