- 204 members of the class
- 5,647 applicants
- 88% yield (200 of 226 new offers accepted)
- 28% first generation college and/or low income
- 25% first generation college
- 36% first generation professionals
28%
first generation college and/or low income students
85
undergraduate institutions
8%
veterans and servicemembers
88%
yield
Statistical Profile of the Class of 2028
- 15% Hurst Horizon Scholars
- 89% at least 1 year out of college
- 50% at least 3 years out of college
- 25% hold an advanced degree
- 12% STEM majors
- 8% veterans and servicemembers (17 people across 4 branches)
- 5 Rhodes Scholars, 8 Schwarzman Scholars, 6 Truman Scholars, 4 Fulbright Research Fellows, 4 Marshall Scholars, 3 Gates Cambridge Scholars
- 85 undergraduate institutions represented
| Low | 25% | Median | 75% | High | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GPA | 3.23 | 3.90 | 3.96 | 4.00 | 4.23 |
| LSAT | 155 | 171 | 174 | 177 | 180 |
| GRE Verbal | 160 | 164 | 166 | 170 | 170 |
| GRE Quantitative | 158 | 165 | 167 | 170 | 170 |
GRE Analytical Writing | 4.5 | 5 | 5.5 | 6 | 6 |
*92% of students submitted LSAT scores; 8% submitted GRE scores.
More About the Class of 2028
The Class of 2028 has collectively lived or worked in:
Afghanistan, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, British Indian Ocean Territory, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Czech Republic, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Ecuador, Egypt, Estonia, Ethiopia, France, Germany, Greece, Honduras, Hong Kong S.A.R., India, Indonesia, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Macau S.A.R., Madagascar, Maldives, Marshall Islands, Mexico, Mongolia, Morocco, Myanmar, Nepal, New Zealand, Niger, Nigeria, North Macedonia, Palestinian Territories, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Poland, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Senegal, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, The Netherlands, The Philippines, Turkey, Turks and Caicos Islands, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Vatican City, Venezuela, Vietnam, and Western Sahara.
…and can read and speak the following languages:
American Sign Language, Amharic, Arabic, Aramaic, Attic/Classical Greek, Bengali, Byelorussian, Cantonese, Dari, Ekegusii, English, Farsi, French, German, Gujarati, Hebrew, Hindi, Indonesian, Irish, Italian, Japanese, Judeo-Arabic, Konkani, Korean, Latin, Luo, Malagasy, Malay, Malayalam, Mandarin, Nepali, Ottoman Turkish, Pashto, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swahili, Swedish, Taiwanese, Tamil, Tigrinya, Turkish, Urdu, Vietnamese, and Yiddish.
85 undergraduate institutions represented
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