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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #109 |
Stetson University
Gulfport, FL |
$36,168 per year (full-time) | 778 |
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| #144 |
Suffolk University
Boston, MA |
$44,064 per year (full-time) | 1,073 | |
| #86 |
SUNY Buffalo Law School
Buffalo, NY |
$22,624 per year (in-state, full-time); $37,114 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 598 | |
| #96 |
Syracuse University
Syracuse, NY |
$45,690 per year (full-time) | 661 | |
| #56 |
Temple University (Beasley)
Philadelphia, PA |
$19,788 per year (in-state, full-time); $32,718 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 688 | |
| Rank Not Published |
Texas Southern University (Marshall)
Houston, TX |
$16,262 per year (in-state, full-time); $21,212 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 540 | |
| #105 |
Texas Tech University
Lubbock, TX |
$22,518 per year (in-state, full-time); $32,148 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 688 | |
| Rank Not Published |
Texas Wesleyan University
Fort Worth, TX |
$30,580 per year (full-time) | 471 | |
| Rank Not Published |
Thomas Jefferson School of Law
San Diego, CA |
$42,000 per year (full-time) | 722 | |
| Rank Not Published |
Thomas M. Cooley Law School
Lansing, MI |
$37,140 per year (full-time) | 604 | |
| Rank Not Published |
Touro College (Fuchsberg)
Central Islip, NY |
$42,930 per year (full-time) | 531 | |
| #48 |
Tulane University
New Orleans, LA |
$45,240 per year (full-time) | 743 | |
| #119 |
University of Akron
Akron, OH |
$23,085 per year (in-state, full-time); $36,268 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 299 | |
| #21 |
University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL |
$19,660 per year (in-state, full-time); $32,920 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 487 | |
| #38 |
University of Arizona (Rogers)
Tucson, AZ |
$27,288 per year (in-state, full-time); $42,298 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 407 | |
| #68 |
University of Arkansas‒Fayetteville
Fayetteville, AR |
$417 per credit (in-state, full-time); $855 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) | 391 | |
| #113 |
University of Arkansas‒Little Rock (Bowen)
Little Rock, AR |
$12,701 per year (in-state, full-time); $25,838 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 296 | |
| #134 |
University of Baltimore
Baltimore, MD |
$26,156 per year (in-state, full-time); $38,440 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 726 | |
| #48 |
University of California (Hastings)
San Francisco, CA |
$46,806 per year (in-state, full-time); $52,806 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 1,097 | |
| #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 | |
| #38 |
University of California‒Davis
Davis, CA |
$49,564 per year (in-state, full-time); $58,815 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 569 | |
| Unranked |
University of California‒Irvine
Irvine, CA |
$44,717 per year (in-state, full-time); $51,211 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 297 | |
| #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 | |
| #4 |
University of Chicago
Chicago, IL |
$50,727 per year (full-time) | 610 | |
| #80 |
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, OH |
$23,536 per year (in-state, full-time); $41,044 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 386 |
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