Clinical Program Rankings in U.S. News and The National Jurist

The National Jurist magazine has released its rankings for law schools' programs for practical training. National Jurist bases its rankings on data reported to the ABA for opportunities available to students in clinics, externships, simulation courses, interscholastic advocacy competitions, and other factors, like pro bono requirements. These are the top 20 schools for practical training according to these rankings:

1. Northeastern University
2. University of St. Thomas - Minnesota
3. Yale Law School
4. University of Arizona
5. Pepperdine University
6. University of California - Irvine
7. Valparaiso University
8. University of Wisconsin
9. University of Denver
10. University of Colorado
11. Northwestern University
12. University of Utah
13. University of Cincinnati
14. Cardozo School of Law
15. Golden Gate University
16. Liberty University
17. Washington & Lee University
18. Pacific McGeorge School of Law
19. Brigham Young University
20. University of Mississippi

U.S. News has released its annual rankings in higher education, including for law schools and clinical programs. U.S. News bases its rankings of clinical programs on peer-reputation voting. This year, these are the top 20 clinical programs according to these rankings:

1. Georgetown University
2. American University
3. CUNY
4. New York University
5. Yale University
6. University of the District of Columbia
7. University of Maryland
8. Washington University in St. Louis
9. University of Michigan
10. Stanford University
11. Northwestern University
12. University of Balitmore
13. University of Denver
14. University of New Mexico
15. University of California - Irvine
16. University of California - Berkeley
17. Suffolk University
18. Seattle University
19. Rutgers
20. Harvard University