UC College of Law This Week Welcomes Class of 2013

The University of Cincinnati College of Law welcomed an incoming class of 144 new students today. Second-and third-year students will begin classes on Aug. 23.

The year 2010 marks the 178th year for the UC College of Law, the fourth-oldest law school in the country. The law school is described as a premier, small, urban public institution. Among its famous alumni are U.S. President William Howard Taft; William “Billy” Martin, who was former NFL quarterback Michael Vick’s attorney in the dogfighting scandal; and Sharon Zealey, senior litigation counsel for the Coca-Cola Company.

UC’s College of Law Class of 2013 is represented by four countries – the United States, China, Nigeria and Germany, as well as 26 U.S. states. The average age is 24.

Sixty-one percent of the College of Law Class of 2013 is male and 39 percent is female. Twenty-one percent of the class reflects a minority group; seven percent is African-American. They’re alumni of 74 undergraduate institutions.

Fifty percent of the Class of 2013 is from Ohio; eight percent represent Indiana and four percent represent Kentucky.

The 2010-11 academic year for the UC College of Law runs through May 14, 2011, when the college hosts its annual Hooding Ceremony, a graduation celebration for the College of Law’s Class of 2011.