International Law

Ranked in 2013, part of Best Law Schools

International law may involve multinational organizations, international courts and tribunals, and humanitarian issues. Many programs also offer study abroad opportunities. These are the top international law programs.

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Rankings Overall Law School Program Data
Rank School name Tuition & Fees Enrollment (full-time) LSAT scores (25th-75th percentile) Acceptance rate Employed 9 months after graduation 2 Assessment score by lawyers/judges (out of 5) Bar passage rate (first-time test takers) GPA (25th-75th percentile) Employed at graduation 2 Peer assessment score (out of 5)
#1 New York University

New York, NY

$51,150 per year (full-time) 1,471
#2 Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

$50,880 per year (full-time) 1,727
#3 Georgetown University

Washington, DC

$48,835 per year (full-time) 1,683
#4 Columbia University

New York, NY

$55,488 per year (full-time) 1,290
#5 American University (Washington)

Washington, DC

$46,794 per year (full-time) 1,215
#5 University of California–​Berkeley

Berkeley, CA

$48,068 per year (in-state, full-time); $52,019 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 856
#7 George Washington University

Washington, DC

$47,535 per year (full-time) 1,351
#8 Yale University

New Haven, CT

$53,600 per year (full-time) 615
#9 University of Michigan–​Ann Arbor

Ann Arbor, MI

$48,250 per year (in-state, full-time); $51,250 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 1,124
#10 Duke University

Durham, NC

$50,750 per year (full-time) 660
#10 University of California–​Los Angeles

Los Angeles, CA

$45,221 per year (in-state, full-time); $51,715 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 994