SANTA CLARA, Calif., Mar. 20, 2018—Santa Clara University School of Law enjoyed the second-highest increase in rankings among law schools in the 2019 U.S. News & World Report rankings of the best graduate schools in the country.
Rising 19 spots, Santa Clara Law was ranked No. 113 out of nearly 200 ABA-accredited schools for its full-time program, and No. 40 among law schools that offer a part-time option.
As in past years, the school’s powerhouse intellectual property program was ranked fourth in the nation. The program will next year feature a unique Tech Edge J.D., which will help students obtain extensive real-world experience before graduation, and a popular Privacy Law Certificate.
“We are delighted to see our outstanding programs honored in the U.S. News & World Report rankings,” said Santa Clara Law Dean Lisa Kloppenberg. “This is yet another example of the exciting momentum behind Santa Clara Law, which includes our outstanding July 2017 California bar passage results and the move into our collaboration-focused, cutting-edge new home, the Howard S. and Alida S. Charney Hall of Law.”
The rankings took notice of several points of improvement at Santa Clara Law:
- A 61.4 percent J.D.-specific employment rate of students 10 months after graduation, an improvement of more than 7 points.
- An improvement in the median undergraduate GPA of the incoming class, to 3.29 from 3.17
- A nearly 35 percent employment rate of students at graduation, up 6.6 points from the previous year
The rankings can be found on the U.S. News & World Report Best Graduate Schools website.
About Santa Clara University School of Law
Santa Clara University School of Law, one of the nation’s most diverse law schools, is dedicated to educating lawyers who lead with a commitment to excellence, ethics, and social justice. Santa Clara Law offers students an academically rigorous program including certificates in high tech law, international law, public interest and social justice law, and privacy law, as well as numerous graduate and joint degree options. Located in the heart of Silicon Valley, Santa Clara Law is nationally distinguished for its faculty engagement, preparation for practice, and top-ranked programs in intellectual property. For more information, see lawscuedustage.wpengine.com.
About Santa Clara University
Santa Clara University, a comprehensive Jesuit, Catholic university located 40 miles south of San Francisco in California’s Silicon Valley, offers its more than 9,000 students rigorous undergraduate curricula in arts and sciences, business, and engineering; master’s degrees in business, education, counseling psychology, pastoral ministry, and theology; and law degrees and engineering doctoral degrees. Distinguished nationally by one of the highest graduation rates among all U.S. master’s universities, California’s oldest operating higher-education institution demonstrates faith-inspired values of ethics and social justice. For more information, see www.scu.edu.
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