For Immediate Release
September 3, 2004

Contact:
Tera Zelinger
(909)625-2225

Key Numbers Suggest Positive Forecast for Law School’s
2004-2005 Academic Year

ONTARIO, Calif. (September 3, 2004) – The University of La Verne College of Law announced today its student body outpaced the national average in several key performance areas, including graduate job placement, diversity and tuition according to numbers compiled for 2004. Simultaneously, the law school maintained its standards for full-time students, enrollment, faculty and grade point average while improving average LSAT scores.

“Our commitment to personal attention and small class size is conducive to the success of our graduates,” said Donald J. Dunn, dean of the College of Law. “We take the utmost pride in helping our students achieve their goals in addition to finding their niche in the workforce.”

With a 100 percent employment rate from the class of 2003, the College of Law surpassed last year’s placement of 96 percent. According to the National Association for Law Placement (NALP), the national average for job placement is 89 percent.

The College of Law’s student body boasts a 34 percent minority although only seven percent of attorneys in the United States are of African American, Asian American, Native American or Latino descent, according to U.S. News & World Report.

Tuition at the College of Law rose four percent, while the average tuition increase was 8.6 percent nationwide.

In addition to the percentage of full-time students growing from 76.9 to 77.5 within the last year, overall student enrollment increased from 199 to 225, up 13 percent from last year. “We expect the number of students to increase by 28 percent this year,” said Dunn.

To enhance the student body curriculum by increasing electives, the College of Law has added four new faculty members: Kevin Marshall, Donna Greschner, Diane Klein and Kathy Garcia. These additions bring the College of Law faculty to 17 full-time professors.

The enrolled average undergraduate grade point average increased from 2.93 to 3.00. Similarly, enrolled average LSAT scores increased one point to 149 this past year.

Established in 1970, The University of La Verne College of Law is California Bar accredited. The College of Law offers a modern, technologically-advanced facility; small classes that feature a traditional curriculum and practical skills taught by respected, practice-proven faculty focused on individual students' needs; and a prominent and supportive alumni network, all grounded in a commitment to ethics and service. For more information on the University of La Verne College of Law, please call (909) 460-2001 or visit them on the web at http://law.ulv.edu.

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The University of La Verne College of Law was provisionally approved by the American Bar Association on February 13, 2006.

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