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.

* Statistics limited to the incoming class of 2011

• Approximately over 625 JD students;
• 59 LLM students from 11 different countries;
• 45% women;
• 24% students of color;
• 66% from outside of Ohio;*
• 121 undergraduate programs represented;*
• 33 states, the District of Columbia, and 8 foreign countries represented;*
• Median LSAT: 158;*
• Median Undergraduate GPA: 3.48.*

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;
• 8 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.
• 10 Academic Centers, including those in the areas of Law Technology & the Arts, Law-Medicine, International Law, and the Law Clinic that have achieved national recognition.
• Experience Learning in Labs, Externships, Moot Court, Mock Trials and Law Clinics. Each experiential course contributes to the student’s professional readiness.