RECORD-SETTING CLASS ENROLLS AT UGA LAW SCHOOL

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Wednesday, August 15, 2001

WRITER: Kathy R. Pharr, (706) 542-5172 CONTACT: Dr. Giles W. Kennedy, Admissions Director, (706) 542-7060

RECORD-SETTING CLASS ENROLLS AT UGA LAW SCHOOL

ATHENS, Ga. -- The University of Georgia School of Law's entering class of 2004 has posted some of the best academic credentials in the institution's history.

A total of 236 students began classes on Wednesday, August 15, after completing three days of orientation. Their median grade point average is 3.65, the highest on record at the school -- a significant jump from last year's record of 3.59 -- and their median Law School Admissions Test score is 162, in the top 12 percent of test takers nationwide. Students in the top quarter of the class have scored a 164 or higher on the LSAT and have GPAs of 3.84 or higher.

Women comprise 45 percent of the class, and 13 percent are minorities, with 25 of the 31 minority students being African American. The average age of the entering students is 24. In keeping with the law school's commitment to provide the finest legal education to state residents, 76 percent of the students hail from Georgia.

"Once again, we have one of the best entering classes among the nation's public law schools," said David E. Shipley, dean of the UGA law school. "I am proud of the work done by the admissions committee and the staff of our admissions office in reviewing more than 2,000 applications and working closely with faculty, students, staff and alumni to recruit this outstanding class."

The group includes graduates from 88 institutions in 21 states. The schools supplying the largest number of students include the University of Georgia (67), Emory University (13), the Georgia Institute of Technology (12), Georgia State University (11), and the University of Virginia (6).

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