Emory University School of Law | |
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Motto |
Cor prudentis possidebit scientism (Latin) The wise heart seeks knowledge (Proverbs 18:15) |
Established | 1916 |
School type | Private |
Endowment | US $43 million |
Parent endowment | $6.684 billion (2015) |
Dean | James B. Hughes, Jr. |
Location | Atlanta, Georgia, US |
Enrollment | 815 |
Faculty | 147 |
USNWR ranking | 22 |
Bar pass rate | 93.05% |
Website | http://www.law.emory.edu/ |
Emory University School of Law (also known as Emory Law or ELS) is a graduate school of Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia. It is currently ranked #22 among ABA-approved law schools by the 2018 U.S. News & World Report.
Emory Law is located in Gambrell Hall, part of Emory’s 630-acre (2.5 km2) campus in the Druid Hills neighborhood, six miles (10 km) northeast of downtown Atlanta.
Gambrell Hall contains classrooms, faculty offices, administrative offices, student-organization offices, and a 325-seat auditorium. The school provides wireless Internet access throughout its facilities. Gambrell Hall also houses a courtroom.
Emory's five-story Hugh F. MacMillan Law Library opened in August 1995. The library is situated adjacent to Gambrell Hall and includes access to over 400,000 volumes and more than 4,000 serials subscriptions.
Admission to the law school is selective. For the class entering in the fall of 2014, 223 JD candidates enrolled. The 25th and 75th LSAT percentiles for the 2014 entering class were 158 and 166, respectively, with a median of 165. The 25th and 75th undergraduate GPA percentiles were 3.30 and 3.85, respectively, with a median of 3.75.
Nearly half of Emory Law students are women, and about 32% are from underrepresented ethnic groups. Approximately 60% of students come from outside the Southeastern U.S.
It is ranked #22, tied with the University of Minnesota Law School, among ABA-approved law schools by the 2017 U.S. News & World Report.
The School of Law offers a three-year, full-time program leading to a Juris Doctor degree. Emory Law is particularly known for its expertise in Bankruptcy Law, Environmental Law, Feminist Legal Theory, Intellectual Property Law, International law, Law and Religion, and Transactional Law.