University of Texas at Austin, School of Law Admission
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The Facts

The University of Texas is a rather large, private institution located in the city of Austin, Texas, and has a combined graduate and undergraduate population of over 50,000 students. The university's School of Law, however, is significantly smaller, and is home to about 1,500 graduate law students. The average age of enrollment is around 25, and it is fairly rare for any of the students to enter the school directly from their undergraduate education. The school is perhaps best known for its wonderful research resources, its terrific and extensive clinical law program, as well as for its strong ties within the state's legal and professional communities. The school offers degrees in the 1 year LLM, the 3 year JD, as well as combined degrees in the JD/MBA, the JD/MPA, the JD/MA in Latin American studies, Russian, East European, and European studies, Middle Eastern studies, as well as the JD/MS in community and regional planning, as well as the JD/PhD in government history and philosophy. Some of the most popular programs of study include courses in the areas of commercial law, constitutional law, criminal law, environmental law, international law, labor law, as well as property.

Admission to the University of Texas's School of Law is quite competitive among the many students who apply; last year, over 6,095 students applied for admission to the school, and approximately 956 of those students were accepted. Eventually however, only about 425 of the admitted students actually enrolled for the coming semester. The admitted students had an average LSAT score ranging from 161 to 167, as well as an average undergraduate GPA of about a 3.6. Students are notified of their admissions status on a rolling basis, and are able to take advantage of the school's early application program if they so choose.

The School of Law has 114 faculty members, all of whom come from very diverse legal and professional backgrounds. Students rave about the diversity, erudition, and accessibility of their professors, saying that they are able to keep even the most boring subjects quite interesting. The school has a very manageable student to faculty ratio of about 17:1, and the small classes allow for plenty of discussion and interaction between students and their professors.

Employment Facts

Students at the School of Law don't seem terribly nervous about finding jobs after graduating; in fact, over 99% of the most recently graduating students were able to find jobs within the first few months of receiving their degree, and had an average starting salary of about $91,950. Students are most frequently hired by employers such as Baker Botts, Fulbright and Jaworski, Vinson and Elkins, Haynes and Boone, as well as Bracewell and Patterson.

What's Good

"There are a lot of opportunities to get practical experience, simply because the school is so well connected."

"The students are very supportive and not terribly competitive because the school is so large."

"The facilities are quite nice, and it's quite easy to find a quiet space to study."

What's Bad

"The school is quite large, and you can feel a bit lost at times."

"There is never enough on campus graduate housing available, and real estate in Austin is not inexpensive."

"There are some classes that become very competitive, even though the school is not."

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