Tax Law
Ranked in 2013, part of Best Law Schools
Tax lawyers need to understand laws at the federal, state, and local levels. Tax law courses are relevant for law students who want to be corporate attorneys, family lawyers, or government employees. These are the top tax law schools.
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| Rank | School name | Tuition & Fees | Enrollment (full-time) |
LSAT scores (25th-75th percentile)
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Acceptance rate
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Employed 9 months after graduation 2
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Assessment score by lawyers/judges (out of 5)
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Bar passage rate (first-time test takers)
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GPA (25th-75th percentile)
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Employed at graduation 2
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Peer assessment score (out of 5)
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| #1 |
New York University
New York, NY |
$51,150 per year (full-time) | 1,471 | |||||||||
| #2 |
Georgetown University
Washington, DC |
$48,835 per year (full-time) | 1,683 | |||||||||
| #3 |
University of Florida (Levin)
Gainesville, FL |
$21,421 per year (in-state, full-time); $40,786 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 960 | |||||||||
| #4 |
Northwestern University
Chicago, IL |
$53,468 per year (full-time) | 811 | |||||||||
| #5 |
University of Miami
Coral Gables, FL |
$42,938 per year (full-time) | 1,282 | |||||||||
| #5 |
University of Southern California (Gould)
Los Angeles, CA |
$52,598 per year (full-time) | 637 | |||||||||
| #7 |
Boston University
Boston, MA |
$44,168 per year (full-time) | 740 | |||||||||
| #7 |
Loyola Marymount University
Los Angeles, CA |
$44,230 per year (full-time) | 1,011 | |||||||||
| #7 |
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, VA |
$46,400 per year (in-state, full-time); $51,400 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 1,078 | |||||||||
| #10 |
University of California–Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA |
$45,221 per year (in-state, full-time); $51,715 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 994 | |||||||||
| #10 |
University of Washington
Seattle, WA |
$29,948 per year (in-state, full-time); $42,918 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 557 | |||||||||
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