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At a Glance 2011 Entering Class Profile
Fall 2011 Entering Class.............................................................111 Men........................................................................................... 58% Women...................................................................................... 42% Minority....................................................................................... 9% Average Age..................................................................................25 Age Range............................................................................... 21-47 States Represented.......................................................................27 41% in state, 59% out of state Undergraduate Institutions...........................................................78 LSAT 75th Percentile LSAT...................................................................156 Median LSAT................................................................................154 25th Percentile LSAT...................................................................149 GPA 75th Percentile GPA....................................................................3.66 Median GPA................................................................................3.36 25th Percentile GPA....................................................................3.03 STUDENT BODY 2011 Total JD Student Body.........................................................311
ADMISSIONS
Fee: Application FREE online Application available: Sept. 6, 2011 Deadline: Rolling admissions
ACADEMIC PROGRAMS Juris Doctor (JD) JD/LL.M. Concurrent JD/MPAA Concurrent
LAW COSTS and FINANCIAL AID
2011-12 JD Tuition: $32,450/per year 2012 Summer Tuition: $1,229/per hour More than $4 million in scholarships and grants were awarded for the 2011-12 academic school year. Scholarship awards are merit based and are renewable for students’ second and third years of law school dependent upon their maintaining a 3.0 GPA by the end of your first year.
CAREER PLACEMENT-CLASS OF 2010*
96%
Of those reported, of the class of 2010 were employed or seeking an
LL.M. program within nine months of graduation.
For eight consecutive years,
ONU Law’s graduate placement rate has been above the national average.
National Average
90.5%
- 2010
Types of Employment
Private Practice 61% Business 14% Government 18% Judicial Clerkships 3% Public Interest 3% Academic 1%
Placement Statistics for the Class of 2010 Areas of the Country: East North Central 59% South Atlantic 14% East South Central 2% Mountain 2% West North Central 2% West South Central 3% Foreign 3% Other 15% *Feb. 2011 Statistics based on National Association for Law Placement (NALP) criteria.
COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES REPRESENTED
Class of 2014 Amherst College Arizona State University Asbury College Ball State University Bethany College-West Virginia Bowling Green State University Brigham Young University Butler University California State University- Hayward Canisius College Capital University Case Western Reserve University Central Michigan University Chatham College Coastal Carolina University College of William and Mary Cornell College Dartmouth College Denison University Eastern Kentucky University Fordham University Franklin and Marshall College Gannon University Grand Valley State University Guilford College Hiram College
Indiana University-Purdue University at Fort Wayne Indiana Wesleyan University Juniata College Kent State University Keuka College Lehigh University Liberty University Manchester College Marshall University Middlebury College Mount Vernon Nazarene University Muskingum College New Mexico State University, University Park Northwestern State University of Louisiana Ohio Northern University Ohio State University Ohio University Olivet Nazarene University Robert Morris University Rockhurst College Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College Saint Vincent College San Francisco State University Seton Hill University
UNDERGRADUATE DEGREES Accounting Art History Business Management Communication Criminal Justice Criminology Economics Education English Environmental Science Finance Government History International Business
International Relations Journalism Liberal Arts Linguistics Marketing Music Other Philosophy Political Science Pre-law Psychology Religion Sociology
Suny at Buffalo Sweet Briar College The Citadel Towson University Tuskegee University University of Central Florida University of Central Oklahoma University of Dayton University of Findlay University of Illinois University of Kentucky University of Louisville University of Michigan University of Pittsburgh University of Pittsburgh-Greensburg University of South Florida University of Texas-Pan American University of Utah University of Washington University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Virginia Commonwealth University Wayne State University Wittenberg University Wofford College Wright State University Xavier University
PERMANENT STATE ORIGINS CA 3 FL 2 IA 1 IL 2 IN 8 KY 3 LA 1 MA 1 MD 1 MI 4 MO 1 NC 4 NJ 2 NM 2
NV 1 NY 5 OH 47 OK 1 PA 9 SC 1 TX 1 UT 1 VA 5 WA 1 WI 1 WV 2 WY 1
ALUMNI
We might be small, but we can pack a mighty punch! We are able to tap into our more than 5,000 distinguished alumni to offer networking options and further strengthen our recruiting channels across the country. Our alumni sit on federal and state courts across the country, including the Ohio Supreme Court. They hold executive offices in the United States Congress and state legislatures, and are partners and associates at major law firms across the country. Michigan 90
90
Toledo
235
Lima
Indiana
80
75
30 81 309
Cleveland
Ada
Akron
30
Kenton
71
Mansfield
70
Dayton
Pennsylvania
Corporate Law Bankruptcy and Commercial Law Criminal Law International Law Public Law and Policy Civil Litigation Taxation Real Property Law
CLINICAL PROGRAMS
Bankruptcy Clinic Corporate Transactional Clinic Criminal Law Clinic Environmental Clinic Governmental Clinic Judicial Externships ONU Legal Clinic
70 Columbus
Cincinnati
West Virginia Kentucky
LOCATION
STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS
15 miles from Lima (20 min) 85 miles from Dayton (80 min) 70 miles from Toledo (70 min) 90 miles from Columbus (85 min) 85 miles from Ft. Wayne, Ind. (85 min)
More than 20 student organizations: American Constitution Society (ACS) Black Law Students Association (BLSA) Cardozo Jewish Law Students Association Christian Legal Society (CLS) Clinical Programs Criminal Law Society Environmental Law Society (ELS) Federalist Society Icelandic Legal Exchange Program International Law Society (ILS) LAMBDA Law Students’ Association Law Review Legal Association of Women (LAW) Media and Entertainment Law Society Moot Court Phi Alpha Delta (PAD) Public Interest Law Association Sports Law Society Street Law Society Student Bar Association (SBA) Veterans Association
Nearest Airports Dayton International Airport (DAY) Dayton, Ohio, 85 miles (85 min) Port Columbus International Airport (CMH) Columbus, Ohio, 90 miles (95 min)
CONTACT US
Office of Law Admissions Ohio Northern University College of Law 525 South Main Street Ada, Ohio 45810 Phone: 419-772-2211 Toll Free: 877-452-9668 Fax: 419-772-3042 lawadmissions@onu.edu APPLY FREE ONLINE www.law.onu.edu
CERTIFICATES
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OHIO NORTHERN UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF LAW
2011