Washington, DC's 5 best Tax Law schools [2025 Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in Washington ranked based on their research performance in Tax Law. A graph of 6.97K citations received by 397 academic papers made by 5 universities in Washington was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. Georgetown University

For Tax Law

#1 in District of Columbia

#33 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Average SAT: 1470
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $37,967

2. George Washington University

For Tax Law

#2 in District of Columbia

#50 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Average SAT: 1425
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $45,466

3. American University in Washington

For Tax Law

#3 in District of Columbia

#90 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Average SAT: 1375
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $40,189

4. Catholic University of America

For Tax Law

#4 in District of Columbia

#188 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Net Price: $35,008
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $38,232

5. Howard University

For Tax Law

#5 in District of Columbia

#252 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Average SAT: 1199
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $30,028

Universities for Tax Law near Washington

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
13	University of Maryland - College Park	51	College Park, Maryland
24	George Mason University	66	Fairfax, Virginia
60	Johns Hopkins University	60	Baltimore, Maryland
154	Virginia Commonwealth University	126	Richmond, Virginia
159	University of Virginia	25	Charlottesville, Virginia
183	College of William and Mary	88	Williamsburg, Virginia
193	Villanova University	109	Villanova, Pennsylvania
197	University of Pennsylvania	6	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
198	Drexel University	112	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
202	Temple University	123	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania