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The University of Virginia School of Law (Virginia Law or UVA Law) was founded in Charlottesville in 1819 by Thomas Jefferson as one of the original subjects taught at his "academical village," the University of Virginia. Virginia Law is the fourth-oldest active law school in the United States (second oldest in the state after William and Mary Law School). The law school offers the J.D., LL.M., and S.J.D. degrees in law and hosts visiting scholars, visiting researchers and a number of legal research centers. Virginia Law is perennially regarded as one of the 10 most prestigious law schools in the United States. ''U.S. News & World Report'' currently ranks Virginia Law as tied for 8th in the nation with UC Berkeley,〔(U.S. News & World Report Top Law Schools Rankings )〕 and in 2011 ranked Virginia Law as 6th among major law firm recruiters.〔( Law Firm Recruiters Rank Best Law Schools )〕 In the 2010 Super Lawyers Law School Rankings, Virginia Law ranks 4th in the nation.〔(2010 Super Lawyers Law School Rankings )〕 In the 2015 Above the Law rankings, Virginia Law ranked 6th in the nation.〔http://abovethelaw.com/careers/2015-law-school-rankings/〕 A survey by the National Law Journal ranked Virginia Law 5th in the number of graduates hired by NLJ's top 250 firms in 2009.〔(National Law Journal Law Schools Report 2010 )〕 Virginia Law also places high in clerkships, recently ranking behind only Harvard Law School and Yale Law School.〔http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/07/us/politics/07clerkside.html?_r=0〕 The Princeton Review ranked Virginia Law as 1st in "Best Quality of Life" among the nation's law schools, along with 2nd in "Best Classroom Experience," 4th in "Best Professors," 5th in "Hardest to Get Into," and 7th in "Best Career Prospects"〔(Princeton Review Law Rankings )〕 The Law School has 18,442 alumni in all 50 states, 63 foreign countries and several U.S. protectorates, and the Law School's alumni giving rate of more than 50 percent for the past seven years is among the highest of the nation's law schools.〔http://www.law.virginia.edu/html/news/2012_sum/capital_campaign.htm〕 Virginia Law recently completed an eight-year capital campaign, raising $173.9 million to enhance the student experience.〔 The Judge Advocate General's Legal Center and School operated by the United States Army is located next to UVA. ==Admissions== Virginia Law is among the most selective law schools in the nation. For the class entering in the fall of 2014, 307 out of 5,246 J.D. applicants matriculated. The 25th and 75th LSAT percentiles for the 2014 entering class were 166 and 170, respectively, with a median of 169. The 25th and 75th undergraduate GPA percentiles were 3.57 and 3.93, respectively, with a median of 3.85.〔(Law School Admissions Council page on University of Virginia School of Law ) (note: must click through disclaimer page to see University of Virginia School of Law page).〕 The Class of 2015 come from 43 states, the District of Columbia, three foreign countries, and 150 undergraduate institutions. The average age was 24 (with a range from 20 to 44). 55% of the class was male, 45% female, and 21% identified themselves as minority students. 66% of the class had work experience after college and 7% had graduate degrees.〔http://www.law.virginia.edu/html/prospectives/class15.htm〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「University of Virginia School of Law」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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