| University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School | |
|---|---|
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| Parent school | University of Pennsylvania |
| Established | 1850 (first "full professor of Law" appointed in 1792)[1][2][3] |
| School type | Private law school |
| Parent endowment | $20.7 billion (June 30, 2022)[4] |
| Dean | Sophia Z. Lee |
| Location | 3501 Sansom Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States 39°57′14″N 75°11′32″W / 39.953938°N 75.192085°W |
| Enrollment | 755[5] |
| Faculty | 103[6] |
| USNWR ranking | 4th (tie) (2024)[7] |
| Bar pass rate | 97% (2019)[8][9] |
| Website | law |
| ABA profile | Standard 509 Report |
The University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School (also known as Penn Carey Law, or Penn Law) is the law school of the University of Pennsylvania, a private Ivy League research university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[10] Penn Carey Law offers the degrees of Juris Doctor (J.D.), Master of Laws (LL.M.), Master of Comparative Laws (LL.C.M.), Master in Law (M.L.), and Doctor of the Science of Law (S.J.D.).
The entering class typically consists of approximately 250 students and admission is highly selective.[11] Penn Carey Law's 2020 weighted first-time bar passage rate was 98.5 percent.[9] For the class of 2024, 49 percent of students were women, 40 percent identified as persons of color, and 12 percent of students enrolled with an advanced degree.[11]
Among the school's alumni are a U.S. Supreme Court Justice, at least 76 judges of United States court system, 12 state Supreme Court Justices (with 6 serving as Chief Justice), 3 supreme court justices of foreign countries, at least 46 members of United States Congress as well as 9 Olympians, 5 of whom won 13 medals, several founders of law firms, university presidents and deans, business entrepreneurs, leaders in the public sector, and government officials.
- ^ In 1792, Associate Justice of United States Supreme Court of the United States, James Wilson, was appointed as Penn's first "full professor of law"
- ^ 10 U. Pa. J. Const. L. (2008) by Ewald, William, James Wilson and the Drafting of the Constitution (2008). Faculty Scholarship at Penn Law. 988. page 913
- ^ "History of Penn Law". Law.upenn.edu. Retrieved April 1, 2021.
- ^ About Us | Penn Office of Investments
- ^ "University of Pennsylvania, #7 in Best Law Schools"
- ^ Penn Law School Official ABA Data Archived January 26, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "University of Pennsylvania (Carey)". U.S. News & World Report – Best Law Schools 2024.
- ^ "Bar Passage Rates For First-time Test Takers Soars!", by Kathryn Rubino, February 19, 2020. Retrieved September 4, 2020.
- ^ a b "University of Pennsylvania Law School; Ultimate Bar Passage"
- ^ "Carey Foundation rebrands universities it supports". 20 November 2019.
- ^ a b Admissions: Entering Class Profile • Penn Law
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