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UH LAW CENTER LISTED AMONG 46 RACIALLY AND ETHNICALLY

DIVERSE LAW SCHOOLS BY U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT

Students from underrepresented backgrounds often choose schools “I am delighted that the Law Center has one of the most racially and
Slike the University of Houston Law Center, according to an article ethnically diverse student bodies in the country,” said Leonard M.
by U.S. News & World Report. Baynes, Dean and Professor of Law. “Many thanks to the faculty and
The article reported that of 685 enrolled students in 2020, 37.1 staff for creating an environment which is inclusive to all irrespective
percent of Law Center students are from minority backgrounds. of background. ^

UH LAW CENTER CLIMBS IN UH LAW CENTER LANDS ON
LAW.COM’S LATEST “GO-TO” ABOVE THE LAW’S TOP 50

LAW SCHOOL RANKINGS LAW SCHOOLS LIST

ased on the employment success of the Class of 2020, the University he University of Houston Law Center placed in the top 50 law
Bof Houston Law Center was listed among the top “Go-To Law Tschools in the nation in rankings published by the legal website
Schools” in the country, according to Law.com. Above the Law. The Law Center came in at No. 47.

The Law Center moved up to No. 30 in 2021 after being ranked According to Above the Law, the rankings’ methodology prioritizes
No. 34 in 2020. employment outcomes most of all. Other factors include the quality
“The University of Houston Law Center is an excellent law school of jobs, education costs, a school’s ability to place students on a career
that provides students with an outstanding legal education and as is path that enables them to eliminate debts, full-time and long-term
evidenced by the most recent “Go-To Law School Report.” The Law jobs that require bar passage and debt-per-job ratio – “a comparison
Center provides our graduates the same corporate law employment between the indebtedness of a school’s graduates to the number of
opportunities as students who attend the most elite law schools,” said actual legal jobs” they are hired for, and Supreme Court clerkships
Dean Leonard M. Baynes and federal judgeships. ^

Law.com describes its methodology for the annual report as follows:
“The Go-To Law Schools report ranks the top 50 law schools by
percentage of 2020 juris doctors who took jobs at the largest 100
firms by lawyer head count—as identified in The National Law
Journal’s annual survey of the nation’s 500 largest law firms.” ^

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