From
entering
students’
LSAT
scores
and
graduates’
employment
statistics
right
down
to
the
number
of
books
housed
in
their
libraries,
just
about
everything
having
to
do
with
law
school
is
ranked,
so
it’s
high
time
that
we
rank
law
school
buildings.
An
impressive
law
school building definitely
isn’t
as
important
as
a
law
school
that
will
help
students
get
impressive jobs,
but
if
students
have
to
spend
three
years
of
their
lives
in
that
building
and
pay
upwards
of
six
figures
in
debt-financed
dollars
to
be
there,
it
better
be
nice.
Did
your
school
make
the
list
of
the
best
law
school
buildings
in
the
country?
The
National
Jurist’s preLaw
Magazine recently
released
its
ranking
of
the
best
law
buildings,
highlighting
not
just
the
way
the
schools
look,
but
the
way
they
support
how
students
study,
collaborate,
and
train
for
their
future
careers.
Here’s
the
methodology
that
was
used:
We
look
at
aesthetics
(50%),
square
feet
per
student
(10%),
library
hours
and
seating
seats
per
student
(15%),
amenities,
including
dining,
fitness
and
lockers
(15%);
and
parking,
sustainability
and
other
factors
(10%).
Without
further
ado,
according
to
preLaw
Magazine,
these
are
the
top
10
best
law
school
buildings
in
America:
-
University
of
Utah -
University
of
Memphis -
Drake
University -
Brigham
Young
University -
University
of
Michigan -
University
of
Nevada-Las
Vegas -
Quinnipiac
University -
Marquette
University -
University
of
Kentucky -
University
of
Connecticut
Congratulations
to
Utah,
which
earned
the
top
spot
on
this
list
for
its
“design,
modern
technology,
and
a
wide
range
of
study
environments.”
It’s
worth
noting
that
only one of
the
U.S.
News
top
14
law
schools
made
the
top
10
in
this
ranking
(Michigan),
with
only
one
more
top
school
making
its
way
to
the
top
20
(Duke,
which
came
in
at
No.
19).
We
need
to
scroll
down
further
to
find
some
of
the
most
elite
schools
in
the
nation,
like
Stanford
(No.
30),
Yale
(No.
32),
and
UVA
(No.
35).
Harvard,
expelled
from
the
top
5
of
the
U.S.
News
ranking,
has
the
lowest
ranking
for
a
top
law
school
on
this
list,
finding
itself
at
No.
44.
Click here to
see
the
full
list
from
preLaw
Magazine,
and
congratulations
to
all
of
the
law
schools
that
made
the
cut
for
inclusion
in
the
ranking
this
year.
Best
law
school
buildings
[preLaw
Magazine
/
National
Jurist]
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