Top Schools in Law

Top 5 Law Schools in the U.S.

1
Yale University
PO Box 208215 New Haven, CT 06520-8215
Phone: (203) 432-4995
Email: admissions.law@yale.edu
171-176
6.7%
629
3.81-3.96
$50,750 per year
$50,750 per year
96.5%
2

Harvard University
1563 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge, MA 02138
Phone: (617) 495-3109

Email: jdadmiss@law.harvard.edu

171-176
11.0%
1,733
3.78-3.96
$45,450 per year
$45,450 per year
97.5%
3

Stanford University
Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way Stanford, CA 94305-8610
Phone: (650) 723-4985

Email: admissions@law.stanford.edu

167-173
8.9%
571
3.74-3.94
$46,581 per year
$46,581 per year
95.6%
4
Columbia University
435 W. 116th Street New York, NY 10027
Phone: (212) 854-2670
Email: admissions@law.columbia.edu
170-175
13.2%
1,343
3.61-3.82
$50,428 per year
$50,428 per year
97.8%
5
University of Chicago
1111 E. 60th Street Chicago, IL 60637
Phone: (773) 702-9484 Email: admissions@law.uchicago.edu
168-172
15.2%
634
3.59-3.87
$45,405 per year
$45,405 per year
99.0%
6
New York University
40 Washington Square S New York, NY 10012
Phone: (212) 998-6060
Email: law.moreinfo@nyu.edu
169-175
20.9%
1,431
3.57-3.86
$46,840 per year
$46,840 per year
97.0%
7
University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
625 S. State Street Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1215
Phone: (734) 764-0537
Email: law.jd.admissions@umich.edu
168-171
18.6%
1,134
3.57-3.85
$44,840 per year
$47,840 per year
96.4%
8
University of Pennsylvania
3400 Chestnut Street Philadelphia, PA 19104-6204
Phone: (215) 898-7400
Email: admissions@law.upenn.edu
166-171
14.4%
802
3.54-3.9
$48,362 per year
$48,362 per year
97.7%
9
University of California–Berkeley
Boalt Hall Berkeley, CA 94720-7200
Phone: (510) 642-2274 Email: admissions@law.berkeley.edu
162-170
10.3%
916
3.64-3.87
$44,244 per year
$52,245 per year
95.6%
10
University of Virginia
580 Massie Road Charlottesville, VA 22903-1738
Phone: (434) 924-7351
Email: lawadmit@virginia.edu
166-171
10.8%
1,105
3.51-3.92
$42,500 per year
$47,500 per year
97.8%
11
Duke University
Towerview and Science Drive, Box 90362 Durham, NC 27708-0362 Phone: (919) 613-7020
Email: admissions@law.duke.edu
168-171
13.2%
644
3.68-3.9
$47,722 per year
$47,722 per year
95.4%
12
Northwestern University
357 E. Chicago Avenue Chicago, IL 60611
Phone: (312) 503-8465
Email: admissions@law.northwestern.edu
166-171
18.1%
817
3.4-3.9
$49,714 per year
$49,714 per year
95.0%
13
Cornell University
Myron Taylor Hall Ithaca, NY 14853-4901
Phone: (607) 255-5141
Email: lawadmit@postoffice.law.cornell.edu
166-169
17.3%
615
3.55-3.8
$51,150 per year
$51,150 per year
97.4%
14
Georgetown University
600 New Jersey Avenue NW Washington, DC 20001-2075
Phone: (202) 662-9015
Email: admis@law.georgetown.edu
168-172
21.3%
1,626
3.45-3.78
$45,105 per year
$45,105 per year
92.3%
15
University of Texas–Austin
727 E. Dean Keeton Street Austin, TX 78705-3299
Phone: (512) 232-1200
Email: admissions@law.utexas.edu
164-169
22.6%
1,154
3.57-3.84
$28,669 per year
$44,638 per year
92.8%
16
University of California–Los Angeles
71 Dodd Hall, PO Box 951445 Los Angeles, CA 90095-1445
Phone: (310) 825-2080
Email: admissions@law.ucla.edu
165-170
16.4%
999
3.56-3.87
$40,616 per year
$50,639 per year
93.1%
17
Vanderbilt University
131 21st Avenue S Nashville, TN 37203-1181
Phone: (615) 322-6452
Email: admissions@law.vanderbilt.edu
165-170
22.5%
586
3.5-3.82
$45,286 per year
$45,286 per year
93.7%
18
University of Southern California
699 Exposition Boulevard Los Angeles, CA 90089-0071
Phone: (213) 740-2523
Email: admissions@law.usc.edu
166-169
21.8%
651
3.46-3.73
$48,434 per year
$48,434 per year
93.3%
19
Washington University in St. Louis
1 Brookings Drive, Box 1120 St. Louis, MO 63130
Phone: (314) 935-4525
Email: admiss@wulaw.wustl.edu
162-168
21.6%
893
3.3-3.8
$44,125 per year
$44,125 per year
95.5%
20
George Washington University
2000 H Street NW Washington, DC 20052
Phone: (202) 739-0648
Email: jdadmit@law.gwu.edu
162-168
22.6%
1,410
3.39-3.87
$43,999 per year
$43,999 per year
97.5%
21
University of Minnesota–Twin Cities
229 19th Avenue S Minneapolis, MN 55455
Phone: (612) 625-3487
Email: umnlsadm@umn.edu
159-168
26.7%
752
3.36-3.84
$31,882 per year
$40,388 per year
94.1%
22
Boston University
765 Commonwealth Avenue Boston, MA 02215
Phone: (617) 353-3100
Email: bulawadm@bu.edu
164-167
20.5%
821
3.52-3.83
$40,838 per year
$40,838 per year
94.4%
23
Indiana University
Bloomington, IN
156-164
24.7%
646
3.47-3.89
$26,904 per year
$43,704 per year
89.2%
24
160-165
23.5%
589
3.53-3.8
$41,763 per year
$50,595 per year
95.8%
25
163-168
20.4%
640
3.3-3.9
$36,420 per year
$43,420 per year
85.9%
26
University of Notre Dame
PO Box 780 Notre Dame, IN 46556-0780
Phone: (574) 631-6626
Email: lawadmit@nd.edu
162-168
16.4%
564
3.39-3.73
$40,805 per year
$40,805 per year
93.4%
27
Boston College
Newton, MA
163-167
18.3%
796
3.45-3.7
$40,770 per year
$40,770 per year
94.3%
28
161-166
19.2%
628
3.47-3.82
$23,800 per year
$33,800 per year
93.7%
29
University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA
158-164
39.4%
574
3.41-3.77
$24,154 per year
$42,922 per year
91.7%
30
Emory University
1301 Clifton Road Atlanta, GA 30322-2770
Phone: (404) 727-6802
Email: lawinfo@law.emory.edu
166-167
27.2%
792
3.34-3.69
$43,392 per year
$43,392 per year
87.1%
31
Fordham University
New York, NY
163-168
21.8%
1,217
3.36-3.76
$46,476 per year
$46,476 per year
91.5%
32
159-165
17.9%
778
3.34-3.73
$17,068 per year
$31,218 per year
90.7%
33
160-166
21.3%
550
3.49-3.81
$24,339 per year
$37,299 per year
89.5%
34
Washington and Lee University
Sydney Lewis Hall Lexington, VA 24450-0303
Phone: (540) 458-8504
Email: lawadm@wlu.edu
161-167
21.8%
407
3.14-3.64
$39,937 per year
$39,937 per year
86.2%
35
160-164
35.6%
693
3.45-3.82
$24,468 per year
$39,418 per year
92.7%
36
159-167
22.8%
509
3.41-3.92
$15,760 per year
$28,070 per year
87.0%
37
162-166
22.2%
704
3.4-3.8
$15,814 per year
$33,620 per year
89.4%
38
158-164
21.2%
755
3.29-3.76
$18,049 per year
$37,586 per year
89.8%
39
Wake Forest University
Winston-Salem, NC
160-164
33.6%
487
3.3-3.7
$37,230 per year
$37,230 per year
90.1%
40
158-164
24.0%
614
3.34-3.75
$21,598 per year
$35,147 per year
89.8%
41
158-165
26.0%
505
3.27-3.82
$22,222 per year
$36,278 per year
96.1%
42
161-167
28.4%
442
3.45-3.86
$20,560 per year
$20,560 per year
93.3%
43
161-164
32.8%
469
3.33-3.71
$23,540 per year
$39,402 per year
89.4%
44
160-165
22.5%
1,247
3.45-3.71
$38,906 per year
$50,131 per year
84.6%
45
157-163
17.7%
734
3.3-3.7
$25,350 per year
$36,629 per year
94.3%
46
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT
157-164
28.9%
402
3.46-3.82
$18,231 per year
$36,209 per year
92.5%
47
Tulane University
New Orleans, LA
160-164
30.6%
769
3.4-3.7
$42,144 per year
$42,144 per year
87.9%
48
161-166
27.3%
546
3.3-3.74
$28,915 per year
$35,773 per year
80.0%
49
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL
160-164
24.3%
1,044
3.44-3.84
$16,387 per year
$35,752 per year
86.8%
50
American University
Washington, DC
158-164
21.4%
1,243
3.12-3.58
$43,458 per year
$43,458 per year
81.5%
51
Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL
161-164
22.2%
779
3.3-3.7
$16,371 per year
$35,934 per year
90.9%
52
156-165
28.1%
549
3.29-3.82
$40,186 per year
$40,186 per year
89.3%
53
Yeshiva University
New York, NY
160-166
25.4%
1,025
3.42-3.74
$46,794 per year
$46,794 per year
85.9%
54
158-163
28.6%
1,013
3.31-3.7
$41,840 per year
$41,840 per year
93.4%
55
159-165
28.2%
667
3.31-3.75
$41,210 per year
$41,210 per year
89.9%
56
160-163
16.5%
466
3.52-3.85
$39,144 per year
$39,144 per year
87.7%
57
158-163
25.1%
440
3.2-3.63
$21,508 per year
$44,428 per year
86.1%
58
159-164
24.6%
701
3.13-3.68
$26,731 per year
$36,903 per year
92.7%
59
156-162
27.2%
482
3.38-3.81
$14,462 per year
$33,206 per year
91.4%
60
Pennsylvania State University
University Park, PA
157-161
29.1%
617
3.4-3.8
$36,816 per year
$36,816 per year
83.6%
61
157-162
37.6%
624
3.26-3.64
$40,560 per year
$40,560 per year
87.0%
62
159-162
17.6%
457
3.2-3.75
$13,310 per year
$34,334 per year
90.3%
63
155-163
45.4%
785
3.2-3.7
$40,050 per year
$40,050 per year
87.5%
64
155-161
45.8%
704
3.17-3.65
$45,048 per year
$45,048 per year
94.2%
65
Temple University
Philadelphia, PA
159-164
38.7%
797
3.2-3.63
$18,206 per year
$31,220 per year
87.4%
66
157-162
42.5%
408
3.4-3.8
$20,946 per year
$36,526 per year
86.1%
67
Brooklyn Law School
Brooklyn, NY
162-165
26.8%
1,293
3.24-3.66
$46,610 per year
$46,610 per year
83.2%
68
157-164
34.6%
529
3.2-3.69
$35,098 per year
$35,098 per year
88.1%
69
159-163
26.5%
452
3.16-3.63
$34,070 per year
$34,070 per year
91.5%
70
159-163
31.3%
831
3.3-3.63
$41,414 per year
$41,414 per year
84.7%
71
Loyola University
Chicago, IL
157-162
30.0%
692
3.13-3.59
$38,086 per year
$38,086 per year
89.3%
72
155-164
31.5%
629
3.31-3.7
$41,066 per year
$41,066 per year
91.4%
73
157-162
36.4%
419
3.19-3.76
$16,982 per year
$29,424 per year
93.3%
74
156-161
18.5%
347
3.15-3.7
$20,838 per year
$34,238 per year
94.3%
75
157-161
30.2%
537
3.2-3.7
$18,105 per year
$28,034 per year
90.3%
76
158-161
34.6%
605
3.07-3.63
$26,550 per year
$34,176 per year
85.2%
77
156-161
32.2%
768
3.15-3.66
$37,152 per year
$37,152 per year
84.3%
78
University of Miami
Coral Gables, FL
156-160
47.1%
1,334
3.16-3.6
$38,024 per year
$38,024 per year
82.4%
79
156-161
33.7%
562
3.08-3.53
$40,005 per year
$40,005 per year
87.9%
80
151-159
40.2%
N/A
3.15-3.7
N/A
N/A
94.4%
81
155-160
37.2%
497
3.2-3.67
$15,561 per year
$27,038 per year
81.9%
82
University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM
153-159
21.1%
351
3.1-3.6
$13,660 per year
$30,604 per year
92.0%
83
157-161
39.5%
526
3.18-3.66
$24,031 per year
$29,953 per year
82.2%
84
DePaul University
Chicago, IL
156-161
40.0%
853
3.13-3.64
$39,350 per year
$39,350 per year
85.0%
85
Hofstra University
Hempstead, NY
156-160
36.5%
945
3.17-3.69
$43,660 per year
$43,660 per year
91.2%
86
155-160
35.4%
616
3.14-3.6
$16,148 per year
$30,228 per year
86.8%
87
157-161
31.4%
573
3.1-3.6
$25,076 per year
$35,996 per year
84.2%
88
155-161
28.3%
610
3.01-3.57
$24,977 per year
$35,897 per year
90.5%
89
Santa Clara University
Santa Clara, CA
158-162
42.0%
749
3.08-3.53
$1,312 per credit
$1,312 per credit
84.9%
90
Seattle University
Seattle, WA
155-160
35.0%
808
3.07-3.58
$38,572 per year
$38,572 per year
87.2%
91
155-160
37.7%
693
3.17-3.69
$17,450 per year
$29,260 per year
88.0%
92
University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, AR
153-160
26.6%
390
3.29-3.8
$376 per credit
$747 per credit
83.6%
93
153-160
53.7%
412
3.35-3.84
$13,337 per year
$28,649 per year
88.1%
94
Villanova University
Villanova, PA
159-163
44.1%
765
3.15-3.56
$36,690 per year
$36,690 per year
86.0%
95
Marquette University
Milwaukee, WI
154-159
41.9%
585
3.14-3.64
$36,300 per year
$36,300 per year
86.8%
96
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI
152-159
34.9%
804
3.24-3.74
$33,785 per year
$33,785 per year
90.9%
97
156-162
35.4%
764
3.19-3.72
$44,280 per year
$44,280 per year
80.3%
98
153-159
20.0%
295
3.19-3.72
$16,421 per year
$30,484 per year
86.4%
99
151-156
46.0%
410
3.2-3.7
$14,212 per year
$28,444 per year
89.5%
100
Syracuse University
Syracuse, NY
153-157
41.3%
635
3.12-3.57
$45,126 per year
$45,126 per year
81.1%
101
155-160
30.4%
379
3.1-3.67
$15,760 per year
$30,300 per year
93.8%
102
University of San Francisco
San Francisco, CA
155-161
31.5%
589
3.09-3.62
$38,800 per year
$38,800 per year
89.8%
103
155-160
42.0%
724
3.07-3.55
$39,989 per year
$39,989 per year
87.9%
104
155-161
26.7%
546
3.21-3.68
$39,770 per year
$39,770 per year
84.3%
105
153-159
48.9%
800
3.14-3.7
$35,030 per year
$35,030 per year
88.1%
106
156-161
34.4%
681
3.04-3.64
$20,236 per year
$40,494 per year
84.1%
107
154-159
43.9%
340
3.13-3.62
$42,740 per year
$42,740 per year
91.8%
108
151-158
33.2%
516
3.26-3.69
$10,275 per year
$22,470 per year
84.6%
109
157-161
38.4%
442
3.06-3.76
$16,759 per year
$31,986 per year
74.8%
110
Drake University
Des Moines, IA
153-158
48.9%
451
3.07-3.71
$32,514 per year
$32,514 per year
89.7%
111
Stetson University
Gulfport, FL
154-158
37.4%
867
3.17-3.66
$33,220 per year
$33,220 per year
87.3%
112
152-158
43.0%
368
2.95-3.63
$30,320 per year
$30,320 per year
95.2%
113
152-157
48.0%
697
3.03-3.5
$40,120 per year
$40,120 per year
90.3%
114
154-158
40.2%
459
2.94-3.53
$15,550 per year
$29,500 per year
91.3%
115
151-157
34.8%
231
3.23-3.56
$11,264 per year
$23,808 per year
85.0%
116
154-159
37.1%
424
2.99-3.54
$31,050 per year
$31,050 per year
91.5%
117
Pace University
White Plains, NY
152-156
37.9%
614
3.12-3.57
$39,794 per year
$39,794 per year
85.3%
118
153-158
40.0%
671
3.16-3.66
$17,351 per year
$25,751 per year
85.9%
119
151-157
42.7%
730
2.9-3.63
$25,224 per year
$37,368 per year
92.8%
120
Vermont Law School
South Royalton, VT
153-159
59.5%
607
3.13-3.55
$42,220 per year
$42,220 per year
80.9%
121
152-157
24.9%
438
3.13-3.57
$11,952 per year
$18,732 per year
79.7%
122
Gonzaga University
Spokane, WA
154-157
39.6%
503
3.11-3.57
$32,775 per year
$32,775 per year
85.2%
123
Howard University
Washington, DC
151-156
23.4%
473
3-3.5
$26,439 per year
$26,439 per year
82.6%
124
Southwestern Law School
Los Angeles, CA
152-158
29.2%
741
3.13-3.54
$39,110 per year
$39,110 per year
89.3%
125
153-159
38.1%
278
3.18-3.62
$21,994 per year
$32,824 per year
78.5%
126
153-159
44.6%
482
3.13-3.62
$24,871 per year
$27,187 per year
83.1%
127
151-157
48.5%
459
2.89-3.55
$31,386 per year
$31,386 per year
84.9%
128
153-158
31.8%
439
3.03-3.62
$35,695 per year
$35,695 per year
77.4%
129
Samford University
Birmingham, AL
153-158
33.4%
491
3.06-3.55
$33,190 per year
$33,190 per year
88.3%
130
152-158
39.0%
279
3.1-3.61
$21,451 per year
$33,408 per year
84.0%
131
151-157
43.9%
349
2.96-3.54
$12,940 per year
$24,532 per year
78.7%
132
153-157
36.5%
453
3.09-3.66
$18,200 per year
$24,976 per year
80.6%
133
152-157
20.0%
395
3.27-3.79
$14,203 per year
$27,988 per year
90.7%
134
153-158
37.4%
256
3.14-3.75
$11,062 per year
$26,186 per year
83.5%
135
New York Law School
New York, NY
153-157
46.5%
1,492
3-3.48
$46,460 per year
$46,460 per year
82.7%
136
149-156
37.5%
313
2.94-3.7
$31,264 per year
$31,264 per year
87.4%
137
151-157
24.5%
338
2.98-3.59
$11,456 per year
$23,451 per year
81.1%
138
University of St. Thomas
Minneapolis, MN
154-161
50.9%
475
3.01-3.52
$36,313 per year
$36,313 per year
89.6%
139
152-159
55.4%
667
3.14-3.59
$33,800 per year
$33,800 per year
85.9%
140
151-157
44.1%
1,125
2.92-3.43
$36,920 per year
$36,920 per year
85.3%
141
153-157
32.5%
408
3.03-3.56
$14,298 per year
$36,170 per year
87.3%
142
153-158
39.5%
454
2.91-3.55
$552 per credit
$861 per credit
84.7%
143
154-158
33.1%
450
3.12-3.59
$32,280 per year
$32,280 per year
89.7%
144
Loyola University
New Orleans, LA
150-157
45.0%
681
3.09-3.59
$36,196 per year
$36,196 per year
78.1%
145
150-158
46.5%
419
3.03-3.58
$39,990 per year
$39,990 per year
76.8%
146
146-151
59.6%
127
2.69-3.36
$28,000 per year
$28,000 per year
49.1%
147
148-153
42.4%
455
2.61-3.3
$1,075 per credit
$1,075 per credit
90.5%
148
147-153
46.8%
468
2.84-3.41
$36,448 per year
$36,448 per year
59.3%
149
Barry University
Orlando, FL
149-154
55.8%
553
2.6-3.32
$32,650 per year
$32,650 per year
64.4%
150
151-157
46.0%
786
2.99-3.49
$40,780 per year
$40,780 per year
79.7%