Best Graduate Part-time Law Programs in US 2015

Ranked by US News

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* Schools within the same rank range are listed alphabetically.

Rank School name Part-time score Peer assessment score (5.0 highest) LSAT scores (25th-75th percentile) (part-time) Acceptance rate (part-time) Enrollment (part-time)
#1 Georgetown University 

(Washington, DC, US)

100 4.1 158-165 4.5% 239
#2 George Washington University 

(Washington, DC, US)

84 3.5 154-165 19.1% 326
#3 Fordham University 

(New York, NY, US)

80 3.4 158-162 29% 219
#4 George Mason University 

(Arlington, VA, US)

74 2.8 157-163 14.3% 157
#5 Loyola Marymount University 

(Los Angeles, CA, US)

67 2.7 156-161 8.5% 207
#6 University of Connecticut 

(Hartford, CT, US)

66 2.8 154-158 33.5% 122
#7 Lewis & Clark College (Northwestern) 

(Portland, OR, US)

65 2.6 151-158 45.9% 251
#7 Southern Methodist University (Dedman) 

(Dallas, TX, US)

65 2.6 153-162 20.3% 267
#7 University of Maryland (Carey) 

(Baltimore, MD, US)

65 2.9 150-161 24.8% 185
#10 Temple University (Beasley) 

(Philadelphia, PA, US)

64 2.7 155-162 29% 168
#10 University of Houston 

(Houston, TX, US)

64 2.7 154-161 15.3% 125
#12 American University (Washington) 

(Washington, DC, US)

62 2.9 153-158 43.9% 215
#12 University of Denver (Sturm) 

(Denver, CO, US)

62 2.8 152-160 39.9% 163
#14 Georgia State University 

(Atlanta, GA, US)

61 2.5 154-159 20.9% 190
#15 Brooklyn Law School 

(Brooklyn, NY, US)

60 2.6 155-163 23.8% 208
#16 Marquette University 

(Milwaukee, WI, US)

59 2.5 152-159 27.1% 113
#17 University of San Diego 

(San Diego, CA, US)

58 2.8 152-161 28.2% 102
#18 Indiana University—​Indianapolis (McKinney) 

(Indianapolis, IN, US)

56 2.5 149-155 61.3% 291
#19 Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey—​Newark 

(Newark, NJ, US)

55 2.5 152-158 26.1% 195
#20 The Catholic University of America 

(Washington, DC, US)

54 2.4 151-156 44.8% 177
#20 University of Nevada—​Las Vegas 

(Las Vegas, NV, US)

54 2.4 153-158 24.2% 115
#22 Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey—​Camden 

(Camden, NJ, US)

53 2.4 156-159 12.4% 79
#23 Illinois Institute of Technology (Chicago-​Kent) 

(Chicago, IL, US)

52 2.5 152-159 35% 121
#23 Loyola University Chicago 

(Chicago, IL, US)

52 2.6 151-156 35.1% 78
#25 Seattle University 

(Seattle, WA, US)

51 2.5 151-159 49.3% 189
#26 University of Hawaii—​Manoa (Richardson) 

(Honolulu, HI, US)

50 2.3 152-158 29.2% 67
#26 William Mitchell College of Law 

(St. Paul, MN, US)

50 2.0 148-157 33.9% 256
#26 Yeshiva University (Cardozo) 

(New York, NY, US)

50 2.8 155-158 41.5% 87
#29 DePaul University 

(Chicago, IL, US)

49 2.4 151-157 49.1% 130
#29 University of Baltimore 

(Baltimore, MD, US)

49 2.2 150-155 45.8% 325
#31 St. Louis University 

(St. Louis, MO, US)

48 2.2 152-157 43.6% 96
#31 Suffolk University 

(Boston, MA, US)

48 2.3 145-155 76.8% 498
#33 New York Law School 

(New York, NY, US)

47 2.0 148-152 42.5% 350
#33 Santa Clara University 

(Santa Clara, CA, US)

47 2.6 155-159 36.8% 165
#33 Seton Hall University 

(Newark, NJ, US)

47 2.3 146-155 34.5% 211
#33 St. John's University 

(Jamaica, NY, US)

47 2.1 151-157 38.9% 132
#37 Stetson University 

(Gulfport, FL, US)

46 2.1 150-155 30.3% 226
#38 Chapman University (Fowler) 

(Orange, CA, US)

45 1.9 157-164 20.4% 22
#38 Southwestern Law School 

(Los Angeles, CA, US)

45 2.1 149-155 53.1% 397
#38 University of the Pacific (McGeorge) 

(Sacramento, CA, US)

45 2.1 151-158 51.7% 142
#41 University of Louisville (Brandeis) 

(Louisville, KY, US)

43 2.2 150-155 30% 20
#42 Hofstra University (Deane) 

(Hempstead, NY, US)

42 2.2 148-156 23.7% 28
#42 University of San Francisco 

(San Francisco, CA, US)

42 2.1 149-155 32.7% 100
#42 Wayne State University 

(Detroit, MI, US)

42 2.1 153-157 42.1% 154
#45 Loyola University New Orleans 

(New Orleans, LA, US)

41 2.2 148-155 50.8% 116
#45 University of Akron 

(Akron, OH, US)

41 1.8 147-154 67.4% 191
#45 Widener University 

(Wilmington, DE, US)

41 1.8 147-152 52.8% 317
#48 Duquesne University 

(Pittsburgh, PA, US)

39 2.0 149-156 54.9% 137
#48 Pace University 

(White Plains, NY, US)

39 1.9 147-154 38.9% 79
#48 Quinnipiac University 

(Hamden, CT, US)

39 2.0 150-154 40% 80
#48 South Texas College of Law 

(Houston, TX, US)

39 1.8 149-153 51.7% 264
#48 Texas A&M University 

(Fort Worth, TX, US)

39 1.8 149-154 39.9% 302
#53 California Western School of Law 

(San Diego, CA, US)

36 1.7 148-156 59.4% 80
#53 Florida International University 

(Miami, FL, US)

36 1.5 148-158 12.7% 136
#53 University of Arkansas—​Little Rock (Bowen) 

(Little Rock, AR, US)

36 2.1 146-154 52.6% 148
#56 Cleveland State University (Cleveland-​Marshall) 

(Cleveland, OH, US)

35 1.8 147-154 40% 111
#56 Golden Gate University 

(San Francisco, CA, US)

35 1.8 146-152 49.4% 199
#56 Hamline University 

(St. Paul, MN, US)

35 2.0 145-153 67.7% 133
#56 Michigan State University 

(East Lansing, MI, US)

35 2.2 142-148 34.6% 148
#60 University of Toledo 

(Toledo, OH, US)

34 1.9 148-154 46.7% 78
#61 Northern Kentucky University (Chase) 

(Highland Heights, KY, US)

33 1.6 148-153 59% 171
#62 New England Law Boston 

(Boston, MA, US)

32 1.7 143-154 83.2% 288
#62 St. Mary's University 

(San Antonio, TX, US)

32 1.8 148-152 48.6% 175
Rank Not Published Capital University 

(Columbus, OH, US)

N/A 1.5 145-153 68.3% 179
Rank Not Published Charleston School of Law 

(Charleston, SC, US)

N/A 1.3 143-150 25.9% 110
Rank Not Published Charlotte School of Law 

(Charlotte, NC, US)

N/A 1.3 139-144 63.6% 269
Rank Not Published Florida Coastal School of Law 

(Jacksonville, FL, US)

N/A 1.2 138-146 58% 170
Rank Not Published North Carolina Central University 

(Durham, NC, US)

N/A 1.4 145-155 29.6% 115
Rank Not Published Nova Southeastern University (Broad) 

(Fort Lauderdale, FL, US)

N/A 1.7 146-151 41.7% 62
Rank Not Published Oklahoma City University 

(Oklahoma City, OK, US)

N/A 1.7 148-158 72.9% 66
Rank Not Published Regent University 

(Virginia Beach, VA, US)

N/A 1.3 150-159 40.4% 26
Rank Not Published Southern University Law Center 

(Baton Rouge, LA, US)

N/A 1.3 141-146 57.8% 209
Rank Not Published The John Marshall Law School 

(Chicago, IL, US)

N/A 1.8 145-152 58% 317
Rank Not Published Thomas Jefferson School of Law 

(San Diego, CA, US)

N/A 1.4 142-147 87.7% 390
Rank Not Published Touro College (Fuchsberg) 

(Central Islip, NY, US)

N/A 1.6 146-151 63.2% 205
Rank Not Published University of Detroit Mercy 

(Detroit, MI, US)

N/A 1.5 144-150 51.7% 94
Rank Not Published University of Massachusetts—​Dartmouth 

(North Dartmouth, MA, US)

N/A 1.6 145-152 61.6% 99
Rank Not Published University of Memphis (Humphreys) 

(Memphis, TN, US)

N/A 1.8 145-151 100% 20
Rank Not Published University of Missouri—​Kansas City 

(Kansas City, MO, US)

N/A 2.2 149-153 42.5% 51
Rank Not Published University of the District of Columbia (Clarke) 

(Washington, DC, US)

N/A 1.4 148-152 29.2% 141
Rank Not Published Western New England University 

(Springfield, MA, US)

N/A 1.6 147-152 71.7% 115
Rank Not Published Western State College of Law at Argosy University 

(Fullerton, CA, US)

N/A 1.2 147-152 47.8% 150
Rank Not Published Whittier College 

(Costa Mesa, CA, US)

N/A 1.5 145-152 50.8% 173

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