Orientation has begun for the 189 members of the Class of 2020. These Juris Doctor students are a diverse group with a variety of backgrounds, and 25 are first-generation college graduates. They hail from 24 states and studied at 62 undergraduate institutions. Twenty-one percent self-identify as belonging to a minority group, while three are military veterans. The median undergraduate GPA of this impressive class is 3.71 and the median LSAT score is 162. The school also welcomes 15 LL.M. (Master of Laws) students, hailing from 10 countries on five continents and four M.S.L. (Master in the Study of Law) students seeking knowledge of the legal system to enhance their careers.  All statistics as 8/10/17.

Associate Director of Career Development Tony Waller, who serves as the public interest and government employment specialist for the School of Law, has been named a member of the Equal Justice Works' National Advisory Committee. Equal Justice Works is the leading nonprofit organization committed to mobilizing and strengthening the public interest community, and the committee convenes a diverse group of eight law students and eight law school professionals to act as EJW ambassadors within the law school and legal services communities. Members provide leadership, feedback and outreach assistance to support the organization’s goal of helping students develop a lifelong commitment of working on behalf of underrepresented individuals, communities and causes.