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	Valparaiso University Valparaiso, IN	N/A	1.9	145-150	57.3%	20
#54	Mississippi College Jackson, MS	25	1.7	153-153	33.3%	22
Rank Not Published	Regent University Virginia Beach, VA	N/A	1.4	147-151	34.5%	22
#47	Chapman University Orange, CA	31	1.8	153-161	19.7%	28
#26	University of Louisville (Brandeis) Louisville, KY	41	2.1	147-156	23.4%	28
#62	University of Missouri–Kansas City Kansas City, MO	21	2.3	148-153	34.9%	29
#29	Hofstra University (Deane) Hempstead, NY	40	2.4	151-158	19.1%	34
#62	Oklahoma City University Oklahoma City, OK	21	1.8	147-153	67.2%	65
#44	Quinnipiac University Hamden, CT	34	2.1	150-157	34.8%	78
#54	University of Toledo Toledo, OH	25	2.0	145-151	34.3%	79
#29	University of Hawaii–Manoa (Richardson) Honolulu, HI	40	2.4	151-160	32.4%	82
#10	University of San Diego San Diego, CA	58	2.8	156-162	22.2%	100
Rank Not Published	North Carolina Central University Durham, NC	N/A	1.6	148-155	15.9%	102
#44	St. Louis University St. Louis, MO	34	2.1	149-155	35.5%	105
Rank Not Published	Western New England University Springfield, MA	N/A	1.5	147-155	62.3%	106
#6	Loyola University Chicago Chicago, IL	62	2.8	151-157	25.6%	107
#12	Yeshiva University (Cardozo) New York, NY	57	2.8	157-160	37.5%	107
Rank Not Published	University of Detroit Mercy Detroit, MI	N/A	1.5	144-151	46.6%	113
#36	Pace University White Plains, NY	37	1.9	148-159	23.9%	115
#46	Loyola University New Orleans New Orleans, LA	32	2.1	149-156	53.1%	118
#5	University of Connecticut Hartford, CT	66	2.9	155-161	18.0%	118
#40	University of San Francisco San Francisco, CA	35	2.3	152-156	29.1%	118
#49	Cleveland State University (Cleveland-Marshall) Cleveland, OH	30	2.0	150-157	35.5%	120
#58	Golden Gate University San Francisco, CA	24	1.8	145-154	54.7%	127
#24	University of Nevada–Las Vegas Las Vegas, NV	45	2.5	151-158	28.3%	130

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