Barry University

School of Law
6441 E. Colonial Drive Orlando, FL 32807
Admissions Phone: (866) 532-2779
Admissions Email: lawinfo@mail.barry.edu
Web site: http://www.barry.edu/law/
Admissions URL: http://www.barry.edu/law/pdf/application.pdf

Admissions Information

Fall 2010 Admissions Information
Director of admissions
Sheri Lagomarsino
Application deadline
04/01
Full-time program application fee
$50
Part-time program application fee
$50
Besides the fall semester, can enter in
N/A
Fall 2008 Admissions and Enrollment Statistics
Total number of full- and part-time applicants
2,153
Total number of full- and part-time acceptances
1,154
Overall acceptance rate
53.6%
Total number of full- and part-time first-year students enrolled
259
Number of full-time program applicants
1,906
Number of full-time program acceptances
1,059
Full-time acceptance rate
55.6%
Number of first-year full-time students enrolled
216
Number of part-time program applicants
247
Number of part-time program acceptances
95
Part-time acceptance rate
38.5%
Number of first-year part-time students enrolled
43
Fall 2008 GPA and LSAT Scores
25th-75th percentile GPA scores for all students
2.7-3.24
25th-75th percentile LSAT scores for all students
149-153
25th-75th percentile undergraduate GPA for full-time students
2.7-3.22
25th-75th percentile LSAT scores for full-time students
149-153
25th-75th percentile undergraduate GPA for part-time students
2.72-3.3
25th-75th percentile LSAT scores for part-time students
149-155

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
81.7%
Statewide bar passage rate for first-time test takers
77.6%
Class of 2007 Graduates
Total graduates
151
Graduates employed at graduation
N/A
Graduates known to be employed nine months after graduation
86.2%
Starting Salaries of 2007 Graduates Employed Full-time
25th percentile private sector starting salary
$45,000
Median private sector starting salary
$55,000
75th percentile private sector starting salary
$65,000
Percent in the private sector who reported salary information
65%
Median public service starting salary
$40,100
Areas of Legal Practice (Class of 2007)
Percent employed in academia
4.0%
Percent employed in business and industry
14.0%
Percent employed in government
20.0%
Percent employed in all judicial clerkships
2.0%
Percent employed in law firms
50.0%
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
1.8%
2007 Graduates Employment Location
Graduates employed in-state
75%
Graduates employed in foreign countries
0%
Number of states where graduates are employed
16
New England (CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT)
0.0%
Middle Atlantic (NY, NJ, PA)
4.0%
East North Central (IL, IN, MI, OH, WI)
0.0%
West North Central (IA, KS, MN, MO, NE, ND, SD)
1.0%
South Atlantic (DE, DC, FL, GA, MD, NC, SC, VA, WV)
86.0%
East South Central (AL, KY, MS, TN)
1.0%
West South Central (AR, LA, OK, TX)
2.0%
Pacific (AK, CA, HI, OR, WA)
2.0%
Mountain (AZ, CO, ID, MT, NV, NM, UT, WY)
1.0%
Employment location unknown
3.0%
Career Services
Career services operations: The Career Services Office maintains an online jobs and resource database, provides guidance on resume and cover letter writing, and assists students with job search techniques, interviewing skills and networking. In addition, Career Services presents speakers and panel discussions and conducts workshops to educate students on career opportunities and skills 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)
13.0%
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)
10.0%
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)
4.0%

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