moved to Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The USD Law Task Force voted 8–5 to keep the School of Law in Vermilion, South Dakota, but would develop non-degree programs there. On March 20, 2018, Thomas Geu announced his intentions to resign as dean of the School of Law. Neil Fulton, the Federal Public Defender for the District of South Dakota and District of North Dakota, became the new dean of the School of Law. On May 15, 2020, the council of the American Bar Association's Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar met remotely and determined this school and nine others had significant noncompliance with Standard 316. This Standard was revised in 2019 to provide that at least 75% of an accredited law school's graduates who took a bar exam must pass one within two years of graduation. The school was asked to submit a report by Feb. 1, 2021; and, if the council did not find the report demonstrated compliance, the school would be asked to appear before the council at its May, 2021 meeting. On February 26, 2021, the ABA’s council posted that the school was now in compliance with the standard. Demographics and rankings Admission is competitive; for the class entering in the fall of 2010, 220 out of 449 J.D. applicants were offered admission (48.9%), with 75 matriculating. They came from 46 colleges and 14 states. 58% percent were South Dakota residents, 42% were female, and 9% minorities. The 25th, 50th, and 75th percentile LSAT scores and GPAs for the class were 150/153/156 and 3.18/3.44/3.73 respectively. The U.S. News & World Report law school rankings placed South Dakota at 65th of the law schools in the U.S. in 2010. In 2013, The National Jurist listed South Dakota Law in the top 5 schools for "Best Value." In 2013, The National Law Journal listed South Dakota Law #5 for employment in the government and Public Interest sector, as the law school alumni populates many of the prominent government positions within the state. The U.S. News & World Report placed South Dakota at 128 of 215 law schools in the U.S. in 2018 and in 2019. For the 2020 U.S. News & World Report law school rankings placed South Dakota as the 39th best public law school. University of South Dakota School of Law is accredited by the American Bar Association and is a member of the