Best Intellectual Property (IP/Patent Law) Schools in the World [Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in the World ranked based on their research performance in Intellectual Property and Patent Law. A graph of 823K citations received by 62K academic papers made by 565 universities in the World 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. University of California - Berkeley

United States | California

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#1 in North America

#1 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Receiving Aid: 61%
Average Aid: $25,951
Enrollment: 45,699

2. Stanford University

United States | California

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#2 in North America

#2 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $17,998

3. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

United States | Michigan

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#3 in North America

#3 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Average SAT: 1440
Average ACT: 33
Receiving Aid: 66%

4. University of Chicago

United States | Illinois

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#4 in North America

#4 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $27,979

5. Yale University

United States | Connecticut

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#5 in North America

#5 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $26,044

6. New York University

United States | New York State

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#6 in North America

#6 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Average SAT: 1525
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $30,730

7. Duke University

United States | North Carolina

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#7 in North America

#7 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $23,422

8. University of Oxford

United Kingdom | England

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#1 in Europe

#1 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

9. Columbia University

United States | New York State

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#8 in North America

#8 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $20,869

10. University of California - Los Angeles

United States | California

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#9 in North America

#9 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Receiving Aid: 60%
Average Aid: $22,441
Enrollment: 46,678

11. Boston University

United States | Massachusetts

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#10 in North America

#10 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Average SAT: 1460
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $27,551

12. Catholic University of Leuven

Belgium | Leuven

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#2 in Europe

#1 in Belgium

Enrollment: 62,693
Founded: 1425

13. George Washington University

United States | District of Columbia

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#11 in North America

#11 in the United States

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

14. University of Toronto

Canada | Ontario

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#12 in North America

#1 in Canada

Enrollment: 27,651
Founded: 1827

15. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

United States | Massachusetts

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#13 in North America

#12 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $21,519

16. American University in Washington

United States | District of Columbia

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#14 in North America

#13 in the United States

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

17. Harvard University

United States | Massachusetts

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#15 in North America

#14 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 3%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $17,900

18. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

United States | Minnesota

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#16 in North America

#15 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1395
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 81%

19. University of Pennsylvania

United States | Pennsylvania

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#17 in North America

#16 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $26,017

20. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#1 in Oceania

#1 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

21. Queen Mary University of London

United Kingdom | England

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#3 in Europe

#2 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1989

22. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#2 in Oceania

#2 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

23. University of Cambridge

United Kingdom | England

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#4 in Europe

#3 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

24. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#3 in Oceania

#3 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Enrollment: 49,000
Founded: 1853

25. London School of Economics and Political Science

United Kingdom | England

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#5 in Europe

#4 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 9,218
Founded: 1895

26. George Mason University

United States | Virginia

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#18 in North America

#17 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 80%

27. University of Nottingham

United Kingdom | England

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#6 in Europe

#5 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1948

28. York University

Canada | Ontario

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#19 in North America

#2 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Enrollment: 53,000
Founded: 1959

29. McMaster University

Canada | Ontario

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#20 in North America

#3 in Canada

Enrollment: 27,965
Founded: 1887

30. New York Law School

United States | New York State

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#21 in North America

#18 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Enrollment: 1,056
Male:Female: 35:65
Founded: 1891

31. Georgetown University

United States | District of Columbia

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#22 in North America

#19 in the United States

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

32. Cornell University

United States | New York State

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#23 in North America

#20 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $26,455

33. Georgia Institute of Technology

United States | Georgia

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#24 in North America

#21 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Average SAT: 1430
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 73%

34. National University of Singapore

Singapore | Singapore City

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#1 in Asia

#1 in Singapore

Enrollment: 30,098
Founded: 1905

35. Carnegie Mellon University

United States | Pennsylvania

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#25 in North America

#22 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $32,964

36. University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#2 in Asia

#1 in China

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Enrollment: 21,652
Founded: 1911

37. University of Ottawa

Canada | Ontario

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#26 in North America

#4 in Canada

Enrollment: 42,027
Founded: 1848

38. University of Colorado Boulder

United States | Colorado

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#27 in North America

#23 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Average SAT: 1325
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 66%

39. Maastricht University

Netherlands | Maastricht

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#7 in Europe

#1 in the Netherlands

Enrollment: 18,000
Founded: 1976

40. Indiana University - Bloomington

United States | Indiana

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#28 in North America

#24 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Average SAT: 1285
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 83%

41. Santa Clara University

United States | California

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#29 in North America

#25 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Average SAT: 1420
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $49,651

42. Illinois Institute of Technology

United States | Illinois

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#30 in North America

#26 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Average SAT: 1295
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $25,001

43. University College London

United Kingdom | England

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#8 in Europe

#6 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

44. University of Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#9 in Europe

#2 in the Netherlands

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Enrollment: 41,000
Founded: 1632

45. King's College London

United Kingdom | England

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#10 in Europe

#7 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1829

46. Vanderbilt University

United States | Tennessee

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#31 in North America

#27 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $26,689

47. Fordham University

United States | New York State

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#32 in North America

#28 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Average SAT: 1410
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $45,368

48. Princeton University

United States | New Jersey

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#33 in North America

#29 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $19,811

49. University of Arizona

United States | Arizona

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#34 in North America

#30 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1290
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 98%

50. University of Washington - Seattle

United States | Washington

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#35 in North America

#31 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Receiving Aid: 55%
Average Aid: $14,390
Enrollment: 55,620

51. University of Maryland - College Park

United States | Maryland

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#36 in North America

#32 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Average SAT: 1445
Average ACT: 34
Receiving Aid: 65%

52. Western University

Canada | Ontario

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#37 in North America

#5 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 21,836
Founded: 1878

53. Washington University in St Louis

United States | Missouri

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#38 in North America

#33 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $22,440

54. University of Copenhagen

Denmark | Copenhagen

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#11 in Europe

#1 in Denmark

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Founded: 1479

55. University of St. Gallen

Switzerland | St. Gallen

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#12 in Europe

#1 in Switzerland

Enrollment: 7,666

56. University of Illinois at Chicago

United States | Illinois

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#39 in North America

#34 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1230
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 80%

57. University of Pittsburgh

United States | Pennsylvania

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#40 in North America

#35 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Average SAT: 1360
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 87%

58. Michigan State University

United States | Michigan

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#41 in North America

#36 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 1250
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 97%

59. University of Bologna

Italy | Emilia-Romagna

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#13 in Europe

#1 in Italy

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Enrollment: 79,999
Founded: 1088

60. Mitchell Hamline School of Law

United States | Minnesota

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#42 in North America

#37 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 1,217
Male:Female: 37:63
Founded: 2015

61. University of California - Irvine

United States | California

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#43 in North America

#38 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Receiving Aid: 71%
Average Aid: $21,533
Enrollment: 36,582

62. Florida State University

United States | Florida

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#44 in North America

#39 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Average SAT: 1315
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 95%

63. University of Southern California

United States | California

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#45 in North America

#40 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Average SAT: 1495
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $41,496

64. Boston College

United States | Massachusetts

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#46 in North America

#41 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Average SAT: 1485
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $32,590

65. University of Florida

United States | Florida

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#47 in North America

#42 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 24%
Average SAT: 1390
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 92%

66. Victoria University of Wellington

New Zealand | Wellington

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#4 in Oceania

#1 in New Zealand

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 21,833
Founded: 1897

67. Utrecht University

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#14 in Europe

#3 in the Netherlands

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1636

68. Pennsylvania State University

United States | Pennsylvania

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#48 in North America

#43 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Average SAT: 1310
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 66%

69. Technical University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#15 in Europe

#1 in Germany

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Enrollment: 44,000
Male:Female: 63:37
Founded: 1868

70. City University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#3 in Asia

#2 in China

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 1984

71. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

United States | New Jersey

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#49 in North America

#44 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Average SAT: 1375
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 71%

72. University of California - Davis

United States | California

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#50 in North America

#45 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Receiving Aid: 58%
Average Aid: $21,258
Enrollment: 39,707

73. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

United States | Illinois

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#51 in North America

#46 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Average SAT: 1390
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 61%

74. Carlos III University, Madrid

Spain | Getafe

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#16 in Europe

#1 in Spain

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Founded: 1989

75. University of Sussex

United Kingdom | England

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#17 in Europe

#8 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 17,319
Male:Female: 44:56
Founded: 1961

76. University of British Columbia

Canada | British Columbia

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#52 in North America

#6 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Enrollment: 71,201
Founded: 1908

77. Iowa State University

United States | Iowa State

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#53 in North America

#47 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1230
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 89%

78. Marquette University

United States | Wisconsin

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#54 in North America

#48 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1275
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $32,031

79. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#5 in Oceania

#4 in Australia

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

80. Case Western Reserve University

United States | Ohio

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#55 in North America

#49 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Average SAT: 1485
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $41,351

81. Northwestern University

United States | Illinois

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#56 in North America

#50 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1525
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $23,341

82. Loyola Marymount University

United States | California

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#57 in North America

#51 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Net Price: $54,471
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $21,575

83. Simon Fraser University

Canada | British Columbia

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#58 in North America

#7 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1965

84. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#6 in Oceania

#5 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 63,864
Founded: 1949

85. University of Texas at Austin

United States | Texas

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#59 in North America

#52 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Average SAT: 1360
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 69%

86. University of Glasgow

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#18 in Europe

#9 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1451

87. University of Strasbourg

France | Grand Est

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#19 in Europe

#1 in France

Enrollment: 10,077
Founded: 1621

88. University of Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#20 in Europe

#2 in Switzerland

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

89. Arizona State University - Tempe

United States | Arizona

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#60 in North America

#53 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Receiving Aid: 93%
Average Aid: $11,992
Enrollment: 79,593

90. Dalhousie University

Canada | Nova Scotia

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#61 in North America

#8 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Enrollment: 30,867
Founded: 1818

91. Erasmus University Rotterdam

Netherlands | Rotterdam

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#21 in Europe

#4 in the Netherlands

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Founded: 1913

92. McGill University

Canada | Quebec State

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#62 in North America

#9 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Enrollment: 37,888
Founded: 1821

93. Chinese University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#4 in Asia

#3 in China

Founded: 1963

94. University of Connecticut

United States | Connecticut

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#63 in North America

#54 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Average SAT: 1315
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 83%

95. National Chiao Tung University

Taiwan | Hsinchu

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#5 in Asia

#1 in Taiwan

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1958

96. University of Virginia

United States | Virginia

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#64 in North America

#55 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Average SAT: 1470
Average ACT: 33
Receiving Aid: 44%

97. University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#22 in Europe

#2 in Germany

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Enrollment: 52,418
Founded: 1472

98. Syracuse University

United States | New York State

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#65 in North America

#56 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Average SAT: 1345
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $51,520

99. Copenhagen Business School

Denmark | Frederiksberg

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#23 in Europe

#2 in Denmark

Founded: 1917

100. University of Manchester

United Kingdom | England

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#24 in Europe

#10 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1824

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