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 |
University of Missouri‒Kansas City
Kansas City, MO |
$17,058 per year (in-state, full-time); $32,853 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 434 |
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| #113 |
University of Montana
Missoula, MT |
$11,250 per year (in-state, full-time); $27,917 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 247 | |
| #61 |
University of Nebraska‒Lincoln
Lincoln, NE |
$14,363 per year (in-state, full-time); $31,044 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 387 | |
| #68 |
University of Nevada‒Las Vegas
Las Vegas, NV |
$24,749 per year (in-state, full-time); $35,749 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 315 | |
| #119 |
University of New Hampshire School of Law
Concord, NH |
$41,190 per year (full-time) | 304 | |
| #64 |
University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM |
$15,098 per year (in-state, full-time); $33,908 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 342 | |
| #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 | |
| #140 |
University of North Dakota
Grand Forks, ND |
$10,417 per year (in-state, full-time); $22,394 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 241 | |
| #23 |
University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, IN |
$45,980 per year (full-time) | 545 | |
| #68 |
University of Oklahoma
Norman, OK |
$19,763 per year (in-state, full-time); $30,188 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 505 | |
| #94 |
University of Oregon
Eugene, OR |
$28,354 per year (in-state, full-time); $35,374 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 480 | |
| #7 |
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA |
$53,138 per year (full-time) | 776 | |
| #91 |
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA |
$29,468 per year (in-state, full-time); $36,444 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 677 | |
| Unranked |
University of Puerto Rico
Rio Piedras, PR |
N/A | N/A | |
| #53 |
University of Richmond (Williams)
Richmond, VA |
$36,850 per year (full-time) | 460 | |
| #68 |
University of San Diego
San Diego, CA |
$43,860 per year (full-time) | 768 | |
| #144 |
University of San Francisco
San Francisco, CA |
$42,364 per year (full-time) | 538 | |
| #98 |
University of South Carolina
Columbia, SC |
$21,688 per year (in-state, full-time); $43,398 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 632 | |
| Rank Not Published |
University of South Dakota
Vermillion, SD |
$13,288 per year (in-state, full-time); $26,880 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 217 | |
| #18 |
University of Southern California (Gould)
Los Angeles, CA |
$52,598 per year (full-time) | 637 | |
| #124 |
University of St. Thomas
Minneapolis, MN |
$1,256 per credit (full-time) | 445 | |
| #61 |
University of Tennessee‒Knoxville
Knoxville, TN |
$17,678 per year (in-state, full-time); $36,422 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 443 | |
| #15 |
University of Texas‒Austin
Austin, TX |
$32,376 per year (in-state, full-time); $48,075 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 1,065 | |
| Rank Not Published |
University of the District of Columbia (Clarke)
Washington, DC |
$11,265 per year (in-state, full-time); $21,285 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 216 | |
| #124 |
University of the Pacific (McGeorge)
Sacramento, CA |
$43,045 per year (full-time) | 594 |
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