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
#100	University of Louisville (Brandeis) Louisville, KY	In-state, full-time: $15,760 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $30,300 per year	379	155-160	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#100	University of San Francisco San Francisco, CA	Full-time: $38,800 per year	589	155-161	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#100	University of the Pacific (McGeorge) Sacramento, CA	Full-time: $39,989 per year	724	155-160	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#104	Chapman University Orange, CA	Full-time: $39,770 per year	546	155-161	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#104	St. Louis University St. Louis, MO	Full-time: $35,030 per year	800	153-159	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#104	University of South Carolina Columbia, SC	In-state, full-time: $20,236 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $40,494 per year	681	156-161	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#107	Quinnipiac University Hamden, CT	Full-time: $42,740 per year	340	154-159	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#107	University of Mississippi University, MS	In-state, full-time: $10,275 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $22,470 per year	516	151-158	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#107	University of Missouri Columbia, MO	In-state, full-time: $16,759 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $31,986 per year	442	157-161	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#110	Drake University Des Moines, IA	Full-time: $32,514 per year	451	153-158	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#110	Stetson University Gulfport, FL	Full-time: $33,220 per year	867	154-158	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#110	University of Tulsa Tulsa, OK	Full-time: $30,320 per year	368	152-158	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#113	Albany Law School Albany, NY	Full-time: $40,120 per year	697	152-157	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#113	University of Missouri--Kansas City Kansas City, MO	In-state, full-time: $15,550 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $29,500 per year	459	154-158	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#113	University of Wyoming Laramie, WY	In-state, full-time: $11,264 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $23,808 per year	231	151-157	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#113	Willamette University (Collins) Salem, OR	Full-time: $31,050 per year	424	154-159	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#117	Pace University White Plains, NY	Full-time: $39,794 per year	614	152-156	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#117	Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX	In-state, full-time: $17,351 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $25,751 per year	671	153-158	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#117	University of Baltimore Baltimore, MD	In-state, full-time: $25,224 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $37,368 per year	730	151-157	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#117	Vermont Law School South Royalton, VT	Full-time: $42,220 per year	607	153-159	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#121	CUNY Flushing, NY	In-state, full-time: $11,952 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $18,732 per year	438	152-157	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#121	Gonzaga University Spokane, WA	Full-time: $32,775 per year	503	154-157	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#121	Howard University Washington, DC	Full-time: $26,439 per year	473	151-156	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#121	Southwestern Law School Los Angeles, CA	Full-time: $39,110 per year	741	152-158	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#121	University of Maine Portland, ME	In-state, full-time: $21,994 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $32,824 per year	278	153-159	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

#100

University of Louisville (Brandeis)

Louisville, KY

In-state, full-time: $15,760 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $30,300 per year

379

155-160

Locked

#100

University of San Francisco

San Francisco, CA

Full-time: $38,800 per year

589

155-161

Locked

#100

University of the Pacific (McGeorge)

Sacramento, CA

Full-time: $39,989 per year

724

155-160

Locked

#104

Chapman University

Orange, CA

Full-time: $39,770 per year

546

155-161

Locked

#104

St. Louis University

St. Louis, MO

Full-time: $35,030 per year

800

153-159

Locked

#104

University of South Carolina

Columbia, SC

In-state, full-time: $20,236 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $40,494 per year

681

156-161

Locked

#107

Quinnipiac University

Hamden, CT

Full-time: $42,740 per year

340

154-159

Locked

#107

University of Mississippi

University, MS

In-state, full-time: $10,275 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $22,470 per year

516

151-158

Locked

#107

University of Missouri

Columbia, MO

In-state, full-time: $16,759 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $31,986 per year

442

157-161

Locked

#110

Drake University

Des Moines, IA

Full-time: $32,514 per year

451

153-158

Locked

#110

Stetson University

Gulfport, FL

Full-time: $33,220 per year

867

154-158

Locked

#110

University of Tulsa

Tulsa, OK

Full-time: $30,320 per year

368

152-158

Locked

#113

Albany Law School

Albany, NY

Full-time: $40,120 per year

697

152-157

Locked

#113

University of Missouri--Kansas City

Kansas City, MO

In-state, full-time: $15,550 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $29,500 per year

459

154-158

Locked

#113

University of Wyoming

Laramie, WY

In-state, full-time: $11,264 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $23,808 per year

231

151-157

Locked

#113

Willamette University (Collins)

Salem, OR

Full-time: $31,050 per year

424

154-159

Locked

#117

Pace University

White Plains, NY

Full-time: $39,794 per year

614

152-156

Locked

#117

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

In-state, full-time: $17,351 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $25,751 per year

671

153-158

Locked

#117

University of Baltimore

Baltimore, MD

In-state, full-time: $25,224 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $37,368 per year

730

151-157

Locked

#117

Vermont Law School

South Royalton, VT

Full-time: $42,220 per year

607

153-159

Locked

#121

CUNY

Flushing, NY

In-state, full-time: $11,952 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $18,732 per year

438

152-157

Locked

#121

Gonzaga University

Spokane, WA

Full-time: $32,775 per year

503

154-157

Locked

#121

Howard University

Washington, DC

Full-time: $26,439 per year

473

151-156

Locked

#121

Southwestern Law School

Los Angeles, CA

Full-time: $39,110 per year

741

152-158

Locked

#121

University of Maine

Portland, ME

In-state, full-time: $21,994 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $32,824 per year

278

153-159

Locked