Loyola welcomes the talented and
diverse law class entering in fall 2016.
The School of Law values the stronger
community that comes with a range
of perspectives and in recent years
has successfully improved outreach to
underrepresented prospective students.
Welcoming 1Ls
What recent
grads aredoing
This year, the School of Law conferred a
total of 378 law degrees, including:
JD, LLM, SJD, DLaw, and MJ degrees.
Senior Judge for the Southern District of
Illinois J. Phil Gilbert (JD ’74) delivered the
commencement address.
Employment rate nine months
after graduation
(Class of 2015)
of the entering class are
students of color, the highest
in the school’s history.
86
%
33
%
*Most recent year for which graduate employment stats are available is 2015. Visit
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52
%
■
Law firms
52%
■
Business
30%
■
Government
7%
■
Public interest
6%
■
Judicial clerkships
4%
■
Academia
.5%
■
Pursuing advanced degrees
.5%
First-year students take the Oath of Professionalism.
More than 375 happy graduates celebrated their achievement at the May 2016 commencement.
2016 ENTERING CLASS
STATISTICS
Female/male ratio
54% / 46%
Median age
24
Age range
21–67
Students of color
33%
States represented
30
Undergraduate institutions represented
118
Undergraduate majors
67
LSAT
GPA
25th percentile
154
3.02
75th percentile
160
3.54
EMPLOYMENT BY JOB TYPE*
3
2015–16 DEAN’S ANNUAL REPORT
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