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
#26 University of Baltimore

Baltimore, MD

41 2.1 149-155 48.9% 360
#36 Widener University

Wilmington, DE

37 2.0 147-153 44.3% 362
#34 Southwestern Law School

Los Angeles, CA

38 2.4 150-154 41.7% 395
#31 New York Law School

New York, NY

39 2.0 149-153 41.2% 411
#31 Suffolk University

Boston, MA

39 2.4 144-154 72.3% 559

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