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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U.S. News Law School Compass

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Rankings Overall Law School Program Data
Save 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
#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

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