and the opening of additional businesses in the area. ASL has become a success story for the concept of higher education as an economic development tool. The school has brought in $12 million per year to the local economy. ASL's economic success spurred the conception and implementation of the Appalachian College of Pharmacy (formerly University of Appalachia College of Pharmacy), which was founded in 2003 and opened its doors in 2005. 2002 shooting On January 16, 2002, ASL Dean Anthony Sutin, Professor Thomas Blackwell, and first-year student Angela Dales were shot and killed by disgruntled student Peter Odighizuwa, 43, of Nigeria. When Odighizuwa exited the building, he was subdued by two students armed with personal firearms. At his trial, Odighizuwa was found mentally competent, pleaded guilty to the murders to avoid the death penalty, and was sentenced to multiple life terms in prison. Costs The total cost of attendance (indicating the cost of tuition, fees, and living expenses) at ASL for the 2017-2018 academic year is $50,400. Employment According to ASL's official 2021 ABA-required disclosures, 31% of the Class of 2020 obtained full-time, long-term, JD-required employment nine months after graduation. Profile According to the schools' required 2020 disclosures, ASL's student body demographic was as follows: 69% White, 6% African American, 9% Hispanic, 5% Asian American, 2% Native American, with the remainder unknown or not reporting. The student to full-time faculty ratio in 2017 was 10.6 to 1. For the fall 2020 entering class, 607 applied for admission, of which 272 (45%) were granted admission and 72 (26% of those accepted) matriculated into the first year class. The 25-75 percentile range for LSAT scores and undergraduate GPA is 144-153 and 2.76-3.44. Of the Appalachian graduates taking the Virginia bar for the first time in July 2021, 20% passed, vs. a 79% average rate. The student body size declined from 332 total students in 2011 to 96 in 2016, before rebounding to 128 in 2017 and 170 in 2020. Appalachian School of Law was granted full accreditation by the American Bar Association on June 12, 2006, In 2017, Appalachian School of Law was one of several law schools sanctioned by the American Bar Association due to lax admissions standards and other defects. At theABA meeting of February 20-22, 2020 the Council of the Section on Legal Accreditation lifted the sanctions, stating that the school had demonstrated compliance with accreditation standards. Campus The