Liberty University
1971 University Boulevard Lynchburg, VA 24502
Admissions Phone: (434) 592-5300
Admissions Email: law@liberty.edu
Web site: http://law.liberty.edu
Admissions URL: N/A
1971 University Boulevard Lynchburg, VA 24502
Admissions Phone: (434) 592-5300
Admissions Email: law@liberty.edu
Web site: http://law.liberty.edu
Admissions URL: N/A
Admissions Information
Fall 2010 Admissions Information
Director of admissions
Abigail I. Tuomala
Application deadline
N/A
Full-time program application fee
$50
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
491
Total number of full- and part-time acceptances
188
Overall acceptance rate
38.3%
Total number of full- and part-time first-year students enrolled
N/A
Number of full-time program applicants
491
Number of full-time program acceptances
188
Full-time acceptance rate
N/A
Number of first-year full-time students enrolled
109
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
2.88-3.57
25th-75th percentile LSAT scores for all students
148-153
25th-75th percentile undergraduate GPA for full-time students
2.88-3.57
25th-75th percentile LSAT scores for full-time students
148-153
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
VA
School’s bar passage rate for first-time test takers
N/A
Statewide bar passage rate for first-time test takers
N/A
Class of 2007 Graduates
Total graduates
N/A
Graduates employed at graduation
N/A
Graduates known to be employed nine months after graduation
N/A
Starting Salaries of 2007 Graduates Employed Full-time
25th percentile private sector starting salary
N/A
Median private sector starting salary
N/A
75th percentile private sector starting salary
N/A
Percent in the private sector who reported salary information
N/A
Median public service starting salary
N/A
Areas of Legal Practice (Class of 2007)
Percent employed in academia
5.0%
Percent employed in business and industry
18.0%
Percent employed in government
18.0%
Percent employed in all judicial clerkships
11.0%
Percent employed in law firms
37.0%
Percent employed in public interest
11.0%
Percent employed in an unknown field
0.0%
Percent employed in a judicial clerkship by an Article III federal judge
2.0%
2007 Graduates Employment Location
Graduates employed in-state
45%
Graduates employed in foreign countries
0%
Number of states where graduates are employed
14
New England (CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT)
0.0%
Middle Atlantic (NY, NJ, PA)
0.0%
East North Central (IL, IN, MI, OH, WI)
5.3%
West North Central (IA, KS, MN, MO, NE, ND, SD)
2.6%
South Atlantic (DE, DC, FL, GA, MD, NC, SC, VA, WV)
68.4%
East South Central (AL, KY, MS, TN)
5.3%
West South Central (AR, LA, OK, TX)
2.6%
Pacific (AK, CA, HI, OR, WA)
5.3%
Mountain (AZ, CO, ID, MT, NV, NM, UT, WY)
10.5%
Employment location unknown
0.0%
Career Services
Career services operations: The Center for Career & Professional Development (CCPD) offers a variety of tools and resources to assist students in the job search process including one-on-one counseling, document preparation assistance, and opportunities to network with local attorneys.
Job Type
Bar admission required or anticipated (e.g., attorney and corporate counsel positions, law clerks, judicial clerks)
76.0%
J.D. preferred, law degree enhances position (e.g., corporate contracts administrator, alternative dispute resolution specialist, government regulatory analyst, FBI special agent)
16.0%
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)
8.0%
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%