Discover the 2019 Best Law Schools
See the Top 20 Law Schools
As applications for law school increase, prospective students have a variety of different programs available to help them meet their goals.
Find out which law schools earned a top 20 spot in the 2019 U.S. News Best Law Schools rankings.
20. University of Minnesota
Full-time enrollment: 558
2017-2018 tuition and fees: $44,066 (in-state); $52,586 (out-of-state)
2017 acceptance rate: 46.5 percent
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19. University of Southern California (Gould)
Full-time enrollment: 624
2017-2018 tuition and fees: $62,711
2017 acceptance rate: 24.4 percent
More about USC Gould School of Law.
18. Washington University in St. Louis
Full-time enrollment: 677
2017-2018 tuition and fees: $55,423
2017 acceptance rate: 26.9 percent
More about Washington University in St. Louis School of Law.
17. Vanderbilt University (TN)
Full-time enrollment: 557
2017-2018 tuition and fees: $55,083
2017 acceptance rate: 29.5 percent
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16. University of California--Los Angeles
Full-time enrollment: 942
2017-2018 tuition and fees: $45,657 (in-state); $52,151 (out-of-state)
2017 acceptance rate: 26.9 percent
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15. University of Texas--Austin
Full-time enrollment: 889
2017-2018 tuition and fees: $35,015 (in-state); $51,995 (out-of-state)
2017 acceptance rate: 24.9 percent
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14. Georgetown University (DC)
Full-time enrollment: 1,749
2017-2018 tuition and fees: $59,850
2017 acceptance rate: 26 percent
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13. Cornell University (NY)
Full-time enrollment: 597
2017-2018 tuition and fees: $63,327
2017 acceptance rate: 22.2 percent
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11 (tie). Duke University (NC)
Full-time enrollment: 666
2017-2018 tuition and fees: $62,247
2017 acceptance rate: 22.8 percent
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11 (tie). Northwestern University (Pritzker) (IL)
Full-time enrollment: 657
2017-2018 tuition and fees: $62,084
2017 acceptance rate: 23.7 percent
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9 (tie). University of California--Berkeley
Full-time enrollment: 936
2017-2018 tuition and fees: $49,364 (in-state); $53,315 (out-of-state)
2017 acceptance rate: 22.7 percent
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9 (tie). University of Virginia
Full-time enrollment: 912
2017-2018 tuition and fees: $58,300 (in-state); $61,300 (out-of-state)
2017 acceptance rate: 18.3 percent
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8. University of Michigan--Ann Arbor
Full-time enrollment: 931
2017-2018 tuition and fees: $57,262 (in-state); $60,508 (out-of-state)
2017 acceptance rate: 21.9 percent
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7. University of Pennsylvania
Full-time enrollment: 736
2017-2018 tuition and fees: $63,364
2017 acceptance rate: 17.6 percent
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6. New York University
Full-time enrollment: 1,364
2017-2018 tuition and fees: $63,986
2017 acceptance rate: 27.2 percent
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5. Columbia University (NY)
Full-time enrollment: 1,264
2017-2018 tuition and fees: $67,564
2017 acceptance rate: 20.3 percent
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4. University of Chicago
Full-time enrollment: 597
2017-2018 tuition and fees: $62,865
2017 acceptance rate: 21.5 percent
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3. Harvard University (MA)
Full-time enrollment: 1,757
2017-2018 tuition and fees: $62,792
2017 acceptance rate: 15.8 percent
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2. Stanford University (CA)
Full-time enrollment: 565
2017-2018 tuition and fees: $60,270
2017 acceptance rate: 9.9 percent
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1. Yale University (CT)
Full-time enrollment: 625
2017-2018 tuition and fees: $62,170
2017 acceptance rate: 8.4 percent
More about Yale Law School.
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