As reported by New York Lawyer and Above the Law, Villanova University School of Law had knowingly sent inaccurate admissions statistics to the American Bar Association prior to 2010. Dean John Gotanda acknowledged this issue in a letter sent out to students. The university has conducted an internal investigation, and believes that the inaccuracies were just regarding GPA and LSAT scores, and the data for 2010 was correctly reported. The school said in a statement that “the university is working closely with the ABA, which is fully aware of this situation and Villanova’s committed response to it.”
Robert Morse, in his U.S. News blog, verified that the magazine had received and published this incorrect data as well, assuming its accuracy. Nevertheless, “U.S. News has given careful consideration to this issue and has decided we will not change our long-standing policy of not revising previously published rankings.”
Gotanda has certified the accuracy of Villanova’s 2010 admissions data, which Morse notes is significantly different from the false data from previous years. Villanova’s median LSAT score for its fall 2010 entering class was 160, versus the inaccurate 162 reported for the 2009 class. The 2010 class had a median undergrad GPA of 3.33, as opposed to the 3.44 incorrectly reported for the 2009 class. Morse asserts that the new data will likely “have a meaningful negative impact on Villanova’s upcoming ranking.”
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