Pre-Law

SIX REASONS you should choose Hillsdale College if you are interested in law school

HIGHEST LSAT SCORES IN THE STATE OF MICHIGAN

Hillsdale College students regularly have the highest LSAT averages of any college or university in the state of Michigan. The LSAT, or Law School Admissions Test, is one of the most important factors for getting into law school. Last year our average LSAT score was 166 (89th percentile).

ADMISSION TO TOP LAW SCHOOLS

Hillsdale College students have had tremendous success getting into the law school of their choice. Every year our students have been admitted to the most selective law schools in the country, including Harvard University, Yale University, the University of Virginia, the University of Michigan, and the University of Notre Dame.

SUCCESS IN LAW SCHOOL

Hillsdale law school graduates frequently make the Law Review of their respective law schools and are regularly hired for prestigious clerkships. Ten Hillsdale College graduates have clerked for the Supreme Court in the last fifteen years. Our graduates have found employment in big and small law firms, public law, and government.

OUTSTANDING LIBERAL ARTS EDUCATION

There is no single major that provides the path to law school. The best preparation for success in law is a classical liberal arts education. Hillsdale College’s classical core curriculum trains students to pursue moral and intellectual virtue, to gain mastery in different domains of knowledge, to interpret and analyze difficult texts, to speak and write clearly, to synthesize information and ideas, and to be creative problem solvers.

CLOSE CONTACT WITH FACULTY

Our 8:1 student-to-faculty ratio gives students the opportunity to develop close personal relationships with their professors. These close relationships result in individual instruction for students, professional mentoring by professors, and meaningful letters of recommendation.

A SOLID PRE-LAW PROGRAM