37 Best Law schools in Tennessee
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Below is a list of best universities in Tennessee ranked based on their research performance in Law. A graph of 2.58M citations received by 93.3K academic papers made by 37 universities in Tennessee was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.
We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.
1. Vanderbilt University
- Acceptance Rate
 - 6%
 - Average SAT
 - 1535
 - Average ACT
 - 35
 - Net Price
 - $26,689
 
2. University of Tennessee - Knoxville
- Acceptance Rate
 - 46%
 - Average SAT
 - 1265
 - Average ACT
 - 28
 - Receiving Aid
 - 90%
 
3. University of Memphis
- Acceptance Rate
 - 93%
 - Average SAT
 - 1055
 - Average ACT
 - 21
 - Receiving Aid
 - 97%
 
4. University of Tennessee Health Science Center
- Acceptance Rate
 - 40%
 - Enrollment
 - 3,121
 - Male:Female
 - 33:67
 - Founded
 - 1911
 
5. East Tennessee State University
- Acceptance Rate
 - 87%
 - Average SAT
 - 1060
 - Average ACT
 - 23
 - Receiving Aid
 - 92%
 
6. Middle Tennessee State University
- Acceptance Rate
 - 68%
 - Average SAT
 - 1115
 - Average ACT
 - 23
 - Receiving Aid
 - 96%
 
7. University of Tennessee - Chattanooga
- Acceptance Rate
 - 77%
 - Average SAT
 - 1095
 - Average ACT
 - 23
 - Receiving Aid
 - 95%
 
8. Johnson University
- Acceptance Rate
 - 54%
 - Average SAT
 - 990
 - Average ACT
 - 22
 - Net Price
 - $20,713
 
9. Tennessee State University
- Acceptance Rate
 - 93%
 - Average SAT
 - 962
 - Average ACT
 - 19
 - Receiving Aid
 - 94%
 
10. Tennessee Technological University
- Acceptance Rate
 - 83%
 - Average SAT
 - 1135
 - Average ACT
 - 24
 - Receiving Aid
 - 97%
 
11. King University
- Acceptance Rate
 - 54%
 - Net Price
 - $23,282
 - Receiving Aid
 - 84%
 - Average Aid
 - $24,339
 
12. Rhodes College
- Acceptance Rate
 - 50%
 - Average SAT
 - 1390
 - Average ACT
 - 31
 - Net Price
 - $30,590
 
13. University of the South
- Acceptance Rate
 - 51%
 - Average SAT
 - 1317
 - Average ACT
 - 30
 - Net Price
 - $33,616
 
14. Lee University
- Acceptance Rate
 - 72%
 - Average SAT
 - 1130
 - Average ACT
 - 23
 - Net Price
 - $20,222
 
15. Belmont University
- Acceptance Rate
 - 96%
 - Average SAT
 - 1255
 - Average ACT
 - 27
 - Net Price
 - $37,558
 
16. Meharry Medical College
- Acceptance Rate
 - 10%
 - Enrollment
 - 1,083
 - Male:Female
 - 31:69
 - Founded
 - 1876
 
17. Austin Peay State University
- Acceptance Rate
 - 96%
 - Average SAT
 - 1054
 - Average ACT
 - 21
 - Receiving Aid
 - 98%
 
18. University of Tennessee - Martin
- Acceptance Rate
 - 87%
 - Average SAT
 - 1105
 - Average ACT
 - 22
 - Receiving Aid
 - 99%
 
19. Bryan College - Dayton
- Acceptance Rate
 - 100%
 - Net Price
 - $17,105
 - Receiving Aid
 - 97%
 - Average Aid
 - $12,650
 
20. South College
- Acceptance Rate
 - 100%
 - Net Price
 - $16,584
 - Receiving Aid
 - 90%
 - Average Aid
 - $13,698
 
21. Union University
- Acceptance Rate
 - 47%
 - Average SAT
 - 1185
 - Average ACT
 - 26
 - Net Price
 - $27,191
 
22. Lipscomb University
- Acceptance Rate
 - 67%
 - Average SAT
 - 1248
 - Average ACT
 - 26
 - Net Price
 - $27,386
 
23. Lincoln Memorial University
- Acceptance Rate
 - 59%
 - Average SAT
 - 1113
 - Average ACT
 - 22
 - Net Price
 - $19,401
 
24. Carson-Newman University
- Acceptance Rate
 - 68%
 - Average SAT
 - 1035
 - Average ACT
 - 22
 - Net Price
 - $19,755
 
25. Christian Brothers University
- Acceptance Rate
 - 88%
 - Average SAT
 - 1170
 - Average ACT
 - 21
 - Net Price
 - $17,068
 
26. Fisk University
- Acceptance Rate
 - 58%
 - Average SAT
 - 1320
 - Average ACT
 - 23
 - Net Price
 - $19,836
 
27. Maryville College
- Acceptance Rate
 - 66%
 - Average SAT
 - 1103
 - Average ACT
 - 24
 - Net Price
 - $20,990
 
28. Welch College
- Acceptance Rate
 - 100%
 - Net Price
 - $19,214
 - Receiving Aid
 - 98%
 - Average Aid
 - $15,153
 
29. Milligan College
- Acceptance Rate
 - 70%
 - Average SAT
 - 1205
 - Average ACT
 - 24
 - Net Price
 - $21,463
 
30. Baptist Memorial College of Health Sciences
- Acceptance Rate
 - 68%
 - Average ACT
 - 20
 - Net Price
 - $15,395
 - Receiving Aid
 - 100%
 
31. Cumberland University
- Acceptance Rate
 - 67%
 - Net Price
 - $17,669
 - Receiving Aid
 - 100%
 - Average Aid
 - $23,749
 
32. Lane College
- Acceptance Rate
 - 100%
 - Net Price
 - $13,384
 - Receiving Aid
 - 96%
 - Average Aid
 - $10,229
 
33. Tusculum University
- Acceptance Rate
 - 60%
 - Net Price
 - $22,961
 - Receiving Aid
 - 100%
 - Average Aid
 - $20,374
 
35. Southern Adventist University
- Acceptance Rate
 - 67%
 - Average SAT
 - 1120
 - Average ACT
 - 22
 - Net Price
 - $25,374
 
36. Tennessee Wesleyan University
- Acceptance Rate
 - 59%
 - Average SAT
 - 1030
 - Average ACT
 - 20
 - Net Price
 - $16,414
 
37. Trevecca Nazarene University
- Acceptance Rate
 - 70%
 - Average SAT
 - 1083
 - Average ACT
 - 21
 - Net Price
 - $16,222
 
Closest to Tennessee states to learn Law
| State |   Universities  Unis   |    Best university country rank  Best uni    |  
|---|---|---|
| Kentucky | 27 | 63 | 
| Alabama | 25 | 96 | 
| Georgia | 49 | 46 | 
| Indiana | 35 | 39 | 
| Mississippi | 14 | 178 | 
| South Carolina | 28 | 62 | 
| Illinois | 77 | 9 | 
| North Carolina | 47 | 20 | 
| Arkansas | 16 | 128 | 
| Ohio | 62 | 19 | 
| West Virginia | 17 | 123 | 
| Missouri | 40 | 43 | 
| Virginia | 42 | 33 | 
| Louisiana | 26 | 83 | 
| District of Columbia | 11 | 41 | 
| Maryland | 28 | 13 | 
| Iowa | 31 | 48 | 
| Pennsylvania | 99 | 8 | 
| Michigan | 41 | 2 | 
| Florida | 63 | 34 | 
| Delaware | 4 | 86 | 
| Wisconsin | 33 | 16 | 
| Oklahoma | 20 | 92 | 
| Kansas | 16 | 67 | 
| New Jersey | 28 | 22 | 
| New York | 136 | 6 | 
| Minnesota | 28 | 18 | 
| Connecticut | 21 | 7 | 
| Nebraska | 13 | 87 | 
| Rhode Island | 9 | 70 | 
| Massachusetts | 71 | 1 | 
| Texas | 82 | 21 | 
| Vermont | 11 | 127 | 
| South Dakota | 8 | 334 | 
| New Hampshire | 12 | 75 | 
| Colorado | 21 | 57 | 
| North Dakota | 7 | 223 | 
| Maine | 14 | 227 | 
| New Mexico | 8 | 104 | 
| Utah | 11 | 50 | 
| Montana | 8 | 211 | 
| Arizona | 10 | 25 | 
| Idaho | 7 | 239 | 
| Nevada | 6 | 131 | 
| Puerto Rico | 12 | 631 | 
| California | 132 | 3 | 
| Oregon | 18 | 101 | 
| Washington | 32 | 5 | 
| Alaska | 4 | 325 | 
| Hawaii | 7 | 112 |