100% of first-gen college graduates receive aid

Collection:: Press Releases
Title:: 100% of first-gen college graduates receive aid
Creator:: Office of Communications and Public Relations
Date of Original:: 2023-11-08
Subject:: University of Georgia. School of Law
Law--Study and teaching
Location:: United States, Georgia, Clarke County, Athens, 33.96095, -83.37794
Medium:: articles
Type:: Text
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Description:: With more than 60 first-generation college graduates currently earning their J.D. at the School of Law, we are pleased to share that 100% of them are receiving aid. This cohort is currently supported by more than 20 scholarship funds, including the First-Start Scholars Program (http://law.uga.edu/news/51148) established by 1982 alumna Kathelen V. Amos and the Daniel P. Amos Family Foundation. This initiative has grown from first-generation students in the 2019 J.D. entering class receiving a scholarship to every first-gen J.D. student getting aid for the third year in a row. The School of Law is redefining what it means to be a great national public law school by offering a world-class, hands-on, purpose-driven educational experience with a pioneering commitment to accessibility and affordability, according to Dean Peter B. "Bo" Rutledge. Some recent statistics supporting this statement include: #1 Best Value Law School for four of the last six years (National Jurist, 2018-23). Top-20 Law School (U.S. News & World Report, 2023-24). Nearly 99% Ultimate Bar Passage rate (Class of 2020). Almost 95% employment rate for full-time, long-term, bar pass required jobs within 10 months of graduation (Class of 2022). 18 clinics and externships, with 94% participation (Class of 2023). More than 50% reduction in aggregate annual student borrowing compared to 2013. Extremely competitive tuition and fees (the lowest among the Top-20 law schools ranked by U.S. News & World Report).
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Metadata URL:: https://digitalcommons.law.uga.edu/press_releases/1655
Holding Institution:: Alexander Campbell King Law Library
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