Law School Rankings and Faculty Reputation
See also: Law school rankings in the United StatesSouthwestern placed 121st in the 2011 U.S. News and World Report "Best Law Schools" rankings.
On March 22, 2012 U.S. News & World Report listed Southwestern in its list of "10 Law Schools That Lead to the Most Debt.". According to the same article, the average indebtedness of Southwestern graduates is $142,606.
Southwestern is ranked 11th in the nation for diversity. The Part Time program was ranked 27th in the 2009 edition of U.S. News and World Report, and is currently ranked 40th.
Southwestern is ranked 82nd in the nation by the 2010 Super Lawyers Law School Rankings.
In 2008, Southwestern's moot court team was ranked 11th in the U.S., and is currently ranked 10th.
Southwestern's negotiation team finished first place in the 2008-09 regional negotiation competition sponsored by the American Bar Association, and placed second in the 2010 National Environmental Negotiation Competition.
A compilation of Brian Leiter's study of "Most Cited Law Professors By Specialty 2000-2007" reveals that Southwestern faculty ranked in the top 50 of the nation's law schools in total citations.
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