Guide to Law Schools and Legal Careers: Including Profiles on the Top 298 Law and Pre-Law Colleges and Universities

This guide helps prospective student and parents understand career options, whether certain occupations are the right match for them, the road to entering their choice career, schools offering instruction in this area and full profiles on each our top participating educational institutions. The career and occupation section provides insight into what they do, how to become, what education and licenses, registrations and certifications may be required, other relevant experience, job growth over the next few years and typical salaries and hourly wages this career path provides and where to go from here to take those next steps. Additionally, we detail other similar careers that may be worth considering. As the number of school choices can be overwhelming, we give you the data to help you qualify and shortlist the right schools to make your search more manageable. Our directory lists the top colleges, universities and occupational schools that provide educational tracks supporting this career area. Among the many data points contained in the full profiles of each participating school, where available, are data available detailing admission figures, average financial aid students are receiving, the real tuition amounts students are really paying, what you can expect to pay based on your income level and what actual ACT and SAT test score ranges students are getting into these schools with. This is your one reference guide for those who want to identify their career and school of choice and understand the path to a successful future. Typical Excerpt from Profiles for Participating Colleges and Universities Northwestern University Region: Lakes, Illinois Sport Class: NCAA Division I Conference: Big Ten Conference Address: 633 Clark St; Evanston, IL 60208 Web Site: www.northwestern.edu Control: Private Not-For-Profit Size: Large Four-Year Setting: City: Small Total Head Count: 25,098 Undergraduate Head Count: 11,327 Dormitory Capacity: 4,724 % Enrolled Full Time Men: 50% % Enrolled Full Time Women: 50% In-State: $45,527 Out-of-State: $45,527 Room & Board: $13,862 Books & Supplies: $1,878 % Receiving Any Aid: 64% % Receiving Loans or Grant Aid: 59% % Receiving Grant Aid: 55% Avg. Aid Amount: $29,961 Average Net Price $28,868 Average Net Price by Income (Federal Financial Aid) From $0 to $30,000: $15,633 $30,001 to $48,000: $14,744 $48,001 to $75,000: $20,565 $75,001 to $110,000: $28,605 $110,001 and over: $41,986 Open Admission Policy: No % Admitted: 15 Admissions Yield: 41 % Submitting ACT Scores: 25% Composite (ACT): 25% English (ACT): 32 25% Math (ACT): 30 25% Writing (ACT): 8 75% Composite (ACT): 34 75% English (ACT): 35 75% Math (ACT): 35 75% Writing (ACT): 10 % Submitting SAT Scores: 25% Reading (SAT): 690 25% Math (SAT): 700 25% Writing (SAT): 690 75% Reading (SAT): 760 75% Math (SAT): 790 75% Writing (SAT): 770 Note: (1) Admissions Yield is % of students who choose to enroll after having been offered admission (2) Test scores for 25% percentile indicate 25% of students scored at or below scores listed (3) Test scores for 75% percentile indicate 25% of students scored above scores listed