California 24New York 22

Texas 20

Florida 16Maryland 16

Georgia 15

Illinois 9Massachusetts 9

Washington, D.C. 9

New Jersey 7Pennsylvania 7

Arizona 6

North Carolina 6Ohio 6

Tennessee 6

Alabama 5Colorado 5

THE CLASS OF 2023 is a diverse and accomplished group of students from across the country.

The 299 students come from 39 states, the District of Columbia, Canada, Nigeria and

the Bahamas, and attended 144 undergraduate institutions.

PROFILE

UNDERGRADUATE SCHOOLS represented by four or more first-years:

SAMIRA NEMATOLLAHI, a first-generation college student from Simpsonville, South Carolina, graduated from the University of South Carolina.

“I chose UVA Law because I was impressed by its ability to provide students both an academically rigorous curricu-lum and an active student body with a strong sense of community,” she said. “This balance that the school has been able to achieve is unrivaled, and that is what made the school stand out to me.”

STUDENTS COME FROM 39 states, the District of Columbia, Canada, Nigeria and the Bahamas.IN ADDITION TO VIRGINIA, THE FOLLOWING STATES ARE REPRESENTED BY FIVE OR MORE STUDENTS:

170 median LSAT

164-172 25%-75% LSAT

3.90 median GPA

3.49-3.96 25%-75% GPA

20-37 age range

299 students enrolled from 5,472 applicants

52% women

48% men

33% people of color

70% have postgraduate experience

CLASS OF 2023 FAST FACTS AS OF AUG. 27, 2020

University of Virginia 23University of Georgia 8

University of Alabama 7College of William & Mary 6George Mason University 6

New York University 6University of Michigan, Ann Arbor 6

University of Notre Dame 6

University of Pennsylvania 6Virginia Tech 6

Brigham Young University 5University of California, Los Angeles 5

University of Florida 5University of Maryland, College Park 5

University of Texas, Austin 5Arizona State University 4

Georgetown University 4George Washington University 4

Harvard University 4Ohio State University, Columbus 4University of California, Berkeley 4

University of Pittsburgh 4Vanderbilt University 4

FOUNDED

1819

DUAL-DEGREE PROGRAMS

in accounting, business, economic law, English, foreign affairs, government, history, philosophy, public health, public policy, medicine, and urban and environmental planning

EXTERNAL COLLABORATIVE PROGRAMS

(with Princeton, Tufts and Johns Hopkins) in public international law fields

STUDY ABROAD PROGRAMS

Second- and third-year students have access to 10 international exchange programs: BOCCONI LAW SCHOOL

ItalyBUCERIUS LAW SCHOOL

GermanyHEBREW UNIVERSITY

IsraelINSTITUTO DE EMPRESSA

Madrid

MELBOURNE LAW SCHOOL Australia

SEOUL NATIONAL UNIVERSITY

SouthKorea

TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY

LAW SCHOOL Israel

UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND

NewZealand

UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY Australia

WASEDA UNIVERSITY Tokyo

STUDENT-FACULTY RATIO

6.5:1

TOTAL J.D. ENROLLMENT* 964 students54% men46% women22% people of color *AS OF OCT. 5, 2019

STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS

63, plus 10 journals

GRADUATE STUDIES

Each year about 45 students, mainly from foreign countries, earn their LL.M. or S.J.D. degree at UVA Law.

ALUMNI The Law School has more than 20,000 alumni in all 50 states and more than 60 foreign countries. More than 50% of alumni have given to the Law School for 14 of the last 15 years.

PUBLIC SERVICE Students logged 14,394 pro bono hours during the 2019-20 school year.

ACADEMIC JOURNALS

Journal of Law & Politics

Virginia Environmen-tal Law Journal

Virginia Journal of Criminal Law

Virginia Journal of International Law

Virginia Journal of Law & Technology

Virginia Journal of Social Policy

& the Law Virginia Law &

Business Review Virginia Law Review Virginia Sports &

Entertainment Law Journal

Virginia Tax Review

CLINICS

20

U.S. SUPREME COURT CLERKS

Virginia is fourth in contributing the most clerks to the U.S. Supreme Court from 2005-20.

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CLASS PROFILE

Andover, Massachusetts, native LAUREN

MURTAGH earned her degree in

English and public policy from

the College of William & Mary.

Murtagh said she was first drawn

to UVA Law by the idea of

gaining hands-on experiences

through clinics focused on

working directly with clients.

“I felt that studying at

UVA Law would provide me with the opportunity

to explore different types

of public interest law,” she said.

PROBESE LEO, born in Nassau, Bahamas, worked as a senior software analyst and agile scrum master at Geico before law school. He said he wants to use his J.D. to help clients navigate the legal system, adding that capable legal representation is crucial to having a good outcome.

“My immigration journey in the U.S. taught me this lesson firsthand, as I was fortunate to have a lawyer help me through that process,” he said. “But I know of many others who were not so fortunate and struggled along the way.”

WHERE GRADUATES GO: Top Job Locations, Classes of 2017-19

VIRGINIA LAW Fast Facts

New York 223Washington, D.C. 206

Virginia 75

Texas 61California 56

Massachusetts 22

Georgia 20North Carolina 15

Delaware 14

Pennsylvania 14Illinois 13

Colorado 10

Alabama 9