Best Graduate Law Schools in US 2018
Ranked in 2017 by US News
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| Rank | School name | Tuition and fees | Enrollment (full-time) | LSAT scores (25th-75th percentile) | Acceptance rate | Employed at graduation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 | Lewis & Clark College (Northwestern) (Portland, OR) | $43,290 per year (full-time) | 452 | 154-161 | 58.9% | 61.7% |
| 100 | Marquette University (Milwaukee, WI) | $43,530 per year (full-time) | 513 | 149-156 | 66.1% | 76.0% |
| 100 | University of Hawaii, Manoa (Richardson) (Honolulu, HI) | $23,142 per year (in-state, full-time); $46,566 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 241 | 150-156 | 43.7% | 63.4% |
| 100 | University of New Hampshire School of Law (Concord, NH) | $37,388 per year (in-state, full-time); $41,388 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 206 | 154-159 | 51.9% | 67.1% |
| 100 | Wayne State University (Detroit, MI) | $30,727 per year (in-state, full-time); $33,509 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 373 | 152-159 | 54.0% | 68.9% |
| 106 | The Catholic University of America (Washington, DC) | $48,020 per year (full-time) | 261 | 150-155 | 51.2% | 70.4% |
| 106 | Drake University (Des Moines, IA) | $39,642 per year (full-time) | 310 | 150-156 | 63.4% | 80.3% |
| 106 | University at Buffalo, SUNY (Buffalo, NY) | $27,979 per year (in-state, full-time); $45,249 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 451 | 150-157 | 51.2% | 72.9% |
| 109 | Albany Law School (Albany, NY) | $44,696 per year (full-time) | 342 | 149-154 | 56.7% | 78.7% |
| 109 | University of Idaho (Moscow, ID) | $18,664 per year (in-state, full-time); $33,472 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 295 | 148-154 | 54.9% | 81.7% |
| 109 | University of Mississippi (University, MS) | $15,336 per year (in-state, full-time); $33,712 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 363 | 150-157 | 45.0% | 66.7% |
| 112 | Drexel University (Kline) (Philadelphia, PA) | $1,422 per credit (full-time) | 374 | 152-156 | 52.4% | 78.9% |
| 112 | Gonzaga University (Spokane, WA) | $37,245 per year (full-time) | 305 | 151-155 | 56.8% | 69.4% |
| 112 | New York Law School (New York, NY) | $49,240 per year (full-time) | 621 | 149-155 | 55.6% | 68.8% |
| 112 | University of Baltimore (Baltimore, MD) | $30,144 per year (in-state, full-time); $43,972 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 444 | 149-155 | 58.0% | 74.2% |
| 112 | University of Missouri, Kansas City (Kansas City, MO) | $18,647 per year (in-state, full-time); $35,456 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 373 | 149-154 | 54.2% | 77.3% |
| 112 | University of Wyoming (Laramie, WY) | $15,758 per year (in-state, full-time); $32,590 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 231 | 150-157 | 57.9% | 69.9% |
| 118 | Hofstra University (Deane) (Hempstead, NY) | $55,860 per year (full-time) | 695 | 146-154 | 55.1% | 72.4% |
| 118 | Texas Tech University (Lubbock, TX) | $23,668 per year (in-state, full-time); $35,008 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 517 | 151-156 | 52.8% | 73.5% |
| 120 | Creighton University (Omaha, NE) | $37,522 per year (full-time) | 299 | 149-155 | 76.2% | 73.6% |
| 120 | DePaul University (Chicago, IL) | $46,300 per year (full-time) | 586 | 149-154 | 69.5% | 68.9% |
| 120 | Howard University (Washington, DC) | $37,534 per year (full-time) | 395 | 148-153 | 39.3% | 60.2% |
| 120 | Pace University (Haub) (White Plains, NY) | $46,284 per year (full-time) | 485 | 148-153 | 56.2% | 74.8% |
| 120 | Seattle University (Seattle, WA) | $43,582 per year (full-time) | 520 | 151-158 | 64.2% | 53.9% |
| 120 | University of Montana (Missoula, MT) | $11,451 per year (in-state, full-time); $30,850 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 230 | 151-158 | 58.6% | 75.6% |
| 120 | University of St. Thomas (Minneapolis, MN) | $39,077 per year (full-time) | 359 | 149-156 | 71.1% | 77.5% |
| 127 | Cleveland State University (Cleveland-Marshall) (Cleveland, OH) | $27,209 per year (in-state, full-time); $37,430 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 249 | 151-155 | 54.6% | 66.1% |
| 127 | CUNY (Long Island City, NY) | $14,663 per year (in-state, full-time); $23,983 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 339 | 149-155 | 46.0% | 64.0% |
| 127 | Duquesne University (Pittsburgh, PA) | $41,276 per year (full-time) | 301 | 150-155 | 60.7% | 65.5% |
| 127 | Quinnipiac University (Hamden, CT) | $48,085 per year (full-time) | 215 | 149-155 | 53.4% | 70.8% |
| 127 | Washburn University (Topeka, KS) | $20,950 per year (in-state, full-time); $32,695 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 293 | 149-155 | 61.2% | 70.0% |
| 132 | Santa Clara University (Santa Clara, CA) | $1,688 per credit (full-time) | 537 | 151-157 | 69.5% | 53.9% |
| 132 | University of Toledo (Toledo, OH) | $19,612 per year (in-state, full-time); $31,161 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 179 | 149-155 | 57.1% | 65.7% |
| 134 | Chapman University (Fowler) (Orange, CA) | $50,178 per year (full-time) | 453 | 152-157 | 49.9% | 64.4% |
| 134 | Mercer University (George) (Macon, GA) | $37,962 per year (full-time) | 389 | 149-153 | 59.1% | 70.4% |
| 134 | University of Akron (Akron, OH) | $24,214 per year (in-state, full-time); $24,314 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 290 | 149-155 | 50.5% | 63.4% |
| 134 | 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) | 293 | 147-155 | 61.8% | 71.4% |
| 134 | Vermont Law School (South Royalton, VT) | $47,998 per year (full-time) | 383 | 145-156 | 81.0% | 66.0% |
| 139 | University of Maine (Portland, ME) | $23,560 per year (in-state, full-time); $34,630 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 219 | 147-155 | 65.8% | 58.4% |
| 140 | Suffolk University (Boston, MA) | $46,042 per year (full-time) | 724 | 146-154 | 63.6% | 64.2% |
| 140 | University of Memphis (Humphreys) (Memphis, TN) | $18,763 per year (in-state, full-time); $25,968 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 308 | 149-154 | 55.2% | 67.6% |
| 142 | Loyola University New Orleans (New Orleans, LA) | $43,410 per year (full-time) | 370 | 146-152 | 84.8% | 52.5% |
| 142 | University of North Dakota (Grand Forks, ND) | $11,434 per year (in-state, full-time); $25,423 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 234 | 146-152 | 63.6% | 60.8% |
| 142 | University of South Dakota (Vermillion, SD) | $14,501 per year (in-state, full-time); $32,487 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 196 | 144-152 | 59.8% | 73.8% |
| 142 | University of the Pacific (McGeorge) (Sacramento, CA) | $49,820 per year (full-time) | 357 | 149-155 | 60.7% | 58.8% |
| 142 | Willamette University (Collins) (Salem, OR) | $41,245 per year (full-time) | 277 | 148-155 | 74.2% | 63.1% |
| 147 | Samford University (Cumberland) (Birmingham, AL) | $37,146 per year (full-time) | 408 | 149-155 | 68.4% | 70.5% |
| 148 | Northern Illinois University (De Kalb, IL) | $22,130 per year (in-state, full-time); $38,385 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 254 | 145-151 | 61.3% | 74.3% |
| 148 | Widener University (Commonwealth) (Harrisburg, PA) | $1,438 per credit (full-time) | 164 | 145-150 | 67.7% | 65.4% |
| RNP | Appalachian School of Law (Grundy, VA) | $31,525 per year (full-time) | 94 | 140-147 | 28.2% | 56.7% |
| RNP | Arizona Summit Law School (Phoenix, AZ) | $45,424 per year (full-time) | N/A | 140-148 | 64.1% | 52.7% |
| RNP | Atlanta's John Marshall Law School (Atlanta, GA) | $40,248 per year (full-time) | N/A | 145-149 | 54.1% | 56.0% |
| RNP | Ave Maria School of Law (Naples, FL) | $41,706 per year (full-time) | 240 | 143-151 | 54.3% | 47.7% |
| RNP | Barry University (Orlando, FL) | $35,844 per year (full-time) | 431 | 146-151 | 56.5% | 48.7% |
| RNP | Belmont University (Nashville, TN) | $40,900 per year (full-time) | 260 | 152-158 | 59.5% | 69.3% |
| RNP | California Western School of Law (San Diego, CA) | $48,900 per year (full-time) | 565 | 146-152 | 69.5% | 57.6% |
| RNP | Campbell University (Raleigh, NC) | $39,300 per year (full-time) | 380 | 150-156 | 59.6% | 62.1% |
| RNP | Capital University (Columbus, OH) | $1,220 per credit (full-time) | 240 | 144-152 | 79.2% | 54.1% |
| RNP | Charleston School of Law (Charleston, SC) | $40,716 per year (full-time) | 363 | 141-149 | 78.3% | 53.4% |
| RNP | Elon University (Greensboro, NC) | $33,334 per year (full-time) | 333 | 145-152 | 44.6% | 54.5% |
| RNP | Faulkner University (Jones) (Montgomery, AL) | $37,370 per year (full-time) | 245 | 142-148 | - | - |
| RNP | Florida A&M University (Orlando, FL) | $14,132 per year (in-state, full-time); $34,035 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 311 | 144-148 | 51.3% | 50.3% |
| RNP | Florida Coastal School of Law (Jacksonville, FL) | $46,068 per year (full-time) | 580 | 141-149 | 59.1% | 41.3% |
| RNP | Golden Gate University (San Francisco, CA) | $48,500 per year (full-time) | 260 | 146-152 | 64.0% | 41.1% |
| RNP | The John Marshall Law School (Chicago, IL) | $46,470 per year (full-time) | 671 | 145-151 | 64.9% | 64.6% |
| RNP | Liberty University (Lynchburg, VA) | $32,302 per year (full-time) | 167 | 150-155 | 50.8% | 52.5% |
| RNP | Mississippi College (Jackson, MS) | $33,630 per year (full-time) | 366 | 144-149 | 64.4% | 76.9% |
| RNP | Mitchell Hamline School of Law (St. Paul, MN) | N/A | 478 | 145-154 | 72.6% | 68.8% |
| RNP | New England Law Boston (Boston, MA) | $47,054 per year (full-time) | 437 | 146-153 | 67.7% | 60.9% |
| RNP | North Carolina Central University (Durham, NC) | $18,020 per year (in-state, full-time); $40,438 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 423 | 141-149 | 51.7% | 43.9% |
| RNP | Northern Kentucky University (Chase) (Highland Heights, KY) | $18,870 per year (in-state, full-time); $30,284 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 274 | 145-151 | 77.9% | 63.8% |
| RNP | Nova Southeastern University (Broad) (Fort Lauderdale, FL) | $38,910 per year (full-time) | 553 | 146-152 | 48.5% | 64.0% |
| RNP | Ohio Northern University (Pettit) (Ada, OH) | $26,940 per year (full-time) | 173 | 143-152 | 59.4% | 50.8% |
| RNP | Oklahoma City University (Oklahoma City, OK) | $1,065 per credit (full-time) | 357 | 144-151 | 64.4% | 73.9% |
| RNP | Regent University (Virginia Beach, VA) | $1,140 per credit (full-time) | 193 | 149-154 | 44.2% | 65.3% |
| RNP | Roger Williams University (Bristol, RI) | $34,742 per year (full-time) | 423 | 145-153 | 68.8% | 66.9% |
| RNP | Southern Illinois University, Carbondale (Carbondale, IL) | $20,833 per year (in-state, full-time); $43,922 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 330 | 145-150 | 70.0% | 64.6% |
| RNP | Southern University Law Center (Baton Rouge, LA) | $14,956 per year (in-state, full-time); $26,556 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 394 | 141-146 | 66.3% | 53.6% |
| RNP | South Texas College of Law Houston (Houston, TX) | $30,600 per year (full-time) | 732 | 148-154 | 58.2% | 62.5% |
| RNP | Southwestern Law School (Los Angeles, CA) | $50,090 per year (full-time) | 607 | 149-155 | 51.6% | 48.2% |
| RNP | St. Mary's University (San Antonio, TX) | $35,240 per year (full-time) | 557 | 147-152 | 64.7% | 61.6% |
| RNP | St. Thomas University (Miami Gardens, FL) | $40,282 per year (full-time) | N/A | 144-151 | 59.9% | 50.9% |
| RNP | Texas Southern University (Marshall) (Houston, TX) | $20,245 per year (in-state, full-time); $27,235 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 231 | 142-147 | 47.1% | 42.9% |
| RNP | Thomas Jefferson School of Law (San Diego, CA) | $47,600 per year (full-time) | 436 | 141-147 | 82.7% | 39.4% |
| RNP | Touro College (Fuchsberg) (Central Islip, NY) | $47,320 per year (full-time) | 302 | 146-150 | 50.3% | 60.4% |
| RNP | University of Dayton (Dayton, OH) | $33,391 per year (full-time) | 266 | 145-152 | 60.1% | 63.4% |
| RNP | University of Detroit Mercy (Detroit, MI) | $40,532 per year (full-time) | 453 | 147-155 | 56.7% | 51.4% |
| RNP | University of La Verne (Ontario, CA) | $27,256 per year (full-time) | N/A | 144-149 | 52.1% | 51.3% |
| RNP | University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth (North Dartmouth, MA) | $26,466 per year (in-state, full-time); $34,618 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 123 | 146-152 | 59.7% | 53.4% |
| RNP | University of San Francisco (San Francisco, CA) | $48,220 per year (full-time) | 425 | 148-154 | 63.5% | 49.4% |
| RNP | University of the District of Columbia (Clarke) (Washington, DC) | $13,260 per year (in-state, full-time); $24,428 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 139 | 145-150 | 40.0% | 50.0% |
| RNP | Valparaiso University (Valparaiso, IN) | $40,372 per year (full-time) | 328 | 145-151 | 58.3% | 55.7% |
| RNP | Western Michigan University Thomas M. Cooley Law School (Lansing, MI) | $50,790 per year (full-time) | 185 | 138-147 | 85.8% | 41.9% |
| RNP | Western New England University (Springfield, MA) | $40,954 per year (full-time) | 174 | 146-150 | 55.3% | 55.6% |
| RNP | Western State College of Law at Argosy University (Irvine, CA) | $43,350 per year (full-time) | 225 | 145-151 | 58.8% | 50.9% |
| RNP | Whittier College (Costa Mesa, CA) | $45,350 | 275 | 144-149 | 66.5% | 42.6% |
| RNP | Widener University Delaware (Wilmington, DE) | $1,452 per credit (full-time) | 266 | 146-150 | 63.9% | 57.6% |
| Unranked | Charlotte School of Law (Charlotte, NC) | N/A | N/A | N/A | - | - |
| Unranked | Concordia University (Boise, ID) | N/A | N/A | N/A | - | - |
| Unranked | Inter-American University (San Juan) | N/A | N/A | N/A | - | - |
| Unranked | Lincoln Memorial University (Knoxville, TN) | $1,125 per credit (full-time) | 105 | 146-152 | 67.2% | 64.0% |
| Unranked | Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico (Ponce) | N/A | N/A | N/A | - | - |
| Unranked | University of Puerto Rico (Rio Piedras) | N/A | N/A | N/A | - | - |
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