Law The Jeffrey S. Moorad Center for the Study of Sports Law was created in 2012, and was funded by a $5 million donation from San Diego Padres vice chairman and CEO Jeffrey S. Moorad (a 1981 graduate of the law school). The Center prepares students for careers in sports-related fields. It is one of only a few in the United States dedicated to the study of sports law, and it is run by director Andrew Brandt, a lawyer, former NFL team executive, and ESPN commentator. Special programs Beyond the skills of written and oral expression developed in the first-year writing program and the required upper-level moot court program, drafting, and seminar courses, Villanova University School of Law students acquire the fundamental skills of the practicing lawyer—including counseling, negotiation, advocacy, mediation, dispute resolution, conciliation, and mature judgment. Hands-on clinical opportunities allow students to apply classroom experiences to real-world client representation, often while performing public service. Clinical programs include Federal Tax; Civil Justice; Asylum, Refugee, and Emigrant Services; and Farmworkers Legal Aid. The school also strives to provide leadership in information technology, law and psychology, taxation, and international law, among other fields. Rankings and honors The 2021 edition of U.S. News & World Reports "Best Graduate Schools" ranked Villanova Law at 53rd in the country overall. The 2020 edition of Above the Law's Top 50 Law Schools ranked Villanova as the 32nd best law school in the country. In 2015, the National Law Journal ranked Villanova Law as the #34 "Go-To" law school based on its employment statistics with the nation's largest law firms. Class statistics Fall 2021 entering class profile: Total number of applicants: 2,972 Admit rate: 17.8% Total enrolled: 219 In-state: 45% Out-of-state: 55% Students of color: 24% Undergraduate schools represented: 125 GPA: Median GPA: 3.70 25th percentile GPA: 3.51 75th percentile GPA: 3.83 LSAT: Median LSAT: 162 25th percentile LSAT: 157 75th percentile LSAT: 164 Notable faculty Michelle Anderson (born 1967), President of Brooklyn College, and a scholar on rape law Edmund V. Ludwig John F. Murphy (emeritus law professor) Notable alumni Frederick Anton III (law class of 1958), president and CEO of the Pennsylvania Manufactures Association and the Pennsylvania Manufactures Insurance Company Richard Arcara (law class of 1965), judge, United States District Court for the Western District of New York (1988–present; Chief Judge, 2003–2010) Adrienne Arsht, American philanthropist and banking executive (namesake of the Adrienne Arsht Center