Name of the University
University of Pennsylvania
Description Of University
A t the University of Pennsylvania, you'll find a historic, Ivy League school with highly selective admissions and a history of innovation in interdisciplinary education and scholarship. You'll also find a picturesque campus amidst a dynamic city and a world-class research institution.
Intellectual rigor and a practical outlook
Penn carries on the principles and spirit of its founder, Benjamin Franklin: entrepreneurship, innovation, invention, outreach, and a pragmatic love of knowledge. Franklin's practical outlook has remained a driving force in the university's development.
Facts and Figures
Students
Full-time: 19,816
Part-time: 4,164
Total: 23,980
Full-time Undergraduate: 10,163
Full-time Graduate/professional: 9,653
(as of Fall 2007)
Undergraduate Admissions
Penn received 22,646 applications for admission to the Class of 2011. Of those applicants, 3,628, or 16 percent, were offered admission. Ninety-six percent of the students admitted for Fall 2007 came from the top 10 percent of their high school graduating class and scored an average of 1,431 on the SAT. 2,397 students matriculated into this year's freshman class.
Internationalism
A total of 3,677 international students applied for admission to Penn's undergraduate schools for Fall 2007, and 447 (12%) received admissions offers. More than 13% of the first year class are international students. Of the international students enrolled in the Class of 2011, 12.5% were from Africa and the Middle East, 47.9% from Asia, 2.2% from Australia and the Pacific, 13.8% from Canada and Mexico, 10.3% from Central/South America and the Caribbean, and 13.2% from Europe. Penn had 4,448 international students enrolled at all levels in Fall 2007.
Study Abroad
Penn offers opportunities to study abroad on more than 125 programs in 37 countries. Penn ranks first among the Ivy League schools and seventh nationwide among doctoral/research institutions in the number of students studying abroad, according to the most recent data (Institute for International Education, 2006). In 2004-05, 1,744 students participated in study abroad programs.
Diversity
About 42 percent of those accepted for admission to the Class of 2011 are Black, Hispanic, Asian, or Native American. Women comprise 51.7 percent of all students currently enrolled.
Undergraduate Schools
Penn's four undergraduate schools, with their Fall 2007 student populations, are:
The College at Penn (School of Arts and Sciences), 6,397
School of Engineering and Applied Science, 1,587
School of Nursing, 497
The Wharton School, 1,864
Graduate and Professional Schools
Penn's 12 graduate and professional schools, with their Fall 2007 student populations, are:
Annenberg School for Communication, 88
School of Arts and Sciences, 2,462
School of Dental Medicine, 606
Graduate School of Education, 1,395
School of Engineering and Applied Science, 1,102
School of Design, 593
Law School, 888
School of Medicine, 1,481
School of Nursing, 439
School of Social Policy & Practice, 373
School of Veterinary Medicine, 448
The Wharton School, 2,228
Faculty
Standing (February 2007): 2,455
Associated (February 2007): 2,367
Total: 4,822
The student-faculty ratio is 6:1 (Fall 2006).
Measures of distinction of the faculty include:
66 members of the Academy of Arts and Sciences;
58 members of the Institute of Medicine;
38 members of the National Academy of Sciences;
31 members of the American Philosophical Society
61 Guggenheim Fellowships (1987-2007);
11 members of the National Academy of Engineering;
Seven MacArthur Award recipients;
Six National Medal of Science recipients;
Five Nobel Prize recipients; and
Five Pulitzer Prize winners
Staff
Penn is the largest private employer in the city of Philadelphia and the second-largest in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of October 2007, Penn has a total regular work force of 20,381 (including Faculty). As of November 2007, the University of Pennsylvania Health System, which includes the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, has a regular work force of 14,487 employees, including 1,152 Housestaff.
Academics
Total undergraduate majors currently being pursued: 89 (Fall 2007). In addition, 45 undergraduates were pursuing individualized majors.
Undergraduate Graduation Rate
Penn has an aggregate undergraduate graduation rate of 94 percent.
Libraries
5.57 million books
4.085 million microform items
47,787 serials received
309,277 e-books
18,765 e-journals
274,430 digitized images
15,194 videos
Athletics and Recreation
A charter member of the Ivy League, Penn offers intercollegiate competition for men in 17 sports, including baseball, basketball, cross country, fencing, football, golf, lacrosse, heavyweight rowing, lightweight rowing, soccer, sprint football, squash, swimming and diving, tennis, indoor track, outdoor track and wrestling. It offers intercollegiate competition for women in 16 sports, including basketball, cross country, field hockey, fencing, golf, gymnastics, lacrosse, rowing, soccer, softball, squash, swimming and diving, tennis, indoor track, outdoor track and volleyball. During the 2007-2008 academic year, there were 8,578 team members participating in 529 intramural teams in 12 sports; 1,200 additional students were members of 36 club sports.
Campus Size
* West Philadelphia campus: 280 acres, 155 buildings (excluding hospital)
* New Bolton Center: 600 acres, 86 buildings
* Morris Arboretum: 92 acres, 29 buildings
Living Alumni of Record
Total: 259,807 (as of Fall 2007)
Undergraduate Tuition and Fees
$35,916 (Academic Year 2007-08)
Room and Board Fees
$10,208 (Academic Year 2007-08)
Community Service
Approximately 6,500 University students, faculty and staff participate in more than 300 Penn volunteer and community service programs, as well as the more than 150 academically based community service courses that Penn offers. Community service at Penn is primarily coordinated by Civic House (student volunteerism and advocacy), the Barbara and Edward Netter Center for Community Partnerships (coordinates academically based community service) and Penn VIPS (Volunteers in Public Service—faculty and staff volunteers), which is a part of the Netter Center for Community Partnerships.
Fundraising
Endowment $5.31 billion (Fiscal Year 2006)
Voluntary support: $409.5 million (as of June 30, 2006)
110,712 individuals gave $205.3 million in contributions
$149.6 million in gifts from foundations and associations
$54.6 million in gifts from corporations
Sponsored Projects (Fiscal Year 2007)
$787 million in awards
5,480 awards
3,140 projects submitted
1,468 principal investigators that had a submitted project
Budget
$5.18 billion (Fiscal Year 2008)
Payroll (including benefits)
$2.734 billion (Fiscal Year 2008)
University Website
http://www.upenn.edu
Name of the law college
University of Pennsylvania Law School
Snapshot
Brief Description of law college
Penn began offering a full-time program in law in 1850, under the leadership of George Sharswood, an innovator in legal education. Since that time, Penn Law has been at the forefront of legal education in our country.
Strength in Cross-Disciplinary Studies:
Penn Law has created a cross-disciplinary program that is unrivaled among the leading law schools. Recognizing that lawyers of the future will be well-versed not only in legal tradition but also in the broader fields of our society, Penn Law has embraced its relationship with the finest array of graduate and professional programs in the nation. Our law students take classes and earn certificates or joint degrees at schools and programs such as Wharton, the Annenberg School for Communication, the Center for Bioethics program - the opportunities available to our students are bounded only by their imaginations.
Law College Website
http://www.law.upenn.edu/
Country
United States of America
Location
Pennsylvania
J.D. Program
Tel: 215.898.7400
Fax: 215.898.9606
University of Pennsylvania Law School
3400 Chestnut Street
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6204
Office of Graduate Programs
Tel: 215.898.0407
Fax: 215.573.2025
University of Pennsylvania Law School
3400 Chestnut Street
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6204
Law Programmes Offered
We offer the following graduate degree programs:
* Master of Laws (LLM Program)
* Master of Comparative Law (LLCM Program)
* Doctor of Juridical Science (SJD Program)
In addition, we offer an innovative Summer Program
* Summer Program
Law courses Offered
At its foundation, Penn Law's curriculum is constructed of courses focused on in-depth study of traditional legal doctrine; upon this foundation, we have built a program of unrivaled depth. Our commitment to educating lawyers who can exercise their skills and talents in a wide variety of fields is evident in the correspondingly wide array of available courses. Complementing this rich and evolving curriculum are the courses offered at the graduate departments and professional schools of the University of Pennsylvania.
Here, to give you a sense of the breadth of the curriculum, is a listing of courses taught in recent semesters. Note that, because our faculty is engaged in cutting-edge scholarship in all fields, our course and seminar roster changes frequently, and we cannot guarantee that any given course will be taught in any specific semester.
Business Organizations and Financial Institutions
Clinical, Professional Responsibility, and Co-Curricular
Commercial Law
Constitutional Law and Related Fields
Courts and the Administration of Justice
Criminal Law and Procedure
Environmental, Land Use, and Natural Resource Law
Family and Estate Law
Human Rights Law
Intellectual Property and Technology Law
International and Comparative Law
Labor Law
Law and the Health Sciences
Perspectives on the Law
Property and Land Development
Regulation of Business
Taxation
Urban and Public Interest Law
Master of Law Degree (LL.M.)
This program is a one-year, full-time course of study in advanced legal topics designed for lawyers trained outside of the United States. Students select courses from an extensive curriculum of specialized courses and seminars at Penn Law.
The following are among the more popular specialty course tracks:
* Corporate Law
* Criminal Law
* Trade Law
* Intellectual Property & the Internet
* International Law
* Securities and Banking
* Constitutional Law
The LL.M. program can be done as a Course Track or as a Thesis Track.
Master of Comparative Law (LL.C.M.)
This program is a one-year course of advanced study for students who have received their LL.M. degree (in general, from Penn Law). LL.C.M. candidates have the option of pursuing a concentration of study in a particular field, such as
* American Legal Institutions
* Business Organizations and Securities Law
* Commercial, Foreign Investment and Trade Law
* Comparative and International Law
* Criminal Law
* U.S. and Transnational Litigation and Dispute Resolution
Doctor of Juridical Science (S.J.D.)
The S.J.D. program provides an opportunity for students to conduct extensive research, culminating in a dissertation, under the guidance of a faculty member from Penn Law and, where appropriate, other professional schools and graduate departments of the University of Penn. The program is designed for students with exceptional promise as academics or with specific and important research goals.
Penn Law Summer Program
Penn Law offers a distinctive summer orientation program open to all candidates who have already earned a law degree by the date the program begins. (The program is mandatory for all Penn Law LL.M. candidates, who are registered for it automatically and do not need to submit a separate application).
The Summer Program features credit bearing, graduate level legal course work in US legal systems and research.
Faculty
Our faculty, an outstanding group of leading scholars in every major area of law, define Penn Law's intellectual vitality. A majority hold advanced degrees and more than a third have joint appointments with other of the University's great schools and departments. Penn Law faculty members are accessible to and engaged with their students, creating a dynamic learning environment.
Student Life
Penn Law is unique among the nation's great law schools in offering an intimate law school experience within a dynamic University environment, while simultaneously having all of the benefits of a vibrant and exciting urban location.
At Penn Law, you will have the opportunity to engage not only in a vigorous legal education, but also in myriad student activities. You will be able to sing with the Light Opera Company, dance the salsa at a Latin Law Students Association party, participate in a joint event with Wharton, and eat international foods at the LL.M. students' ethnic foods celebration. You will be able to engage in politics – at the Law School or the University, in Philadelphia, or at the national level. You will find opportunities to work on the Equal Justice Foundation Auction, (raising money to fund students working in public sector jobs), or to bring speakers to campus through one of the many substantive area student groups such as the Intellectual Property Association, or to select films for the Feminist Working Group film series. Every year, students bring new ideas for enriching the life of our community – and they receive our support and encouragement for making them a reality.
The Law School's campus is beautiful, with four connecting buildings surrounding a green, and adored, courtyard. And you are steps away from the amenities of the University of Pennsylvania, with its activities for graduate and professional students, its state-of-the-art gym and health club, and its many libraries, museums, theatres, lectures, and events.
And all of this in one of the nation's top cities! Philadelphia, with its wonderful residential neighborhoods (many convenient to the Law School), its booming restaurant scene, its art and theatre life, excellent shopping, and its great sports teams – all centrally located and served by our public transportation system – offers professional students an affordable, accessible, and exciting lifestyle. According to USA TODAY, Philadelphia is a top destination
(http://www.usatoday.com/travel/destinations/2005-11-10-philly_x.htm).
Students Thrive at Penn Law:
Penn Law ranked third in a national survey in student satisfaction. Our students overwhelmingly responded that if they had to do it over again, they would choose to come to Penn Law.
A 2006 Penn Law J.D. student survey confirmed how much students appreciate their experience here at the Law School.
Career Planning and Placement
Penn Law's Career Planning & Placement Office seeks to help current students and graduates identify and develop a long term strategy to reach their career goals, while serving employers nationwide.
We work closely with our students, providing individual counseling sessions, drop in "Open Door" hours, a 1L Professional Development Curriculum built into the first-year course schedule, and on-going presentations and workshops.
Office Hours:
Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m.
Evening hours available by appointment
Career Planning & Placement
University of Pennsylvania Law School
3400 Chestnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6204
Tel: 215.898.7493
Fax: 215.573.2400
Email:
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Additional Information /Special Offers
Student Affairs
The Student Affairs Office is charged with helping students, faculty and staff create the vibrant, intellectually challenging, and personally supportive environment that is the hallmark of Penn Law.
Our goal is to provide the kind of counseling, direction, guidance, and advice that helps individuals or groups accomplish their goals and meet the personal and academic challenges that may occur in any student's life. We recognize the fact that life's challenges do not stop at the Law School's doors.
The Student Affairs Office offers guidance and support to students as they engage in activities, working with the more than 60 student organizations to plan a rich array of events, lectures, and conferences at Penn Law. The Office also oversees the implementation of many of Penn Law’s policies and procedures, including degree requirements and academic progress, the administration of exams, and the disciplinary process.
We are also very committed to working to ensure access and full involvement in the intellectual program for all students, including those with disabilities. The Dean of Students works closely with the Student Disabilities Services Office (S.D.S.) to coordinate programs and resources for our students with disabilities.
On the academic front, the Student Affairs Office oversees the Levy Scholars program and our cross-disciplinary studies, working with the other professional and graduate schools on the Penn campus, and works to ensure productive student/faculty relations. The Dean of Students works with the Associate Dean and the Registrar to develop the curriculum and class schedule, coordinates the efforts of the Student Orientation Committee and our Inns of Court Chapter, and plans our annual Graduation ceremony.
Additionally, we serve as liaison to the University's Office of Counseling and Psychological Services, Student Health Service, and Housing Services Office. Our goal is to assist students find the best available resources, on campus or off, when they are dealing with issues that affect their quality of life.
Required Materials for application
As detailed in the application materials, a completed application to any of Penn Law’s graduate programs must include the items listed below.
Please note:
(1) candidates applying solely to the Summer Program need only submit the Summer Program application form and TOEFL or IELTS scores;
(2) candidates applying to the LL.M. Program are automatically enrolled in the Summer Program upon acceptance and need not apply to the Summer Program separately.
* An application form.
* A personal statement.
* Two letters of recommendation.
* A transcript from each degree granting post-secondary school attended.*
* TOEFL or IELTS test scores.*
* An application fee of $75 ($150 for the S.J.D. program) for online applicants**
* An application fee of $100 for paper applicants ($150 for the S.J.D. program)
* (S.J.D. candidates must also submit a scholarly project proposal and copies of prior publications)
* Please see our strong recommendation, below, that applicants use the LSAC LL.M. Credential Processing Service described at www.lsac.org
Online and Paper Forms
The International Programs Committee strongly encourages candidates to submit their application data form, personal statement, and application fee online via Penn Law’s website,
www.law.upenn.edu/cf/adms/gradapply_online.
Fast Facts
Number of students you expect to enroll into your College this year :
250
Type of Law College :
not selected
Main language used in class :
English
Course Fees :
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Tuition
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$39,250
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University Fee
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$2,010
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Technology Fee
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$700
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Academic Subtotal
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$41,960
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Room & Board
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$11,695
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Books
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$1,150
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Clothing, laundry, personal expenses, medical insurance
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$4,855
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Support Subtotal
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$17,700
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Total
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$59,660
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Boarding Cost :
Miscellaneous Expenses :
Application fee for online applicants : $75 ($150 for the S.J.D. program)
Application fee for paper applicants : $100 ($150 for the S.J.D. program)
Books : $1,150
Clothing, laundry, personal expenses, medical insurance : $4,855
Note
Deadlines for various Law Programs :
December 1 for LL.M. and LL.C.M. applications submitted for “Early Notification”
(response by February 8).
February 1 for all other LL.M. and LL.C.M. applications (absent special authorization).
April 15 for all applications to the S.J.D. program.
June 1 for all applicants to the Summer program (applicants to Penn Law's LL.M. program do not need to submit separate applications for enrollment in the Summer program
Acceptance Rate :16.57%
Is LSAT score required ?
No. But it may be advantageous in case of transfer of law program from LLM to J.D.
Penn Law LLM candidates may apply to transfer into the J.D. class. They must compete against other transfer applicants, however, the vast majority of whom are current JD students at other US law schools.
Penn Law LLMs have two relative advantages in this process. First, they alone among transfer applicants are not required to have taken the LSAT exam. Second, they are able to submit letters of recommendation from Penn Law professors.
Is TOEFL score required ?
Either the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) exam is required for all applicants to Penn Law's graduate programs whose native language is not English. If you believe that this requirement should be waived in your case, please send us an e-mail via our Contact Us tool at http://www.law.upenn.edu/cf/adms/gradcontactus/
We do not set a minimum requirement for the score; however, Penn Law generally looks for a TOEFL score of at least 250 (CBT), 600 (WBT) or 100 (IBT); or a 7 on the IELTS test.
We have, however, made exceptions depending on the other strengths and specific circumstances of particular applicants, and therefore a lower score does not automatically preclude an applicant from consideration for Penn Law's LLM program.
LL.M. applicants whose native language is not English must take the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or the IELTS exam.
English Proficiency
Successful participation in any of Penn Law’s programs, including the Summer Program, requires a high level of English proficiency is essential to successful graduate study. Most course-work at Penn Law centers on a Socratic dialogue between the instructor and members of the class. Consequently, a student should be able to understand rapid, idiomatic English as spoken in class and in seminar discussions. Students must be able to express thoughts clearly in both spoken and written English and must read the language with ease. The quantity and quality of academic work required at Penn Law cannot be accomplished without such mastery of the English language.
LL.M. applicants whose native language is not English must take the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or the IELTS exam.
Candidates applying solely to the Summer Program only must also take either the TOEFL or IELTS exam and arrange for results to be delivered to the Law School prior to the June 1 deadline for applications to that program.
Any other mandatory requirements: ?
Admission Requirements
LL.M. Program
Applicants to the LL.M. program must hold a J.D. or LL.B. degree, or the equivalent from a law school that, if in the United States , is accredited by the American Bar Association and is a member of the Association of the American Law Schools, or, if outside the United States , has comparable standing.
The International Program Committee (which oversees all graduate programs) can, in exceptional circumstances, admit students to the LL.M. program who do not already hold a law degree. Typically, such students will hold a Ph.D. or M.D. or an equivalent graduate degree, will have already embarked on an academic or professional career, and will be able to show how legal training is important to the advancement of this career and/or their scholarly work.
LL.C.M. Program
Applicants to the LL.C.M. program must have received an LL.M. degree from the University of Pennsylvania Law School. In exceptional circumstances, an especially strong applicant who has earned an LL.M. from another law school may be accepted into the program.
Admission to both the LL.M. and the LL.C.M. programs may be sought at the same time by checking the appropriate box on the application form. If admitted to both programs, a student may proceed to the LL.C.M. program upon successful completion of the LL.M. without reapplication.
S.J.D. Program
Applicants to the S.J.D. program must have already earned an LL.M. or equivalent degree from Penn Law or another, comparable institution. All applicants must have a well-stated scholarly agenda, with an area of research and appropriate research methodology clearly outlined. Candidates who do not hold a Penn Law graduate degree must, in addition, provide copies of scholarly work published in the English language.
Summer Program
Applicants to the Summer Program must have earned a first law degree prior to the start of that program. Summer Program participants are not required to have been admitted to Penn Law’s LL.M. program.
The Summer Program is, however, mandatory for all Penn Law LL.M. students. Applicants to the LL.M. Program therefore do not need to apply separately for admission to the Summer Program.
Any other mandatory requirements: Please go through the FAQ link :
http://www.law.upenn.edu/prospective/grad/faq.html
Manner of payment
The International Programs Committee strongly encourages all candidates to use the online application form and to pay the fee, the 0 initial deposit and the ,500 final deposit via credit card.
Credit card payment is not, however, an option for applicants using paper forms.
All applicants may make any or all of the required payments by check or money order, payable to the Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania. (Applicants drawing on funds not held in a U.S. bank must use an International Postal Money Order.)
Payment should be mailed to the
Office of Graduate and International Programs at the University of Pennsylvania Law School;
3400 Chestnut Street;
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania 19104.
Contact Information
Contact Address for Admission:
J.D. Program
Tel: 215.898.7400
Fax: 215.898.9606
University of Pennsylvania Law School
3400 Chestnut Street
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6204
Office of Graduate Programs
Tel: 215.898.0407
Fax: 215.573.2025
University of Pennsylvania Law School
3400 Chestnut Street
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6204
Scholarship Information
Scholarship Offered:
PartTime Job Oppurtunities:
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