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)
#61	New England Law Boston Boston, MA	22	1.7	145-152	90.2%	332
Rank Not Published	Phoenix School of Law Phoenix, AZ	N/A	1.1	141-149	79.1%	347
Rank Not Published	Thomas Jefferson School of Law San Diego, CA	N/A	1.5	143-148	74.2%	310
#31	Suffolk University Boston, MA	39	2.4	144-154	72.3%	559
#47	University of Akron Akron, OH	31	1.9	148-155	71.4%	216
#62	Oklahoma City University Oklahoma City, OK	21	1.8	147-153	67.2%	65
Rank Not Published	Charlotte School of Law Charlotte, NC	N/A	1.3	141-147	64.3%	224
Rank Not Published	Southern University Law Center Baton Rouge, LA	N/A	1.5	143-148	62.8%	193
#40	Hamline University St. Paul, MN	35	2.0	145-157	62.3%	158
Rank Not Published	Western New England University Springfield, MA	N/A	1.5	147-155	62.3%	106
#62	Capital University Columbus, OH	21	1.8	146-152	60.5%	176
Rank Not Published	Valparaiso University Valparaiso, IN	N/A	1.9	145-150	57.3%	20
#62	Northern Kentucky University (Chase) Highland Heights, KY	21	1.6	147-155	55.8%	182
#60	Touro College (Fuchsberg) Central Islip, NY	23	1.7	145-150	54.8%	210
#58	Golden Gate University San Francisco, CA	24	1.8	145-154	54.7%	127
Rank Not Published	Whittier College Costa Mesa, CA	N/A	1.5	146-153	54.6%	171
Rank Not Published	Florida Coastal School of Law Jacksonville, FL	N/A	1.2	141-150	54.3%	223
#20	Seattle University Seattle, WA	47	2.7	152-158	54.0%	199
#46	Loyola University New Orleans New Orleans, LA	32	2.1	149-156	53.1%	118
Rank Not Published	California Western School of Law San Diego, CA	N/A	1.8	148-152	51.7%	150
#26	University of Baltimore Baltimore, MD	41	2.1	149-155	48.9%	360
#39	Santa Clara University Santa Clara, CA	36	2.6	155-160	47.9%	187
#9	Lewis & Clark College (Northwestern) Portland, OR	61	2.7	153-161	46.7%	267
Rank Not Published	University of Detroit Mercy Detroit, MI	N/A	1.5	144-151	46.6%	113
#62	John Marshall Law School Chicago, IL	21	1.8	147-153	46.2%	328

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