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| Established | 1984; 41 years ago (1984) |
| School type | Private law school |
| Parent endowment | $23.4 Million |
| Dean | John Makdisi (Interim) |
| Location | Miami Gardens, Florida, US |
| Enrollment | 758 |
| Faculty | 34 full-time; 48 part-time adjunct (Spring 2023) |
| USNWR ranking | 172nd (tie) (2024) |
| Bar pass rate | 72% (Florida bar exam, February 2024 first-time takers) 58.42% (2023 first–time takers all jurisdictions) |
| Website | St. 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 ethically 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
- Jose Baez - defense attorney in the Casey Anthony trial
- Gaston Cantens - Vice President of Florida Crystals and former member of the Florida House of Representatives (1998-2004)
- Ana Navarro - Republican strategist and political commentator
- Juan-Carlos Planas - Former member of the Florida House of Representatives (2002-2010)
- Isaac Wright Jr. - defense attorney who secured his own release and exoneration
- Cord Byrd - Secretary of State of Florida
References
- "New Deans Appointed at St. Thomas University" (PDF).
- "Benjamin L. Crump College of Law". St. Thomas University.
- "St. Thomas University". U.S. News.
- "ABA Bar Passage Rates" (PDF). St. Thomas University.
- https://www.floridasupremecourt.org/content/download/788827/file/09-20-2021-FBBE-Full-Press-Release.pdf
- ^ "St. Thomas University Benjamin L. Crump College of Law - 2024 Bar Passage". abarequireddisclosures.org. American Bar Association. Retrieved 15 January 2025.
- ^ "St. Thomas University". Law School Transparency.
- Medina, Vanessa (9 February 2023). "Will Smith, Benjamin Crump on hand as St. Thomas University renames law school after Crump". WSVN.
- Sloan, Karen (2023-02-09). "In a U.S. rarity, law school adopts name of practicing Black attorney". Reuters. Retrieved 2023-02-12.
- Ward, Stephanie. "Law school named in honor of Black attorney in what may be second time in history". ABA Journal.
- Wood, Sarah. "23 Racially and Ethnically Diverse Law Schools". U.S. News.
- "St. Thomas University Benjamin L. Crump College of Law - 2024 Standard 509 Information Report". abarequireddisclosures.org. American Bar Association. Retrieved January 15, 2025.
- "St. Thomas University". usnews.com. U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved 15 January 2025.
- "St. Thomas University". Law School Transparency.
- "ABA Bar Passage Rates" (PDF). St. Thomas University.
- https://www.floridasupremecourt.org/content/download/788827/file/09-20-2021-FBBE-Full-Press-Release.pdf
- "St. Thomas University - Florida Profile".
- "St. Thomas University Required Disclosures".
External links
- St. Thomas University School of Law
- St. Thomas University School of Law, Official Alumni website
- Video of Renaming Ceremony
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