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)
#10	American University (Washington) Washington, DC	58	3.0	153-159	29.2%	307
Rank Not Published	Atlanta's John Marshall Law School Atlanta, GA	N/A	1.4	146-152	44.6%	205
#21	Brooklyn Law School Brooklyn, NY	46	2.7	156-160	19.3%	262
Rank Not Published	California Western School of Law San Diego, CA	N/A	1.8	148-152	51.7%	150
#62	Capital University Columbus, OH	21	1.8	146-152	60.5%	176
#18	Catholic University of America (Columbus) Washington, DC	49	2.4	153-159	30.0%	211
#47	Chapman University Orange, CA	31	1.8	153-161	19.7%	28
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
#49	Cleveland State University (Cleveland-Marshall) Cleveland, OH	30	2.0	150-157	35.5%	120
#31	DePaul University Chicago, IL	39	2.4	151-156	36.0%	142
#49	Duquesne University Pittsburgh, PA	30	2.0	149-156	44.1%	165
Rank Not Published	Florida Coastal School of Law Jacksonville, FL	N/A	1.2	141-150	54.3%	223
#54	Florida International University Miami, FL	25	1.6	148-156	14.9%	162
#3	Fordham University New York, NY	82	3.5	160-165	18.2%	221
#4	George Mason University Arlington, VA	67	2.8	160-165	7.8%	194
#2	George Washington University Washington, DC	85	3.5	160-168	17.9%	322
#1	Georgetown University Washington, DC	100	4.1	163-170	4.9%	243
#16	Georgia State University Atlanta, GA	52	2.5	154-160	27.8%	185
#58	Golden Gate University San Francisco, CA	24	1.8	145-154	54.7%	127
#40	Hamline University St. Paul, MN	35	2.0	145-157	62.3%	158
#29	Hofstra University (Deane) Hempstead, NY	40	2.4	151-158	19.1%	34
#21	Illinois Institute of Technology (Chicago-Kent) Chicago, IL	46	2.7	149-155	28.0%	161
#62	John Marshall Law School Chicago, IL	21	1.8	147-153	46.2%	328
#9	Lewis & Clark College (Northwestern) Portland, OR	61	2.7	153-161	46.7%	267

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