Temple University

James E. Beasley School of Law
1719 N. Broad Street Philadelphia, PA 19122
Admissions Phone: (800) 560-1428
Admissions Email: lawadmis@temple.edu
Web site: http://www.law.temple.edu
Admissions URL: http://www.law.temple.edu/admissions

Admissions Information

Fall 2010 Admissions Information
Director of admissions
Johanne Johnston
Application deadline
03/01
Full-time program application fee
$60
Part-time program application fee
$60
Besides the fall semester, can enter in
N/A
Fall 2008 Admissions and Enrollment Statistics
Total number of full- and part-time applicants
4,541
Total number of full- and part-time acceptances
1,817
Overall acceptance rate
40.0%
Total number of full- and part-time first-year students enrolled
324
Number of full-time program applicants
4,129
Number of full-time program acceptances
1,699
Full-time acceptance rate
41.1%
Number of first-year full-time students enrolled
258
Number of part-time program applicants
412
Number of part-time program acceptances
118
Part-time acceptance rate
28.6%
Number of first-year part-time students enrolled
66
Fall 2008 GPA and LSAT Scores
25th-75th percentile GPA scores for all students
3.23-3.65
25th-75th percentile LSAT scores for all students
159-164
25th-75th percentile undergraduate GPA for full-time students
3.23-3.65
25th-75th percentile LSAT scores for full-time students
160-164
25th-75th percentile undergraduate GPA for part-time students
3.02-3.64
25th-75th percentile LSAT scores for part-time students
158-161

Career Information

Bar Statistics (Winter and Summer 2007 administrations)
State where the greatest number of first-time test takers took the bar
PA
School’s bar passage rate for first-time test takers
87.3%
Statewide bar passage rate for first-time test takers
83.0%
Class of 2007 Graduates
Total graduates
321
Graduates employed at graduation
60.9%
Graduates known to be employed nine months after graduation
94.6%
Starting Salaries of 2007 Graduates Employed Full-time
25th percentile private sector starting salary
$65,000
Median private sector starting salary
$115,000
75th percentile private sector starting salary
$135,000
Percent in the private sector who reported salary information
62%
Median public service starting salary
$48,000
Areas of Legal Practice (Class of 2007)
Percent employed in academia
3.0%
Percent employed in business and industry
17.0%
Percent employed in government
14.0%
Percent employed in all judicial clerkships
15.0%
Percent employed in law firms
42.0%
Percent employed in public interest
8.0%
Percent employed in an unknown field
1.0%
Percent employed in a judicial clerkship by an Article III federal judge
5.0%
2007 Graduates Employment Location
Graduates employed in-state
71%
Graduates employed in foreign countries
1%
Number of states where graduates are employed
17
New England (CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT)
1.0%
Middle Atlantic (NY, NJ, PA)
82.0%
East North Central (IL, IN, MI, OH, WI)
0.0%
West North Central (IA, KS, MN, MO, NE, ND, SD)
0.0%
South Atlantic (DE, DC, FL, GA, MD, NC, SC, VA, WV)
12.0%
East South Central (AL, KY, MS, TN)
0.0%
West South Central (AR, LA, OK, TX)
1.0%
Pacific (AK, CA, HI, OR, WA)
1.0%
Mountain (AZ, CO, ID, MT, NV, NM, UT, WY)
1.0%
Employment location unknown
1.0%
Career Services
Career services operations: The Career Planning Office provides individual counseling, group information sessions, and on and off campus interviewing programs. Through the online Career Planning Manager, students can search job postings, participate in recruiting programs and apply for jobs. The Office also provides special support for judicial clerkships, public interest careers and international opportunities.
Job Type
Bar admission required or anticipated (e.g., attorney and corporate counsel positions, law clerks, judicial clerks)
83.0%
J.D. preferred, law degree enhances position (e.g., corporate contracts administrator, alternative dispute resolution specialist, government regulatory analyst, FBI special agent)
8.0%
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)
2.0%

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