There is no separate application for scholarships; all applicants are considered at the time they are admitted to our program. Admitted student scholarships are awarded on a 3- or 4-year basis and may be maintained by achieving the ranking criteria associated with the specific scholarship awarded.
- President's Scholarships - full tuition award
- Dean's Scholarships - partial tuition award in varying amounts
- Faculty Scholarships - partial tuition award in varying amounts
- Diversity Scholarships - partial tuition award
Continuing student scholarships are awarded to students who did not originally receive scholarship at the time of an admit decision but who have distinguished themselves at the end of their first academic year. There is also the opportunity to receive an increased award after the first academic year for students with entering scholarship and who have distinguished themselves academically.
Average Scholarship Award: $12,416.06
Number of scholarships awarded to the fall 2012 entering class: 137
Average Scholarship Award 2011: $12,435.71
Scholarship Retention Data
Students Matriculating in previous Academic year 2011-2012
Entering with Conditional Scholarships = 126
Those whose Conditional Scholarships have since been reduced or eliminated = 91
Of the one hundred twenty six (126) conditional scholarships awarded to entering students during the 2011-2012 academic year, nine (9) recipients withdrew from the law school, one (1) recipient transferred to a different law school, and eighty one (81) experienced either a reduction or loss of a conditional scholarship during the 2012-2013 academic year.