2024 U.S. News Trial Advocacy Rankings

The new 2024 U.S. News Trial Advocacy Rankings include the trial advocacy programs at 196 law schools (the faculty survey had a 59% response rate). Here are the Top 50:

Rank	Score	School
1	4.4	Stetson
2	4.3	Temple
3	4.2	Baylor
4	3.9	Samford
5	3.8	Loyola-L.A.
6	3.7	Denver
6	3.7	Fordham
6	3.7	UCLA*
9	3.6	Chicago-Kent
9	3.6	Pacific
9	3.6	South Texas*
12	3.5	St. Mary's
13	3.3	Georgia
13	3.3	Loyola-Chicago*
15	3.2	American*
15	3.2	Campbell*
15	3.2	Drexel
15	3.2	Mercer
15	3.2	South Carolina
15	3.2	Syracuse*
15	3.2	UC-Berkeley*
22	3.1	Georgetown*
22	3.1	Hofstra
24	3.0	Akron
24	3.0	Georgia State
24	3.0	Houston
24	3.0	Illinois-Chicago
24	3.0	Pace
24	3.0	UC-San Francisco*
24	3.0	Washington University
31	2.9	Northwestern*
31	2.9	Nova
31	2.9	Quinnipiac*
31	2.9	Suffolk
35	2.8	Emory
35	2.8	Louisiana State
37	2.7	Harvard*
37	2.7	St. John's*
37	2.7	Texas
40	2.6	Catholic
40	2.6	Howard
40	2.6	Inter-American (PR)*
40	2.6	Maryland*
40	2.6	Ohio State
40	2.6	Texas Tech
40	2.6	Wake Forest
47	2.5	Alabama
47	2.5	Brooklyn*
47	2.5	Case Western
47	2.5	George Washington
47	2.5	Notre Dame
47	2.5	Ohio Northern
47	2.5	San Diego
47	2.5	SMU
47	2.5	South Dakota
47	2.5	UC-Davis*
47	2.5	Villanova
47	2.5	William & Mary

*Denotes schools that boycotted the U.S. News rankings

2023 U.S. News Trial Advocacy Rankings

2024 U.S. News Specialty Rankings:

• Business/Corporate Law
• Clinical Law
• Constitutional Law
• Contracts/Commercial Law
• Criminal Law
• Dispute Resolution
• Environmental Law
• Health Care Law
• Intellectual Property Law
• International Law
• Legal Writing
• Tax Law
• Trial Advocacy