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 Western New England University

Springfield, MA

N/A 1.5 147-155 62.3% 106
#26 University of Louisville (Brandeis)

Louisville, KY

41 2.1 147-156 23.4% 28
Rank Not Published California Western School of Law

San Diego, CA

N/A 1.8 148-152 51.7% 150
#62 University of Missouri–​Kansas City

Kansas City, MO

21 2.3 148-153 34.9% 29
#24 Seton Hall University

Newark, NJ

45 2.5 148-154 24.1% 246
#52 University of Arkansas–​Little Rock (Bowen)

Little Rock, AR

28 2.1 148-154 24.8% 155
Rank Not Published North Carolina Central University

Durham, NC

N/A 1.6 148-155 15.9% 102
#47 University of Akron

Akron, OH

31 1.9 148-155 71.4% 216
#54 Florida International University

Miami, FL

25 1.6 148-156 14.9% 162
#36 Pace University

White Plains, NY

37 1.9 148-159 23.9% 115
#31 New York Law School

New York, NY

39 2.0 149-153 41.2% 411
#54 Texas Wesleyan University

Fort Worth, TX

25 1.8 149-154 44.9% 268
#21 Illinois Institute of Technology (Chicago-​Kent)

Chicago, IL

46 2.7 149-155 28.0% 161
#53 South Texas College of Law

Houston, TX

27 1.7 149-155 41.3% 261
#44 St. Louis University

St. Louis, MO

34 2.1 149-155 35.5% 105
#26 University of Baltimore

Baltimore, MD

41 2.1 149-155 48.9% 360
#49 Duquesne University

Pittsburgh, PA

30 2.0 149-156 44.1% 165
#46 Loyola University New Orleans

New Orleans, LA

32 2.1 149-156 53.1% 118
#6 University of Maryland (Carey)

Baltimore, MD

62 2.8 149-163 23.1% 195
#34 Southwestern Law School

Los Angeles, CA

38 2.4 150-154 41.7% 395
#58 St. Mary's University

San Antonio, TX

24 1.7 150-155 33.5% 173
Rank Not Published Western State College of Law at Argosy University

Fullerton, CA

N/A 1.4 150-155 46.2% 149
#40 Stetson University

Gulfport, FL

35 2.1 150-156 39.3% 226
#26 University of the Pacific (McGeorge)

Sacramento, CA

41 2.3 150-156 38.5% 227
#49 Cleveland State University (Cleveland-​Marshall)

Cleveland, OH

30 2.0 150-157 35.5% 120

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