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
#50	Florida State University Tallahassee, FL	In-state, full-time: $16,371 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $35,934 per year	779	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#50	Southern Methodist University (Dedman) Dallas, TX	Full-time: $40,186 per year	549	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#50	Yeshiva University (Cardozo) New York, NY	Full-time: $46,794 per year	1,025	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#54	Loyola Marymount University Los Angeles, CA	Full-time: $41,840 per year	1,013	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#54	Pepperdine University Malibu, CA	Full-time: $41,210 per year	667	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#56	Baylor University Waco, TX	Full-time: $39,144 per year	466	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#56	University of Connecticut Hartford, CT	In-state, full-time: $21,508 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $44,428 per year	440	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#56	University of Houston Houston, TX	In-state, full-time: $26,731 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $36,903 per year	701	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#56	University of Tennessee--Knoxville Knoxville, TN	In-state, full-time: $14,462 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $33,206 per year	482	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#60	Pennsylvania State University (Dickinson) University Park, PA	In-state, full-time: $36,816 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $36,816 per year	617	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#61	Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, OH	Full-time: $40,560 per year	624	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#61	Georgia State University Atlanta, GA	In-state, full-time: $13,310 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $34,334 per year	457	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#61	Illinois Institute of Technology (Chicago-Kent) Chicago, IL	Full-time: $40,050 per year	785	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#61	Seton Hall University Newark, NJ	Full-time: $45,048 per year	704	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#61	Temple University (Beasley) Philadelphia, PA	In-state, full-time: $18,206 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $31,220 per year	797	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#61	University of Cincinnati Cincinnati, OH	In-state, full-time: $20,946 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $36,526 per year	408	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#67	Brooklyn Law School Brooklyn, NY	Full-time: $46,610 per year	1,293	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#67	Lewis & Clark College (Northwestern) Portland, OR	Full-time: $35,098 per year	529	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#67	University of Richmond (Williams) Richmond, VA	Full-time: $34,070 per year	452	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#67	University of San Diego San Diego, CA	Full-time: $41,414 per year	831	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#71	Loyola University Chicago Chicago, IL	Full-time: $38,086 per year	692	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#71	Northeastern University Boston, MA	Full-time: $41,066 per year	629	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#71	University of Kentucky Lexington, KY	In-state, full-time: $16,982 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $29,424 per year	419	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#71	University of Nevada--Las Vegas (Boyd) Las Vegas, NV	In-state, full-time: $20,838 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $34,238 per year	347	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#71	University of Oklahoma Norman, OK	In-state, full-time: $18,105 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $28,034 per year	537	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

#50

Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL

In-state, full-time: $16,371 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $35,934 per year

779

Locked

#50

Southern Methodist University (Dedman)

Dallas, TX

Full-time: $40,186 per year

549

Locked

#50

Yeshiva University (Cardozo)

New York, NY

Full-time: $46,794 per year

1,025

Locked

#54

Loyola Marymount University

Los Angeles, CA

Full-time: $41,840 per year

1,013

Locked

#54

Pepperdine University

Malibu, CA

Full-time: $41,210 per year

667

Locked

#56

Baylor University

Waco, TX

Full-time: $39,144 per year

466

Locked

#56

University of Connecticut

Hartford, CT

In-state, full-time: $21,508 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $44,428 per year

440

Locked

#56

University of Houston

Houston, TX

In-state, full-time: $26,731 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $36,903 per year

701

Locked

#56

University of Tennessee--Knoxville

Knoxville, TN

In-state, full-time: $14,462 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $33,206 per year

482

Locked

#60

Pennsylvania State University (Dickinson)

University Park, PA

In-state, full-time: $36,816 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $36,816 per year

617

Locked

#61

Case Western Reserve University

Cleveland, OH

Full-time: $40,560 per year

624

Locked

#61

Georgia State University

Atlanta, GA

In-state, full-time: $13,310 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $34,334 per year

457

Locked

#61

Illinois Institute of Technology (Chicago-Kent)

Chicago, IL

Full-time: $40,050 per year

785

Locked

#61

Seton Hall University

Newark, NJ

Full-time: $45,048 per year

704

Locked

#61

Temple University (Beasley)

Philadelphia, PA

In-state, full-time: $18,206 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $31,220 per year

797

Locked

#61

University of Cincinnati

Cincinnati, OH

In-state, full-time: $20,946 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $36,526 per year

408

Locked

#67

Brooklyn Law School

Brooklyn, NY

Full-time: $46,610 per year

1,293

Locked

#67

Lewis & Clark College (Northwestern)

Portland, OR

Full-time: $35,098 per year

529

Locked

#67

University of Richmond (Williams)

Richmond, VA

Full-time: $34,070 per year

452

Locked

#67

University of San Diego

San Diego, CA

Full-time: $41,414 per year

831

Locked

#71

Loyola University Chicago

Chicago, IL

Full-time: $38,086 per year

692

Locked

#71

Northeastern University

Boston, MA

Full-time: $41,066 per year

629

Locked

#71

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

In-state, full-time: $16,982 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $29,424 per year

419

Locked

#71

University of Nevada--Las Vegas (Boyd)

Las Vegas, NV

In-state, full-time: $20,838 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $34,238 per year

347

Locked

#71

University of Oklahoma

Norman, OK

In-state, full-time: $18,105 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $28,034 per year

537

Locked