UGA law school has ‘best value’ for legal education, ranking says

ATLANTA, Ga. – For the fourth time in six years, the College of Georgia’s College of Legislation has ranked No. 1 in finest worth for regulation colleges, in line with Nationwide Jurist rankings.

The rating compares a college’s price with its employment outcomes. UGA’s regulation faculty additionally ranked first from 2018 to 2020 consecutively.

“The College of Legislation is redefining what it means to be an awesome nationwide public regulation faculty by offering one of the best return on funding in authorized schooling — one that gives world-class, hands-on, purpose-driven academic experiences with a pioneering dedication to affordability and accessibility,” regulation faculty Dean Peter B. “Bo” Rutledge stated.

Based on UGA, the regulation faculty has an virtually 95% employment fee for full-time, long-term jobs inside 10 months of commencement. Almost 99% of its graduates additionally go the bar examination inside two years.

Financially, scholar borrowing has dipped by greater than 50% over the previous decade, UGA stated. For the 2021-2022 faculty 12 months, 87% of its regulation faculty college students obtained scholarships, together with 100% of first-generation and veteran college students.