Part-time Law Best Law Schools
Ranked in 2011
Part-time Law Rankings Methodology
Part-time law programs allow working professionals to balance a career with evening or weekend courses. Students in part-time programs can usually earn a J.D. in four years. These are the top part-time law programs.
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| Save | Rank | College name | Part-time score | Peer assessment score (5.0 highest) | LSAT scores (25th-75th percentile) | Acceptance rate | Enrollment (part-time) |
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| #1 |
Georgetown University
Washington, DC | 100 | 4.3 | 164-170 | 8.3% | 334 | |
| #2 |
Fordham University
New York, NY | 77 | 3.5 | 160-166 | 10.2% | 264 | |
| #3 |
George Washington University
Washington, DC | 75 | 3.7 | 160-167 | 9.5% | 299 | |
| #4 |
Yeshiva University (Cardozo)
New York, NY | 72 | 3.0 | 158-161 | 21.8% | 99 | |
| #5 |
American University (Washington)
Washington, DC | 65 | 3.1 | 159-164 | 19.0% | 260 | |
| #5 |
Brooklyn Law School
Brooklyn, NY | 65 | 2.9 | 160-163 | 17.0% | 168 | |
| #7 |
George Mason University
Arlington, VA | 64 | 2.9 | 157-164 | 6.9% | 226 | |
| #8 |
University of Houston
Houston, TX | 61 | 2.7 | 157-161 | 14.3% | 176 | |
| #8 |
University of Maryland (Carey)
Baltimore, MD | 61 | 3.1 | 155-160 | 25.4% | 233 | |
| #10 |
Temple University (Beasley)
Philadelphia, PA | 60 | 2.9 | 157-161 | 29.0% | 186 | |
| #11 |
Illinois Institute of Technology (Chicago-Kent)
Chicago, IL | 58 | 2.9 | 152-161 | 32.0% | 185 | |
| #12 |
University of San Diego
San Diego, CA | 56 | 2.9 | 158-164 | 20.8% | 176 | |
| #13 |
Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey--Camden
Camden, NJ | 55 | 2.7 | 155-160 | 32.0% | 216 | |
| #13 |
University of Denver (Sturm)
Denver, CO | 55 | 2.7 | 153-160 | 26.8% | 192 | |
| #15 |
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI | 54 | 2.2 | 158-167 | 19.6% | 80 | |
| #16 |
Loyola University Chicago
Chicago, IL | 53 | 2.7 | 153-159 | 18.3% | 159 | |
| #16 |
Marquette University
Milwaukee, WI | 53 | 2.6 | 153-160 | 22.8% | 173 | |
| #18 |
University of Connecticut
Hartford, CT | 52 | 2.8 | 155-160 | 18.4% | 180 | |
| #19 |
Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey--Newark
Newark, NJ | 51 | 2.6 | 154-161 | 17.3% | 229 | |
| #20 |
Catholic University of America (Columbus)
Washington, DC | 50 | 2.6 | 155-159 | 24.9% | 296 | |
| #20 |
Georgia State University
Atlanta, GA | 50 | 2.6 | 159-161 | 26.6% | 203 | |
| #20 |
Seattle University
Seattle, WA | 50 | 2.7 | 153-159 | 34.0% | 203 | |
| #20 |
Southern Methodist University (Dedman)
Dallas, TX | 50 | 2.7 | 159-163 | 21.3% | 338 | |
| #20 |
University of San Francisco
San Francisco, CA | 50 | 2.4 | 153-160 | 24.0% | 150 | |
| #25 |
St. John's University
Jamaica, NY | 49 | 2.4 | 153-157 | 24.5% | 176 |
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