The 136-member 1L class officially joined the School of Law community during
orientation on August 15 and August 16 at the School of Law building on the North
Haven Campus.

Statistics defining the incoming class show the academic strength of the school’s
incoming students continues to rise, said Joan Metzler, associate dean of admissions
and financial aid.

“It’s been a year where we’ve seen an increase not only in the number of applications
and where they’re coming from, but in the quality of applications,” Metzler said. “The
GPA is the highest we’ve ever had, and the LSAT median is the highest we’ve had in
over a decade.”

National Jurist's preLaw Magazine continues to recognize Quinnipiac Law as a leader
among law schools nationwide. The School of Law has earned preLaw’s top rankings
for numerous programs and concentrations, as well as recognition for having one of the
top law school buildings in the country.

During the 2025 application cycle, the School of Law’s 37% increase in applications
significantly outpaced both the 22% national increase in law school applications and the
27% increase in New England law school applications.

This growth reflects a dramatic long-term trend: Quinnipiac has seen a 142% increase
in applications over the past decade. The school received 614 first-year applications in
2015 compared to 1,488 applications for incoming first-year students in 2025.

Reflecting its growing reach, Quinnipiac School of Law attracted applications from 49
states and citizens of 32 different countries vying to join the incoming class.

“We have seen a larger increase in applications than most,” Metzler said. “It’s a result of
the school’s intentional investment in the student experience, in bar prep, in our
commitment to student-centered support and emphasis on educating the whole lawyer
from day one. What we provide in terms of support for real-world practice really resonates with students. And while we are constantly evolving, at our core, we haven’t changed who we are. Students are recognizing the value of what we provide.”

Dean Brian Gallini said Quinnipiac School of Law proudly continues to evolve as a
student-centered, forward-thinking institution.

“We constantly want to reinvent what’s best for the student experience and to meet
students where they are. We want to take their feedback, make it actionable, and match
that with our tremendous faculty expertise and the administrative and staff leadership
that underlies both of those things,” Gallini said.

With an average age of 24, the incoming class includes 24% first-generation law school
students, 24% students of color, and 11% who self-identify as LGBTQIA+. Together with
their outstanding 2L and 3L student peers, these new students bring the total enrollment
at Quinnipiac School of Law to 393 law students for the 2025-2026 academic year.

“We’re really proud of the accomplishments of this incoming class, because it reflects
the law school’s momentum,” said Gallini. “I think applicants recognize not just our
momentum, but also our mission to educate the whole lawyer to serve the whole client.”