Visiting Prof. Deborah Ahrens peels back the curtain on criminal law
We recently spoke with Ahrens about how law and policymaking can interact, bringing current events into the classroom, and what it’s like to take more than 1,000 barre classes.
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330
Approximate number of alumni judges
72%
Alumni living in California
135
Hours each student typically spends practicing courtroom skills over two weeks during the intensive advocacy program
#4
Ranked fourth for law school with greatest resources for minority students by The Princeton Review
9,700
Alumni worldwide
#8
Law school with Best Quality of Life by The Princeton Review
#1
Ranked first in best college location by Business Insider
13,343
Hours of hands-on legal service provided to clients by students in six USF law clinics in 2020-21
15,376
Student hours in civil, criminal, or judicial externships in 2020-2021
7.4:1
Student:Faculty ratio
3rd
Ranked 3rd best JD tax program and 8th best LLM tax program by Tax Talent
#8
Ranked eighth best law school for Asian students by preLaw magazine
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