Claude W. Pettit College of Law
525 S. Main Street Ada, OH 45810-1599
Admissions Phone: (877) 452-9668
Admissions Email: law-admissions@onu.edu
Web site: http://www.law.onu.edu
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525 S. Main Street Ada, OH 45810-1599
Admissions Phone: (877) 452-9668
Admissions Email: law-admissions@onu.edu
Web site: http://www.law.onu.edu
Admissions URL: N/A
Admissions Information
Fall 2010 Admissions Information
Director of admissions
Linda K. English
Application deadline
08/01
Full-time program application fee
$0
Part-time program application fee
N/A
Besides the fall semester, can enter in
N/A
Fall 2008 Admissions and Enrollment Statistics
Total number of full- and part-time applicants
1,387
Total number of full- and part-time acceptances
432
Overall acceptance rate
31.1%
Total number of full- and part-time first-year students enrolled
112
Number of full-time program applicants
1,387
Number of full-time program acceptances
432
Full-time acceptance rate
31.1%
Number of first-year full-time students enrolled
112
Number of part-time program applicants
N/A
Number of part-time program acceptances
N/A
Part-time acceptance rate
N/A
Number of first-year part-time students enrolled
N/A
Fall 2008 GPA and LSAT Scores
25th-75th percentile GPA scores for all students
3-3.65
25th-75th percentile LSAT scores for all students
148-156
25th-75th percentile undergraduate GPA for full-time students
3-3.65
25th-75th percentile LSAT scores for full-time students
148-156
25th-75th percentile undergraduate GPA for part-time students
N/A
25th-75th percentile LSAT scores for part-time students
N/A
Career Information
Bar Statistics (Winter and Summer 2007 administrations)
State where the greatest number of first-time test takers took the bar
OH
School’s bar passage rate for first-time test takers
94.9%
Statewide bar passage rate for first-time test takers
86.3%
Class of 2007 Graduates
Total graduates
89
Graduates employed at graduation
N/A
Graduates known to be employed nine months after graduation
95.2%
Starting Salaries of 2007 Graduates Employed Full-time
25th percentile private sector starting salary
$47,500
Median private sector starting salary
$58,000
75th percentile private sector starting salary
$95,000
Percent in the private sector who reported salary information
3%
Median public service starting salary
$50,000
Areas of Legal Practice (Class of 2007)
Percent employed in academia
3.0%
Percent employed in business and industry
16.0%
Percent employed in government
21.0%
Percent employed in all judicial clerkships
9.0%
Percent employed in law firms
46.0%
Percent employed in public interest
5.0%
Percent employed in an unknown field
0.0%
Percent employed in a judicial clerkship by an Article III federal judge
1.0%
2007 Graduates Employment Location
Graduates employed in-state
42%
Graduates employed in foreign countries
0%
Number of states where graduates are employed
20
New England (CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT)
0.0%
Middle Atlantic (NY, NJ, PA)
8.7%
East North Central (IL, IN, MI, OH, WI)
43.6%
West North Central (IA, KS, MN, MO, NE, ND, SD)
3.9%
South Atlantic (DE, DC, FL, GA, MD, NC, SC, VA, WV)
24.3%
East South Central (AL, KY, MS, TN)
7.8%
West South Central (AR, LA, OK, TX)
3.9%
Pacific (AK, CA, HI, OR, WA)
2.9%
Mountain (AZ, CO, ID, MT, NV, NM, UT, WY)
4.9%
Employment location unknown
0.0%
Career Services
Career services operations: The Ohio Northern University College of Law recognizes its responsibility to assist students in obtaining legal employment. A list of services and resources can be seen at our website: http/www.law.onu.edu.
Job Type
Bar admission required or anticipated (e.g., attorney and corporate counsel positions, law clerks, judicial clerks)
81.0%
J.D. preferred, law degree enhances position (e.g., corporate contracts administrator, alternative dispute resolution specialist, government regulatory analyst, FBI special agent)
3.0%
Professional/other (jobs that require professional skills or training but for which a J.D. is neither preferred nor particularly applicable; e.g., accountant, teacher, business manager, nurse)
11.0%
Nonprofessional/other (job that does not require any professional skills or training or is taken on a temporary basis and not viewed as part of a career path)
5.0%
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