Southern law center receives national honors

The Southern University Law center was one of 170 top outstanding law schools in the nation according to the Princeton review.
According to a recent news release, a student survey was conducted online during the academic years of 2005-06, 2004-2005 and 2003-2004 based on the personal critique of the Southern University Law Center in which most of Southern law students participated.
“Best 170 Law Schools” also includes advice on applying to schools and funding the degrees. The book is one of 200 Princeton Review titles published by Random House.
“We chose schools for this book based on our high regard for their academic programs and offerings, institutional data we collect from the schools and the candid opinions of students attending them who rate and report on their campus experiences at the schools,” said Robert Franek, Princeton Review vice president-publishing.
The New York-based education services company features Southern University in the October 3, 2007 edition of the “Best 170 Law Schools.”
The SU law center is ranked number three as most diverse faculty and number four for best environment for minority students in The Princeton Review.
There has been a recent bar rate of over 60 percent on the Louisiana bar exam, which is an extremely positive outlook for Southern University and its law students.
The Princeton Review editors describe the school as, “an excellent and very affordable bastion of legal education in Baton Rouge-Louisiana’s capital city and one of the fastest growing cities in the South.”
According to a ‘Survey Says. . .’ section in The Princeton Review, Southern University students agreed that the law center had a great library staff, professors allowed them to voice their diverse opinions in classrooms and students were also able to maintain a good social life.
The Princeton Review has 11 ranking lists of the top ten law schools in various categories and does not rank the schools from in condescending order from best to least best.
Although the law centers’ statistical information in the book is currently outdated, a revised online version will reflect more current data.
For more information, individuals log on the Princeton Review website for the list of outstanding law schools that were ranked.