University of the District of Columbia - David A Clarke School of Law Rankings
| Ranking | Category |
|---|---|
| #7795 of 14,131 | In the World |
| #2079 of 2,597 | In North America |
| #1986 of 2,496 | In the United States |
| #14 of 15 | In District of Columbia |
| #13 of 14 | In Washington |
Quick Review
- Control
- Public
- Highest Degree
- Doctor's degree
- Website
- law.udc.edu
- Acceptance rate
- 94%*
* The University of the District of Columbia - David A Clarke School of Law is among the institutions that don't provide data on acceptance rates. This might happen because the university has programs where applicants only need to meet admission requirements to enroll and don't necessarily compete with others.
We estimate the above acceptance rate based on admission statistics of closely-ranked nearby universities with similar research profiles that do publish such data.
Notable alumni
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George J. Terwilliger III
- Occupations
- lawyer
- Biography
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George James Terwilliger III is an American lawyer and public official. He is a partner in the Washington, D.C. office of McGuireWoods LLP where he is head of the firm's Crisis Response practice and co-head of its white collar team. He is a former United States Deputy Attorney General and acting United States Attorney General. Terwilliger, of Vermont, was nominated on February 14, 1992, by President George H. W. Bush to be Deputy Attorney General at the U.S. Department of Justice. He succeeded William Pelham Barr. As Deputy Attorney General, Terwilliger became the second-highest-ranking official in the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) and ran the day-to-day operations of the department, serving in that position from 1991 through 1993. He was appointed to the position by President George H.W. Bush after serving as the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont, appointed by President Reagan.
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Aviva Kempner
- Occupations
- screenwriterfilm directorfilm producer
- Biography
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Aviva Kempner is a German-born American filmmaker. Her documentaries investigate non-stereotypical images of Jews in history and focus on the untold stories of Jewish people. She is most well known for The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg.
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Thelma Buchholdt
- Enrolled in the University of the District of Columbia - David A Clarke School of Law
- In 1991 graduated with Juris Doctor
- Occupations
- lawyerpolitician
- Biography
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Thelma Garcia Buchholdt was a Filipino American community activist, politician, historian, public speaker, cultural worker, and author. She was elected to the Alaska House of Representatives for four consecutive terms, from 1974 through 1982. She was the author of the book Filipinos in Alaska: 1788-1958, which is now in its third printing and is available through the Anchorage Museum at Rasmuson Center.
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Jon Wellinghoff
- Years
- 1949-.. (age 76)
- Occupations
- official
- Biography
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Jon B. Wellinghoff is an American attorney who served as the chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) from 2009 to 2013. The FERC is a U.S. government agency that regulates the interstate transmission of electricity, natural gas, and oil. The FERC also reviews proposals to build liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminals and interstate natural gas pipelines and licenses hydropower projects.
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Keiffer J. Mitchell, Jr
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Keiffer Jackson Mitchell Jr. is an American politician from Baltimore, Maryland, who once served in the Maryland House of Delegates and the Baltimore City Council and was a candidate in the 2007 mayoral election.
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Penfield Tate III
- Occupations
- lawyerpolitician
- Biography
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Penfield Wallace Tate III is an American politician.
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Tiffany Alston
- Occupations
- lawyerpolitician
- Biography
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Tiffany T. Alston is an American politician who represented Prince George's County District 24 in the Maryland House of Delegates since January 2023, and from January 2011 to January 2013. She was suspended from office in 2012 after being found guilty of stealing General Assembly funds to pay an employee at her law firm.
General info
| Carnegie classification | Special Focus Four-Year: Law Schools |
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Location and contacts
| Address | 4340 Connecticut Ave NW Washington, District of Columbia, 20008 United States |
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| City population | 690,000 |