Best Law Schools

Ranked in 2011

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Rank	College name	Tuition	Enrollment (full-time)	LSAT scores (25th-75th percentile)	GPA (25th-75th percentile)	Acceptance rate	Assessment score by lawyers/judges (out of 5)	Graduates known to be employed nine months after graduation
#23	University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN	Full-time: $40,805 per year	564	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#27	Boston College Newton, MA	Full-time: $40,770 per year	796	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#27	College of William and Mary (Marshall-Wythe) Williamsburg, VA	In-state, full-time: $23,800 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $33,800 per year	628	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#27	University of Iowa Iowa City, IA	In-state, full-time: $24,154 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $42,922 per year	574	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#30	Emory University Atlanta, GA	Full-time: $43,392 per year	792	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#30	Fordham University New York, NY	Full-time: $46,476 per year	1,217	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#30	University of North Carolina--Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC	In-state, full-time: $17,068 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $31,218 per year	778	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#30	University of Washington Seattle, WA	In-state, full-time: $24,339 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $37,299 per year	550	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#30	Washington and Lee University Lexington, VA	Full-time: $39,937 per year	407	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#35	Ohio State University (Moritz) Columbus, OH	In-state, full-time: $24,468 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $39,418 per year	693	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#35	University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL	In-state, full-time: $15,760 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $28,070 per year	509	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#35	University of Georgia Athens, GA	In-state, full-time: $15,814 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $33,620 per year	704	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#35	University of Wisconsin--Madison Madison, WI	In-state, full-time: $18,049 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $37,586 per year	755	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#39	Wake Forest University Winston-Salem, NC	Full-time: $37,230 per year	487	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#40	Arizona State University (O'Connor) Tempe, AZ	In-state, full-time: $21,598 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $35,147 per year	614	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#40	George Mason University Arlington, VA	In-state, full-time: $22,222 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $36,278 per year	505	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#42	Brigham Young University (Clark) Provo, UT	Full-time: $20,560 per year	442	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#42	University of Arizona (Rogers) Tucson, AZ	In-state, full-time: $23,540 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $39,402 per year	469	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#42	University of California (Hastings) San Francisco, CA	In-state, full-time: $38,906 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $50,131 per year	1,247	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#42	University of Maryland (Carey) Baltimore, MD	In-state, full-time: $25,350 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $36,629 per year	734	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#42	University of Utah (Quinney) Salt Lake City, UT	In-state, full-time: $18,231 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $36,209 per year	402	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#47	Tulane University New Orleans, LA	Full-time: $42,144 per year	769	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#47	University of Colorado--Boulder Boulder, CO	In-state, full-time: $28,915 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $35,773 per year	546	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#47	University of Florida (Levin) Gainesville, FL	In-state, full-time: $16,387 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $35,752 per year	1,044	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#50	American University (Washington) Washington, DC	Full-time: $43,458 per year	1,243	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked

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Rank

College name

Tuition

Enrollment (full-time)

LSAT scores (25th-75th percentile)

GPA (25th-75th percentile)

Acceptance rate

Assessment score by lawyers/judges (out of 5)

Graduates known to be employed nine months after graduation

#23

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, IN

Full-time: $40,805 per year

564

Locked

#27

Boston College

Newton, MA

Full-time: $40,770 per year

796

Locked

#27

College of William and Mary (Marshall-Wythe)

Williamsburg, VA

In-state, full-time: $23,800 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $33,800 per year

628

Locked

#27

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

In-state, full-time: $24,154 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $42,922 per year

574

Locked

#30

Emory University

Atlanta, GA

Full-time: $43,392 per year

792

Locked

#30

Fordham University

New York, NY

Full-time: $46,476 per year

1,217

Locked

#30

University of North Carolina--Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill, NC

In-state, full-time: $17,068 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $31,218 per year

778

Locked

#30

University of Washington

Seattle, WA

In-state, full-time: $24,339 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $37,299 per year

550

Locked

#30

Washington and Lee University

Lexington, VA

Full-time: $39,937 per year

407

Locked

#35

Ohio State University (Moritz)

Columbus, OH

In-state, full-time: $24,468 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $39,418 per year

693

Locked

#35

University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, AL

In-state, full-time: $15,760 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $28,070 per year

509

Locked

#35

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

In-state, full-time: $15,814 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $33,620 per year

704

Locked

#35

University of Wisconsin--Madison

Madison, WI

In-state, full-time: $18,049 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $37,586 per year

755

Locked

#39

Wake Forest University

Winston-Salem, NC

Full-time: $37,230 per year

487

Locked

#40

Arizona State University (O'Connor)

Tempe, AZ

In-state, full-time: $21,598 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $35,147 per year

614

Locked

#40

George Mason University

Arlington, VA

In-state, full-time: $22,222 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $36,278 per year

505

Locked

#42

Brigham Young University (Clark)

Provo, UT

Full-time: $20,560 per year

442

Locked

#42

University of Arizona (Rogers)

Tucson, AZ

In-state, full-time: $23,540 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $39,402 per year

469

Locked

#42

University of California (Hastings)

San Francisco, CA

In-state, full-time: $38,906 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $50,131 per year

1,247

Locked

#42

University of Maryland (Carey)

Baltimore, MD

In-state, full-time: $25,350 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $36,629 per year

734

Locked

#42

University of Utah (Quinney)

Salt Lake City, UT

In-state, full-time: $18,231 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $36,209 per year

402

Locked

#47

Tulane University

New Orleans, LA

Full-time: $42,144 per year

769

Locked

#47

University of Colorado--Boulder

Boulder, CO

In-state, full-time: $28,915 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $35,773 per year

546

Locked

#47

University of Florida (Levin)

Gainesville, FL

In-state, full-time: $16,387 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $35,752 per year

1,044

Locked

#50

American University (Washington)

Washington, DC

Full-time: $43,458 per year

1,243

Locked