About Tulane Law School

Tulane students come from throughout the United States and, indeed, the world. They come here with a broad variety of academic and professional backgrounds, and their diversity is a source of great pride to Tulane.

Student Body and Employment Information

Tulane enrolls approximately 750 students in its JD program. In addition, Tulane offers five LLM programs to individuals who already hold law degrees. The five programs include a General LLM program, LLM in Admiralty, LLM in American Law, LLM in Energy & Environment, and LLM in International & Comparative Law. As many as 40 lawyers from throughout the world enroll in these LLM programs each year, and a few students are admitted to Tulane's SJD program.

Overall, women constitute 50% of the JD student body, minority students 20%.

Class of:	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015
Applications received	2300	2600	2990	2830	2783	2271
Offers of admission	833	900	894	866	1050	1096
Class size	245	242	282	260	262	249
% women	38%	38%	42%	55%	49%	49%
% students of color	20%	20%	18%	21%	20%	24%
% Louisiana (in-state) residents	15%	16%	15%	14%	18%	21%
% coming directly from undergraduate school	40%	40%	39%	27%	33%	35%
25th and 75th percentile LSAT scores	158-163	159-163	160-164	160-164	158-163	156-163
25th and 75th percentile GPAs	3.4-3.75	3.4-3.75	3.4-3.75	3.4-3.75	3.4-3.75	3.23-3.63

LSAT/GPA percentiles for the class of 2015 were calculated by the Law School Admission Council (LSAC) based on matriculant lists provided by Tulane Law School to the ABA.

Total JD enrollment: 744
Total LLM enrollment: 40
JD Student/Full-Time Faculty Ratio: 17 to 1
Average age of incoming students: 24+ years
States represented in student body: 46, plus Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia
Countries represented in JD and LLM student body combined: 24

Undergraduate Majors Represented in Entering Class

Undergraduate Schools Represented in Student Body

WHERE OUR STUDENTS COME FROM:
Northeast: 18%
Southeast: 28%
South Central (excluding Louisiana) 11%
Louisiana: 18%
West and Northwest: 14%
Midwest: 9%
International: 2%

Top 5 states represented in student body: Louisiana, Texas, New York, California, Florida

States of Permanent Residence

Countries Represented in the JD Student Body

Countries Represented in the LLM & SJD Student Body

WHERE OUR STUDENTS GO AFTER GRADUATION (classes of 2009, 2010, and 2011)*:

Employment Data

ABA Reports for Classes of 2009-2011