The Best Law Schools For Nontraditional Students (2024) – Above the Law

Not
all
law
students
are
fresh
out
of
their
undergraduate
studies.
Some
have
already
enjoyed
successful
careers
before
deciding
to
embark
upon
their
journeys
in
the
law.
If
you’re
considering
applying
to
law
school
as
a
nontraditional
student,
one
of
the
things
you
may
want
to
consider
in
your
search
is
finding
a
place
where
older
students
are
embraced
and
treated
as
equals.

As
our
readers
know,
the
latest
Princeton
Review
law
school
rankings
are
out,
and
today,
we’ll
focus
on
a
category
that’s
important
for
nontraditional
law
school
applicants:
the
law
schools
most
chosen
by
older
students.

Which
schools
do
you
think
rose
to
the
top
of
this
ranking?

First,
we’ll
begin
with
the
methodology
Princeton
Review
used
to
determine
which
law
schools
are
the
best
for
nontraditional
students.
This
ranking
was
based
on
the
average
age
of
entering
law
students,
as
well
as
student
reports
of
how
many
years
they
spent
out
of
college
before
enrolling
in
law
school.

Per

Princeton
Review,
these
are
the
law
schools
most
chosen
by
older
students:

1. University
   of
   the
   District
   of
   Columbia
   David
   A.
   Clarke
   School
   of
   Law
   (no
   change)
2. City
   University
   of
   New
   York
   (CUNY)
   School
   of
   Law
   (no
   change)
3. University
   of
   New
   Mexico
   School
   of
   Law
   (no
   change)
4. University
   of
   Hawaii
   at
   Manoa
   William
   S.
   Richardson
   School
   of
   Law
   (no
   change)
5. University
   of
   Maine
   School
   of
   Law
   (no
   change)
6. University
   of
   Montana
   School
   of
   Law
   (ranked
   #7
   last
   year)
7. Oklahoma
   City
   University
   School
   of
   Law
   (ranked
   #8
   last
   year)
8. University
   of
   Tulsa
   School
   of
   Law
   (unranked
   last
   year)
9. University
   of
   Idaho
   College
   of
   Law
   (ranked
   #10
   last
   year)
10. Syracuse
    University
    College
    of
    Law
    (ranked
    #9
    last
    year)

Did
your
law
school
make
the
cut?
If
it
did,
do
you
think
it
was
ranked
fairly?
If
it
didn’t
make
the
list
for
most
chosen
by
older
students,
do
you
agree
with
that
assessment?
Please email
us or
text
us
(646-820-8477)
your
thoughts.

Best
Law
Schools
2024 [Princeton
Review]

Most
Chosen
By
Older
Students
2024 [Princeton
Review]

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