Trial Advocacy Best Law Schools

Ranked in 2011

In many trial advocacy courses, students argue cases before mock judges and juries and may even compete in national or regional mock trial competitions. These are the top law schools for trial advocacy training.

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Overall Law School Program Data
#1	Stetson University Gulfport, FL	Full-time: $33,220 per year	867	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#2	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
#3	Baylor University Waco, TX	Full-time: $39,144 per year	466	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#4	Illinois Institute of Technology (Chicago-Kent) Chicago, IL	Full-time: $40,050 per year	785	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#5	Loyola Marymount University Los Angeles, CA	Full-time: $41,840 per year	1,013	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#5	Samford University (Cumberland) Birmingham, AL	Full-time: $33,190 per year	491	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#7	South Texas College of Law Houston, TX	Full-time: $26,340 per year	1,009	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#8	University of Akron Akron, OH	In-state, full-time: $21,451 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $33,408 per year	279	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#8	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
#10	Northwestern University Chicago, IL	Full-time: $49,714 per year	817	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#10	Washington University in St. Louis St. Louis, MO	Full-time: $44,125 per year	893	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked

Rankings

Overall Law School Program Data

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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

Stetson University

Gulfport, FL

Full-time: $33,220 per year

867

Locked

Temple University (Beasley)

Philadelphia, PA

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

797

Locked

Baylor University

Waco, TX

Full-time: $39,144 per year

466

Locked

Illinois Institute of Technology (Chicago-Kent)

Chicago, IL

Full-time: $40,050 per year

785

Locked

Loyola Marymount University

Los Angeles, CA

Full-time: $41,840 per year

1,013

Locked

Samford University (Cumberland)

Birmingham, AL

Full-time: $33,190 per year

491

Locked

South Texas College of Law

Houston, TX

Full-time: $26,340 per year

1,009

Locked

University of Akron

Akron, OH

In-state, full-time: $21,451 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $33,408 per year

279

Locked

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

#10

Northwestern University

Chicago, IL

Full-time: $49,714 per year

817

Locked

#10

Washington University in St. Louis

St. Louis, MO

Full-time: $44,125 per year

893

Locked