Best Graduate Law Schools in US 2018

Ranked in 2017 by US News

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More US Graduate School Rankings

* Schools within the same rank range are listed alphabetically.

RankSchool nameTuition and feesEnrollment (full-time)LSAT scores (25th-75th percentile)Acceptance rateEmployed at graduation
1

Yale University

(New Haven, CT)

$59,865 per year (full-time)632170-1759.5%84.5%
2

Stanford University

(Stanford, CA)

$58,236 per year (full-time)579168-17310.7%89.2%
3

Harvard University

(Cambridge, MA)

$60,638 per year (full-time)1,771170-17516.6%91.0%
4

University of Chicago

(Chicago, IL)

$59,541 per year (full-time)603166-17220.7%90.8%
5

Columbia University

(New York, NY)

$65,260 per year (full-time)1,234168-17420.3%89.6%
6

New York University

(New York, NY)

$61,622 per year (full-time)1,369166-17129.8%90.3%
7

University of Pennsylvania

(Philadelphia, PA)

$60,988 per year (full-time)749163-17017.0%93.9%
8

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

(Ann Arbor, MI)

$55,012 per year (in-state, full-time); $58,012 per year (out-of-state, full-time)929164-16923.7%87.6%
8

University of Virginia

(Charlottesville, VA)

$56,300 per year (in-state, full-time); $59,300 per year (out-of-state, full-time)893164-17019.9%87.2%
10

Duke University

(Durham, NC)

$59,912 per year (full-time)676167-17020.2%92.3%
10

Northwestern University (Pritzker)

(Chicago, IL)

$59,850 per year (full-time)661163-17017.8%88.5%
12

University of California, Berkeley

(Berkeley, CA)

$48,703 per year (in-state, full-time); $52,654 per year (out-of-state, full-time)925163-16923.0%87.1%
13

Cornell University

(Ithaca, NY)

$61,485 per year (full-time)605163-16824.1%91.3%
14

University of Texas, Austin

(Austin, TX)

$33,995 per year (in-state, full-time); $50,480 per year (out-of-state, full-time)898162-16827.1%81.4%
15

Georgetown University

(Washington, DC)

$57,576 per year (full-time)1,721162-16826.4%75.4%
15

University of California, Los Angeles

(Los Angeles, CA)

$45,338 per year (in-state, full-time); $51,832 per year (out-of-state, full-time)979163-16828.0%81.2%
17

Vanderbilt University

(Nashville, TN)

$53,150 per year (full-time)572162-16832.3%83.2%
18

Washington University in St. Louis

(St. Louis, MO)

$53,506 per year (full-time)701160-16931.9%85.6%
19

University of Southern California (Gould)

(Los Angeles, CA)

$60,339 per year (full-time)649162-16630.0%77.0%
20

University of Iowa

(Iowa City, IA)

$24,930 per year (in-state, full-time); $43,214 per year (out-of-state, full-time)420157-16345.7%84.9%
20

University of Notre Dame

(Notre Dame, IN)

$54,297 per year (full-time)599158-16530.3%79.3%
22

Emory University

(Atlanta, GA)

$53,350 per year (full-time)872157-16636.9%81.8%
23

Boston University

(Boston, MA)

$51,210 per year (full-time)710161-16529.4%78.4%
23

University of Minnesota

(Minneapolis, MN)

$43,244 per year (in-state, full-time); $51,590 per year (out-of-state, full-time)555159-16644.5%72.5%
25

Arizona State University (O'Connor)

(Phoenix, AZ)

$27,226 per year (in-state, full-time); $43,896 per year (out-of-state, full-time)718158-16341.9%85.2%
26

Boston College

(Newton, MA)

$50,620 per year (full-time)723161-16337.1%83.4%
26

University of Alabama

(Tuscaloosa, AL)

$23,055 per year (in-state, full-time); $39,115 per year (out-of-state, full-time)408157-16531.5%81.3%
28

University of California, Irvine

(Irvine, CA)

$44,819 per year (in-state, full-time); $51,313 per year (out-of-state, full-time)356160-16527.2%66.4%
28

Washington and Lee University

(Lexington, VA)

$47,437 per year (full-time)329155-16146.9%81.6%
30

George Washington University

(Washington, DC)

$56,244 per year (full-time)1,460158-16638.9%76.6%
30

Indiana University, Bloomington (Maurer)

(Bloomington, IN)

$32,551 per year (in-state, full-time); $53,301 per year (out-of-state, full-time)525153-16341.6%78.8%
30

Ohio State University (Moritz)

(Columbus, OH)

$29,668 per year (in-state, full-time); $44,620 per year (out-of-state, full-time)505156-16149.0%85.8%
30

University of Georgia

(Athens, GA)

$19,488 per year (in-state, full-time); $37,536 per year (out-of-state, full-time)566158-16329.5%83.2%
30

University of Washington

(Seattle, WA)

$32,721 per year (in-state, full-time); $44,112 per year (out-of-state, full-time)500157-16526.9%77.0%
30

University of Wisconsin, Madison

(Madison, WI)

$21,450 per year (in-state, full-time); $40,147 per year (out-of-state, full-time)481156-16345.7%78.1%
36

Fordham University

(New York, NY)

$56,146 per year (full-time)993159-16537.4%75.9%
36

University of Colorado, Boulder

(Boulder, CO)

$31,831 per year (in-state, full-time); $38,623 per year (out-of-state, full-time)523156-16434.3%81.1%
36

Wake Forest University

(Winston-Salem, NC)

$44,220 per year (full-time)467156-16245.4%81.9%
39

University of California, Davis

(Davis, CA)

$47,409 per year (in-state, full-time); $56,660 per year (out-of-state, full-time)505158-16432.8%72.4%
39

University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

(Chapel Hill, NC)

$23,551 per year (in-state, full-time); $40,182 per year (out-of-state, full-time)634158-16344.1%78.4%
41

College of William and Mary (Marshall-Wythe)

(Williamsburg, VA)

$32,000 per year (in-state, full-time); $41,000 per year (out-of-state, full-time)633157-16440.6%75.8%
41

George Mason University

(Arlington, VA)

$25,351 per year (in-state, full-time); $40,737 per year (out-of-state, full-time)365158-16426.4%83.6%
41

University of Florida (Levin)

(Gainesville, FL)

$22,299 per year (in-state, full-time); $38,904 per year (out-of-state, full-time)969156-16135.6%81.5%
44

University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

(Champaign, IL)

$41,332 per year (in-state, full-time); $49,082 per year (out-of-state, full-time)435154-16245.7%72.9%
44

University of Utah (Quinney)

(Salt Lake City, UT)

$26,758 per year (in-state, full-time); $50,816 per year (out-of-state, full-time)292156-16149.3%76.2%
46

Brigham Young University (Clark)

(Provo, UT)

$12,310 per year (LDS member, full-time); $24,620 per year (Non-LDS member, full-time)390157-16443.8%65.4%
46

Southern Methodist University (Dedman)

(Dallas, TX)

$51,096 per year (full-time)620155-16344.7%83.7%
48

Florida State University

(Tallahassee, FL)

$20,683 per year (in-state, full-time); $40,695 per year (out-of-state, full-time)537157-16034.3%81.7%
48

University of Arizona (Rogers)

(Tucson, AZ)

$25,525 per year (in-state, full-time); $30,025 per year (out-of-state, full-time)364155-16334.5%69.4%
48

University of Maryland (Carey)

(Baltimore, MD)

$31,380 per year (in-state, full-time); $45,399 per year (out-of-state, full-time)506154-15952.4%74.9%
51

Baylor University

(Waco, TX)

$57,752 per year (full-time)363155-16133.3%86.1%
51

Tulane University

(New Orleans, LA)

$52,554 per year (full-time)553155-16056.5%72.2%
53

Temple University (Beasley)

(Philadelphia, PA)

$24,786 per year (in-state, full-time); $37,500 per year (out-of-state, full-time)534156-16241.5%75.5%
54

University of California (Hastings)

(San Francisco, CA)

$44,218 per year (in-state, full-time); $50,218 per year (out-of-state, full-time)930156-16147.4%65.6%
54

University of Connecticut

(Hartford, CT)

$28,634 per year (in-state, full-time); $58,802 per year (out-of-state, full-time)287154-15847.1%80.3%
54

University of Houston

(Houston, TX)

$30,401 per year (in-state, full-time); $45,219 per year (out-of-state, full-time)610156-16232.3%77.7%
57

Seton Hall University

(Newark, NJ)

$52,022 per year (full-time)353153-15952.1%87.1%
57

University of Kentucky

(Lexington, KY)

$22,700 per year (in-state, full-time); $44,320 per year (out-of-state, full-time)396151-15765.8%92.1%
57

University of Nebraska, Lincoln

(Lincoln, NE)

$15,036 per year (in-state, full-time); $34,192 per year (out-of-state, full-time)328154-15956.8%84.0%
57

University of Richmond

(Richmond, VA)

$41,500 per year (full-time)440154-16331.0%74.2%
57

University of Tennessee, Knoxville

(Knoxville, TN)

$19,308 per year (in-state, full-time); $37,982 per year (out-of-state, full-time)333154-16036.5%73.4%
62

Case Western Reserve University

(Cleveland, OH)

$49,634 per year (full-time)421155-16143.0%70.8%
62

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

(New Brunswick, NJ)

$27,269 per year (in-state, full-time); $39,683 per year (out-of-state, full-time)873152-15751.5%79.2%
62

University of Nevada, Las Vegas

(Las Vegas, NV)

$26,749 per year (in-state, full-time); $38,649 per year (out-of-state, full-time)286153-15934.4%77.1%
65

Georgia State University

(Atlanta, GA)

$16,858 per year (in-state, full-time); $36,456 per year (out-of-state, full-time)453155-16027.3%72.9%
65

Loyola Marymount University

(Los Angeles, CA)

$52,760 per year (full-time)771156-16139.5%73.8%
65

Northeastern University

(Boston, MA)

$47,790 per year (full-time)486154-16338.2%74.3%
65

Pennsylvania State University, Carlisle (Dickinson)

(Carlisle, PA)

$46,854 per year (in-state, full-time); $46,854 per year (out-of-state, full-time)184156-16035.9%70.2%
65

University of Kansas

(Lawrence, KS)

$21,617 per year (in-state, full-time); $36,958 per year (out-of-state, full-time)351151-15956.8%80.0%
65

University of Missouri

(Columbia, MO)

$20,918 per year (in-state, full-time); $38,672 per year (out-of-state, full-time)300153-16055.0%77.7%
65

Yeshiva University (Cardozo)

(New York, NY)

$56,796 per year (full-time)803155-16156.8%76.8%
72

Pepperdine University

(Malibu, CA)

$52,200 per year (full-time)585154-16246.7%63.5%
72

St. John's University

(Jamaica, NY)

$55,150 per year (full-time)591152-16042.5%81.5%
72

University of Cincinnati

(Cincinnati, OH)

$24,010 per year (in-state, full-time); $29,010 per year (out-of-state, full-time)286153-15853.1%80.7%
72

University of Oklahoma

(Norman, OK)

$19,973 per year (in-state, full-time); $30,398 per year (out-of-state, full-time)505154-15949.6%78.7%
76

University of Denver (Sturm)

(Denver, CO)

$46,720 per year (full-time)673154-15853.1%71.7%
77

University of Arkansas, Fayetteville

(Fayetteville, AR)

$15,704 per year (in-state, full-time); $33,372 per year (out-of-state, full-time)352151-15754.3%83.8%
77

University of Miami

(Coral Gables, FL)

$49,042 per year (full-time)895155-16058.2%71.2%
77

University of New Mexico

(Albuquerque, NM)

$16,761 per year (in-state, full-time); $35,816 per year (out-of-state, full-time)338150-15743.2%81.3%
77

University of San Diego

(San Diego, CA)

$50,201 per year (full-time)598154-16039.7%62.3%
77

Villanova University

(Villanova, PA)

$43,895 per year (full-time)540153-15942.6%75.6%
82

Loyola University Chicago

(Chicago, IL)

$47,416 per year (full-time)590154-16059.9%64.8%
82

Pennsylvania State University, University Park

(University Park, PA)

$47,174 per year (in-state, full-time); $47,174 per year (out-of-state, full-time)402156-15939.8%68.4%
82

University of Pittsburgh

(Pittsburgh, PA)

$33,152 per year (in-state, full-time); $41,332 per year (out-of-state, full-time)413152-15936.2%67.9%
82

University of Tulsa

(Tulsa, OK)

$38,030 per year (full-time)231151-15739.5%83.0%
86

American University (Washington)

(Washington, DC)

$53,016 per year (full-time)1,035152-15953.4%60.6%
86

University of Oregon

(Eugene, OR)

$32,474 per year (in-state, full-time); $40,394 per year (out-of-state, full-time)334154-15954.1%63.7%
88

Brooklyn Law School

(Brooklyn, NY)

$1,526 per credit (full-time)814154-15949.3%73.2%
88

Indiana University, Indianapolis (McKinney)

(Indianapolis, IN)

$26,379 per year (in-state, full-time); $45,227 per year (out-of-state, full-time)564149-15657.6%82.9%
88

St. Louis University

(St. Louis, MO)

$40,145 per year (full-time)447151-15863.8%78.2%
88

University of South Carolina

(Columbia, SC)

$25,994 per year (in-state, full-time); $51,050 per year (out-of-state, full-time)607151-15757.7%73.9%
92

Illinois Institute of Technology (Chicago-Kent)

(Chicago, IL)

$46,822 per year (full-time)607151-15864.0%66.1%
92

Syracuse University

(Syracuse, NY)

$48,552 per year (full-time)534152-15750.7%65.6%
92

Texas A&M University

(Fort Worth, TX)

$28,000 per year (in-state, full-time); $33,668 per year (out-of-state, full-time)355155-15823.9%67.8%
92

University of Louisville (Brandeis)

(Louisville, KY)

$21,292 per year (in-state, full-time); $39,498 per year (out-of-state, full-time)284150-15568.2%78.9%
96

Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge (Hebert)

(Baton Rouge, LA)

$22,520 per year (in-state, full-time); $37,960 per year (out-of-state, full-time)539152-15860.4%80.7%
96

Michigan State University

(East Lansing, MI)

$41,528 per year (full-time)678150-15644.7%70.4%
96

Stetson University

(Gulfport, FL)

$41,454 per year (full-time)682152-15651.0%80.1%
96

West Virginia University

(Morgantown, WV)

$20,916 per year (in-state, full-time); $37,674 per year (out-of-state, full-time)302151-15659.7%80.0%
100

Florida International University

(Miami, FL)

$21,806 per year (in-state, full-time); $36,050 per year (out-of-state, full-time)391151-15728.7%81.6%

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