Emory Law At a Glance


Profile of the Student Body

For the 2008-2009 academic year

Total students enrolled

715

Gender

Female - 48%, Male - 52%

Ethnicity

32% from underrepresented groups
African American - 11%
Asian American - 11%
Hispanic American - 9%
Other - 1%

Geographic regions represented

South (Non-Georgia) - 34%
Northeast - 25%
Georgia - 19%
Midwest - 10%
West/Southwest - 8%
Foreign - 1%

 

 

Profile of the Class of 2011

Applicants

4,209

Enrolled

224

Median LSAT

165

Median GPA

3.55

25th-75th percentile LSAT

164-166

25th-75th percentile GPA

3.42-3.71

Gender

Female - 53%, Male - 47%

Ethnicity

32% from underrepresented groups
Asian American - 13%
Hispanic American - 10%
African American - 9%

Geographic regions represented

South (Non-Georgia) - 30%
Northeast - 22%
Georgia - 20%
West/Southwest - 13%
Midwest - 12%
Foreign - 1%

Median age

23

Age range

21-38

 

 

Class of 2008 Employment Report

Type of employment

Law firm - 72%
Business and industry - 12%
Judicial clerkships - 9%
     Federal - 83%, State - 17%
Government - 5%
Public interest organizations - 2%
Military - 0.5%

Salary information

Law firms - $124,615
Business and industry - $74,953
Government - $52,402
Federal judicial clerkships - $51,786
State judicial clerkships - $45,993
Public interest organizations - $35,389

Geographic distribution

Georgia - 39%
Middle Atlantic (NY, NJ, PA) - 23%
South Atlantic (DC, FL, MD, SC, NC, VA, WV) - 19%
Pacific (AK, CA, HI) - 5%
East South Central (AL, TN, KY) - 4%
East North Central (IL, MI, OH) - 4%
New England (CT, MA) - 3%
West South Central (AR, LA, TX) - 3%
International - 1%