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)
#47 University of Akron

Akron, OH

31 1.9 148-155 71.4% 216
#18 Catholic University of America (Columbus)

Washington, DC

49 2.4 153-159 30.0% 211
#60 Touro College (Fuchsberg)

Central Islip, NY

23 1.7 145-150 54.8% 210
Rank Not Published Atlanta's John Marshall Law School

Atlanta, GA

N/A 1.4 146-152 44.6% 205
#21 Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey–​Newark

Newark, NJ

46 2.5 154-160 23.9% 205
Rank Not Published Nova Southeastern University (Broad)

Fort Lauderdale, FL

N/A 1.7 145-152 30.8% 200
#20 Seattle University

Seattle, WA

47 2.7 152-158 54.0% 199
#6 University of Maryland (Carey)

Baltimore, MD

62 2.8 149-163 23.1% 195
#4 George Mason University

Arlington, VA

67 2.8 160-165 7.8% 194
Rank Not Published Southern University Law Center

Baton Rouge, LA

N/A 1.5 143-148 62.8% 193
#39 Santa Clara University

Santa Clara, CA

36 2.6 155-160 47.9% 187
#16 Georgia State University

Atlanta, GA

52 2.5 154-160 27.8% 185
Rank Not Published Charleston School of Law

Charleston, SC

N/A 1.5 146-149 24.7% 184
#62 Northern Kentucky University (Chase)

Highland Heights, KY

21 1.6 147-155 55.8% 182
#62 Capital University

Columbus, OH

21 1.8 146-152 60.5% 176
#49 Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

30 2.3 145-149 32.3% 176
#58 St. Mary's University

San Antonio, TX

24 1.7 150-155 33.5% 173
#12 Temple University (Beasley)

Philadelphia, PA

57 2.8 156-162 29.2% 173
Rank Not Published Whittier College

Costa Mesa, CA

N/A 1.5 146-153 54.6% 171
#49 Duquesne University

Pittsburgh, PA

30 2.0 149-156 44.1% 165
#54 Florida International University

Miami, FL

25 1.6 148-156 14.9% 162
#21 Illinois Institute of Technology (Chicago-​Kent)

Chicago, IL

46 2.7 149-155 28.0% 161
#40 Hamline University

St. Paul, MN

35 2.0 145-157 62.3% 158
#36 Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

37 2.2 151-158 45.7% 156
#52 University of Arkansas–​Little Rock (Bowen)

Little Rock, AR

28 2.1 148-154 24.8% 155

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