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Villanova University School of Law is the law school of Villanova University. a Roman Catholic Augustinian university located in Villanova, Pennsylvania. just outside of Philadelphia. The School of Law campus is located adjacent the main campus of the university, at the corner of Spring Mill Road and County Line Road.

Adjacent to the university campus is Philadelphia’s Main Line. The law school is at the approximate midpoint of east coast legal centers in New York and Washington and only 20 minutes by commuter rail from the center of Philadelphia.

Opened in 1953, the school is approved by the American Bar Association and is a member of the Association of American Law Schools. Students are graduates of more than 124 colleges and universities; many have significant work experience outside of the law. The student-faculty ratio is 18 to 1. The school is currently ranked 61st in the edition of U.S. News World Report 's Best Graduate Schools. [ 1 ] The 2006 entering class has a median GPA of 3.44 and a median LSAT of 162.

In November 2007, the Villanova School of Law began construction on a new building to house classrooms, offices, and research facilities. [ 2 ]. The building was completed in August . The new facility was built according to LEED standards and incorporate a park like setting with a walking trail. The location will be roughly 20 yards to the east of the location of the present building.