Facts At-a-Glance

Students:

Profile of the J.D. Class of 2005		Geographical Distribution
Applicants	4,093	Northeast	23%
Enrolled	201	South	28%
Minorities	21%	West	27%
Male/Female ratio:	55%/45%	Midwest	18%
Median LSAT	168	International	4%
Median GPA	3.61

The students represent 42 states, Washington D.C., 5 foreign countries, and 100 undergraduate institutions.

Profile of S.J.D. and LL.M. students for 2002-03

70 LL.M. students from 31 countries are attending Duke Law.

9 students are participating in Duke Law's exchange program from 6 countries. 6 international S.J.D students from 4 countries are attending Duke Law.

 

Career Services and Employment:

Profile of Class of 2002 J.D. students

Type of Practice:		Location of Practice:
Private Practice	80%	Northeast	45%
Judicial Clerkship	14%	West	25%
Government/Public Interest	4%	Southeast	21%
Business	1%	Midwest	8%

 

Duke Law Journals:

Duke Law Journal
Law and Contemporary Problems
Duke Environmental Law & Policy Forum
Duke Journal of Comparative & International Law
Duke Journal of Gender Law & Policy
Duke Law & Technology Review
Alaska Law Review

 

Students' Public Service:

AIDS Legal Assistance Project
Children's Law Clinic
Community Economic Development Clinic
Death Penalty Clinic
Dedicated to Durham
Duke Bar Association Community Service Project
Domestic Violence Advocacy Clinic
Innocence Project
Pro Bono Project
Public Interest Law Foundation
Volunteer Income Tax Assistance

Degree Programs:
•J.D.	Doctor of Law	J.D./M.A. or J.D./M.S.: Cultural Anthropology Economics English Forestry & Environmental Studies History Humanities Mechanical Engineering Philosophy Political Science Psychology Public Policy Studies Religion Romance Studies
•J.D./M.B.A.	Law & Business
	Administration
•J.D./LL.M.	Int'l & Comparative Law
•J.D./M.E.M.	Law & Environment
	Management
•S.J.D.	Doctor of Juridical Science
•J.D./M.P.P.	Law & Public Policy
•LL.M.	Master of Laws (Int'l
	Students)
•J.D./M.D.	Law & Medicine
•J.D./M.T.S.	Law & Theological Studies
•M.L.S.	Master of Legal Studies
•J.D./Ph.D.	Law & Political Science

 

Areas of Recognized Excellence in Legal Education/Faculty Research:

Administrative Law and Regulation - Environment, Health Industry, Sports
Corporate Law
Constitutional Law and Constitutional History
Intellectual Property Law
International and Comparative Law
Legal Theory - Feminist, Critical Race
Process Related Fields - Criminal, Civil Procedure, Litigation, Alternative Dispute Resolution

Centers, Conferences and Institutes at Duke Law School:

• Private Adjudication Center
  Daniel Bowling, Executive Director Professor Paul Carrington
  
• Center for Complex Dispute Resolution Professor Francis McGovern
  
• Center on Law, Ethics and National Security Scott Silliman, Executive Director Professor Robinson O. Everett, Founder
  
• Center for Environmental Solutions
  Kathryn Stetson, Executive Director
  Professor John B. Wiener, Faculty Director
  
• Center for Sports Law and Policy Professor Paul Haagen Professor John Weistart
  
• The Duke Global Capital Markets Center Steve Wallenstein, Executive Director
  Professor Michael H. Bradley, Faculty Director

• The Intellectual Property Program Professor James Boyle Professor David Lange Professor Jerome Reichman
  
• The Program in Public Law
  Professor Christopher Schroeder, Director
  
• Annual Summer Institute in Transnational Law (Geneva)
  
• Asia-America Institute in Transnational Law (Hong Kong)
  
• International Criminal Courts Conference

 

Alumni Profile:
	Living Duke Law Alumni: A Demographic Profile
I.	Living Alumni	7835		(through graduation 2002)
II.	Gender
	Male	5722	73.0%	Fem ale	2113	28.6%
III.	Ethnic Identify
	Caucasian	6700	85.5%
	Non-Caucasian	766	9.8%
	Undeclared	369	4.7%
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IV.	Top Ten States
	North Carolina	957		Virginia	411
	New York	626		Maryland	322
	California	567		Pennsylvania	275
	Florida	530		Texas	270
	Georgia	426		New Jersey	217
V.	Major Geographic Concentrations (by business address)
	W ashington, DC	577		Pittsburgh, PA	46
	New York, NY	463		W inston -Salem , NC	45
	Atlanta, GA	299		Denver, CO	44
	Raleigh, NC	160		Orlando, FL	44
	Charlotte, NC	151		Baltimore, MD	39
	Dallas, TX	117		Columbus, OH	38
	Chicago, IL	114		Minneapolis, MN	35
	Durham, NC	108		Phoenix, AZ	33
	Boston, MA	94		San Diego, CA	32
	Los Angeles, CA	93		Birmingham, AL	27
	San Francisco, CA	76		Hartford, CT	27
	Philadelphia, PA	74		Cincinnati, OH	26
	Greensboro, NC	60		Louisville, KY	26
	Miami, FL	57		Indianapolis, IN	26
	Houston, TX	57		Nashville, TN	25
	Jacksonville, FL	55		Milwa ukee, W I	24
	Seattle, W A	54		W ilmington, DE	24
	Palo Alto, CA	52		Kansas City, MO	22
	Tampa, FL	49		Portland, OR	22
	Cleveland, OH	48		Salt Lake City, UT	22
VI.	Decade of Graduation
	2000's	800		1950's	363
	1990's	2450		1940's	172
	1980's	1864		1930's	45
	1970's	1382		pre-1930	2
	1960's	757