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)
#21 Illinois Institute of Technology (Chicago-​Kent)

Chicago, IL

46 2.7 149-155 28.0% 161
#24 University of Nevada–​Las Vegas

Las Vegas, NV

45 2.5 151-158 28.3% 130
#40 University of San Francisco

San Francisco, CA

35 2.3 152-156 29.1% 118
#10 American University (Washington)

Washington, DC

58 3.0 153-159 29.2% 307
#12 Temple University (Beasley)

Philadelphia, PA

57 2.8 156-162 29.2% 173
#18 Catholic University of America (Columbus)

Washington, DC

49 2.4 153-159 30.0% 211
Rank Not Published Nova Southeastern University (Broad)

Fort Lauderdale, FL

N/A 1.7 145-152 30.8% 200
#49 Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

30 2.3 145-149 32.3% 176
#29 University of Hawaii–​Manoa (Richardson)

Honolulu, HI

40 2.4 151-160 32.4% 82
#54 Mississippi College

Jackson, MS

25 1.7 153-153 33.3% 22
#58 St. Mary's University

San Antonio, TX

24 1.7 150-155 33.5% 173
#54 University of Toledo

Toledo, OH

25 2.0 145-151 34.3% 79
Rank Not Published Regent University

Virginia Beach, VA

N/A 1.4 147-151 34.5% 22
#44 Quinnipiac University

Hamden, CT

34 2.1 150-157 34.8% 78
#62 University of Missouri–​Kansas City

Kansas City, MO

21 2.3 148-153 34.9% 29
#44 St. Louis University

St. Louis, MO

34 2.1 149-155 35.5% 105
#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
#12 Yeshiva University (Cardozo)

New York, NY

57 2.8 157-160 37.5% 107
#26 University of the Pacific (McGeorge)

Sacramento, CA

41 2.3 150-156 38.5% 227
#40 Stetson University

Gulfport, FL

35 2.1 150-156 39.3% 226
#12 University of Denver (Sturm)

Denver, CO

57 2.9 153-159 39.5% 148
#31 New York Law School

New York, NY

39 2.0 149-153 41.2% 411
#53 South Texas College of Law

Houston, TX

27 1.7 149-155 41.3% 261
#40 William Mitchell College of Law

St. Paul, MN

35 2.0 146-157 41.7% 300

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