Best Graduate Legal Writing Programs in US 2018

Ranked in 2017 by US News

More US Graduate School Rankings

* Schools within the same rank range are listed alphabetically.

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

Seattle University

(Seattle, WA)

$43,582 per year (full-time)520151-15864.2%53.9%
2

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%
3

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%
4

Stetson University

(Gulfport, FL)

$41,454 per year (full-time)682152-15651.0%80.1%
5

The John Marshall Law School

(Chicago, IL)

$46,470 per year (full-time)671145-15164.9%64.6%
6

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%
6

Suffolk University

(Boston, MA)

$46,042 per year (full-time)724146-15463.6%64.2%
8

University of Denver (Sturm)

(Denver, CO)

$46,720 per year (full-time)673154-15853.1%71.7%
9

Mercer University (George)

(Macon, GA)

$37,962 per year (full-time)389149-15359.1%70.4%
10

Marquette University

(Milwaukee, WI)

$43,530 per year (full-time)513149-15666.1%76.0%
11

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%
12

Lewis & Clark College (Northwestern)

(Portland, OR)

$43,290 per year (full-time)452154-16158.9%61.7%
13

Georgetown University

(Washington, DC)

$57,576 per year (full-time)1,721162-16826.4%75.4%
13

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%
15

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%
15

Northwestern University (Pritzker)

(Chicago, IL)

$59,850 per year (full-time)661163-17017.8%88.5%
15

Washburn University

(Topeka, KS)

$20,950 per year (in-state, full-time); $32,695 per year (out-of-state, full-time)293149-15561.2%70.0%
18

Drake University

(Des Moines, IA)

$39,642 per year (full-time)310150-15663.4%80.3%
18

Duquesne University

(Pittsburgh, PA)

$41,276 per year (full-time)301150-15560.7%65.5%
18

University of Arkansas, Little Rock (Bowen)

(Little Rock, AR)

$15,121 per year (in-state, full-time); $30,676 per year (out-of-state, full-time)293147-15561.8%71.4%
18

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%
18

University of Wyoming

(Laramie, WY)

$15,758 per year (in-state, full-time); $32,590 per year (out-of-state, full-time)231150-15757.9%69.9%
23

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

(Newark, NJ)

$27,269 per year (in-state, full-time); $39,683 per year (out-of-state, full-time)873152-15751.5%79.2%
24

Drexel University (Kline)

(Philadelphia, PA)

$1,422 per credit (full-time)374152-15652.4%78.9%
24

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%
24

Wake Forest University

(Winston-Salem, NC)

$44,220 per year (full-time)467156-16245.4%81.9%
27

Loyola Marymount University

(Los Angeles, CA)

$52,760 per year (full-time)771156-16139.5%73.8%
27

New York Law School

(New York, NY)

$49,240 per year (full-time)621149-15555.6%68.8%
27

Vermont Law School

(South Royalton, VT)

$47,998 per year (full-time)383145-15681.0%66.0%

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