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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)
#34	Southwestern Law School Los Angeles, CA	38	2.4	150-154	41.7%	395
#49	Duquesne University Pittsburgh, PA	30	2.0	149-156	44.1%	165
#36	Widener University Wilmington, DE	37	2.0	147-153	44.3%	362
Rank Not Published	Atlanta's John Marshall Law School Atlanta, GA	N/A	1.4	146-152	44.6%	205
#54	Texas Wesleyan University Fort Worth, TX	25	1.8	149-154	44.9%	268
#36	Wayne State University Detroit, MI	37	2.2	151-158	45.7%	156
Rank Not Published	Western State College of Law at Argosy University Fullerton, CA	N/A	1.4	150-155	46.2%	149
#62	John Marshall Law School Chicago, IL	21	1.8	147-153	46.2%	328
Rank Not Published	University of Detroit Mercy Detroit, MI	N/A	1.5	144-151	46.6%	113
#9	Lewis & Clark College (Northwestern) Portland, OR	61	2.7	153-161	46.7%	267
#39	Santa Clara University Santa Clara, CA	36	2.6	155-160	47.9%	187
#26	University of Baltimore Baltimore, MD	41	2.1	149-155	48.9%	360
Rank Not Published	California Western School of Law San Diego, CA	N/A	1.8	148-152	51.7%	150
#46	Loyola University New Orleans New Orleans, LA	32	2.1	149-156	53.1%	118
#20	Seattle University Seattle, WA	47	2.7	152-158	54.0%	199
Rank Not Published	Florida Coastal School of Law Jacksonville, FL	N/A	1.2	141-150	54.3%	223
Rank Not Published	Whittier College Costa Mesa, CA	N/A	1.5	146-153	54.6%	171
#58	Golden Gate University San Francisco, CA	24	1.8	145-154	54.7%	127
#60	Touro College (Fuchsberg) Central Islip, NY	23	1.7	145-150	54.8%	210
#62	Northern Kentucky University (Chase) Highland Heights, KY	21	1.6	147-155	55.8%	182
Rank Not Published	Valparaiso University Valparaiso, IN	N/A	1.9	145-150	57.3%	20
#62	Capital University Columbus, OH	21	1.8	146-152	60.5%	176
Rank Not Published	Western New England University Springfield, MA	N/A	1.5	147-155	62.3%	106
#40	Hamline University St. Paul, MN	35	2.0	145-157	62.3%	158
Rank Not Published	Southern University Law Center Baton Rouge, LA	N/A	1.5	143-148	62.8%	193

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