The School of Law is one of the nation's most outstanding law schools, according to The Princeton Review.

The education services company features the school in the new 2010 edition of its book, "The Best 172 Law Schools," which was published Oct. 6.

"We are pleased to recommend Quinnipiac to readers of our book and users of our website as one of the best institutions they could attend to earn a law school degree," said Robert Franek, senior vice president of publishing at the Princeton Review. "We chose the 172 schools for this book based on our high opinion of their academic programs and offerings, as well as our review of institutional data we collect from the schools. We also strongly consider the candid opinions of students attending the schools who rate and report on their campus experiences at their schools on our student survey for the book."

School of Law Dean Brad Saxton said, "We were pleased to see the latest results from the Princeton Review survey process - like other rankings, the Princeton Review results -- and the students' comments that Princeton Review includes - are reflecting the strength of our program and faculty and the continuing progress we're making."

"The Best 172 Law Schools: 2010 Edition" has two-page profiles of the schools with write-ups on their academics, student life and admissions, plus ratings for their academics, selectivity and career placement services. In the profile on Quinnipiac, the Princeton Review editors describe the Quinnipiac University School of Law Center as structurally awesome, practically new and absolutely beautiful. The classrooms, the editors say, are well equipped and technology is abundant. Research sources are top notch at Quinnipiac, especially in the School of Law Center library which is really comfortable and conducive to long hours of study, they said.

The Princeton Review quoted Quinnipiac students who said there is a wide variety of courses in six concentrations, which means that there are ample opportunities to study many legal subjects. The students also said Quinnipiac offers several outstanding clinics and externship programs that provide hands-on practical learning experiences.

In a "Survey Says . . . " sidebar in the profile, The Princeton Review lists topics that Quinnipiac students it surveyed were in most agreement about. Quinnipiac students commented most on the outstanding research resources and the beautiful campus setting available at the School of Law Center.

The Princeton Review's 80-question survey for the book asked students about themselves, their career plans, and their schools' academics, student body and campus life.

The Princeton Review does not rank the law schools in the book on a single hierarchical list from 1 to 172, or name one law school best overall. Instead, the book has 11 ranking lists of the top 10 law schools in various categories. Ten lists are based on The Princeton Review's surveys of 18,000 students attending the 172 law schools profiled in the book. (Only schools that permitted The Princeton Review to survey their students were eligible for consideration for these lists.)

Conducted during the 2008-09, 2007-08, and 2006-07 academic years, the student surveys were primarily completed online. One list, "Toughest to Get Into," is based solely on institutional data. (All schools in the book were eligible for consideration for this list.) The lists are posted at www.PrincetonReview.com.

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