THE CLASS OF 2021 is a diverse and accomplished group of students from across the country.

The 320 students come from 36 states and the District of Columbia,

and attended 164 undergraduate institutions.

PROFILE

New York 37 California 23 Pennsylvania 23

Maryland 22 Texas 19 Florida 12

Illinois 10 New Jersey 10 Georgia 9

North Carolina 7Ohio 7Washington, D.C. 6

Utah 6 Colorado 5Indiana 5

Arizona 4South Carolina 4Wisconsin 4

University of Virginia 22 University of Maryland, College Park 11 College of William & Mary 10 Dartmouth College 9 University of Pennsylvania 7

University of Alabama 6 University of Georgia 6 University of South Carolina, Columbia 6Virginia Tech 6 University of Texas, Austin 5

Yale University 5 George Washington University 4 Harvard University 4 University of Miami 4 Washington and Lee University 4

UNDERGRADUATE SCHOOLS REPRESENTED BY FOUR OR MORE FIRST-YEARS:

JENI HENDRICKS grew up in the Osage Nation and worked on Native American law and policy issues at a law firm in Washington, D.C., after graduating from Dartmouth College.

“I chose UVA because everyone I met who attended the Law School lit up when I asked them about their law school experience,” she said. “When I visited the Law School for the first time, unannounced, administrators willingly spoke to me at length about what UVA Law has to offer and were genuinely interested in my goals and passions. I was impressed by UVA’s dedication to community while also being focused on the individual law school experience.”

169 median LSAT

163-171 25%-75% LSAT

3.89 median GPA

3.59-3.97 25%-75% GPA

20-35 age range

320 students enrolled from 5,646 applicants

56% men

44% women

26% people of color

67% have postgraduate experience

CLASS OF 2021 FAST FACTS AS OF AUG. 22, 2018

STUDENTS COME FROM 36 STATES, THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA AND PUERTO RICO. IN ADDITION TO VIRGINIA, THE FOLLOWING STATES ARE REPRESENTED BY FOUR OR MORE STUDENTS:

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

EXTERNAL COLLABORATIVE PROGRAMS (with Princeton, Tufts and Johns Hopkins) in public international law fields

STUDY ABROAD PROGRAMS Second- and third-year students have access to eight international exchange programs:

BUCERIUS LAW SCHOOL

GermanyINSTITUTO DE EMPRESSA

Madrid

MELBOURNE LAW SCHOOL Australia

SEOUL NATIONAL UNIVERSITY

SouthKorea

TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY

LAW SCHOOL Israel

UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND

NewZealand

UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY Australia

WASEDA UNIVERSITY Tokyo

STUDENT-FACULTY RATIO 6.2:1

TOTAL J.D. ENROLLMENT* 924 students54% men46% women23% people of color *AS OF AUG. 28, 2018

STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS 62, plus 10 journals

GRADUATE STUDIES

Each year about 45 students, mainly from foreign countries, earn their LL.M. or S.J.D. degree at UVA Law.

ALUMNI The Law School has more than 20,000

alumni in all 50 states and more than 60 foreign countries. More than 50% of alumni have given to the Law School each of the past 13 years.

PUBLIC SERVICE Students logged 15,244 pro bono hours during the 2017-18 school year.

ACADEMIC JOURNALS

Journal of Law & Politics

Virginia Environmental

Law Journal Virginia Journal of

Criminal LawVirginia Journal of

International Law Virginia Journal of

Law & Technology Virginia Journal of

Social Policy & the Law Virginia Law &

Business Review Virginia Law

Review Virginia Sports &

Entertainment Law Journal

Virginia Tax Review

CLINICS 20

U.S. SUPREME COURT CLERKS

Virginia is fourth in contributing the most clerks to the U.S. Supreme Court from 2005-18.

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CONTACTCordel Faulk

(434) 924-4869cfaulk@law.virginia.edu

PROFILE

After graduating from Harvard University with

a master’s in environ-mental health, LYNN ONYEBEKE worked

as a clinical research coordinator for a major

health system in New York City. Seeing the

complexity of navigating health care laws and

regulations inspired her to pursue a law degree.

She made the decision to attend UVA Law after

visiting the school.

“Throughout my academic and profes-

sional career, I’ve always worked in a collegial

and team-oriented environment,” Onyebeke

said. “I chose to attend UVA Law because it

offered the opportu-nity to obtain a great

legal education and continue that experience

of working within a supportive, collaborative

community.”

A University of Southern California graduate, ANTHONY “A.J.” SANTIAGO worked on asylum law cases at an immigra-tion law firm in Los Angeles and interned for a judge at the New York Supreme Court before law school.

“In my search for law schools that would prepare me for a successful career as a civil rights lawyer, UVA stood out as the best school for me by far,” he said. “I felt that the Law School’s strength in constitutional law, coupled with its out-standing commitment to preparing students for public service, would position me to excel in the field of civil rights.”

New York 225District of Columbia 193

Virginia 116California 81Texas 62

Pennsylvania 24Massachusetts 22Maryland 20

Georgia 19Delaware 17North Carolina 17

Florida 15Ohio 13Colorado 11

Tennessee 11International 16

WHERE GRADUATES GO: TOP JOB LOCATIONS, CLASSES OF 2015-17

VIRGINIA LAW FAST FACTS