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.
| Rank | School name | Part-time score | Peer assessment score (5.0 highest) | LSAT scores (25th-75th percentile) | Acceptance rate | Enrollment (part-time) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #31 |
New York Law School
New York, NY |
39 | 2.0 | 149-153 | 41.2% | 411 |
| #31 |
Suffolk University
Boston, MA |
39 | 2.4 | 144-154 | 72.3% | 559 |
| #29 |
Hofstra University (Deane)
Hempstead, NY |
40 | 2.4 | 151-158 | 19.1% | 34 |
| #29 |
University of Hawaii–Manoa (Richardson)
Honolulu, HI |
40 | 2.4 | 151-160 | 32.4% | 82 |
| #26 |
University of Baltimore
Baltimore, MD |
41 | 2.1 | 149-155 | 48.9% | 360 |
| #26 |
University of Louisville (Brandeis)
Louisville, KY |
41 | 2.1 | 147-156 | 23.4% | 28 |
| #26 |
University of the Pacific (McGeorge)
Sacramento, CA |
41 | 2.3 | 150-156 | 38.5% | 227 |
| #24 |
Seton Hall University
Newark, NJ |
45 | 2.5 | 148-154 | 24.1% | 246 |
| #24 |
University of Nevada–Las Vegas
Las Vegas, NV |
45 | 2.5 | 151-158 | 28.3% | 130 |
| #21 |
Brooklyn Law School
Brooklyn, NY |
46 | 2.7 | 156-160 | 19.3% | 262 |
| #21 |
Illinois Institute of Technology (Chicago-Kent)
Chicago, IL |
46 | 2.7 | 149-155 | 28.0% | 161 |
| #21 |
Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey–Newark
Newark, NJ |
46 | 2.5 | 154-160 | 23.9% | 205 |
| #20 |
Seattle University
Seattle, WA |
47 | 2.7 | 152-158 | 54.0% | 199 |
| #18 |
Catholic University of America (Columbus)
Washington, DC |
49 | 2.4 | 153-159 | 30.0% | 211 |
| #18 |
Marquette University
Milwaukee, WI |
49 | 2.5 | 153-157 | 23.8% | 131 |
| #16 |
Georgia State University
Atlanta, GA |
52 | 2.5 | 154-160 | 27.8% | 185 |
| #16 |
University of Houston
Houston, TX |
52 | 2.7 | 157-162 | 12.6% | 143 |
| #15 |
Southern Methodist University (Dedman)
Dallas, TX |
56 | 2.7 | 157-161 | 25.4% | 295 |
| #12 |
Temple University (Beasley)
Philadelphia, PA |
57 | 2.8 | 156-162 | 29.2% | 173 |
| #12 |
University of Denver (Sturm)
Denver, CO |
57 | 2.9 | 153-159 | 39.5% | 148 |
| #12 |
Yeshiva University (Cardozo)
New York, NY |
57 | 2.8 | 157-160 | 37.5% | 107 |
| #10 |
American University (Washington)
Washington, DC |
58 | 3.0 | 153-159 | 29.2% | 307 |
| #10 |
University of San Diego
San Diego, CA |
58 | 2.8 | 156-162 | 22.2% | 100 |
| #9 |
Lewis & Clark College (Northwestern)
Portland, OR |
61 | 2.7 | 153-161 | 46.7% | 267 |
| #6 |
Loyola Marymount University
Los Angeles, CA |
62 | 2.7 | 155-162 | 5.1% | 227 |
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