Best Law Schools
Ranked in 2008
|
| 1 |
Yale University New
Haven, CT |
|
Score 100 |
Tier 1 |
Out-of-state
tuition (full-time)$43,750
|
2007 Total
enrollment (full-time)586 |
| 2 |
Harvard University
Cambridge, MA |
|
Score 91 |
Tier 1 |
Out-of-state
tuition (full-time)$39,325
|
2007 Total
enrollment (full-time)1,734 |
| 2 |
Stanford University
Stanford, CA |
|
Score 91 |
Tier 1 |
Out-of-state
tuition (full-time)$39,916
|
2007 Total
enrollment (full-time)538 |
| 4 |
Columbia University New
York, NY |
|
Score 88 |
Tier 1 |
Out-of-state
tuition (full-time)$43,470
|
2007 Total
enrollment (full-time)1,236 |
| 5 |
New York University New
York, NY |
|
Score 85 |
Tier 1 |
Out-of-state
tuition (full-time)$40,890
|
2007 Total
enrollment (full-time)1,424 |
| 6 |
University of California--Berkeley
Berkeley, CA |
|
Score 81 |
Tier 1 |
Out-of-state
tuition (full-time)$39,141
|
2007 Total
enrollment (full-time)864 |
| 7 |
University of Chicago
Chicago, IL |
|
Score 80 |
Tier 1 |
Out-of-state
tuition (full-time)$39,198
|
2007 Total
enrollment (full-time)607 |
| 7 |
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA |
|
Score 80 |
Tier 1 |
Out-of-state
tuition (full-time)$41,960
|
2007 Total
enrollment (full-time)782 |
| 9 |
Northwestern University
Chicago, IL |
|
Score 79 |
Tier 1 |
Out-of-state
tuition (full-time)$42,942
|
2007 Total
enrollment (full-time)771 |
| 9 |
University of Michigan--Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, MI |
|
Score 79 |
Tier 1 |
Out-of-state
tuition (full-time)$41,949
|
2007 Total
enrollment (full-time)1,148 |
| 9 |
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, VA |
|
Score 79 |
Tier 1 |
Out-of-state
tuition (full-time)$38,500
|
2007 Total
enrollment (full-time)1,175 |
| 12 |
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY |
|
Score 77 |
Tier 1 |
Out-of-state
tuition (full-time)$42,683
|
2007 Total
enrollment (full-time)583 |
| 12 |
Duke University Durham,
NC |
|
Score 77 |
Tier 1 |
Out-of-state
tuition (full-time)$40,748
|
2007 Total
enrollment (full-time)583 |
| 14 |
Georgetown University
Washington, DC |
|
Score 74 |
Tier 1 |
Out-of-state
tuition (full-time)$39,390
|
2007 Total
enrollment (full-time)1,605 |
| 15 |
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN |
|
Score 72 |
Tier 1 |
Out-of-state
tuition (full-time)$39,838
|
2007 Total
enrollment (full-time)601 |
| 16 |
University of California--Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA |
|
Score 71 |
Tier 1 |
Out-of-state
tuition (full-time)$37,648
|
2007 Total
enrollment (full-time)1,025 |
| 16 |
University of Texas--Austin
Austin, TX |
|
Score 71 |
Tier 1 |
Out-of-state
tuition (full-time)$35,130
|
2007 Total
enrollment (full-time)1,291 |
| 18 |
University of Southern California (Gould)
Los Angeles, CA |
|
Score 68 |
Tier 1 |
Out-of-state
tuition (full-time)$42,640
|
2007 Total
enrollment (full-time)598 |
| 19 |
Washington University in St. Louis
St. Louis, MO |
|
Score 67 |
Tier 1 |
Out-of-state
tuition (full-time)$38,189
|
2007 Total
enrollment (full-time)801 |
| 20 |
George Washington University
Washington, DC |
|
Score 65 |
Tier 1 |
Out-of-state
tuition (full-time)$38,198
|
2007 Total
enrollment (full-time)1,412 |
|
| 21 |
Boston University
Boston, MA |
|
Score 64 |
Tier 1 |
Out-of-state
tuition (full-time)$36,806
|
2007 Total
enrollment (full-time)815 |
|
| 22 |
Emory University
Atlanta, GA |
|
Score 63 |
Tier 1 |
Out-of-state
tuition (full-time)$38,176
|
2007 Total
enrollment (full-time)709 |
|
| 22 |
University of Minnesota--Twin Cities
Minneapolis, MN |
|
Score 63 |
Tier 1 |
Out-of-state
tuition (full-time)$32,005
|
2007 Total
enrollment (full-time)793 |
|
| 22 |
University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, IN |
|
Score 63 |
Tier 1 |
Out-of-state
tuition (full-time)$35,950
|
2007 Total
enrollment (full-time)563 |
|
| 25 |
Washington and Lee University
Lexington, VA |
|
Score 62 |
Tier 1 |
Out-of-state
tuition (full-time)$33,685
|
2007 Total
enrollment (full-time)395 |
|
| 26 |
Boston College Newton,
MA |
|
Score 61 |
Tier 1 |
Out-of-state
tuition (full-time)$36,590
|
2007 Total
enrollment (full-time)778 |
|
| 27 |
Fordham University New
York, NY |
|
Score 60 |
Tier 1 |
Out-of-state
tuition (full-time)$39,450
|
2007 Total
enrollment (full-time)1,191 |
|
| 27 |
University of Illinois--Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, IL |
|
Score 60 |
Tier 1 |
Out-of-state
tuition (full-time)$36,056
|
2007 Total
enrollment (full-time)587 |
|
| 27 |
University of Iowa Iowa
City, IA |
|
Score 60 |
Tier 1 |
Out-of-state
tuition (full-time)$32,589
|
2007 Total
enrollment (full-time)633 |
|
| 30 |
College of William and Mary (Marshall-Wythe)
Williamsburg, VA |
|
Score 59 |
Tier 1 |
Out-of-state
tuition (full-time)$28,536
|
2007 Total
enrollment (full-time)617 |
|
| 30 |
University of Washington
Seattle, WA |
|
Score 59 |
Tier 1 |
Out-of-state
tuition (full-time)$26,231
|
2007 Total
enrollment (full-time)528 |
|
| 32 |
Ohio State University (Moritz)
Columbus, OH |
|
Score 58 |
Tier 1 |
Out-of-state
tuition (full-time)$33,946
|
2007 Total
enrollment (full-time)669 |
|
| 32 |
University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL |
|
Score 58 |
Tier 1 |
Out-of-state
tuition (full-time)$22,170
|
2007 Total
enrollment (full-time)492 |
|
| 32 |
University of Colorado--Boulder
Boulder, CO |
|
Score 58 |
Tier 1 |
Out-of-state
tuition (full-time)$31,278
|
2007 Total
enrollment (full-time)530 |
|
| 32 |
University of Georgia
Athens, GA |
|
Score 58 |
Tier 1 |
Out-of-state
tuition (full-time)$29,054
|
2007 Total
enrollment (full-time)642 |
| 36 |
Indiana University--Bloomington
Bloomington, IN |
|
Score 57 |
Tier 1 |
Out-of-state
tuition (full-time)$34,486
|
2007 Total
enrollment (full-time)619 |
| 36 |
University of Wisconsin--Madison
Madison, WI |
|
Score 57 |
Tier 1 |
Out-of-state
tuition (full-time)$32,774
|
2007 Total
enrollment (full-time)807 |
| 38 |
George Mason University
Arlington, VA |
|
Score 56 |
Tier 1 |
Out-of-state
tuition (full-time)$28,532
|
2007 Total
enrollment (full-time)503 |
| 38 |
University of Arizona (Rogers)
Tucson, AZ |
|
Score 56 |
Tier 1 |
Out-of-state
tuition (full-time)$28,574
|
2007 Total
enrollment (full-time)453 |
| 38 |
University of California (Hastings)
San Francisco, CA |
|
Score 56 |
Tier 1 |
Out-of-state
tuition (full-time)$35,345
|
2007 Total
enrollment (full-time)1,215 |
| 38 |
University of North Carolina--Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC |
|
Score 56 |
Tier 1 |
Out-of-state
tuition (full-time)$25,422
|
2007 Total
enrollment (full-time)699 |
| 42 |
University of Maryland
Baltimore, MD |
|
Score 55 |
Tier 1 |
Out-of-state
tuition (full-time)$31,814
|
2007 Total
enrollment (full-time)678 |
| 42 |
Wake Forest University
Winston-Salem, NC |
|
Score 55 |
Tier 1 |
Out-of-state
tuition (full-time)$31,500
|
2007 Total
enrollment (full-time)452 |
| 44 |
Tulane University New
Orleans, LA |
|
Score 54 |
Tier 1 |
Out-of-state
tuition (full-time)$36,670
|
2007 Total
enrollment (full-time)752 |
| 44 |
University of California--Davis
Davis, CA |
|
Score 54 |
Tier 1 |
Out-of-state
tuition (full-time)$37,734
|
2007 Total
enrollment (full-time)577 |
|
| 46 |
American University (Washington)
Washington, DC |
|
Score 53 |
Tier 1 |
Out-of-state
tuition (full-time)$37,190
|
2007 Total
enrollment (full-time)1,246 |
|
| 46 |
Brigham Young University (Clark)
Provo, UT |
|
Score 53 |
Tier 1 |
Out-of-state
tuition (full-time)$17,400
|
2007 Total
enrollment (full-time)457 |
|
| 46 |
Southern Methodist University
Dallas, TX |
|
Score 53 |
Tier 1 |
Out-of-state
tuition (full-time)$34,576
|
2007 Total
enrollment (full-time)562 |
|
| 46 |
University of Connecticut
Hartford, CT |
|
Score 53 |
Tier 1 |
Out-of-state
tuition (full-time)$36,960
|
2007 Total
enrollment (full-time)484 |
|
| 46 |
University of Florida (Levin)
Gainesville, FL |
|
Score 53 |
Tier 1 |
Out-of-state
tuition (full-time)$30,174
|
2007 Total
enrollment (full-time)1,290 |
|
| 51 |
University of Utah (Quinney)
Salt Lake City, UT |
|
Score 52 |
Tier 1 |
Out-of-state
tuition (full-time)$26,256
|
2007 Total
enrollment (full-time)397 |
|
| 52 |
Arizona State University (O'Connor)
Tempe, AZ |
|
Score 50 |
Tier 1 |
Out-of-state
tuition (full-time)$26,320
|
2007 Total
enrollment (full-time)595 |
|
| 52 |
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, OH |
|
Score 50 |
Tier 1 |
Out-of-state
tuition (full-time)$33,102
|
2007 Total
enrollment (full-time)356 |
|
| 52 |
University of Tennessee--Knoxville
Knoxville, TN |
|
Score 50 |
Tier 1 |
Out-of-state
tuition (full-time)$27,762
|
2007 Total
enrollment (full-time)469 |
|
| 55 |
Baylor University (Umphrey)
Waco, TX |
|
Score 49 |
Tier 1 |
Out-of-state
tuition (full-time)$33,294
|
2007 Total
enrollment (full-time)411 |
|
| 55 |
Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL |
|
Score 49 |
Tier 1 |
Out-of-state
tuition (full-time)$30,782
|
2007 Total
enrollment (full-time)764 |
|
| 55 |
University of Houston
Houston, TX |
|
Score 49 |
Tier 1 |
Out-of-state
tuition (full-time)$24,632
|
2007 Total
enrollment (full-time)785 |
|
| 55 |
Yeshiva University (Cardozo)
New York, NY |
|
Score 49 |
Tier 1 |
Out-of-state
tuition (full-time)$39,470
|
2007 Total
enrollment (full-time)948 |
|
| 59 |
Pepperdine University
Malibu, CA |
|
Score 48 |
Tier 1 |
Out-of-state
tuition (full-time)$35,520
|
2007 Total
enrollment (full-time)633 |
|
| 59 |
Temple University (Beasley)
Philadelphia, PA |
|
Score 48 |
Tier 1 |
Out-of-state
tuition (full-time)$27,078
|
2007 Total
enrollment (full-time)754 |
|
| 59 |
University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY |
|
Score 48 |
Tier 1 |
Out-of-state
tuition (full-time)$24,804
|
2007 Total
enrollment (full-time)426 |
|
| 59 |
University of Missouri--Columbia
Columbia, MO |
|
Score 48 |
Tier 1 |
Out-of-state
tuition (full-time)$28,336
|
2007 Total
enrollment (full-time)449 |
|
| 63 |
Brooklyn Law School
Brooklyn, NY |
|
Score 47 |
Tier 1 |
Out-of-state
tuition (full-time)$39,625
|
2007 Total
enrollment (full-time)1,186 |
|
| 63 |
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, OH |
|
Score 47 |
Tier 1 |
Out-of-state
tuition (full-time)$35,220
|
2007 Total
enrollment (full-time)678 |
|
| 63 |
Loyola Marymount University
Los Angeles, CA |
|
Score 47 |
Tier 1 |
Out-of-state
tuition (full-time)$36,058
|
2007 Total
enrollment (full-time)1,003 |
|
| 66 |
Illinois Institute of Technology (Chicago-Kent)
Chicago, IL |
|
Score 46 |
Tier 1 |
Out-of-state
tuition (full-time)$33,879
|
2007 Total
enrollment (full-time)751 |
|
| 66 |
Seton Hall University
Newark, NJ |
|
Score 46 |
Tier 1 |
Out-of-state
tuition (full-time)$38,040
|
2007 Total
enrollment (full-time)722 |
|
| 68 |
Indiana University--Indianapolis
Indianapolis, IN |
|
Score 45 |
Tier 1 |
Out-of-state
tuition (full-time)$31,993
|
2007 Total
enrollment (full-time)647 |
|
| 68 |
University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM |
|
Score 45 |
Tier 1 |
Out-of-state
tuition (full-time)$24,467
|
2007 Total
enrollment (full-time)347 |
|
| 68 |
University of Oklahoma
Norman, OK |
|
Score 45 |
Tier 1 |
Out-of-state
tuition (full-time)$24,953
|
2007 Total
enrollment (full-time)510 |
|
| 68 |
University of Richmond (Williams)
Richmond, VA |
|
Score 45 |
Tier 1 |
Out-of-state
tuition (full-time)$30,010
|
2007 Total
enrollment (full-time)486 |
|
| 68 |
Villanova University
Villanova, PA |
|
Score 45 |
Tier 1 |
Out-of-state
tuition (full-time)$30,890
|
2007 Total
enrollment (full-time)727 |
|
| 73 |
Lewis and Clark College (Northwestern)
Portland, OR |
|
Score 44 |
Tier 1 |
Out-of-state
tuition (full-time)$28,984
|
2007 Total
enrollment (full-time)537 |
|
| 73 |
University of Kansas
Lawrence, KS |
|
Score 44 |
Tier 1 |
Out-of-state
tuition (full-time)$24,085
|
2007 Total
enrollment (full-time)491 |
|
| 73 |
University of Nebraska--Lincoln
Lincoln, NE |
|
Score 44 |
Tier 1 |
Out-of-state
tuition (full-time)$20,935
|
2007 Total
enrollment (full-time)397 |
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| 73 |
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA |
|
Score 44 |
Tier 1 |
Out-of-state
tuition (full-time)$30,362
|
2007 Total
enrollment (full-time)714 |
| 77 |
Georgia State University
Atlanta, GA |
|
Score 43 |
Tier 1 |
Out-of-state
tuition (full-time)$27,916
|
2007 Total
enrollment (full-time)473 |
| 77 |
Pennsylvania State University (Dickinson)
University Park, PA |
|
Score 43 |
Tier 1 |
Out-of-state
tuition (full-time)$29,674
|
2007 Total
enrollment (full-time)573 |
| 77 |
Rutgers, the State University of New
Jersey--Camden Camden, NJ |
|
Score 43 |
Tier 1 |
Out-of-state
tuition (full-time)$30,492
|
2007 Total
enrollment (full-time)561 |
| 77 |
Rutgers, the State University of New
Jersey--Newark Newark, NJ |
|
Score 43 |
Tier 1 |
Out-of-state
tuition (full-time)$30,307
|
2007 Total
enrollment (full-time)558 |
| 77 |
Santa Clara University
Santa Clara, CA |
|
Score 43 |
Tier 1 |
Out-of-state
tuition (full-time)$1,175 (per
credit hour) |
2007 Total
enrollment (full-time)728 |
| 82 |
Loyola University Chicago
Chicago, IL |
|
Score 42 |
Tier 1 |
Out-of-state
tuition (full-time)$33,300
|
2007 Total
enrollment (full-time)621 |
| 82 |
Seattle University
Seattle, WA |
|
Score 42 |
Tier 1 |
Out-of-state
tuition (full-time)$29,938
|
2007 Total
enrollment (full-time)845 |
| 82 |
University of Hawaii (Richardson)
Honolulu, HI |
|
Score 42 |
Tier 1 |
Out-of-state
tuition (full-time)$24,480
|
2007 Total
enrollment (full-time)257 |
| 82 |
University of Miami
Coral Gables, FL |
|
Score 42 |
Tier 1 |
Out-of-state
tuition (full-time)$34,652
|
2007 Total
enrollment (full-time)1,252 |
| 82 |
University of Oregon
Eugene, OR |
|
Score 42 |
Tier 1 |
Out-of-state
tuition (full-time)$24,396
|
2007 Total
enrollment (full-time)528 |
| 82 |
University of San Diego
San Diego, CA |
|
Score 42 |
Tier 1 |
Out-of-state
tuition (full-time)$37,704
|
2007 Total
enrollment (full-time)768 |
| 88 |
Catholic University of America (Columbus)
Washington, DC |
|
Score 41 |
Tier 1 |
Out-of-state
tuition (full-time)$34,505
|
2007 Total
enrollment (full-time)607 |
| 88 |
DePaul University
Chicago, IL |
|
Score 41 |
Tier 1 |
Out-of-state
tuition (full-time)$33,110
|
2007 Total
enrollment (full-time)745 |
| 88 |
Louisiana State University--Baton Rouge
Baton Rouge, LA |
|
Score 41 |
Tier 1 |
Out-of-state
tuition (full-time)$21,286
|
2007 Total
enrollment (full-time)570 |
| 88 |
Northeastern University
Boston, MA |
|
Score 41 |
Tier 1 |
Out-of-state
tuition (full-time)$36,564
|
2007 Total
enrollment (full-time)624 |
| 88 |
St. John's University
Jamaica, NY |
|
Score 41 |
Tier 1 |
Out-of-state
tuition (full-time)$38,400
|
2007 Total
enrollment (full-time)748 |
| 88 |
University of Denver (Sturm)
Denver, CO |
|
Score 41 |
Tier 1 |
Out-of-state
tuition (full-time)$32,752
|
2007 Total
enrollment (full-time)855 |
| 88 |
University of Nevada--Las Vegas (Boyd)
Las Vegas, NV |
|
Score 41 |
Tier 1 |
Out-of-state
tuition (full-time)$20,302
|
2007 Total
enrollment (full-time)341 |
| 95 |
Marquette University
Milwaukee, WI |
|
Score 40 |
Tier 1 |
Out-of-state
tuition (full-time)$29,410
|
2007 Total
enrollment (full-time)530 |
| 95 |
St. Louis University
St. Louis, MO |
|
Score 40 |
Tier 1 |
Out-of-state
tuition (full-time)$31,750
|
2007 Total
enrollment (full-time)750 |
| 95 |
University of South Carolina
Columbia, SC |
|
Score 40 |
Tier 1 |
Out-of-state
tuition (full-time)$33,622
|
2007 Total
enrollment (full-time)665 |
| 95 |
University of the Pacific (McGeorge)
Sacramento, CA |
|
Score 40 |
Tier 1 |
Out-of-state
tuition (full-time)$34,474
|
2007 Total
enrollment (full-time)615 |
| 99 |
Hofstra University
Hempstead, NY |
|
Score 39 |
Tier 1 |
Out-of-state
tuition (full-time)$37,600
|
2007 Total
enrollment (full-time)870 |
| 100 |
Mercer University
Macon, GA |
|
Score 38 |
Tier 1 |
Out-of-state
tuition (full-time)$32,292
|
2007 Total
enrollment (full-time)448 |
|
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