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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #58 |
University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY |
$19,404 per year (in-state, full-time); $33,618 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 402 |
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| #76 |
University of Missouri
Columbia, MO |
$18,649 per year (in-state, full-time); $35,677 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 402 | |
| #109 |
Drake University
Des Moines, IA |
$35,282 per year (full-time) | 403 | |
| #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 | |
| Rank Not Published |
University of Dayton
Dayton, OH |
$33,630 per year (full-time) | 407 | |
| #126 |
Drexel University (Mack)
Philadelphia, PA |
$38,078 per year (full-time) | 411 | |
| #44 |
Brigham Young University (Clark)
Provo, UT |
$21,900 per year (full-time) | 420 | |
| #113 |
Samford University (Cumberland)
Birmingham, AL |
$36,216 per year (full-time) | 421 | |
| #132 |
CUNY
Long Island City, NY |
$13,802 per year (in-state, full-time); $21,802 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 424 | |
| #105 |
Mercer University (George)
Macon, GA |
$37,260 per year (full-time) | 433 | |
| #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 | |
| #86 |
University of Kansas
Lawrence, KS |
$18,664 per year (in-state, full-time); $31,474 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 441 | |
| #41 |
George Mason University
Arlington, VA |
$24,623 per year (in-state, full-time); $39,561 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 442 | |
| #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 | |
| #124 |
University of St. Thomas
Minneapolis, MN |
$1,256 per credit (full-time) | 445 | |
| Rank Not Published |
Charleston School of Law
Charleston, SC |
$37,874 per year (full-time) | 447 | |
| #58 |
University of Connecticut
Hartford, CT |
$23,244 per year (in-state, full-time); $48,012 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 447 | |
| #126 |
Campbell University
Raleigh, NC |
$35,340 per year (full-time) | 453 | |
| #26 |
Washington and Lee University
Lexington, VA |
$43,462 per year (full-time) | 457 | |
| #113 |
Gonzaga University
Spokane, WA |
$35,460 per year (full-time) | 460 | |
| #53 |
University of Richmond (Williams)
Richmond, VA |
$36,850 per year (full-time) | 460 | |
| #54 |
Georgia State University
Atlanta, GA |
$15,154 per year (in-state, full-time); $34,834 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 461 | |
| #36 |
Wake Forest University
Winston-Salem, NC |
$39,920 per year (full-time) | 465 | |
| Rank Not Published |
Texas Wesleyan University
Fort Worth, TX |
$30,580 per year (full-time) | 471 | |
| Rank Not Published |
Oklahoma City University
Oklahoma City, OK |
$1,065 per credit (full-time) | 474 |
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