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Contacts
University of Notre Dame Law School
J.D. Admissions
112 Law School
Notre Dame, IN 46556
Website:
http://law.nd.edu/
Telephone: (574) 631-6626
Email: lawadmit@nd.edu
Admission Requirements
General Notes
- Applicants must apply electronically and submit the form to LSAC.
- No major is required or preferred, but candidates are encouraged to take courses involving writing, critical reading, and logical reasoning.
- Approximately 170 students enroll each year.
- Entire academic record, including SAT scores and GPA, are considered along with the other personal and biographical information.
- Transcripts from all colleges and universities attended must be forwarded to LSAC, which will prepare and send the Law School Data Assembly Service (LSDAS) Report to Notre Dame.
Criteria
Required classes
- Must hold or expect to hold a bachelor's degree prior to September of the entry year.
GPA
- There are no minimum cut-offs for GPA.
Law School Admission Test (LSAT)
- All applicants must take the Law School Admission Test (LSAT).
- There are no minimum cutoff scores for the LSAT.
- The December LSAT score is the last score accepted for Regular Decision applicants.
- An LSAT score is considered valid for no longer than 5 years.
- If the SAT is taken more than once, the highest score will be reviewed.
Check out this link for more information: http://law.nd.edu/admissions-and-financial-aid/admissions-information/jd-requirements-and-application
Supporting Documents
- Two letters of recommendation
- Personal statement no longer than three written, double-spaced pages
- An optional essay no longer than two typewritten, double-spaced pages
- An application fee of $60
Check out this link for more information: http://law.nd.edu/admissions-and-financial-aid/admissions-information/jd-requirements-and-application
Deadlines
- Applicants may start applying to the J.D. program on October 1st.
- Early Decision Program deadline: November 1st.
- Notification letters mailed to Early Decision applicants by December 15th.
- Last LSAT date that meets Regular Admission deadline: December 6th.
- Regular Admission application deadline: March 15th, 2009.
- Notification letters mailed to accepted applicants on a rolling basis, usually six to eight weeks after the application is complete.
Check out this link for more information regarding deadlines: http://law.nd.edu/admissions-and-financial-aid/admissions-information/dates-and-deadlines
Tuition
- Tuition for 2008-2009 is $37,650.
- Room and board costs approximately $8,300
- Total estimated budget (including tuition, room and board, health insurance, books, etc.) is $53,900 for the school year.
Check out this link for more information regarding student expenses: http://law.nd.edu/admissions-and-financial-aid/financing-your-legal-education/tuition-and-fees
Statistics
- For the entering Class of 2011, 179 JD students enrolled in an application class of 3,319.
- GPA median: 3.62
- LSAT median: 166
Check out this link for more information: http://law.nd.edu/admissions-and-financial-aid/admissions-information/2008-entering-class-profile
