Best Intellectual Property (IP/Patent Law) Schools in North America [Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in North America ranked based on their research performance in Intellectual Property and Patent Law. A graph of 403K citations received by 21.9K academic papers made by 152 universities in North America 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 the United States

#1 in the World

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 the United States

#2 in the World

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 the United States

#3 in the World

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 the United States

#4 in the World

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 the United States

#5 in the World

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 the United States

#6 in the World

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 the United States

#7 in the World

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

8. Columbia University

United States | New York State

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#8 in the United States

#9 in the World

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

9. University of California - Los Angeles

United States | California

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#9 in the United States

#10 in the World

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

10. Boston University

United States | Massachusetts

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#10 in the United States

#11 in the World

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

11. George Washington University

United States | District of Columbia

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#11 in the United States

#13 in the World

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

12. University of Toronto

Canada | Ontario

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#1 in Canada

#14 in the World

Enrollment: 27,651
Founded: 1827

13. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

United States | Massachusetts

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#12 in the United States

#15 in the World

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

14. American University in Washington

United States | District of Columbia

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#13 in the United States

#16 in the World

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

15. Harvard University

United States | Massachusetts

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#14 in the United States

#17 in the World

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

16. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

United States | Minnesota

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#15 in the United States

#18 in the World

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

17. University of Pennsylvania

United States | Pennsylvania

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#16 in the United States

#19 in the World

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

18. George Mason University

United States | Virginia

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#17 in the United States

#26 in the World

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

19. York University

Canada | Ontario

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#2 in Canada

#28 in the World

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

20. McMaster University

Canada | Ontario

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#3 in Canada

#29 in the World

Enrollment: 27,965
Founded: 1887

21. New York Law School

United States | New York State

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#18 in the United States

#30 in the World

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

22. Georgetown University

United States | District of Columbia

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#19 in the United States

#31 in the World

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

23. Cornell University

United States | New York State

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#20 in the United States

#32 in the World

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

24. Georgia Institute of Technology

United States | Georgia

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#21 in the United States

#33 in the World

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

25. Carnegie Mellon University

United States | Pennsylvania

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#22 in the United States

#35 in the World

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

26. University of Ottawa

Canada | Ontario

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#4 in Canada

#37 in the World

Enrollment: 42,027
Founded: 1848

27. University of Colorado Boulder

United States | Colorado

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#23 in the United States

#38 in the World

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

28. Indiana University - Bloomington

United States | Indiana

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#24 in the United States

#40 in the World

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

29. Santa Clara University

United States | California

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#25 in the United States

#41 in the World

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

30. Illinois Institute of Technology

United States | Illinois

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#26 in the United States

#42 in the World

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

31. Vanderbilt University

United States | Tennessee

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#27 in the United States

#46 in the World

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

32. Fordham University

United States | New York State

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#28 in the United States

#47 in the World

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

33. Princeton University

United States | New Jersey

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#29 in the United States

#48 in the World

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

34. University of Arizona

United States | Arizona

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#30 in the United States

#49 in the World

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

35. University of Washington - Seattle

United States | Washington

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#31 in the United States

#50 in the World

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

36. University of Maryland - College Park

United States | Maryland

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#32 in the United States

#51 in the World

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

37. Western University

Canada | Ontario

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#5 in Canada

#52 in the World

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

38. Washington University in St Louis

United States | Missouri

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#33 in the United States

#53 in the World

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

39. University of Illinois at Chicago

United States | Illinois

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#34 in the United States

#56 in the World

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

40. University of Pittsburgh

United States | Pennsylvania

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#35 in the United States

#57 in the World

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

41. Michigan State University

United States | Michigan

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#36 in the United States

#58 in the World

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

42. Mitchell Hamline School of Law

United States | Minnesota

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#37 in the United States

#60 in the World

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

43. University of California - Irvine

United States | California

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#38 in the United States

#61 in the World

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

44. Florida State University

United States | Florida

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#39 in the United States

#62 in the World

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

45. University of Southern California

United States | California

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#40 in the United States

#63 in the World

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

46. Boston College

United States | Massachusetts

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#41 in the United States

#64 in the World

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

47. University of Florida

United States | Florida

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#42 in the United States

#65 in the World

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

48. Pennsylvania State University

United States | Pennsylvania

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#43 in the United States

#68 in the World

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

49. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

United States | New Jersey

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#44 in the United States

#71 in the World

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

50. University of California - Davis

United States | California

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#45 in the United States

#72 in the World

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

51. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

United States | Illinois

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#46 in the United States

#73 in the World

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

52. University of British Columbia

Canada | British Columbia

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#6 in Canada

#76 in the World

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

53. Iowa State University

United States | Iowa State

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#47 in the United States

#77 in the World

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

54. Marquette University

United States | Wisconsin

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#48 in the United States

#78 in the World

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

55. Case Western Reserve University

United States | Ohio

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#49 in the United States

#80 in the World

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

56. Northwestern University

United States | Illinois

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#50 in the United States

#81 in the World

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

57. Loyola Marymount University

United States | California

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#51 in the United States

#82 in the World

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

58. Simon Fraser University

Canada | British Columbia

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#7 in Canada

#83 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1965

59. University of Texas at Austin

United States | Texas

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#52 in the United States

#85 in the World

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

60. Arizona State University - Tempe

United States | Arizona

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#53 in the United States

#89 in the World

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

61. Dalhousie University

Canada | Nova Scotia

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#8 in Canada

#90 in the World

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

62. McGill University

Canada | Quebec State

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#9 in Canada

#92 in the World

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

63. University of Connecticut

United States | Connecticut

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#54 in the United States

#94 in the World

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

64. University of Virginia

United States | Virginia

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#55 in the United States

#96 in the World

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

65. Syracuse University

United States | New York State

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#56 in the United States

#98 in the World

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

66. Texas A&M University - College Station

United States | Texas

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#57 in the United States

#105 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Average SAT: 1260
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 77%

67. University of Utah

United States | Utah

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#58 in the United States

#106 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1289
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 79%

68. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

United States | North Carolina

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#59 in the United States

#108 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Average SAT: 1450
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 58%

69. Brigham Young University - Provo

United States | Utah

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#60 in the United States

#110 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Average SAT: 1370
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $14,643

70. DePaul University

United States | Illinois

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#61 in the United States

#111 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Average SAT: 1235
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $32,129

71. Ottawa University - Ottawa

United States | Kansas State

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#62 in the United States

#112 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Average SAT: 1010
Average ACT: 19
Net Price: $28,126

72. University of Richmond

United States | Virginia

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#63 in the United States

#116 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Average SAT: 1470
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $35,263

73. University of Alberta

Canada | Alberta

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#10 in Canada

#128 in the World

Enrollment: 31,185
Founded: 1908

74. Southern Methodist University

United States | Texas

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#64 in the United States

#129 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Average SAT: 1400
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $45,792

75. Emory University

United States | Georgia

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#65 in the United States

#131 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Average SAT: 1505
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $27,986

76. University of Notre Dame

United States | Indiana

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#66 in the United States

#132 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Average SAT: 1490
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $29,083

77. Purdue University

United States | Indiana

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#67 in the United States

#134 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Average SAT: 1325
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 60%

78. Temple University

United States | Pennsylvania

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#68 in the United States

#137 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Receiving Aid: 94%
Average Aid: $11,891
Enrollment: 30,205

79. University of Wisconsin - Madison

United States | Wisconsin

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#69 in the United States

#138 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Average SAT: 1435
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 60%

80. Villanova University

United States | Pennsylvania

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#70 in the United States

#139 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Average SAT: 1455
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $37,946

81. College of William and Mary

United States | Virginia

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#71 in the United States

#141 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Average SAT: 1438
Average ACT: 33
Receiving Aid: 54%

82. University of San Diego

United States | California

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#72 in the United States

#143 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Net Price: $37,675
Receiving Aid: 86%
Average Aid: $37,444

83. Hofstra University

United States | New York State

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#73 in the United States

#144 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Average SAT: 1295
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $35,687

84. Loyola University Chicago

United States | Illinois

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#74 in the United States

#145 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1250
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $37,592

85. Brooklyn Law School

United States | New York State

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#75 in the United States

#146 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 1,174
Male:Female: 37:63
Founded: 1901

86. University of Georgia

United States | Georgia

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#76 in the United States

#148 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Average SAT: 1275
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 84%

87. University of California-San Diego

United States | California

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#77 in the United States

#149 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Receiving Aid: 70%
Average Aid: $24,176
Enrollment: 42,376

88. Northeastern University

United States | Massachusetts

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#78 in the United States

#158 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1505
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $34,770

89. University of Massachusetts - Amherst

United States | Massachusetts

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#79 in the United States

#160 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Average SAT: 1390
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 87%

90. University of New Hampshire at Manchester

United States | New Hampshire

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#80 in the United States

#163 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1140
Receiving Aid: 89%
Average Aid: $9,570

91. University of Iowa

United States | Iowa State

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#81 in the United States

#165 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1225
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 88%

92. San Jose State University

United States | California

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#82 in the United States

#166 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Receiving Aid: 67%
Average Aid: $11,311
Enrollment: 36,062

93. Berkeley College - Woodland Park

United States | New Jersey

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#83 in the United States

#168 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $20,068
Receiving Aid: 98%
Average Aid: $18,293

94. Washington and Lee University

United States | Virginia

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#84 in the United States

#169 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Average SAT: 1470
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $24,667

95. University at Buffalo

United States | New York State

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#85 in the United States

#171 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Average SAT: 1295
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 86%

96. Suffolk University

United States | Massachusetts

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#86 in the United States

#177 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1185
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $33,089

97. Georgia State University

United States | Georgia

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#87 in the United States

#180 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Average SAT: 1160
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 94%

98. Queen's University

Canada | Ontario

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#11 in Canada

#184 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Enrollment: 30,386
Founded: 1841

99. University of Houston

United States | Texas

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#88 in the United States

#188 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 83%

100. Washington College

United States | Maryland

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#89 in the United States

#190 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Average SAT: 1265
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $33,553

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