Scholarship Retention Data

The ABA requires all law schools to disclose the following information regarding retention of conditional scholarships.

Entering Class	No. Students Entering With Conditional Scholarships	No. Students Whose Conditional Scholarships Have Since Been Reduced or Eliminated
2011	113	89
2010	103	82

Please note that the "No. Students Whose Conditional Scholarships Have Since Been Reduced or Eliminated" figure in the rightmost column does not include students who met the renewal criteria of our conditional scholarship but chose not to continue their legal studies. Here is an expanded version of the above figures, which we are not required to provide in accordance with ABA accreditation standards, but that might be helpful information to have.

Please also note that the renewal criteria associated with scholarships awarded to members of the fall 2013 entering class (100% renewal at 2.90 GPA, or approximately the top third of the class) are significantly different than those associated with scholarships awarded in prior years . We anticipate that renewal rates for the fall 2013 entering class will be much higher than in the past. Click here for the renewal criteria associated with current scholarships.

Fall 2011 Entering Class

Renewal Criteria:

• 100% renewal at 3.30 GPA (top 10-15% of class)
• 50% renewal at 2.80 GPA (top 40% of class)

Students Entering With Conditional Scholarships
Discontinued legal studies during first semester	3
Discontinued legal studies or took leave of absence after first semester	3
Discontinued legal studies or took leave of absence after first year	2
Lost scholarship after first semester	35
Lost scholarship after first year	34
Scholarship reduced by 50% after first year	20
Entire scholarship retained after first year	16
Total No. Students Entering With Conditional Scholarships		113
No. Students Entering Without Scholarships		62
No. Students in Fall 2011 Entering Class		175

Fall 2010 Entering Class

Renewal Criteria:

• 100% renewal at 3.30 GPA (top 10-15% of class)
• 67% renewal at 3.00 GPA (top 25% of class)
• 33% renewal at 2.60 GPA (top 55% of class)

Students Entering With Conditional Scholarships
Discontinued legal studies during first semester	1
Discontinued legal studies or took leave of absence after first semester	3
Discontinued legal studies or took leave of absence after first year	3
Lost scholarship after first semester	29
Lost scholarship after first year	11
Scholarship reduced by 67% after first year	28
Scholarship reduced by 33% after first year	14
Entire scholarship retained after first year	14
Total No. Students Entering With Conditional Scholarships		103
No. Students Entering Without Scholarships		74
No. Students in Fall 2011 Entering Class		177