Incoming Class


About the Class of 2027

In Fall 2024, we welcomed the highest credentialed first-year class in the history of Tennessee Law, an accomplishment that we have repeated in each of the past three year. This uniquely talented class was selected from a record number of over 1,800 applications–a 20 percent increase from the last application cycle.

133 Students

Median LSAT Score:
163

Median GPA:
3.82

Alabama University

Arizona University

Auburn University

Baylor University

Brandman University

Brigham young University

Carson-Newman University

Colorado State University

Davidson College

Defense Language Institute

Duke University

East Tennessee State University

Eastern Kentucky University

Emory and Henry College

Emory University

Florida International University

Florida State University

George Mason University

George Washington University

Georgia State University

Indiana University – Bloomington

Lincoln Memorial University

Lipscomb University

Loyola Marymount University

Marquette University

Maryville College

McGill University

Mercer University – Macon

Miami University Oxford

Middle Tennessee State University

Milligan College

Mississippi State University

Morehouse College

Norwich University

NYU College of Arts & Science

Ohio State University – Columbus

Oklahoma State University – Stillwater

Pennsylvania State University – University Park

Rice Univeristy

Saginaw Valley State University

Seton Hall University

Sewanee: The University of the South 

Shorter University

Simpson College-IA

Southern Illinois University – Carbondale

Tennessee State University

Texas A&M University – College Station

The University of Memphis

University of Maryland – University College

University of Alabama

University of Arkansas – Fayetteville

University of California – Irvine

University of Central Florida

University of Colorado – Boulder

University of Florida

University of Georgia

University of Kentucky – Lexington

University of Maine – Presque Isle

University of Michigan – Ann Arbor

University of Minnesota – Minneapolis 

University of Mississippi

University of New Mexico

University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill

University of North Carolina – Charlotte

University of Pennsylvania

University of Pittsburg

University of South Carolina – Columbia

University of Tampa

University of Tennessee – Knoxville

University of Tennessee – Chattanooga

University of Utah

University of Virginia

University of Wisconsin – Madison

Utah Tech University

VA Commonwealth University Academic Division

VA Polytechnic Institute & State University

Vanderbilt University

Wake Forest University

Washington and Lee University

Wheaton College Illinois 

“Tennessee Law has a well-deserved reputation for academic excellence, an unmatched commitment to ethics and professionalism, and a longstanding tradition of serving the public good. I know that the intellect, passion, and impressive and diverse personal backgrounds of this class will further enrich the law school and serve to make it an even better place,”

Lonnie T. Brown, Jr.
Dean and Elvin E. Overton Distinguished Professor of Law

About the Class of 2027

In Fall 2024, we welcomed the highest credentialed first-year class in the history of Tennessee Law, an accomplishment that we have repeated in each of the past three year. This uniquely talented class was selected from a record number of over 1,800 applications–a 20 percent increase from the last application cycle.

133 Students

Median LSAT Score:
163

Median GPA:
3.82

Alabama University

Arizona University

Auburn University

Baylor University

Brandman University

Brigham young University

Carson-Newman University

Colorado State University

Davidson College

Defense Language Institute

Duke University

East Tennessee State University

Eastern Kentucky University

Emory and Henry College

Emory University

Florida International University

Florida State University

George Mason University

George Washington University

Georgia State University

Illinois Institute of Technology

Indiana University – Bloomington

Lincoln Memorial University

Lipscomb University

Loyola Marymount University

Marquette University

Maryville College

McGill University

Mercer University – Macon

Miami University Oxford

Middle Tennessee State University

Milligan College

Mississippi State University

Morehouse College

Norwich University

NYU College of Arts & Science

Ohio State University – Columbus

Oklahoma State University – Stillwater

Pennsylvania State University – University Park

Rice Univeristy

Roanoke College

Saginaw Valley State University

Seton Hall University

Sewanee: The University of the South 

Shorter University

Simpson College-IA

Southern Illinois University – Carbondale

Tennessee State University

Texas A&M University – College Station

The University of Memphis

University of Maryland – University College

University of Alabama

University of Arkansas – Fayetteville

University of California – Irvine

University of Central Florida

University of Colorado – Boulder

University of Florida

University of Georgia

University of Houston

University of Kentucky – Lexington

University of Maine – Presque Isle

University of Michigan – Ann Arbor

University of Minnesota – Minneapolis 

University of Mississippi

University of New Mexico

University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill

University of North Carolina – Charlotte

University of Notre Dame

University of Pennsylvania

University of Pittsburg

University of South Carolina – Columbia

University of Tampa

University of Tennessee – Knoxville

University of Tennessee – Chattanooga

University of Utah

University of Virginia

University of Wisconsin – Madison

Utah Tech University

VA Commonwealth University Academic Division

VA Polytechnic Institute & State University

Vanderbilt University

Wake Forest University

Washington and Lee University

Wheaton College Illinois 

“Tennessee Law has a well-deserved reputation for academic excellence, an unmatched commitment to ethics and professionalism, and a longstanding tradition of serving the public good. I know that the intellect, passion, and impressive and diverse personal backgrounds of this class will further enrich the law school and serve to make it an even better place,”

Lonnie T. Brown, Jr.
Dean and Elvin E. Overton Distinguished Professor of Law

Contact Us

Admissions & Financial Aid
1505 W. Cumberland Ave.
Knoxville, Tennessee 37996

Phone: 865-974-4131
Office:
 Suite 161
E-mail:
lawadmit@utk.edu

Contact Us

Admissions & Financial Aid
1505 W. Cumberland Ave.
Knoxville, Tennessee 37996

Phone: 865-974-4131
Office:
 Suite 161
E-mail:
lawadmit@utk.edu