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

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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 250K citations received by 19.6K academic papers made by 167 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

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#1 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Receiving Aid
60%
Average Aid
$21,669
Enrollment
45,307

2. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#2 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Average SAT
1440
Average ACT
33
Receiving Aid
74%

3. University of Chicago

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#3 in the World
Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$36,991

4. Yale University

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#4 in the World
Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$18,647

5. New York University

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#5 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$29,499

6. Stanford University

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#6 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$18,279

7. Columbia University

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#7 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$22,058

8. Duke University

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#9 in the World
Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1530
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$23,694

9. University of California - Los Angeles

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#10 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Receiving Aid
57%
Average Aid
$21,766
Enrollment
46,430

10. Boston University

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#12 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Average SAT
1425
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$27,829

11. George Washington University

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#13 in the World
Acceptance Rate
49%
Average SAT
1410
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$42,723

12. University of Toronto

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#1 in Canada
#14 in the World
Enrollment
27,651
Founded
1827

13. American University in Washington

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#15 in the World
Acceptance Rate
41%
Average SAT
1360
Average ACT
31
Net Price
$41,369

14. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#17 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1555
Average ACT
36
Net Price
$20,232

15. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#18 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Average SAT
1395
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
82%

16. Harvard University

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#20 in the World
Acceptance Rate
3%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$19,491

17. University of Pennsylvania

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#21 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$26,123

18. McMaster University

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#2 in Canada
#24 in the World
Enrollment
27,965
Founded
1887

19. Georgia Institute of Technology

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#26 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Average SAT
1460
Average ACT
33
Receiving Aid
73%

20. George Mason University

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#28 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Average SAT
1245
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
80%

21. New York Law School

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#29 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Enrollment
1,050
Male:Female
37:63
Founded
1891

22. York University

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#3 in Canada
#31 in the World
Acceptance Rate
32%
Enrollment
53,000
Founded
1959

23. Carnegie Mellon University

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#32 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Average SAT
1530
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$33,499

24. Cornell University

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#33 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$26,060

25. University of Maryland - College Park

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#35 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Average SAT
1440
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
63%

26. University of Arizona

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#36 in the World
Acceptance Rate
87%
Average SAT
1255
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
98%

27. Georgetown University

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#38 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Average SAT
1485
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$35,566

28. University of Colorado Boulder

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#39 in the World
Acceptance Rate
81%
Average SAT
1275
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
68%

29. Vanderbilt University

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#41 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1530
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$25,606

30. University of Washington - Seattle

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#43 in the World
Acceptance Rate
48%
Receiving Aid
58%
Average Aid
$14,731
Enrollment
52,319

31. Indiana University - Bloomington

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#44 in the World
Acceptance Rate
82%
Average SAT
1290
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
83%

32. University of Ottawa

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#4 in Canada
#45 in the World
Enrollment
42,027
Founded
1848

33. Mitchell Hamline School of Law

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#46 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
1,192
Male:Female
40:60
Founded
2015

34. Washington University in St Louis

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#48 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$23,432

35. Princeton University

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#49 in the World
Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$18,698

36. Michigan State University

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#50 in the World
Acceptance Rate
88%
Average SAT
1260
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
94%

37. Western University

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#5 in Canada
#51 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Enrollment
21,836
Founded
1878

38. University of Pittsburgh

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#56 in the World
Acceptance Rate
49%
Average SAT
1375
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
87%

39. Fordham University

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#58 in the World
Acceptance Rate
54%
Average SAT
1400
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$43,943

40. Florida State University

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#59 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Average SAT
1290
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
93%

41. University of California - Davis

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#60 in the World
Acceptance Rate
37%
Receiving Aid
63%
Average Aid
$20,548
Enrollment
39,679

42. Santa Clara University

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#61 in the World
Acceptance Rate
52%
Average SAT
1385
Average ACT
31
Net Price
$50,551

43. University of Southern California

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#63 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Average SAT
1500
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$36,808

44. Iowa State University

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#64 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Average SAT
1220
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
89%

45. Boston College

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#67 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Average SAT
1488
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$30,559

46. Pennsylvania State University

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#68 in the World
Acceptance Rate
55%
Average SAT
1300
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
68%

47. University of British Columbia

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#6 in Canada
#74 in the World
Acceptance Rate
52%
Enrollment
20,893
Founded
1908

48. University of California - Irvine

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#75 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Receiving Aid
80%
Average Aid
$17,411
Enrollment
35,937

49. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#76 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Average SAT
1415
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
64%

50. University of Illinois at Chicago

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#77 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Average SAT
1225
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
81%

51. Illinois Institute of Technology

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#78 in the World
Acceptance Rate
61%
Average SAT
1315
Average ACT
30
Net Price
$28,702

52. Arizona State University - Tempe

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#79 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Receiving Aid
93%
Average Aid
$12,381
Enrollment
80,065

53. University of Connecticut

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#84 in the World
Acceptance Rate
55%
Average SAT
1330
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
89%

54. Simon Fraser University

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#7 in Canada
#85 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Founded
1965

55. Case Western Reserve University

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#87 in the World
Acceptance Rate
27%
Average SAT
1475
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$38,279

56. University of Florida

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#88 in the World
Acceptance Rate
23%
Average SAT
1395
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
94%

57. Marquette University

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#89 in the World
Acceptance Rate
87%
Average SAT
1265
Average ACT
29
Net Price
$33,136

58. McGill University

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#8 in Canada
#90 in the World
Acceptance Rate
46%
Enrollment
37,888
Founded
1821

59. University of Texas at Austin

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#94 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Average SAT
1365
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
89%

60. Texas A&M University - College Station

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#96 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Average SAT
1270
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
74%

61. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#99 in the World
Acceptance Rate
66%
Average SAT
1375
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
70%

62. University of California-San Diego

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#100 in the World
Acceptance Rate
24%
Receiving Aid
61%
Average Aid
$20,782
Enrollment
42,006

63. Brigham Young University - Provo

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#106 in the World
Acceptance Rate
67%
Average SAT
1374
Average ACT
30
Net Price
$13,521

64. DePaul University

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#107 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Average SAT
1185
Average ACT
27
Net Price
$32,151

65. University of Alberta

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#9 in Canada
#114 in the World
Enrollment
31,185
Founded
1908

66. College of William and Mary

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#116 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Average SAT
1448
Average ACT
33
Receiving Aid
79%

67. Emory University

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#119 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Average SAT
1490
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$26,680

68. Temple University

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#121 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Receiving Aid
93%
Average Aid
$11,575
Enrollment
33,196

69. Northwestern University

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#123 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1530
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$22,095

70. University of Wisconsin - Madison

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#124 in the World
Acceptance Rate
49%
Average SAT
1425
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
58%

71. University of New Mexico

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#127 in the World
Acceptance Rate
96%
Average ACT
22
Receiving Aid
97%
Average Aid
$9,280

72. Southern Methodist University

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#128 in the World
Acceptance Rate
52%
Average SAT
1440
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$45,094

73. Northeastern University

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#129 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1495
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$35,827

74. Loyola Marymount University

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#131 in the World
Acceptance Rate
41%
Average SAT
1380
Average ACT
31
Net Price
$52,815

75. Brooklyn Law School

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#132 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
1,210
Male:Female
39:61
Founded
1901

76. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#134 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Average SAT
1440
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
59%

77. University of Utah

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#135 in the World
Acceptance Rate
89%
Average SAT
1290
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
99%

78. University of Notre Dame

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#136 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Average SAT
1500
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$28,474

79. Syracuse University

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#142 in the World
Acceptance Rate
52%
Average SAT
1345
Average ACT
30
Net Price
$43,651

80. University of Richmond

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#143 in the World
Acceptance Rate
24%
Average SAT
1464
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$29,248

81. Auburn University

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#145 in the World
Acceptance Rate
44%
Average SAT
1300
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
79%

82. University of Kansas

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#150 in the World
Acceptance Rate
88%
Average SAT
1215
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
91%

83. University of Virginia

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#152 in the World
Acceptance Rate
19%
Average SAT
1470
Average ACT
33
Receiving Aid
54%

84. University of Iowa

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#153 in the World
Acceptance Rate
86%
Average SAT
1235
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
91%

85. Hofstra University

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#160 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Average SAT
1280
Average ACT
29
Net Price
$35,036

86. Florida International University

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#162 in the World
Acceptance Rate
64%
Average SAT
1155
Average ACT
24
Receiving Aid
91%

87. Queen's University

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#10 in Canada
#163 in the World
Acceptance Rate
64%
Enrollment
30,386
Founded
1841

88. University at Buffalo

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#164 in the World
Acceptance Rate
68%
Average SAT
1285
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
86%

89. University of Georgia

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#167 in the World
Acceptance Rate
43%
Average SAT
1320
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
94%

90. Villanova University

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#169 in the World
Acceptance Rate
23%
Average SAT
1439
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$34,837

91. Seattle University

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#170 in the World
Acceptance Rate
85%
Average SAT
1265
Average ACT
27
Net Price
$35,412

92. Georgia State University

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#171 in the World
Acceptance Rate
67%
Average SAT
1135
Average ACT
23
Receiving Aid
95%

93. University of New Hampshire at Manchester

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#172 in the World
Acceptance Rate
85%
Average SAT
1105
Receiving Aid
94%
Average Aid
$7,822

94. University of Kentucky

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#175 in the World
Acceptance Rate
95%
Average SAT
1180
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
96%

95. Illinois College

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#179 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Average SAT
1043
Average ACT
24
Net Price
$16,296

96. Loyola University Chicago

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#181 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Average SAT
1275
Average ACT
29
Net Price
$37,511

97. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#184 in the World
Acceptance Rate
65%
Average SAT
1440
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$39,127

98. Dartmouth College

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#186 in the World
Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$19,208

99. University of Massachusetts - Amherst

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#193 in the World
Acceptance Rate
64%
Average SAT
1370
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
91%

100. University of Missouri - Kansas City

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#196 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Average SAT
1398
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
96%