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Princeton Review includes KU in its ‘Best 170 Law Schools’

LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas School of Law is one of the best in the nation, according to the Princeton Review.

The school is listed in the 2008 edition of the Princeton Review’s “Best 170 Law Schools.” The guide includes information about KU’s academic offerings, student life, admission process, selectivity and career placement services, along with comments from students enrolled at the school.

The Princeton Review selected the top schools based on surveys of 18,000 law students and on school-reported data.

“If you like the Midwest, you can’t get better than KU,” said one first-year student.

Students cited KU’s School of Law for its affordability, charming campus and its smart, funny and highly qualified faculty. “The faculty seems genuinely interested in seeing the students happy and successful at the end of the day,” one student was quoted as saying. “You can tell the administration is truly concerned about student satisfaction and preparation,” said a first-year student.

Also receiving high praise was the School of Law’s Office of Career Services, which, according to one student, “does an excellent job of bringing potential employers from all over the country for on-campus interviews.”

KU offers law degrees with optional certificate programs in elder law; environmental and natural resources law; international trade and finance; media, law and policy; tax law; and tribal law. Joint degree programs are available in business, economics, health services administration, indigenous nations studies, journalism, philosophy, public administration, social welfare and urban planning.

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