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 419K citations received by 22K 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: 11%
Receiving Aid: 63%
Average Aid: $29,608
Enrollment: 45,882

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: $25,078

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: 16%
Average SAT: 1445
Average ACT: 33
Receiving Aid: 69%

4. University of Chicago

United States | Illinois

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#4 in the United States

#4 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $28,060

5. Yale University

United States | Connecticut

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#5 in the United States

#5 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $22,408

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: 1520
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $30,325

7. Duke University

United States | North Carolina

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#7 in the United States

#7 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $21,981

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: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $22,520

9. Boston University

United States | Massachusetts

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#9 in the United States

#10 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Average SAT: 1475
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $24,420

10. University of California - Los Angeles

United States | California

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#10 in the United States

#11 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Receiving Aid: 59%
Average Aid: $25,627
Enrollment: 47,335

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: 47%
Average SAT: 1425
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $46,485

12. University of Toronto

Canada | Ontario

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#1 in Canada

#14 in the World

Enrollment: 102,431
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: 1550
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $20,996

14. Harvard University

United States | Massachusetts

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#13 in the United States

#16 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $17,525

15. American University in Washington

United States | District of Columbia

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#14 in the United States

#17 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Average SAT: 1370
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $39,676

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: 80%
Average SAT: 1400
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 81%

17. University of Pennsylvania

United States | Pennsylvania

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#16 in the United States

#20 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $23,570

18. George Mason University

United States | Virginia

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#17 in the United States

#27 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1260
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 79%

19. York University

Canada | Ontario

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#2 in Canada

#29 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

#30 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

#31 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Enrollment: 1,062
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

#32 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Average SAT: 1470
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $39,083

23. Cornell University

United States | New York State

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#20 in the United States

#34 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $26,361

24. Georgia Institute of Technology

United States | Georgia

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#21 in the United States

#35 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Average SAT: 1455
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 73%

25. Carnegie Mellon University

United States | Pennsylvania

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#22 in the United States

#37 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $35,552

26. University of Ottawa

Canada | Ontario

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#4 in Canada

#38 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

#39 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Average SAT: 1335
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 67%

28. Santa Clara University

United States | California

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#24 in the United States

#42 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 48%
Average SAT: 1420
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $53,883

29. Indiana University - Bloomington

United States | Indiana

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#25 in the United States

#43 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Average SAT: 1285
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 82%

30. Illinois Institute of Technology

United States | Illinois

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#26 in the United States

#44 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Average SAT: 1310
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $24,796

31. Fordham University

United States | New York State

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#27 in the United States

#46 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Average SAT: 1400
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $48,190

32. Vanderbilt University

United States | Tennessee

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#28 in the United States

#48 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $25,186

33. Princeton University

United States | New Jersey

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#29 in the United States

#49 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $15,313

34. University of Arizona

United States | Arizona

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#30 in the United States

#50 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1285
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 96%

35. Western University

Canada | Ontario

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#5 in Canada

#51 in the World

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

36. University of Washington - Seattle

United States | Washington

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#31 in the United States

#52 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Receiving Aid: 56%
Average Aid: $16,156
Enrollment: 56,997

37. University of Maryland - College Park

United States | Maryland

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#32 in the United States

#53 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Average SAT: 1465
Average ACT: 34
Receiving Aid: 67%

38. Washington University in St Louis

United States | Missouri

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#33 in the United States

#54 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $22,408

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: 77%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 28
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: 58%
Average SAT: 1370
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 74%

41. Michigan State University

United States | Michigan

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#36 in the United States

#58 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1270
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 92%

42. University of Southern California

United States | California

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#37 in the United States

#59 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Average SAT: 1500
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $43,412

43. University of California - Irvine

United States | California

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#38 in the United States

#60 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Receiving Aid: 61%
Average Aid: $23,110
Enrollment: 37,297

44. Florida State University

United States | Florida

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#39 in the United States

#61 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 24%
Average SAT: 1340
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 94%

45. Mitchell Hamline School of Law

United States | Minnesota

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#40 in the United States

#62 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 1,163
Male:Female: 34:66
Founded: 2015

46. University of Florida

United States | Florida

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#41 in the United States

#66 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 24%
Average SAT: 1400
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 94%

47. Boston College

United States | Massachusetts

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#42 in the United States

#67 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Average SAT: 1490
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $32,519

48. Pennsylvania State University

United States | Pennsylvania

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#43 in the United States

#69 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Average SAT: 1330
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 67%

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: 58%
Average SAT: 1405
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 69%

50. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

United States | Illinois

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#45 in the United States

#72 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Average SAT: 1415
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 64%

51. University of California - Davis

United States | California

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#46 in the United States

#73 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Receiving Aid: 65%
Average Aid: $24,591
Enrollment: 40,065

52. University of British Columbia

Canada | British Columbia

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#6 in Canada

#75 in the World

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

53. Northwestern University

United States | Illinois

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#47 in the United States

#76 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $26,830

54. Simon Fraser University

Canada | British Columbia

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#7 in Canada

#82 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1965

55. Iowa State University

United States | Iowa State

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#48 in the United States

#83 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 89%

56. Case Western Reserve University

United States | Ohio

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#49 in the United States

#84 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Average SAT: 1485
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $44,000

57. University of Texas at Austin

United States | Texas

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#50 in the United States

#85 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Average SAT: 1380
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 65%

58. Marquette University

United States | Wisconsin

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#51 in the United States

#86 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1280
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $34,322

59. Loyola Marymount University

United States | California

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#52 in the United States

#87 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Average SAT: 1345
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $59,926

60. Arizona State University - Tempe

United States | Arizona

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#53 in the United States

#90 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Receiving Aid: 93%
Average Aid: $12,172
Enrollment: 79,818

61. McGill University

Canada | Quebec State

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#8 in Canada

#91 in the World

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

62. University of Virginia

United States | Virginia

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#54 in the United States

#92 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Average SAT: 1475
Average ACT: 34
Receiving Aid: 57%

63. Dalhousie University

Canada | Nova Scotia

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#9 in Canada

#93 in the World

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

64. University of Connecticut

United States | Connecticut

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#55 in the United States

#98 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Average SAT: 1325
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 88%

65. University of Utah

United States | Utah

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#56 in the United States

#101 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1285
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 79%

66. Texas A&M University - College Station

United States | Texas

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#57 in the United States

#104 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Average SAT: 1275
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 74%

67. Syracuse University

United States | New York State

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#58 in the United States

#106 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Average SAT: 1355
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $48,215

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: 15%
Average SAT: 1460
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 59%

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: 68%
Average SAT: 1365
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $16,694

70. DePaul University

United States | Illinois

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#61 in the United States

#115 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Average SAT: 1235
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $34,135

71. Ottawa University - Ottawa

United States | Kansas State

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#62 in the United States

#117 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Average SAT: 875
Average ACT: 19
Net Price: $28,185

72. University of Richmond

United States | Virginia

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#63 in the United States

#121 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Average SAT: 1470
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $30,037

73. University of Alberta

Canada | Alberta

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#10 in Canada

#126 in the World

Enrollment: 31,185
Founded: 1908

74. Emory University

United States | Georgia

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#64 in the United States

#127 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Average SAT: 1510
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $27,303

75. Southern Methodist University

United States | Texas

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#65 in the United States

#130 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Average SAT: 1415
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $48,179

76. University of Wisconsin - Madison

United States | Wisconsin

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#66 in the United States

#133 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Average SAT: 1450
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 60%

77. University of Notre Dame

United States | Indiana

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#67 in the United States

#135 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Average SAT: 1508
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $29,300

78. Purdue University

United States | Indiana

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#68 in the United States

#136 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Average SAT: 1340
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 59%

79. Temple University

United States | Pennsylvania

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#69 in the United States

#138 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Receiving Aid: 93%
Average Aid: $14,837
Enrollment: 29,640

80. Villanova University

United States | Pennsylvania

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#70 in the United States

#139 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Average SAT: 1453
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $37,201

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: 34%
Average SAT: 1465
Average ACT: 33
Receiving Aid: 55%

82. Hofstra University

United States | New York State

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#72 in the United States

#147 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Average SAT: 1315
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $35,792

83. University of San Diego

United States | California

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#73 in the United States

#148 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Net Price: $37,918
Receiving Aid: 87%
Average Aid: $40,965

84. Brooklyn Law School

United States | New York State

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#74 in the United States

#149 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 1,125
Male:Female: 38:62
Founded: 1901

85. University of California-San Diego

United States | California

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#75 in the United States

#150 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Receiving Aid: 66%
Average Aid: $25,757
Enrollment: 44,256

86. University of Georgia

United States | Georgia

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#76 in the United States

#151 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Average SAT: 1375
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 89%

87. Loyola University Chicago

United States | Illinois

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#77 in the United States

#153 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Average SAT: 1265
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $39,147

88. Northeastern University

United States | Massachusetts

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#78 in the United States

#161 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1490
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $34,207

89. University of Massachusetts - Amherst

United States | Massachusetts

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#79 in the United States

#165 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Average SAT: 1405
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 89%

90. San Jose State University

United States | California

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#80 in the United States

#167 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Receiving Aid: 69%
Average Aid: $12,353
Enrollment: 37,661

91. University of New Hampshire at Manchester

United States | New Hampshire

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#81 in the United States

#169 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1105
Receiving Aid: 91%
Average Aid: $9,927

92. Washington and Lee University

United States | Virginia

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#82 in the United States

#171 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Average SAT: 1485
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $23,055

93. University of Iowa

United States | Iowa State

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#83 in the United States

#172 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 1230
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 90%

94. Berkeley College - Woodland Park

United States | New Jersey

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#84 in the United States

#177 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $27,815
Receiving Aid: 98%
Average Aid: $16,909

95. University at Buffalo

United States | New York State

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#85 in the United States

#179 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 74%
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

#181 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Average SAT: 1195
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $33,832

97. Queen's University

Canada | Ontario

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#11 in Canada

#185 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Enrollment: 35,612
Founded: 1841

98. Georgia State University

United States | Georgia

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#87 in the United States

#187 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Average SAT: 1060
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 94%

99. Washington College

United States | Maryland

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#88 in the United States

#190 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Average SAT: 1265
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $29,830

100. University of Houston

United States | Texas

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#89 in the United States

#191 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Average SAT: 1250
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 83%

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