St Thomas University

School of Law
16401 N.W. 37th Avenue Miami Gardens, FL 33054
Admissions Phone: (305) 623-2311
Admissions Email: admitme@stu.edu
Web site: http://www.stu.edu
Admissions URL: N/A

Admissions Information

Fall 2010 Admissions Information
Director of admissions
Fareza Khan
Application deadline
05/01
Full-time program application fee
$60
Part-time program application fee
N/A
Besides the fall semester, can enter in
winter/spring
Fall 2008 Admissions and Enrollment Statistics
Total number of full- and part-time applicants
2,387
Total number of full- and part-time acceptances
1,075
Overall acceptance rate
45.0%
Total number of full- and part-time first-year students enrolled
274
Number of full-time program applicants
2,387
Number of full-time program acceptances
1,075
Full-time acceptance rate
45.0%
Number of first-year full-time students enrolled
274
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
2.63-3.25
25th-75th percentile LSAT scores for all students
148-151
25th-75th percentile undergraduate GPA for full-time students
2.63-3.25
25th-75th percentile LSAT scores for full-time students
148-151
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
FL
School’s bar passage rate for first-time test takers
72.6%
Statewide bar passage rate for first-time test takers
77.6%
Class of 2007 Graduates
Total graduates
207
Graduates employed at graduation
N/A
Graduates known to be employed nine months after graduation
80.4%
Starting Salaries of 2007 Graduates Employed Full-time
25th percentile private sector starting salary
$50,000
Median private sector starting salary
$55,000
75th percentile private sector starting salary
$65,000
Percent in the private sector who reported salary information
68%
Median public service starting salary
$42,000
Areas of Legal Practice (Class of 2007)
Percent employed in academia
2.0%
Percent employed in business and industry
15.0%
Percent employed in government
17.0%
Percent employed in all judicial clerkships
3.0%
Percent employed in law firms
53.0%
Percent employed in public interest
10.0%
Percent employed in an unknown field
0.0%
Percent employed in a judicial clerkship by an Article III federal judge
0.0%
2007 Graduates Employment Location
Graduates employed in-state
83%
Graduates employed in foreign countries
1%
Number of states where graduates are employed
14
New England (CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT)
0.0%
Middle Atlantic (NY, NJ, PA)
0.7%
East North Central (IL, IN, MI, OH, WI)
2.1%
West North Central (IA, KS, MN, MO, NE, ND, SD)
0.0%
South Atlantic (DE, DC, FL, GA, MD, NC, SC, VA, WV)
89.0%
East South Central (AL, KY, MS, TN)
0.0%
West South Central (AR, LA, OK, TX)
3.4%
Pacific (AK, CA, HI, OR, WA)
3.4%
Mountain (AZ, CO, ID, MT, NV, NM, UT, WY)
0.7%
Employment location unknown
0.0%
Career Services
Career services operations: Offers traditional and innovative services including a Career Services Resource Center; on-campus interviews (private and public sector employers); web-based job bank; various workshops, lectures, programs on business etiquette and professionalism and development.
Job Type
Bar admission required or anticipated (e.g., attorney and corporate counsel positions, law clerks, judicial clerks)
73.0%
J.D. preferred, law degree enhances position (e.g., corporate contracts administrator, alternative dispute resolution specialist, government regulatory analyst, FBI special agent)
20.0%
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)
7.0%
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)
0.0%

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