See the Top 20 Law Schools
Getting into law school might be easier now, since fewer students are applying and many schools have lowered their admissions standards. But at the highest-ranked law schools, admission is still very competitive.
The following programs made it into the top 20 of the 2017 U.S. News Best Law Schools rankings.
20 (tie). Boston University
Full-time enrollment: 672
2015-2016 tuition and fees: $49,330
2015 acceptance rate: 37.9 percent
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20 (tie). University of Iowa
Full-time enrollment: 387
2015-2016 tuition and fees: $24,177 (in-state); $42,021 (out-of-state)
2015 acceptance rate: 43.5 percent
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19. University of Southern California (Gould)
Full-time enrollment: 598
2015-2016 tuition and fees: $58,022
2015 acceptance rate: 29.9 percent
More about USC Gould School of Law.
18. Washington University in St. Louis
Full-time enrollment: 684
2015-2016 tuition and fees: $51,626
2015 acceptance rate: 27.6 percent
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17. University of California–Los Angeles
Full-time enrollment: 974
2015-2016 tuition and fees: $45,284 (in-state); $51,778 (out-of-state)
2015 acceptance rate: 29.7 percent
More about UCLA School of Law.
16. Vanderbilt University (TN)
Full-time enrollment: 538
2015-2016 tuition and fees: $51,360
2015 acceptance rate: 38.1 percent
More about Vanderbilt Law School.
15. University of Texas–Austin
Full-time enrollment: 949
2015-2016 tuition and fees: $33,162 (in-state); $49,244 (out-of-state)
2015 acceptance rate: 21.9 percent
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14. Georgetown University (DC)
Full-time enrollment: 1,725
2015-2016 tuition and fees: $55,255
2015 acceptance rate: 28.1 percent
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13. Cornell University (NY)
Full-time enrollment: 588
2015-2016 tuition and fees: $59,900
2015 acceptance rate: 30.6 percent
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12. Northwestern University (Pritzker) (IL)
Full-time enrollment: 658
2015-2016 tuition and fees: $58,398
2015 acceptance rate: 22.6 percent
More about Northwestern Pritzker School of Law.
11. Duke University (NC)
Full-time enrollment: 668
2015-2016 tuition and fees: $57,717
2015 acceptance rate: 23.3 percent
More about Duke Law School.
8 (tie). University of California–Berkeley
Full-time enrollment: 935
2015-2016 tuition and fees: $48,679 (in-state); $52,630 (out-of-state)
2015 acceptance rate: 21.1 percent
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8 (tie). University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Full-time enrollment: 932
2015-2016 tuition and fees: $53,112 (in-state); $56,112 (out-of-state)
2015 acceptance rate: 28 percent
More about Michigan Law School.
8 (tie). University of Virginia
Full-time enrollment: 934
2015-2016 tuition and fees: $54,000 (in-state); $57,000 (out-of-state)
2015 acceptance rate: 20.2 percent
More about UVA School of Law.
7. University of Pennsylvania
Full-time enrollment: 753
2015-2016 tuition and fees: $58,918
2015 acceptance rate: 18.8 percent
More about Penn Law.
6. New York University
Full-time enrollment: 1,395
2015-2016 tuition and fees: $59,330
2015 acceptance rate: 33.1 percent
More about NYU School of Law.
4 (tie). Columbia University (NY)
Full-time enrollment: 1,165
2015-2016 tuition and fees: $62,700
2015 acceptance rate: 21.3 percent
More about Columbia Law School.
4 (tie). University of Chicago
Full-time enrollment: 617
2015-2016 tuition and fees: $56,916
2015 acceptance rate: 21.9 percent
More about the University of Chicago Law School.
2 (tie). Harvard University (MA)
Full-time enrollment: 1,767
2015-2016 tuition and fees: $58,242
2015 acceptance rate: 17.9 percent
More about Harvard Law School.
2 (tie). Stanford University (CA)
Full-time enrollment: 572
2015-2016 tuition and fees: $56,274
2015 acceptance rate: 11.3 percent
More about Stanford Law School.
1. Yale University (CT)
Full-time enrollment: 614
2015-2016 tuition and fees: $58,050
2015 acceptance rate: 9.7 percent
More about Yale Law School.
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