Long Tradition of Excellence:
Founded in 1892, CWRU School of Law was one of the first schools accredited by the American Bar Association and was a charter member of the American Association of Law Schools and the Order of the Coif.

Our Student Body Includes:
* Statistics limited to the incoming class of 2009

• 645 JD students;
• 50 LLM students;
• 43% women;
• 13% students of color;
• 66% from outside of Ohio;*
• 130+ undergraduate programs represented;*
• 31 states, the District of Columbia, and 6 foreign countries represented;*
• Median LSAT: 158;*
• Median Undergraduate GPA: 3.46.*

Innovative Curriculum:
The curriculum at the School of Law combines the best of classical legal education with cutting-edge experiential opportunities.

• 200+ Courses;
• 50% of upper-level courses with an enrollment under 25 students;
• 7 areas of concentration;
• 10 dual degree and certificate programs;
• CaseArc, our integrated legal skills program. This program follows a sequenced and comprehensive approach to help students develop interviewing, counseling, fact-gathering, legal research, writing, oral advocacy, and negotiation skills.
• 8 Academic Centers, including those in the areas of Law-Medicine, International Law and Law, Technology and the Arts that have achieved national recognition.

Outstanding Career Services:
Our graduate employment statistics far exceed national levels, including an annual employment rate of over 95.6% compared to the national rate of 92.3% for the Class of 2008.

History of Diversity:
The law school has had a long-standing commitment to diversity. Students of color were admitted with our very first entering class in 1892; women were admitted in 1918. We continue to value diversity among the members of our law school community.

Location:
CWRU is located in University Circle, one of the largest concentrations of educational and cultural institutions in the world, including an art museum and orchestra that are rated among the best in the country.