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Some see the legal profession as more of a “calling” than simply a job. For more religious would-be law students, faith is of such importance that they may seek it out in their legal educations. If you’re searching for an institution where spirituality is as important as the law, then have we got a ranking for you.
The National Jurist’s preLaw Magazine recently released its Most Devout Law Schools ranking, highlighting the schools that are really doing their homework when it comes to incorporating matters of faith into their teaching of the law. For the first time ever, the schools are being presented in a single ranking, as opposed to separate rankings of the best law schools by denomination.
Here’s the methodology that was used:
To determine the top 20, we gathered information from the schools and from other sources. We looked at the percentage of students and faculty who belong to the faith; the number of religion-focused courses and other ways the school incorporates faith into its curriculum; religion-related journals, centers and clinics; religious services and clergy at the law school; and the mission of the law school.
Without further ado, here are the top 10 most devout law schools:
- Liberty University / Baptist
- Regent University / Interdenominational Evangelical
- Ave Maria School of Law / Roman Catholic
- Brigham Young University / Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
- Trinity Law School / Evangelical Free Church of America
- University of St. Thomas (MN) / Roman Catholic – Archdiocesan
- Pepperdine University / Church of Christ
- Catholic University / Roman Catholic – Pontifical
- Baylor University School of Law / Baptist
- Faulkner University / Churches of Christ
Click here to see the rest of the ranking.
Congratulations to each of the law schools listed.
The Most Devout Law Schools [preLaw Magazine / National Jurist]
Staci Zaretsky is a senior editor at Above the Law, where she’s worked since 2011. She’d love to hear from you, so please feel free to email her with any tips, questions, comments, or critiques. You can follow her on Twitter or connect with her on LinkedIn.
