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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unranked |
University of Massachusetts‒Dartmouth
North Dartmouth, MA |
$24,178 per year (in-state, full-time); $31,870 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 189 |
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| #41 |
George Mason University
Arlington, VA |
$24,623 per year (in-state, full-time); $39,561 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 442 | |
| #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 | |
| #86 |
Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey‒Newark
Newark, NJ |
$25,424 per year (in-state, full-time); $37,156 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 579 | |
| #91 |
Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey‒Camden
Camden, NJ |
$25,475 per year (in-state, full-time); $37,207 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 562 | |
| #41 |
University of Maryland (Carey)
Baltimore, MD |
$26,093 per year (in-state, full-time); $37,710 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 711 | |
| #134 |
University of Baltimore
Baltimore, MD |
$26,156 per year (in-state, full-time); $38,440 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 726 | |
| #29 |
Arizona State University (O'Connor)
Tempe, AZ |
$26,267 per year (in-state, full-time); $40,815 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 577 | |
| #105 |
Wayne State University
Detroit, MI |
$27,135 per year (in-state, full-time); $29,660 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 382 | |
| #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 | |
| #26 |
University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA |
$27,344 per year (in-state, full-time); $47,792 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 517 | |
| #36 |
Ohio State University (Moritz)
Columbus, OH |
$27,497 per year (in-state, full-time); $42,449 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 605 | |
| #144 |
South Texas College of Law
Houston, TX |
$27,600 per year (full-time) | 964 | |
| #33 |
College of William and Mary (Marshall-Wythe)
Williamsburg, VA |
$27,800 per year (in-state, full-time); $37,800 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 618 | |
| #94 |
University of Oregon
Eugene, OR |
$28,354 per year (in-state, full-time); $35,374 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 480 | |
| Rank Not Published |
Mississippi College
Jackson, MS |
$29,450 per year (full-time) | 520 | |
| #91 |
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA |
$29,468 per year (in-state, full-time); $36,444 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 677 | |
| #48 |
University of Houston
Houston, TX |
$29,748 per year (in-state, full-time); $39,699 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 632 | |
| #25 |
Indiana University‒Bloomington (Maurer)
Bloomington, IN |
$29,946 per year (in-state, full-time); $48,021 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 665 | |
| #28 |
University of Washington
Seattle, WA |
$29,948 per year (in-state, full-time); $42,918 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 557 | |
| #140 |
St. Mary's University
San Antonio, TX |
$30,566 per year (full-time) | 642 | |
| Rank Not Published |
Texas Wesleyan University
Fort Worth, TX |
$30,580 per year (full-time) | 471 | |
| #44 |
University of Colorado‒Boulder
Boulder, CO |
$31,495 per year (in-state, full-time); $38,281 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 509 | |
| Rank Not Published |
Appalachian School of Law
Grundy, VA |
$31,525 per year (full-time) | 263 | |
| #126 |
Howard University
Washington, DC |
$31,640 per year (full-time) | 393 |
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