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Part-time Law

Ranked in 2013, part of Best Law Schools | 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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Rank	School name	Part-time score	Peer assessment score (5.0 highest)	LSAT scores (25th-75th percentile)	Acceptance rate	Enrollment (part-time)
Rank Not Published	Atlanta's John Marshall Law School Atlanta, GA	N/A	1.4	146-152	44.6%	205
Rank Not Published	California Western School of Law San Diego, CA	N/A	1.8	148-152	51.7%	150
Rank Not Published	Charleston School of Law Charleston, SC	N/A	1.5	146-149	24.7%	184
Rank Not Published	Charlotte School of Law Charlotte, NC	N/A	1.3	141-147	64.3%	224
Rank Not Published	Florida Coastal School of Law Jacksonville, FL	N/A	1.2	141-150	54.3%	223
Rank Not Published	North Carolina Central University Durham, NC	N/A	1.6	148-155	15.9%	102
Rank Not Published	Nova Southeastern University (Broad) Fort Lauderdale, FL	N/A	1.7	145-152	30.8%	200
Rank Not Published	Phoenix School of Law Phoenix, AZ	N/A	1.1	141-149	79.1%	347
Rank Not Published	Regent University Virginia Beach, VA	N/A	1.4	147-151	34.5%	22
Rank Not Published	Southern University Law Center Baton Rouge, LA	N/A	1.5	143-148	62.8%	193
Rank Not Published	Thomas Jefferson School of Law San Diego, CA	N/A	1.5	143-148	74.2%	310
Rank Not Published	University of Detroit Mercy Detroit, MI	N/A	1.5	144-151	46.6%	113
Rank Not Published	Valparaiso University Valparaiso, IN	N/A	1.9	145-150	57.3%	20
Rank Not Published	Western New England University Springfield, MA	N/A	1.5	147-155	62.3%	106
Rank Not Published	Western State College of Law at Argosy University Fullerton, CA	N/A	1.4	150-155	46.2%	149
Rank Not Published	Whittier College Costa Mesa, CA	N/A	1.5	146-153	54.6%	171
#62	Capital University Columbus, OH	21	1.8	146-152	60.5%	176
#62	John Marshall Law School Chicago, IL	21	1.8	147-153	46.2%	328
#62	Northern Kentucky University (Chase) Highland Heights, KY	21	1.6	147-155	55.8%	182
#62	Oklahoma City University Oklahoma City, OK	21	1.8	147-153	67.2%	65
#62	University of Missouri–Kansas City Kansas City, MO	21	2.3	148-153	34.9%	29
#61	New England Law Boston Boston, MA	22	1.7	145-152	90.2%	332
#60	Touro College (Fuchsberg) Central Islip, NY	23	1.7	145-150	54.8%	210
#58	Golden Gate University San Francisco, CA	24	1.8	145-154	54.7%	127
#58	St. Mary's University San Antonio, TX	24	1.7	150-155	33.5%	173

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