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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)
#47	University of Akron Akron, OH	31	1.9	148-155	71.4%	216
#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
#62	University of Missouri–Kansas City Kansas City, MO	21	2.3	148-153	34.9%	29
Rank Not Published	California Western School of Law San Diego, CA	N/A	1.8	148-152	51.7%	150
#26	University of Louisville (Brandeis) Louisville, KY	41	2.1	147-156	23.4%	28
#62	Northern Kentucky University (Chase) Highland Heights, KY	21	1.6	147-155	55.8%	182
Rank Not Published	Western New England University Springfield, MA	N/A	1.5	147-155	62.3%	106
#62	John Marshall Law School Chicago, IL	21	1.8	147-153	46.2%	328
#62	Oklahoma City University Oklahoma City, OK	21	1.8	147-153	67.2%	65
#36	Widener University Wilmington, DE	37	2.0	147-153	44.3%	362
Rank Not Published	Regent University Virginia Beach, VA	N/A	1.4	147-151	34.5%	22
#40	William Mitchell College of Law St. Paul, MN	35	2.0	146-157	41.7%	300
Rank Not Published	Whittier College Costa Mesa, CA	N/A	1.5	146-153	54.6%	171
Rank Not Published	Atlanta's John Marshall Law School Atlanta, GA	N/A	1.4	146-152	44.6%	205
#62	Capital University Columbus, OH	21	1.8	146-152	60.5%	176
Rank Not Published	Charleston School of Law Charleston, SC	N/A	1.5	146-149	24.7%	184
#40	Hamline University St. Paul, MN	35	2.0	145-157	62.3%	158
#58	Golden Gate University San Francisco, CA	24	1.8	145-154	54.7%	127
#61	New England Law Boston Boston, MA	22	1.7	145-152	90.2%	332
Rank Not Published	Nova Southeastern University (Broad) Fort Lauderdale, FL	N/A	1.7	145-152	30.8%	200
#54	University of Toledo Toledo, OH	25	2.0	145-151	34.3%	79
#60	Touro College (Fuchsberg) Central Islip, NY	23	1.7	145-150	54.8%	210
Rank Not Published	Valparaiso University Valparaiso, IN	N/A	1.9	145-150	57.3%	20
#49	Michigan State University East Lansing, MI	30	2.3	145-149	32.3%	176

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