Diversity of Ethnicity, Age, Background, and Experience

The UDC-DCSL student body is a culturally and ethnically diverse group that reflects the school's commitment to expand legal educational opportunity to people from groups which traditionally have been under-represented in the legal profession. The average age of UDC-DCSL students is 30. Women comprise one half of the student body. The minority student population is over 50%. UDC-DCSL students come from all over the United States and from several foreign countries. About half the student body consists of residents of the District of Columbia. A number of UDC-DCSL's students hold Master's degrees and some have earned doctorates in disciplines including political science, philosophy and medicine.

School of Law Students in the Classroom Many UDC-DCSL students have been tested by the demands of the working world and come from all walks of life -- education, science, business, the ministry, medicine, law enforcement, government, the arts, social work, and the military.

What is the ideal pre-law career? If you ask a UDC-DCSL student, you might be surprised by the response. One student owned and operated an art museum; another was an aeronautical engineer. Yet another student is a Ph.D. pathologist for the National Institutes of Health. Students have other backgrounds -- Army officers, college professors, registered nurses, police officers, an author, a psychologist, and public school teachers. A number have worked as paralegals and come with extensive practical legal experience. There are a number of students, as well, who come to UDC-DCSL directly from college.