For Immediate Release
April 23, 2007
Contact:
Christi Fish
cfish@wilkinguge.com
(909) 625-2225 ext. 15
University of La Verne College of Law Leads Nation in Increase of Law School Applications
The newly ABA-accredited law school bucks downward trend with a 208% increase
Ontario, Calif., April 23, 2007 – At a time when American Bar Association (ABA)-accredited law schools nationwide are experiencing an average 3.4% decrease in applications for admission over last year, University of La Verne College of Law reports a 208% increase in its application rate, more than doubling its application intake over the past twelve months. Only one other law school in the nation experienced an increase of 100% or more in its application rate.
“Our admissions staff is working non-stop to keep up with the increase in applications we’re receiving,” said Alexis Thompson, assistant dean of admissions at ULV College of Law. “We are especially pleased to see the cumulative G.P.A. and LSAT score of our average applicant has improved. So, not only are we experiencing a significant increase in the quantity of applications from prospective law students, but our applicant pool is more competitive than it has been in the past.”
According to the Law School Admissions Council (LSAC)’s most recent “Current Volume Summary,”* a statistical report comparing the volume of applicants and applications received by ABA-accredited law schools through March 30, 2007 to the volume received at the same time last year, the number of law school applicants decreased an average of 6.1% to 75,332 and the number of law school applications decreased an average of 3.4% to 485,116.
In addition, the Far Western region experienced a slightly more pronounced slowing trend than its national counterparts, with LSAC’s Volume Summary showing a 7.8% decrease in applicants to 9,211 and a 4.5% decrease in applications to 70,669.
LSAC’s most recent “Current Volume Summary” report also noted:
- 4 law schools (including ULV) had a 40% or more increase in application volume.
- 58 law schools had a 1-39% increase in application volume.
- 10 law schools did not experience a change in application volume.
- 74 law schools had a 1-9% decrease in application volume.
- 36 law schools had a 10-19% decrease in application volume.
- 10 law schools had a 20-29% decrease in application volume.
- 2 law schools had a 30-49% decrease in application volume.
“We have always had outstanding admissions and recruitment programs in place at the College of Law,” said Dean Donald Dunn, “but our receipt of provisional ABA accreditation in February of 2006 launched University of La Verne College of Law into the national arena with other top-notch law schools.”
Admissions officials at ULV College of Law typically visit more than 50 locations each year, recruiting students from the 48 contiguous states, Hawaii and Canada. In addition, the law school works very closely with Wilkin Guge Marketing, an integrated marketing agency located in Inland Southern California, to raise awareness of the law school and increase lead generation among qualified prospective law students. Since it began working with Wilkin Guge in 2002, the law school’s student body has increased 121%, from 125 students to 277 students.
About the University of La Verne College of Law
Located in Ontario, Calif., University of La Verne College of Law serves over 3.8 million people as the only ABA-accredited law school in Inland Southern California and an additional 2.2 million people in San Gabriel Valley and Eastern Los Angeles County. Applications are accepted year round. For more information about the College of Law, please call (909) 460-2001 or visit the Web at http://law.ulv.edu.
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*Statistics are compiled by LSAC and distributed to member law schools. Percentage increases in LSAC’s most recent “Current Volume Summary” are based on data received by LSAC through March 30, 2007 (92% of the preliminary final applicant count) and calculated relative to data received at the same time last year.
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The University of La Verne College of Law was provisionally approved by the American Bar Association on February 13, 2006.
