| Benjamin L. Crump College of Law | |
|---|---|
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| Established | 1984 |
| School type | Private university |
| Parent endowment | $23.4 Million |
| Dean | John Makdisi (Interim)[1] |
| Location | Miami Gardens, Florida, US |
| Enrollment | 758 |
| Faculty | 34 full-time; 48 part-time adjunct (Spring 2023)[2] |
| USNWR ranking | 172nd (tie) (2024)[3] |
| Bar pass rate | 72% (Florida bar exam, February 2024 first-time takers)[4] [5] |
| Website | St. Thomas homepage |
Benjamin L. Crump College of Law is one of the graduate schools of St. Thomas University located in Miami Gardens, Florida. The College of Law was founded in 1984. According to its 2022 ABA-required disclosures, 68.2% of the Class of 2022 obtained full-time, bar-passage-required employment after graduation.[6] The college was renamed after civil rights attorney Benjamin Crump in 2023.[7] The law school includes the Benjamin L. Crump Center for Social Justice, which focuses on implicit bias training and offers scholarships to students.[8]
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- ^ "St. Thomas University". U.S. News.
- ^ "ABA Bar Passage Rates" (PDF). St. Thomas University.
- ^ https://www.floridasupremecourt.org/content/download/788827/file/09-20-2021-FBBE-Full-Press-Release.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ "St. Thomas University Class of 2022 Summary Report" (PDF). St. Thomas University.
- ^ Sloan, Karen (2023-02-09). "In a U.S. rarity, law school adopts name of practicing Black attorney". Reuters. Retrieved 2023-02-12.
- ^ Ward, Stephanie. "Law school named in honor of Black attorney in what may be second time in history". ABA Journal.