Would a law school divert private, charitable dollars?
Some of the University’s strongest advocates are lawyers and have indicated an interest in supporting this initiative. Gifts to the University often beget further giving, and we anticipate the law school will increase overall giving. Who will attend the law school? How many Binghamton students will attend? Who else will it draw? We are proposing a law school for approximately 550 students. A recent survey of current students indicates that Binghamton students would be highly interested in continuing their education at a Binghamton law school due to the quality and the affordability we will offer. The pool of Binghamton students that attends law school is strong. We are routinely among the top 50 “feeder” schools in the nation. In the most recent year for which there are statistics (the 2005-2006 application year), 315 members of the University’s graduating class and alumni applied to law school. Of those, 83 percent of the graduating seniors who applied to law school were accepted, com
