197

Law Schools

86 public and 111 private ABA Accredited Law Schools

139,306

Students

139,306 students with 38,613 newly enrolled law school students.

159

LSAT Average

Law School Admission Test score submitted by newly enrolled students

$53,320

Average Tuition

2024 National Average based on out-of-state Rate

Law Schools By Rankings

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#1 Ranked
Yale Law School
Yale Law School
New Haven, CT
#1 RankedPrivateTuition: $76,369LSAT: 174GPA: 3.96Acceptance Rate: 5.28%
#2 Ranked
Harvard Law School
Harvard Law School
Cambridge, MA
#2 RankedPrivateTuition: $78,692LSAT: 174GPA: 3.95Acceptance Rate: 10.97%
#3 Ranked
Stanford Law School
Stanford Law School
Stanford, CA
#3 RankedPrivateTuition: $76,608LSAT: 173GPA: 3.92Acceptance Rate: 8.85%
#4 Ranked
University of Virginia School of Law
University of Virginia School of Law
Charlottesville, VA
#4 RankedPublicTuition: $77,700LSAT: 172GPA: 3.96Acceptance Rate: 13.92%
#5 Ranked
Columbia Law School
Columbia Law School
New York, NY
#5 RankedPrivateTuition: $84,820LSAT: 173GPA: 3.90Acceptance Rate: 11.75%
#6 Ranked
University of Pennsylvania Law School
University of Pennsylvania Law School
Philadelphia, PA
#6 RankedPrivateTuition: $80,592LSAT: 172GPA: 3.93Acceptance Rate: 9.95%
#7 Ranked
University of Chicago Law School
University of Chicago Law School
Chicago, IL
#7 RankedPrivateTuition: $81,069LSAT: 173GPA: 3.94Acceptance Rate: 12.73%
#8 Ranked
University of Michigan Law School
University of Michigan Law School
Ann Arbor, MI
#8 RankedPublicTuition: $72,584LSAT: 171GPA: 3.86Acceptance Rate: 11.85%
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#4 Ranked
University of Virginia School of Law
University of Virginia School of Law
Charlottesville, VA
#4 RankedPublicTuition: $77,700LSAT: 172GPA: 3.96Acceptance Rate: 13.92%
#8 Ranked
University of Michigan Law School
University of Michigan Law School
Ann Arbor, MI
#8 RankedPublicTuition: $72,584LSAT: 171GPA: 3.86Acceptance Rate: 11.85%
#11 Ranked
Berkeley School of Law
Berkeley School of Law
Berkeley, CA
#11 RankedPublicTuition: $78,881LSAT: 170GPA: 3.87Acceptance Rate: 17.30%
#14 Ranked
Los Angeles School of Law
Los Angeles School of Law
Los Angeles, CA
#14 RankedPublicTuition: $71,377LSAT: 170GPA: 3.95Acceptance Rate: 16.10%
#16 Ranked
University of Texas School of Law
University of Texas School of Law
Austin, TX
#16 RankedPublicTuition: $56,822LSAT: 171GPA: 3.89Acceptance Rate: 15.60%
#19 Ranked
University of North Carolina School of Law
University of North Carolina School of Law
Chapel Hill, NC
#19 RankedPublicTuition: $51,486LSAT: 167GPA: 3.85Acceptance Rate: 15.18%
#22 Ranked
University of Georgia School of Law
University of Georgia School of Law
Athens, GA
#22 RankedPublicTuition: $39,596LSAT: 169GPA: 3.91Acceptance Rate: 14.48%
#24 Ranked
University of Minnesota Law School
University of Minnesota Law School
Minneapolis, MN
#24 RankedPublicTuition: $60,878LSAT: 169GPA: 3.88Acceptance Rate: 34.93%
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LSAT 174
Harvard Law School
Harvard Law School
Cambridge, MA
#2 RankedPrivateTuition: $78,692LSAT: 174GPA: 3.95Acceptance Rate: 10.97%
LSAT 174
Yale Law School
Yale Law School
New Haven, CT
#1 RankedPrivateTuition: $76,369LSAT: 174GPA: 3.96Acceptance Rate: 5.28%
LSAT 173
University of Chicago Law School
University of Chicago Law School
Chicago, IL
#7 RankedPrivateTuition: $81,069LSAT: 173GPA: 3.94Acceptance Rate: 12.73%
LSAT 173
Columbia Law School
Columbia Law School
New York, NY
#5 RankedPrivateTuition: $84,820LSAT: 173GPA: 3.90Acceptance Rate: 11.75%
LSAT 173
Cornell Law School
Cornell Law School
Ithaca, NY
#15 RankedPrivateTuition: $81,416LSAT: 173GPA: 3.89Acceptance Rate: 23.11%
LSAT 173
Stanford Law School
Stanford Law School
Stanford, CA
#3 RankedPrivateTuition: $76,608LSAT: 173GPA: 3.92Acceptance Rate: 8.85%
LSAT 173
Washington University School of Law
Washington University School of Law
St. Louis, MO
#17 RankedPrivateTuition: $70,844LSAT: 173GPA: 3.96Acceptance Rate: 19.90%
LSAT 172
New York University School of Law
New York University School of Law
New York, NY
#9 RankedPrivateTuition: $83,152LSAT: 172GPA: 3.91Acceptance Rate: 16.67%
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5.28% Accepted
Yale Law School
Yale Law School
New Haven, CT
#1 RankedPrivateTuition: $76,369LSAT: 174GPA: 3.96Acceptance Rate: 5.28%
8.85% Accepted
Stanford Law School
Stanford Law School
Stanford, CA
#3 RankedPrivateTuition: $76,608LSAT: 173GPA: 3.92Acceptance Rate: 8.85%
9.95% Accepted
University of Pennsylvania Law School
University of Pennsylvania Law School
Philadelphia, PA
#6 RankedPrivateTuition: $80,592LSAT: 172GPA: 3.93Acceptance Rate: 9.95%
10.97% Accepted
Harvard Law School
Harvard Law School
Cambridge, MA
#2 RankedPrivateTuition: $78,692LSAT: 174GPA: 3.95Acceptance Rate: 10.97%
11.53% Accepted
Claude W. Pettit College of Law
Claude W. Pettit College of Law
Ada, OH
#166 RankedPrivateTuition: $34,950LSAT: 148GPA: 3.30Acceptance Rate: 11.53%
11.75% Accepted
Columbia Law School
Columbia Law School
New York, NY
#5 RankedPrivateTuition: $84,820LSAT: 173GPA: 3.90Acceptance Rate: 11.75%
11.85% Accepted
University of Michigan Law School
University of Michigan Law School
Ann Arbor, MI
#8 RankedPublicTuition: $72,584LSAT: 171GPA: 3.86Acceptance Rate: 11.85%
12.41% Accepted
Gould School of Law
Gould School of Law
Los Angeles, CA
#20 RankedPrivateTuition: $81,940LSAT: 169GPA: 3.91Acceptance Rate: 12.41%
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$84,820
Columbia Law School
Columbia Law School
New York, NY
#5 RankedPrivateTuition: $84,820LSAT: 173GPA: 3.90Acceptance Rate: 11.75%
$83,152
New York University School of Law
New York University School of Law
New York, NY
#9 RankedPrivateTuition: $83,152LSAT: 172GPA: 3.91Acceptance Rate: 16.67%
$81,940
Gould School of Law
Gould School of Law
Los Angeles, CA
#20 RankedPrivateTuition: $81,940LSAT: 169GPA: 3.91Acceptance Rate: 12.41%
$81,416
Cornell Law School
Cornell Law School
Ithaca, NY
#15 RankedPrivateTuition: $81,416LSAT: 173GPA: 3.89Acceptance Rate: 23.11%
$81,069
University of Chicago Law School
University of Chicago Law School
Chicago, IL
#7 RankedPrivateTuition: $81,069LSAT: 173GPA: 3.94Acceptance Rate: 12.73%
$80,592
University of Pennsylvania Law School
University of Pennsylvania Law School
Philadelphia, PA
#6 RankedPrivateTuition: $80,592LSAT: 172GPA: 3.93Acceptance Rate: 9.95%
$79,672
Georgetown University Law Center
Georgetown University Law Center
Washington, DC
#10 RankedPrivateTuition: $79,672LSAT: 171GPA: 3.92Acceptance Rate: 20.13%
$78,881
Berkeley School of Law
Berkeley School of Law
Berkeley, CA
#11 RankedPublicTuition: $78,881LSAT: 170GPA: 3.87Acceptance Rate: 17.30%
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*Jacksonville University College of Law is provisionally approved by ABA in 2024.
**The Judge Advocate General's Legal Center and School is the only ABA-accredited law school for LL.M., not a JD degree