Top 10 Law Schools in the United States with Rankings and Insights

Employment of attorneys is expected to grow 8% over the next decade. However, many law school graduates face the challenge of finding jobs that justify the significant time and money they invested in their education.

The ranking of top law schools seeks to address this concern by assessing how successful an institution is in finding employment for its graduates. Nearly 60 percent of the ranking formula focuses on successful job placement, with the remainder of the criteria including academic indicators such as faculty resources, the success of incoming freshmen, and how law schools, lawyers, and judges rate the overall quality of the program.

You are watching: Top 10 Law Schools in the United States with Rankings and Insights

Also Read | Top 10 Medical Schools in the US (2024)

List of the top ten law schools in the United States

A school’s overall ranking among the best law schools should be one of many factors when deciding where to apply. While these rankings reflect academic quality and graduation success rates (key considerations for prospective students), they don’t cover every important aspect. Personal factors, such as location, campus culture, the strength of specific programs, and the cost of tuition and financial aid, are also key to making an informed decision. Here is the full list:

University	Place	rank	Tuition and Fees	Enrollment (full-time)	Average LSAT score (full-time)	Application Fee
Stanford University	Stanford, California	1	not applicable	575	173	$85
Yale University	New Haven, Connecticut	2	$73,865	633	175	$85
University of Chicago	Chicago, Illinois	3	$77,952	594	173	not applicable
Duke University	Durham, North Carolina	4	$75,738	754	170	USD 80
Harvard University	Cambridge, Massachusetts	5	$75,008	1,758	174	$85
University of Pennsylvania (Kayleigh)	Pennsylvania	6	$76,934	808	172	USD 80
University of Virginia	Charlottesville, Virginia	7	$71,200 (in-state), $74,200 (out-of-state)	898	171	$85
Columbia University	New York City, New York	8	$81,292	1,357	173	$85
New York University	New York City, New York	9	$80,014	1,413	172	$85
Northwestern University (Pritzker)	Chicago, Illinois	10	not applicable	not applicable	not applicable	not applicable

In fall 2023 and early 2024, U.S. News surveyed nearly 200 ABA-approved law schools, of which 144 responded. Data from the schools’ annual ABA disclosures were also used. The rankings reflect data as of March 22, 2024, and are calculated using 10 ranking factors. Schools are scored, normalized, weighted and rescaled so the top schools receive 100 points and other schools receive a percentage of that score. This year, U.S. News placed more emphasis on outcomes and less on reputation and resources. The rankings also incorporate two years of bar exam and employment data and include additional attorney and judge evaluations.

Also Read | List of Top 10 Public Universities in the US for 2024

Top Law Schools in the U.S.

1. Stanford Law School

Stanford Law School (SLS) is part of Stanford University and is located near Palo Alto, California. It was founded in 1893. The 2021 acceptance rate is 6.28%, the second lowest acceptance rate among law schools in the United States. George Triantis is the current dean.

2. Yale Law School

Yale Law School (YLS) is part of Yale University, a private research university in New Haven, Connecticut, founded in 1824. In 2020-21, Yale Law School had an acceptance rate of 4%, the lowest of any law school in the country. The school’s acceptance rate of 87% is consistently the highest in the country.

3. University of Chicago Law School

The University of Chicago Law School is part of the University of Chicago and is a private research institution in Illinois. The school has more than 180 full-time and part-time faculty and more than 600 students in the JD program. The school also offers degrees such as the Master of Laws, Master of Laws, and Doctor of Jurisprudence.

Source: https://dinhtienhoang.edu.vn
Category: Optical Illusion