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In 2023, ''U.S. News & World Report'' reported that the law school was the sixth most ethnically and racially diverse ABA-accredited law school.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Wood |first1=Sarah |title=23 Racially and Ethnically Diverse Law Schools |url=https://www.usnews.com/education/best-graduate-schools/the-short-list-grad-school/articles/racially-and-ethnically-diverse-law-schools |website=U.S. News}}</ref> The former dean, Alfredo Garcia, was the first ]n-born dean of a U.S. law school.<ref>{{cite journal |title=Spotlight on Dean Alfredo Garcia |journal=Cuban American Bar Association CABA Briefs |volume=Summer 2007 |pages=18 |url=https://cabaonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Briefs07Summer.pdf |access-date=15 January 2025}}</ref> The current Dean is Interim Dean John Makdisi. In 2023, ''U.S. News & World Report'' reported that the law school was the sixth most ethnically and racially diverse ]-accredited law school.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Wood |first1=Sarah |title=23 Racially and Ethnically Diverse Law Schools |url=https://www.usnews.com/education/best-graduate-schools/the-short-list-grad-school/articles/racially-and-ethnically-diverse-law-schools |website=U.S. News}}</ref> The former dean, Alfredo Garcia, was the first ]n-born dean of a U.S. law school.<ref>{{cite journal |title=Spotlight on Dean Alfredo Garcia |journal=Cuban American Bar Association CABA Briefs |volume=Summer 2007 |pages=18 |url=https://cabaonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Briefs07Summer.pdf |access-date=15 January 2025}}</ref> The current Dean is Interim Dean John Makdisi.


==Programs== ==Programs==

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Graduate school in Miami Gardens, Florida
Benjamin L. Crump College of Law
Established1984; 41 years ago (1984)
School typePrivate law school
Parent endowment$23.4 Million
DeanJohn Makdisi (Interim)
LocationMiami Gardens, Florida, US
Enrollment758
Faculty34 full-time; 48 part-time adjunct (Spring 2023)
USNWR ranking172nd (tie) (2024)
Bar pass rate72% (Florida bar exam, February 2024 first-time takers)
58.42% (2023 first–time takers all jurisdictions)
75.68% (Two year pass rate class of 2021)
WebsiteSt. Thomas homepage

Benjamin L. Crump College of Law is the law school of St. Thomas University located in Miami Gardens, Florida. The College of Law was founded in 1984. According to its 2024 ABA-required disclosures, 62.9% of the Class of 2023 obtained full-time, bar-passage-required employment (i.e. as attorneys) after graduation. The college was renamed after civil rights attorney Benjamin Crump on February 8, 2023. The law school includes the Benjamin L. Crump Center for Social Justice, which focuses on implicit bias training and offers scholarships to students.

Diversity

In 2023, U.S. News & World Report reported that the law school was the sixth most ethnically and racially diverse ABA-accredited law school. The former dean, Alfredo Garcia, was the first Cuban-born dean of a U.S. law school. The current Dean is Interim Dean John Makdisi.

Programs

The faculties of the law school and the university's graduate school offer five joint degree programs: the J.D./M.S. in Sports Administration, the J.D./M.B.A. in Sports Administration, the J.D./M.S. in Marriage and Family Counseling, J.D./M.B.A. in International Business, and the J.D./M.B.A. in Accounting. The school has two L.L.M graduate programs, one in cybersecurity and one in intercultural human rights.

Admissions

For the class entering in 2024, the law school accepted 913 out of 1505 applicants, a 60.66% acceptance rate, with 390 of those accepted enrolling, a 42.72% yield rate (the percentage of accepted students who enrolled). The median LSAT score was 152 and the median undergraduate GPA was 3.30. Two students were not included in the GPA calculation. Its 25th/75th percentile LSAT scores and GPAs were 155/149 and 3.58/2.98.

Ranking

In 2024, U.S. News & World Report ranked the law school tied for No. 172 out of 196 ABA accredited law schools (bottom 12% at most).

Employment

62.9% of the Class of 2023 obtained full-time, long-term, JD-required employment (i.e. as attorneys) nine months after graduation, excluding solo practitioners. St. Thomas' Law School Transparency under-employment score is 30.3%, indicating the percentage of the Class of 2023 unemployed, underemployed, pursuing an additional degree, or working in a non-professional, short-term, or part-time job nine months after graduation. Most graduates employed as attorneys were employed in small regional firms.

Bar examination passage

The bar examination passage rate for the law school’s first-time examination takers was 72% for the Florida bar exam in February 2024 and 58.42% for all jurisdictions for 2023. The Ultimate Bar Pass Rate, which the ABA defines as the passage rate for graduates who sat for bar examinations within two years of graduating, was 75.68% for the class of 2021.

Costs

The Law School Transparency estimated debt-financed cost of attendance for three years is $233,742. Yearly tuiton and fees for J.D. students is $44,830 (2021-2022).

Publications

The law school has three publications:

  • St. Thomas Law Review
  • Journal of Complex Litigation
  • Intercultural Human Rights Law Review

Notable alumni

References

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  2. "Benjamin L. Crump College of Law". St. Thomas University.
  3. "St. Thomas University". U.S. News.
  4. "ABA Bar Passage Rates" (PDF). St. Thomas University.
  5. https://www.floridasupremecourt.org/content/download/788827/file/09-20-2021-FBBE-Full-Press-Release.pdf
  6. ^ "St. Thomas University Benjamin L. Crump College of Law - 2024 Bar Passage". abarequireddisclosures.org. American Bar Association. Retrieved 15 January 2025.
  7. ^ "St. Thomas University". Law School Transparency.
  8. Medina, Vanessa (9 February 2023). "Will Smith, Benjamin Crump on hand as St. Thomas University renames law school after Crump". WSVN.
  9. Sloan, Karen (2023-02-09). "In a U.S. rarity, law school adopts name of practicing Black attorney". Reuters. Retrieved 2023-02-12.
  10. Ward, Stephanie. "Law school named in honor of Black attorney in what may be second time in history". ABA Journal.
  11. Wood, Sarah. "23 Racially and Ethnically Diverse Law Schools". U.S. News.
  12. "Spotlight on Dean Alfredo Garcia" (PDF). Cuban American Bar Association CABA Briefs. Summer 2007: 18. Retrieved 15 January 2025.
  13. "St. Thomas University Benjamin L. Crump College of Law - 2024 Standard 509 Information Report". abarequireddisclosures.org. American Bar Association. Retrieved January 15, 2025.
  14. "St. Thomas University". usnews.com. U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved 15 January 2025.
  15. "St. Thomas University". Law School Transparency.
  16. "ABA Bar Passage Rates" (PDF). St. Thomas University.
  17. https://www.floridasupremecourt.org/content/download/788827/file/09-20-2021-FBBE-Full-Press-Release.pdf
  18. "St. Thomas University - Florida Profile".
  19. "St. Thomas University Required Disclosures".

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