Drexel Ahead of Curve on Inaugural Admissions
Drexel University's new law school is well ahead of the curve on admissions for its first-ever class.
The University's target enrollment for J.D. classes beginning this fall was 120 students. To date, the Philadelphia Business Journal reports, over 210 applicants have responded positively to admissions offers.
Law school senior vice president Carl "Tobey" Oxholm III told the Journal that he expects that a significant number of these admits are waitlisted at other, already-accredited schools and unlikely to matriculate at Drexel if offered places elsewhere.
Drexel's law school is convening its first classes this fall. It expects to earn ABA accreditation by 2009, when its first class graduates.
The Drexel J.D. program will focus on health care law, entrepreneurial business law, and intellectual property law. It will follow Drexel University's model of cooperative education, requiring second- and third-year law students to spend six months of each year working for an employer. A number of Philadelphia-area law firms, businesses, nonprofits, and government agencies have expressed interest in participating in the program.
Drexel received 1,297 completed applications for fall 2006 admission. It admitted 383 applicants, making for a 30 per cent acceptance rate. The median college GPA for admitted students is 3.38 and the median LSAT score is 156. 53 per cent of admitted students are women and 22 per cent identify themselves as minorities.
Source: "Drexel Law School Surpasses Goal for 1st Class Admissions," by Jeff Blumenthal. The Philadelphia Business Journal, April 28, 2006.
The University's target enrollment for J.D. classes beginning this fall was 120 students. To date, the Philadelphia Business Journal reports, over 210 applicants have responded positively to admissions offers.
Law school senior vice president Carl "Tobey" Oxholm III told the Journal that he expects that a significant number of these admits are waitlisted at other, already-accredited schools and unlikely to matriculate at Drexel if offered places elsewhere.
Drexel's law school is convening its first classes this fall. It expects to earn ABA accreditation by 2009, when its first class graduates.
The Drexel J.D. program will focus on health care law, entrepreneurial business law, and intellectual property law. It will follow Drexel University's model of cooperative education, requiring second- and third-year law students to spend six months of each year working for an employer. A number of Philadelphia-area law firms, businesses, nonprofits, and government agencies have expressed interest in participating in the program.
Drexel received 1,297 completed applications for fall 2006 admission. It admitted 383 applicants, making for a 30 per cent acceptance rate. The median college GPA for admitted students is 3.38 and the median LSAT score is 156. 53 per cent of admitted students are women and 22 per cent identify themselves as minorities.
Source: "Drexel Law School Surpasses Goal for 1st Class Admissions," by Jeff Blumenthal. The Philadelphia Business Journal, April 28, 2006.
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