Best Graduate Law Schools in US 2020
Ranked by US News in 2019
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* Schools within the same rank range are listed alphabetically.
| RANK | SCHOOL NAME | LOCATION | TUITION | ENROLLMENT (FULL-TIME) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Yale University | New Haven, CT | $64,267 (full-time) | 621 |
| #2 | Stanford University | Stanford, CA | $62,373 (full-time) | 565 |
| #3 | Harvard University | Cambridge, MA | $64,978 (full-time) | 1,737 |
| #4 | University of Chicago | Chicago, IL | $64,089 (full-time) | 600 |
| #5 | Columbia University | New York, NY | $69,916 (full-time) | 1,268 |
| #6 | New York University | New York, NY | $66,422 (full-time) | 1,380 |
| #7 | University of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, PA | $65,804 (full-time) | 755 |
| #8 | University of Virginia | Charlottesville, VA | $60,700 (in-state, full-time); $63,700 (out-of-state, full-time) | 923 |
| #9 | University of Michigan--Ann Arbor | Ann Arbor, MI | $59,762 (in-state, full-time); $62,762 (out-of-state, full-time) | 1,012 |
| #10 | Duke University | Durham, NC | $64,722 (full-time) | 682 |
| #10 | Northwestern University (Pritzker) | Chicago, IL | $64,402 (full-time) | 752 |
| #10 | University of California--Berkeley | Berkeley, CA | $49,325 (in-state, full-time); $53,276 (out-of-state, full-time) | 976 |
| #13 | Cornell University | Ithaca, NY | $65,541 (full-time) | 595 |
| #14 | Georgetown University | Washington, DC | $62,244 (full-time); $42,237 (part-time) | 1,790 |
| #15 | University of California--Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | $45,600 (in-state, full-time); $52,094 (out-of-state, full-time) | 955 |
| #16 | University of Texas--Austin | Austin, TX | $35,715 (in-state, full-time); $53,035 (out-of-state, full-time) | 997 |
| #17 | University of Southern California (Gould) | Los Angeles, CA | $64,908 (full-time) | 614 |
| #18 | Vanderbilt University | Nashville, TN | $57,558 (full-time) | 577 |
| #18 | Washington University in St. Louis | St. Louis, MO | $57,445 (full-time) | 728 |
| #20 | University of Minnesota | Minneapolis, MN | $44,919 (in-state, full-time); $53,607 (out-of-state, full-time) | 590 |
| #21 | University of Notre Dame | Notre Dame, IN | $58,358 (full-time) | 587 |
| #22 | George Washington University | Washington, DC | $60,790 (full-time); $44,940 (part-time) | 1,366 |
| #23 | Boston University | Boston, MA | $55,076 (full-time) | 769 |
| #23 | University of California--Irvine | Irvine, CA | $45,099 (in-state, full-time); $51,593 (out-of-state, full-time) | 514 |
| #25 | University of Alabama (Culverhouse) | Tuscaloosa, AL | $23,920 (in-state, full-time); $42,180 (out-of-state, full-time) | 381 |
| #26 | Emory University | Atlanta, GA | $57,348 (full-time) | 864 |
| #27 | Arizona State University (O'Connor) | Phoenix, AZ | $27,584 (in-state, full-time); $45,940 (out-of-state, full-time) | 779 |
| #27 | Boston College | Newton, MA | $54,750 (full-time) | 737 |
| #27 | University of Georgia | Athens, GA | $19,708 (in-state, full-time); $38,146 (out-of-state, full-time) | 582 |
| #27 | University of Iowa | Iowa City, IA | $27,344 (in-state, full-time); $46,824 (out-of-state, full-time) | 416 |
| #31 | University of California--Davis | Davis, CA | $47,723 (in-state, full-time); $56,974 (out-of-state, full-time) | 530 |
| #31 | University of Florida (Levin) | Gainesville, FL | $21,803 (in-state, full-time); $38,039 (out-of-state, full-time) | 897 |
| #31 | Wake Forest University | Winston-Salem, NC | $46,409 (full-time) | 496 |
| #34 | Indiana University--Bloomington (Maurer) | Bloomington, IN | $35,588 (in-state, full-time); $55,338 (out-of-state, full-time) | 519 |
| #34 | Ohio State University (Moritz) | Columbus, OH | $30,854 (in-state, full-time); $45,806 (out-of-state, full-time) | 563 |
| #34 | University of North Carolina--Chapel Hill | Chapel Hill, NC | $24,172 (in-state, full-time); $40,802 (out-of-state, full-time) | 621 |
| #34 | University of Wisconsin--Madison | Madison, WI | $23,517 (in-state, full-time); $42,214 (out-of-state, full-time) | 567 |
| #34 | Washington and Lee University | Lexington, VA | $49,355 (full-time) | 396 |
| #39 | Brigham Young University (Clark) | Provo, UT | $13,060 (LDS member, full-time); $26,120 (Non-LDS member, full-time) | 356 |
| #39 | Fordham University | New York, NY | $60,406 (full-time); $45,432 (part-time) | 1,077 |
| #39 | University of Arizona (Rogers) | Tucson, AZ | $25,826 (in-state, full-time); $30,326 (out-of-state, full-time) | 340 |
| #39 | University of Illinois--Urbana-Champaign | Champaign, IL | $38,118 (in-state, full-time); $48,118 (out-of-state, full-time) | 402 |
| #39 | William & Mary Law School | Williamsburg, VA | $34,000 (in-state, full-time); $43,000 (out-of-state, full-time) | 611 |
| #44 | University of Washington | Seattle, WA | $35,988 (in-state, full-time); $47,190 (out-of-state, full-time) | 492 |
| #45 | George Mason University | Arlington, VA | $25,354 (in-state, full-time); $40,740 (out-of-state, full-time) | 425 |
| #45 | University of Colorado--Boulder | Boulder, CO | $31,898 (in-state, full-time); $38,684 (out-of-state, full-time) | 512 |
| #47 | University of Utah (Quinney) | Salt Lake City, UT | $28,354 (in-state, full-time); $37,011 (out-of-state, full-time) | 279 |
| #48 | Baylor University | Waco, TX | $62,432 (full-time); $1,503 (part-time) | 426 |
| #48 | Florida State University | Tallahassee, FL | $20,693 (in-state, full-time); $40,705 (out-of-state, full-time) | 547 |
| #48 | Temple University (Beasley) | Philadelphia, PA | $27,103 (in-state, full-time); $41,341 (out-of-state, full-time) | 545 |
| #51 | Pepperdine University | Malibu, CA | $55,890 (full-time) | 473 |
| #52 | Southern Methodist University (Dedman) | Dallas, TX | $54,094 (full-time); $40,570 (part-time) | 678 |
| #52 | Tulane University | New Orleans, LA | $56,572 (full-time) | 602 |
| #52 | University of Connecticut | Hartford, CT | $30,338 (in-state, full-time); $61,080 (out-of-state, full-time) | 325 |
| #52 | University of Maryland (Carey) | Baltimore, MD | $33,651 (in-state, full-time); $48,741 (out-of-state, full-time) | 530 |
| #52 | University of Richmond | Richmond, VA | $44,700 (full-time) | 378 |
| #52 | Yeshiva University (Cardozo) | New York, NY | $60,610 (full-time); $60,610 (part-time) | 891 |
| #58 | University of Nevada--Las Vegas | Las Vegas, NV | $27,023 (in-state, full-time); $38,923 (out-of-state, full-time) | 354 |
| #59 | Seton Hall University | Newark, NJ | $54,090 (full-time); $40,778 (part-time) | 450 |
| #59 | University of Houston | Houston, TX | $32,093 (in-state, full-time); $47,128 (out-of-state, full-time) | 603 |
| #59 | University of Tennessee--Knoxville | Knoxville, TN | $19,674 (in-state, full-time); $38,348 (out-of-state, full-time) | 360 |
| #62 | Loyola Marymount University | Los Angeles, CA | $57,230 (full-time); $38,292 (part-time) | 855 |
| #62 | University of California (Hastings) | San Francisco, CA | $44,326 (in-state, full-time); $50,326 (out-of-state, full-time) | 932 |
| #64 | Northeastern University | Boston, MA | $50,700 (full-time) | 621 |
| #64 | Pennsylvania State University--University Park | University Park, PA | $50,984 (in-state, full-time); $50,984 (out-of-state, full-time) | 393 |
| #64 | University of Missouri | Columbia, MO | $21,837 (in-state, full-time); $40,347 (out-of-state, full-time) | 276 |
| #67 | Georgia State University | Atlanta, GA | $17,050 (in-state, full-time); $36,658 (out-of-state, full-time) | 471 |
| #67 | University of Denver (Sturm) | Denver, CO | $50,942 (full-time); $37,386 (part-time) | 652 |
| #67 | University of Kansas | Lawrence, KS | $22,562 (in-state, full-time); $38,726 (out-of-state, full-time) | 312 |
| #67 | University of Miami | Coral Gables, FL | $52,390 (full-time); $1,830 (part-time) | 1,019 |
| #71 | Brooklyn Law School | Brooklyn, NY | $55,038 (full-time); $42,242 (part-time) | 923 |
| #71 | Case Western Reserve University | Cleveland, OH | $52,070 (full-time) | 433 |
| #71 | Pennsylvania State University--Carlisle (Dickinson) | Carlisle, PA | $50,582 (in-state, full-time); $50,582 (out-of-state, full-time) | 207 |
| #71 | University of Kentucky | Lexington, KY | $24,046 (in-state, full-time); $48,474 (out-of-state, full-time) | 428 |
| #71 | University of Oklahoma | Norman, OK | $20,903 (in-state, full-time); $32,288 (out-of-state, full-time) | 506 |
| #71 | Villanova University | Villanova, PA | $46,535 (full-time) | 565 |
| #77 | American University (Washington) | Washington, DC | $56,724 (full-time); $39,614 (part-time) | 1,097 |
| #77 | Loyola University Chicago | Chicago, IL | $48,506 (full-time); $36,324 (part-time) | 605 |
| #77 | Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey | Newark and Camden, NJ | $28,359 (in-state, full-time); $41,294 (out-of-state, full-time) | 901 |
| #77 | St. John's University | Jamaica, NY | $59,480 (full-time); $44,720 (part-time) | 687 |
| #77 | University of Nebraska--Lincoln | Lincoln, NE | $16,078 (in-state, full-time); $36,918 (out-of-state, full-time) | 379 |
| #77 | University of Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA | $34,834 (in-state, full-time); $44,576 (out-of-state, full-time) | 410 |
| #83 | Texas A&M University | Fort Worth, TX | $31,000 (in-state, full-time); $38,100 (out-of-state, full-time) | 421 |
| #83 | University of Cincinnati | Cincinnati, OH | $24,010 (in-state, full-time); $29,010 (out-of-state, full-time) | 361 |
| #83 | University of Oregon | Eugene, OR | $35,418 (in-state, full-time); $44,022 (out-of-state, full-time) | 363 |
| #86 | University of San Diego | San Diego, CA | $54,641 (full-time); $40,461 (part-time) | 616 |
| #87 | Illinois Institute of Technology (Chicago-Kent) | Chicago, IL | $47,644 (full-time); $35,970 (part-time) | 620 |
| #87 | University of New Hampshire School of Law | Concord, NH | $37,405 (in-state, full-time); $43,305 (out-of-state, full-time) | 222 |
| #87 | University of Tulsa | Tulsa, OK | $25,254 (full-time) | 255 |
| #90 | Saint Louis University | St. Louis, MO | $42,154 (full-time); $30,670 (part-time) | 452 |
| #91 | Florida International University | Miami, FL | $21,806 (in-state, full-time); $36,050 (out-of-state, full-time) | 371 |
| #91 | Marquette University | Milwaukee, WI | $46,170 (full-time); $25,550 (part-time) | 532 |
| #91 | Michigan State University | East Lansing, MI | $44,400 (full-time) | 709 |
| #91 | Syracuse University | Syracuse, NY | $51,422 (full-time); $44,402 (part-time) | 545 |
| #91 | University of Arkansas--Fayetteville | Fayetteville, AR | $16,188 (in-state, full-time); $36,250 (out-of-state, full-time) | 343 |
| #91 | University of Hawaii--Manoa (Richardson) | Honolulu, HI | $23,164 (in-state, full-time); $46,588 (out-of-state, full-time) | 250 |
| #91 | University of New Mexico | Albuquerque, NM | $17,349 (in-state, full-time); $37,386 (out-of-state, full-time) | 345 |
| #91 | University of South Carolina | Columbia, SC | $29,608 (in-state, full-time); $54,502 (out-of-state, full-time) | 630 |
| #91 | Wayne State University | Detroit, MI | $32,882 (in-state, full-time); $35,860 (out-of-state, full-time) | 400 |
| #100 | Drexel University (Kline) | Philadelphia, PA | $44,195 (full-time) | 431 |
| #100 | Hofstra University (Deane) | Hempstead, NY | $59,214 (full-time); $44,396 (part-time) | 702 |
| #100 | Louisiana State University--Baton Rouge (Hebert) | Baton Rouge, LA | $23,660 (in-state, full-time); $39,100 (out-of-state, full-time) | 560 |
| #100 | West Virginia University | Morgantown, WV | $24,084 (in-state, full-time); $39,870 (out-of-state, full-time) | 322 |
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