Best Law Schools
Ranked in 2013 | Best Law Schools Rankings Methodology
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| Rank | School name | Tuition & Fees | Enrollment (full-time) | Additional data |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #31 |
University of North Carolina‒Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC |
$21,556 per year (in-state, full-time); $37,066 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 741 |
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| #98 |
St. John's University
Jamaica, NY |
$48,070 per year (full-time) | 742 | |
| #109 |
DePaul University
Chicago, IL |
$43,220 per year (full-time) | 743 | |
| #48 |
Tulane University
New Orleans, LA |
$45,240 per year (full-time) | 743 | |
| Rank Not Published |
Phoenix School of Law
Phoenix, AZ |
$39,533 per year (full-time) | 745 | |
| #64 |
University of Denver (Sturm)
Denver, CO |
$39,840 per year (full-time) | 746 | |
| #76 |
Loyola University Chicago
Chicago, IL |
$40,582 per year (full-time) | 747 | |
| #31 |
Boston College
Newton, MA |
$43,170 per year (full-time) | 759 | |
| #102 |
Seattle University
Seattle, WA |
$39,884 per year (full-time) | 762 | |
| #80 |
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI |
$35,377 per year (full-time) | 765 | |
| #68 |
University of San Diego
San Diego, CA |
$43,860 per year (full-time) | 768 | |
| #19 |
Washington University in St. Louis
St. Louis, MO |
$47,490 per year (full-time) | 768 | |
| #7 |
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA |
$53,138 per year (full-time) | 776 | |
| #109 |
Stetson University
Gulfport, FL |
$36,168 per year (full-time) | 778 | |
| #12 |
Northwestern University
Chicago, IL |
$53,468 per year (full-time) | 811 | |
| #23 |
Emory University
Atlanta, GA |
$46,414 per year (full-time) | 813 | |
| Rank Not Published |
Widener University
Wilmington, DE |
$1,272 per credit (full-time) | 813 | |
| Rank Not Published |
Nova Southeastern University (Broad)
Fort Lauderdale, FL |
$34,330 per year (full-time) | 829 | |
| Rank Not Published |
New England Law Boston
Boston, MA |
$42,570 per year (full-time) | 835 | |
| #9 |
University of California‒Berkeley
Berkeley, CA |
$48,068 per year (in-state, full-time); $52,019 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 856 | |
| #113 |
Hofstra University (Deane)
Hempstead, NY |
$47,660 per year (full-time) | 945 | |
| #46 |
University of Florida (Levin)
Gainesville, FL |
$21,421 per year (in-state, full-time); $40,786 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 960 | |
| #144 |
South Texas College of Law
Houston, TX |
$27,600 per year (full-time) | 964 | |
| #17 |
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 | |
| #80 |
Brooklyn Law School
Brooklyn, NY |
$49,976 per year (full-time) | 998 |
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