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'''Villanova University School of Law''' is a private American Law School located in [[Villanova, Pennsylvania]], just outside [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]]. | |||
Adjacent to the university campus is Philadelphia’s Main Line. The law school is at the approximate midpoint of east coast legal centers in New York and Washington and only 20 minutes by commuter rail from the center of Philadelphia. | Adjacent to the university campus is [[Pennsylvania Main Line|Philadelphia’s Main Line]]. The law school is at the approximate midpoint of east coast legal centers in New York and Washington and only 20 minutes by commuter rail from the center of Philadelphia. | ||
Opened in 1953, the school is approved by the American Bar Association and is a member of the Association of American Law Schools. Students are graduates of more than 124 colleges and universities; many have significant work experience outside of the law. The student-faculty ratio is 18 to 1. The school is current ranked 60th in the 2008 edition of [[U.S. News & World Report]]'s Best Graduate Schools.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/grad/rankings/law/lawindex.php|title=U.S. News and World Report Law School Rankings|accessdate=2007-04-02}}</ref> The 2006 entering class has a median GPA of 3.44 and a median LSAT of 162. | Opened in 1953, the school is approved by the [[American Bar Association|American Bar Association]] and is a member of the [[Association of American Law Schools|Association of American Law Schools]]. Students are graduates of more than 124 colleges and universities; many have significant work experience outside of the law. The student-faculty ratio is 18 to 1. The school is current ranked 60th in the 2008 edition of [[U.S. News & World Report]]'s Best Graduate Schools.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/grad/rankings/law/lawindex.php|title=U.S. News and World Report Law School Rankings|accessdate=2007-04-02}}</ref> The 2006 entering class has a median GPA of 3.44 and a median LSAT of 162. | ||
== Degrees Awarded == | == Degrees Awarded == | ||
*Juris Doctor|J.D. | *[[Juris Doctor|J.D.]] | ||
*Juris Doctor|J.D./M.B.A. with School of Business | *[[Juris Doctor|J.D.]]/[[Master of Business Administration|M.B.A.]] with School of Business | ||
*Juris Doctor|J.D./Ph.D. in Law and Psychology with Drexel University Health Sciences | *[[Juris Doctor|J.D.]]/[[Doctor of Philosophy|Ph.D.]] in Law and Psychology with [[Drexel University]] Health Sciences | ||
*Juris Doctor|J.D./LL.M. in Law and Taxation | *[[Juris Doctor|J.D.]]/[[Master of Laws|LL.M.]] in Law and Taxation | ||
*LL.M. in Taxation | *[[Master of Laws|LL.M.]] in Taxation | ||
=== Juris Doctor (JD) === | === Juris Doctor (JD) === |