Best Graduate Law Schools Programs in US 2017

Ranked in 2016 by US News

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More US Graduate School Rankings

* Schools within the same rank range are listed alphabetically.

Rank School name Enrollment (full-time) Tuition and fees Overall Score
#1

Yale University

(New Haven, CT)

614 $58,050 per year (full-time) 100
#2

Harvard University

(Cambridge, MA)

1,767 $58,242 per year (full-time) 97
#2

Stanford University

(Stanford, CA)

572 $56,274 per year (full-time) 97
#4

Columbia University

(New York, NY)

1,165 $62,700 per year (full-time) 94
#4

University of Chicago

(Chicago, IL)

617 $56,916 per year (full-time) 94
#6

New York University

(New York, NY)

1,395 $59,330 per year (full-time) 91
#7

University of Pennsylvania

(Philadelphia, PA)

753 $58,918 per year (full-time) 89
#8

University of California—​Berkeley

(Berkeley, CA)

935 $48,679 per year (in-state, full-time); $52,630 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 86
#8

University of Michigan—​Ann Arbor

(Ann Arbor, MI)

932 $53,112 per year (in-state, full-time); $56,112 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 86
#8

University of Virginia

(Charlottesville, VA)

934 $54,000 per year (in-state, full-time); $57,000 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 86
#11

Duke University

(Durham, NC)

668 $57,717 per year (full-time) 84
#12

Northwestern University (Pritzker)

(Chicago, IL)

658 $58,398 per year (full-time) 83
#13

Cornell University

(Ithaca, NY)

588 $59,900 per year (full-time) 82
#14

Georgetown University

(Washington, DC)

1,725 $55,255 per year (full-time) 77
#15

University of Texas—​Austin

(Austin, TX)

949 $33,162 per year (in-state, full-time); $49,244 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 76
#16

Vanderbilt University

(Nashville, TN)

538 $51,360 per year (full-time) 75
#17

University of California—​Los Angeles

(Los Angeles, CA)

974 $45,284 per year (in-state, full-time); $51,778 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 74
#18

Washington University in St. Louis

(St. Louis, MO)

684 $51,626 per year (full-time) 73
#19

University of Southern California (Gould)

(Los Angeles, CA)

598 $58,022 per year (full-time) 71
#20

Boston University

(Boston, MA)

672 $49,330 per year (full-time) 68
#20

University of Iowa

(Iowa City, IA)

387 $24,177 per year (in-state, full-time); $42,021 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 68
#22

Emory University

(Atlanta, GA)

836 $51,510 per year (full-time) 67
#22

University of Minnesota

(Minneapolis, MN)

632 $42,231 per year (in-state, full-time); $50,373 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 67
#22

University of Notre Dame

(Notre Dame, IN)

581 $52,372 per year (full-time) 67
#25

Arizona State University (O'Connor)

(Tempe, AZ)

623 $27,074 per year (in-state, full-time); $42,794 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 64
#25

George Washington University

(Washington, DC)

1,469 $54,114 per year (full-time) 64
#25

Indiana University—​Bloomington (Maurer)

(Bloomington, IN)

538 $31,800 per year (in-state, full-time); $51,800 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 64
#28

University of Alabama

(Tuscaloosa, AL)

431 $22,324 per year (in-state, full-time); $37,664 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 63
#28

University of California—​Irvine

(Irvine, CA)

334 $44,765 per year (in-state, full-time); $51,259 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 63
#30

Boston College

(Newton, MA)

694 $48,670 per year (full-time) 61
#30

Ohio State University (Moritz)

(Columbus, OH)

523 $29,131 per year (in-state, full-time); $44,081 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 61
#30

University of California—​Davis

(Davis, CA)

494 $47,339 per year (in-state, full-time); $56,590 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 61
#33

College of William and Mary (Marshall-​Wythe)

(Williamsburg, VA)

645 $30,800 per year (in-state, full-time); $39,800 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 60
#33

University of Georgia

(Athens, GA)

576 $19,476 per year (in-state, full-time); $37,524 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 60
#33

University of Washington

(Seattle, WA)

496 $31,962 per year (in-state, full-time); $44,124 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 60
#33

University of Wisconsin—​Madison

(Madison, WI)

519 $21,378 per year (in-state, full-time); $40,074 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 60
#37

Fordham University

(New York, NY)

956 $54,116 per year (full-time) 59
#38

Brigham Young University (Clark)

(Provo, UT)

392 $11,970 per year (LDS member, full-time); $23,940 per year (Non-LDS member, full-time) 58
#38

University of North Carolina—​Chapel Hill

(Chapel Hill, NC)

657 $23,041 per year (in-state, full-time); $39,672 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 58
#40

University of Arizona (Rogers)

(Tucson, AZ)

359 $24,500 per year (in-state, full-time); $29,000 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 57
#40

University of Colorado—​Boulder

(Boulder, CO)

555 $31,864 per year (in-state, full-time); $38,650 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 57
#40

University of Illinois—​Urbana-​Champaign

(Champaign, IL)

477 $41,328 per year (in-state, full-time); $49,078 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 57
#40

Wake Forest University

(Winston-Salem, NC)

492 $42,738 per year (full-time) 57
#40

Washington and Lee University

(Lexington, VA)

314 $46,497 per year (full-time) 57
#45

George Mason University

(Arlington, VA)

329 $25,351 per year (in-state, full-time); $40,737 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 54
#45

Southern Methodist University (Dedman)

(Dallas, TX)

560 $49,962 per year (full-time) 54
#45

University of Utah (Quinney)

(Salt Lake City, UT)

322 $25,752 per year (in-state, full-time); $48,908 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 54
#48

University of Florida (Levin)

(Gainesville, FL)

961 $22,299 per year (in-state, full-time); $38,904 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 52
#48

University of Maryland (Carey)

(Baltimore, MD)

514 $30,177 per year (in-state, full-time); $43,657 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 52
#50

Florida State University

(Tallahassee, FL)

565 $20,683 per year (in-state, full-time); $40,695 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 51
#50

Temple University (Beasley)

(Philadelphia, PA)

534 $23,336 per year (in-state, full-time); $36,336 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 51
#50

Tulane University

(New Orleans, LA)

570 $51,130 per year (full-time) 51
#50

University of California (Hastings)

(San Francisco, CA)

903 $48,638 per year (in-state, full-time); $54,638 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 51
#50

University of Houston

(Houston, TX)

605 $29,784 per year (in-state, full-time); $44,044 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 51
#55

Baylor University

(Waco, TX)

393 $55,547 per year (full-time) 50
#55

University of Richmond

(Richmond, VA)

469 $39,950 per year (full-time) 50
#57

Case Western Reserve University

(Cleveland, OH)

380 $48,760 per year (full-time) 48
#57

Georgia State University

(Atlanta, GA)

455 $16,858 per year (in-state, full-time); $36,466 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 48
#57

University of Nebraska—​Lincoln

(Lincoln, NE)

330 $14,721 per year (in-state, full-time); $33,415 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 48
#60

University of Cincinnati

(Cincinnati, OH)

277 $24,010 per year (in-state, full-time); $29,010 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 47
#60

University of Kentucky

(Lexington, KY)

374 $21,618 per year (in-state, full-time); $40,836 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 47
#60

University of Miami

(Coral Gables, FL)

909 $47,774 per year (full-time) 47
#60

University of New Mexico

(Albuquerque, NM)

344 $16,490 per year (in-state, full-time); $35,183 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 47
#60

University of Oklahoma

(Norman, OK)

467 $19,973 per year (in-state, full-time); $30,398 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 47
#65

Loyola Marymount University

(Los Angeles, CA)

800 $50,050 per year (full-time) 46
#65

Pepperdine University

(Malibu, CA)

598 $51,180 per year (full-time) 46
#65

Seton Hall University

(Newark, NJ)

353 $51,018 per year (full-time) 46
#65

University of Connecticut

(Hartford, CT)

328 $27,934 per year (in-state, full-time); $57,852 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 46
#65

University of Kansas

(Lawrence, KS)

362 $20,718 per year (in-state, full-time); $35,328 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 46
#65

University of Missouri

(Columbia, MO)

324 $20,771 per year (in-state, full-time); $38,400 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 46
#65

University of Tennessee—​Knoxville

(Knoxville, TN)

385 $19,256 per year (in-state, full-time); $37,930 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 46
#72

Loyola University Chicago

(Chicago, IL)

582 $45,288 per year (full-time) 45
#72

University of Denver (Sturm)

(Denver, CO)

701 $44,530 per year (full-time) 45
#74

St. John's University

(Jamaica, NY)

604 $53,290 per year (full-time) 44
#74

University of San Diego

(San Diego, CA)

634 $48,830 per year (full-time) 44
#74

Villanova University

(Villanova, PA)

491 $42,540 per year (full-time) 44
#74

Yeshiva University (Cardozo)

(New York, NY)

852 $54,895 per year (full-time) 44
#78

American University (Washington)

(Washington, DC)

1,052 $51,002 per year (full-time) 43
#78

University of Nevada—​Las Vegas

(Las Vegas, NV)

275 $25,749 per year (in-state, full-time); $37,149 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 43
#78

University of Oregon

(Eugene, OR)

366 $31,506 per year (in-state, full-time); $39,210 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 43
#78

University of Pittsburgh

(Pittsburgh, PA)

453 $32,426 per year (in-state, full-time); $40,250 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 43
#82

Louisiana State University—​Baton Rouge (Hebert)

(Baton Rouge, LA)

525 $21,947 per year (in-state, full-time); $41,297 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 42
#82

Northeastern University

(Boston, MA)

453 $46,400 per year (full-time) 42
#82

St. Louis University

(St. Louis, MO)

418 $39,195 per year (full-time) 42
#82

University of New Hampshire School of Law

(Concord, NH)

215 $37,383 per year (in-state, full-time); $41,383 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 42
#86

Illinois Institute of Technology (Chicago-​Kent)

(Chicago, IL)

635 $46,822 per year (full-time) 41
#86

Pennsylvania State University (Dickinson)

(Carlisle, PA)

157 $45,078 per year (in-state, full-time); $45,078 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 41
#86

Pennsylvania State University—​University Park

(University Park, PA)

354 $45,392 per year (in-state, full-time); $45,392 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 41
#86

Syracuse University

(Syracuse, NY)

505 $47,178 per year (full-time) 41
#86

University of Arkansas—​Fayetteville

(Fayetteville, AR)

350 $15,224 per year (in-state, full-time); $31,443 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 41
#86

University of Tulsa

(Tulsa, OK)

238 $35,529 per year (full-time) 41
#92

Lewis & Clark College (Northwestern)

(Portland, OR)

414 $41,328 per year (full-time) 40
#92 Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey  893 $26,842 per year (in-state, full-time); $39,048 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 40
#92

University of Hawaii—​Manoa (Richardson)

(Honolulu, HI)

232 $20,880 per year (in-state, full-time); $42,384 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 40
#92

University of Louisville (Brandeis)

(Louisville, KY)

302 $20,288 per year (in-state, full-time); $37,628 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 40
#92

University of South Carolina

(Columbia, SC)

618 $24,208 per year (in-state, full-time); $48,472 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 40
#97

Brooklyn Law School

(Brooklyn, NY)

907 $1,526 per credit (full-time) 39
#97

Wayne State University

(Detroit, MI)

365 $30,111 per year (in-state, full-time); $32,894 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 39
#97

West Virginia University

(Morgantown, WV)

323 $19,008 per year (in-state, full-time); $35,568 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 39
#100

Indiana University—​Indianapolis (McKinney)

(Indianapolis, IN)

519 $25,625 per year (in-state, full-time); $45,210 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 38

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