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
#71	University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA	In-state, full-time: $26,550 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $34,176 per year	605	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#77	University of Denver (Sturm) Denver, CO	Full-time: $37,152 per year	768	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#77	University of Miami Coral Gables, FL	Full-time: $38,024 per year	1,334	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#79	Catholic University of America (Columbus) Washington, DC	Full-time: $40,005 per year	562	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#79	Indiana University--Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN	N/A	N/A	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#79	University of Kansas Lawrence, KS	In-state, full-time: $15,561 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $27,038 per year	497	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#79	University of New Mexico Albuquerque, NM	In-state, full-time: $13,660 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $30,604 per year	351	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#79	University of Oregon Eugene, OR	In-state, full-time: $24,031 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $29,953 per year	526	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#84	DePaul University Chicago, IL	Full-time: $39,350 per year	853	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#84	Hofstra University Hempstead, NY	Full-time: $43,660 per year	945	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#84	Louisiana State University--Baton Rouge (Hebert) Baton Rouge, LA	In-state, full-time: $16,148 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $30,228 per year	616	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#84	Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey--Camden Camden, NJ	In-state, full-time: $25,076 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $35,996 per year	573	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#84	Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey--Newark Newark, NJ	In-state, full-time: $24,977 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $35,897 per year	610	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#84	Santa Clara University Santa Clara, CA	Full-time: $1,312 per credit	749	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#84	Seattle University Seattle, WA	Full-time: $38,572 per year	808	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#84	University at Buffalo--SUNY Buffalo, NY	In-state, full-time: $17,450 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $29,260 per year	693	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#84	University of Arkansas--Fayetteville Fayetteville, AR	In-state, full-time: $376 per credit, Out-of-state, full-time: $747 per credit	390	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#84	University of Nebraska--Lincoln Lincoln, NE	In-state, full-time: $13,337 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $28,649 per year	412	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#84	Villanova University Villanova, PA	Full-time: $36,690 per year	765	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#95	Marquette University Milwaukee, WI	Full-time: $36,300 per year	585	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#95	Michigan State University East Lansing, MI	Full-time: $33,785 per year	804	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#95	St. John's University Jamaica, NY	Full-time: $44,280 per year	764	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#95	University of Hawaii--Manoa (Richardson) Honolulu, HI	In-state, full-time: $16,421 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $30,484 per year	295	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#95	West Virginia University Morgantown, WV	In-state, full-time: $14,212 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $28,444 per year	410	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#100	Syracuse University Syracuse, NY	Full-time: $45,126 per year	635	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

#71

University of Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh, PA

In-state, full-time: $26,550 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $34,176 per year

605

Locked

#77

University of Denver (Sturm)

Denver, CO

Full-time: $37,152 per year

768

Locked

#77

University of Miami

Coral Gables, FL

Full-time: $38,024 per year

1,334

Locked

#79

Catholic University of America (Columbus)

Washington, DC

Full-time: $40,005 per year

562

Locked

#79

Indiana University--Indianapolis

Indianapolis, IN

N/A

Locked

#79

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

In-state, full-time: $15,561 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $27,038 per year

497

Locked

#79

University of New Mexico

Albuquerque, NM

In-state, full-time: $13,660 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $30,604 per year

351

Locked

#79

University of Oregon

Eugene, OR

In-state, full-time: $24,031 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $29,953 per year

526

Locked

#84

DePaul University

Chicago, IL

Full-time: $39,350 per year

853

Locked

#84

Hofstra University

Hempstead, NY

Full-time: $43,660 per year

945

Locked

#84

Louisiana State University--Baton Rouge (Hebert)

Baton Rouge, LA

In-state, full-time: $16,148 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $30,228 per year

616

Locked

#84

Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey--Camden

Camden, NJ

In-state, full-time: $25,076 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $35,996 per year

573

Locked

#84

Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey--Newark

Newark, NJ

In-state, full-time: $24,977 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $35,897 per year

610

Locked

#84

Santa Clara University

Santa Clara, CA

Full-time: $1,312 per credit

749

Locked

#84

Seattle University

Seattle, WA

Full-time: $38,572 per year

808

Locked

#84

University at Buffalo--SUNY

Buffalo, NY

In-state, full-time: $17,450 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $29,260 per year

693

Locked

#84

University of Arkansas--Fayetteville

Fayetteville, AR

In-state, full-time: $376 per credit, Out-of-state, full-time: $747 per credit

390

Locked

#84

University of Nebraska--Lincoln

Lincoln, NE

In-state, full-time: $13,337 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $28,649 per year

412

Locked

#84

Villanova University

Villanova, PA

Full-time: $36,690 per year

765

Locked

#95

Marquette University

Milwaukee, WI

Full-time: $36,300 per year

585

Locked

#95

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Full-time: $33,785 per year

804

Locked

#95

St. John's University

Jamaica, NY

Full-time: $44,280 per year

764

Locked

#95

University of Hawaii--Manoa (Richardson)

Honolulu, HI

In-state, full-time: $16,421 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $30,484 per year

295

Locked

#95

West Virginia University

Morgantown, WV

In-state, full-time: $14,212 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $28,444 per year

410

Locked

#100

Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY

Full-time: $45,126 per year

635

Locked