Knoxville, Tennessee
University of Tennessee Winston College of Law
- Accreditation
- ABA approved since 1925
- Institution type
- Public
- J.D. formats
- Full-time J.D.
- Median LSAT
- 164
- Median GPA
- 3.89
- Resident tuition
- $16,696
- First-year class
- 140
- Bar-required jobs
- 88.7%
- First-time bar passage
- 85.6%
J.D. program formats
- Full-time J.D.
- Offered. Full-time first-year students were reported to the ABA.
- Part-time J.D.
- Not on the ABA Council’s part-time list.
- Distance-education J.D.
- Not on the ABA Council’s distance-education J.D. list.
Formats come from the ABA Council’s published lists, not from the school’s marketing. What each format means
Programs published by the school
Concentrations and courses of study
Defined paths through the J.D. curriculum and study at partner institutions.
- Concentration in Business TransactionsSchool page for Concentration in Business Transactions (opens in a new tab)
Clinics and field placements
Supervised legal work with real clients or in real legal settings, for credit.
- The Winston College of Law Legal ClinicSchool page for The Winston College of Law Legal Clinic (opens in a new tab)
Centers and institutes
Research and program centers that organize a school's teaching, scholarship and events in a field.
- Center for Advocacy and Dispute ResolutionSchool page for Center for Advocacy and Dispute Resolution (opens in a new tab)
- Clayton Center for Entrepreneurial LawSchool page for Clayton Center for Entrepreneurial Law (opens in a new tab)
Journals and advocacy programs
Student-edited publications and competitive advocacy programs.
Journals and law reviews (4)
- Tennessee Journal of Law & PolicySchool page for Tennessee Journal of Law & Policy (opens in a new tab)
- Tennessee Journal of Race, Gender and Social JusticeSchool page for Tennessee Journal of Race, Gender and Social Justice (opens in a new tab)
- Tennessee Law ReviewSchool page for Tennessee Law Review (opens in a new tab)
- The Tennessee Journal of Business LawSchool page for The Tennessee Journal of Business Law (opens in a new tab)
Moot court and trial advocacy programs (1)
- CADR Moot Court ProgramSchool page for CADR Moot Court Program (opens in a new tab)
Master's degrees for non-lawyers
Graduate degrees in legal studies for professionals who work with the law but do not intend to practise. They do not qualify graduates to sit for the bar.
- Master of Legal StudiesSchool page for Master of Legal Studies (opens in a new tab)
Curriculum & faculty (2025 ABA report)
Source
- Organization
- American Bar Association, Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar
- Document
- ABA Standard 509 compilation — Curricular Offerings (2025)
- Covers
- Report year 2025
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
Course titles beyond 1L
101
Clinic positions available
118
113 filled
Field placements filled
69
Simulation course seats
450
Co-curricular offerings
23
Full-time faculty
44
111 total faculty
Clinic and simulation seat counts are only mapped from report layouts that define them unambiguously (2025 onward).
