100 Best Intellectual Property (IP/Patent Law) schools in the United States

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Below is a list of best universities in the United States ranked based on their research performance in Intellectual Property and Patent Law. A graph of 371K citations received by 19.9K academic papers made by 136 universities in the United States 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
63%
Average Aid
$29,608
Enrollment
45,882

2. Stanford University

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#2 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$25,078

3. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#3 in the World
Acceptance Rate
16%
Average SAT
1445
Average ACT
33
Receiving Aid
69%

4. University of Chicago

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#4 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$28,060

5. Yale University

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#5 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$22,408

6. New York University

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#6 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$30,325

7. Duke University

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#7 in the World
Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$21,981

8. Columbia University

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#9 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$22,520

9. Boston University

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#10 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Average SAT
1475
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$24,420

10. University of California - Los Angeles

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#11 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Receiving Aid
59%
Average Aid
$25,627
Enrollment
47,335

11. George Washington University

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#13 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Average SAT
1425
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$46,485

12. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#15 in the World
Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1550
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$20,996

13. Harvard University

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#16 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$17,525

14. American University in Washington

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#17 in the World
Acceptance Rate
62%
Average SAT
1370
Average ACT
31
Net Price
$39,676

15. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#18 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Average SAT
1400
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
81%

16. University of Pennsylvania

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#20 in the World
Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$23,570

17. George Mason University

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#27 in the World
Acceptance Rate
87%
Average SAT
1260
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
79%

18. New York Law School

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#31 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Enrollment
1,062
Male:Female
35:65
Founded
1891

19. Georgetown University

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#32 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Average SAT
1470
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$39,083

20. Cornell University

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#34 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$26,361

21. Georgia Institute of Technology

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#35 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Average SAT
1455
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
73%

22. Carnegie Mellon University

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#37 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$35,552

23. University of Colorado Boulder

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#39 in the World
Acceptance Rate
78%
Average SAT
1335
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
67%

24. Santa Clara University

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#42 in the World
Acceptance Rate
48%
Average SAT
1420
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$53,883

25. Indiana University - Bloomington

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#43 in the World
Acceptance Rate
78%
Average SAT
1285
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
82%

26. Illinois Institute of Technology

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#44 in the World
Acceptance Rate
55%
Average SAT
1310
Average ACT
29
Net Price
$24,796

27. Fordham University

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#46 in the World
Acceptance Rate
59%
Average SAT
1400
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$48,190

28. Vanderbilt University

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#48 in the World
Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$25,186

29. Princeton University

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#49 in the World
Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$15,313

30. University of Arizona

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#50 in the World
Acceptance Rate
86%
Average SAT
1285
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
96%

31. University of Washington - Seattle

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#52 in the World
Acceptance Rate
39%
Receiving Aid
56%
Average Aid
$16,156
Enrollment
56,997

32. University of Maryland - College Park

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#53 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Average SAT
1465
Average ACT
34
Receiving Aid
67%

33. Washington University in St Louis

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#54 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$22,408

34. University of Illinois at Chicago

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#56 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Average SAT
1240
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
80%

35. University of Pittsburgh

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#57 in the World
Acceptance Rate
58%
Average SAT
1370
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
74%

36. Michigan State University

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#58 in the World
Acceptance Rate
85%
Average SAT
1270
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
92%

37. University of Southern California

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#59 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Average SAT
1500
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$43,412

38. University of California - Irvine

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#60 in the World
Acceptance Rate
29%
Receiving Aid
61%
Average Aid
$23,110
Enrollment
37,297

39. Florida State University

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#61 in the World
Acceptance Rate
24%
Average SAT
1340
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
94%

40. Mitchell Hamline School of Law

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#62 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
1,163
Male:Female
34:66
Founded
2015

41. University of Florida

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#66 in the World
Acceptance Rate
24%
Average SAT
1400
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
94%

42. Boston College

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#67 in the World
Acceptance Rate
16%
Average SAT
1490
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$32,519

43. Pennsylvania State University

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#69 in the World
Acceptance Rate
61%
Average SAT
1330
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
67%

44. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#71 in the World
Acceptance Rate
58%
Average SAT
1405
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
69%

45. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#72 in the World
Acceptance Rate
42%
Average SAT
1415
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
64%

46. University of California - Davis

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#73 in the World
Acceptance Rate
42%
Receiving Aid
65%
Average Aid
$24,591
Enrollment
40,065

47. Northwestern University

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#76 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$26,830

48. Iowa State University

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#83 in the World
Acceptance Rate
89%
Average SAT
1240
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
89%

49. Case Western Reserve University

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#84 in the World
Acceptance Rate
37%
Average SAT
1485
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$44,000

50. University of Texas at Austin

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#85 in the World
Acceptance Rate
27%
Average SAT
1380
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
65%

51. Marquette University

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#86 in the World
Acceptance Rate
81%
Average SAT
1280
Average ACT
29
Net Price
$34,322

52. Loyola Marymount University

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#87 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Average SAT
1345
Average ACT
30
Net Price
$59,926

53. Arizona State University - Tempe

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#90 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Receiving Aid
93%
Average Aid
$12,172
Enrollment
79,818

54. University of Virginia

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#92 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Average SAT
1475
Average ACT
34
Receiving Aid
57%

55. University of Connecticut

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#98 in the World
Acceptance Rate
52%
Average SAT
1325
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
88%

56. University of Utah

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#101 in the World
Acceptance Rate
86%
Average SAT
1285
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
79%

57. Texas A&M University - College Station

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#104 in the World
Acceptance Rate
57%
Average SAT
1275
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
74%

58. Syracuse University

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#106 in the World
Acceptance Rate
46%
Average SAT
1355
Average ACT
31
Net Price
$48,215

59. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#108 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Average SAT
1460
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
59%

60. Brigham Young University - Provo

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#110 in the World
Acceptance Rate
68%
Average SAT
1365
Average ACT
30
Net Price
$16,694

61. DePaul University

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#115 in the World
Acceptance Rate
76%
Average SAT
1235
Average ACT
28
Net Price
$34,135

62. Ottawa University - Ottawa

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#117 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Average SAT
875
Average ACT
19
Net Price
$28,185

63. University of Richmond

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#121 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Average SAT
1470
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$30,037

64. Emory University

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#127 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Average SAT
1510
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$27,303

65. Southern Methodist University

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#130 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Average SAT
1415
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$48,179

66. University of Wisconsin - Madison

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#133 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Average SAT
1450
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
60%

67. University of Notre Dame

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#135 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Average SAT
1508
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$29,300

68. Purdue University

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#136 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Average SAT
1340
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
59%

69. Temple University

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#138 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Receiving Aid
93%
Average Aid
$14,837
Enrollment
29,640

70. Villanova University

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#139 in the World
Acceptance Rate
27%
Average SAT
1453
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$37,201

71. College of William and Mary

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#141 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Average SAT
1465
Average ACT
33
Receiving Aid
55%

72. Hofstra University

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#147 in the World
Acceptance Rate
68%
Average SAT
1315
Average ACT
30
Net Price
$35,792

73. University of San Diego

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#148 in the World
Acceptance Rate
52%
Net Price
$37,918
Receiving Aid
87%
Average Aid
$40,965

74. Brooklyn Law School

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#149 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
1,125
Male:Female
38:62
Founded
1901

75. University of California-San Diego

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#150 in the World
Acceptance Rate
27%
Receiving Aid
66%
Average Aid
$25,757
Enrollment
44,256

76. University of Georgia

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#151 in the World
Acceptance Rate
38%
Average SAT
1375
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
89%

77. Loyola University Chicago

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#153 in the World
Acceptance Rate
82%
Average SAT
1265
Average ACT
30
Net Price
$39,147

78. Northeastern University

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#161 in the World
Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1490
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$34,207

79. University of Massachusetts - Amherst

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#165 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Average SAT
1405
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
89%

80. San Jose State University

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#167 in the World
Acceptance Rate
85%
Receiving Aid
69%
Average Aid
$12,353
Enrollment
37,661

81. University of New Hampshire at Manchester

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#169 in the World
Acceptance Rate
81%
Average SAT
1105
Receiving Aid
91%
Average Aid
$9,927

82. Washington and Lee University

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#171 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Average SAT
1485
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$23,055

83. University of Iowa

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#172 in the World
Acceptance Rate
84%
Average SAT
1230
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
90%

84. Berkeley College - Woodland Park

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#177 in the World
Acceptance Rate
100%
Net Price
$27,815
Receiving Aid
98%
Average Aid
$16,909

85. University at Buffalo

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#179 in the World
Acceptance Rate
74%
Average SAT
1295
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
86%

86. Suffolk University

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#181 in the World
Acceptance Rate
82%
Average SAT
1195
Average ACT
26
Net Price
$33,832

87. Georgia State University

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#187 in the World
Acceptance Rate
55%
Average SAT
1060
Average ACT
23
Receiving Aid
94%

88. Washington College

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#190 in the World
Acceptance Rate
57%
Average SAT
1265
Average ACT
29
Net Price
$29,830

89. University of Houston

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#191 in the World
Acceptance Rate
74%
Average SAT
1250
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
83%

90. Yeshiva University

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#192 in the World
Acceptance Rate
56%
Average SAT
1425
Average ACT
31
Net Price
$39,681

91. Trinity College

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#194 in the World
Acceptance Rate
29%
Average SAT
1384
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$36,071

92. University of Kentucky

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#195 in the World
Acceptance Rate
93%
Average SAT
1180
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
97%

93. Florida International University

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#197 in the World
Acceptance Rate
55%
Average SAT
1165
Average ACT
24
Receiving Aid
91%

94. University of New Mexico

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#198 in the World
Acceptance Rate
95%
Average SAT
1030
Average ACT
23
Receiving Aid
100%

95. University of Miami

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#202 in the World
Acceptance Rate
19%
Average SAT
1400
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$45,397

96. University of Missouri - Kansas City

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#206 in the World
Acceptance Rate
72%
Average SAT
1420
Average ACT
24
Receiving Aid
98%

97. Illinois College

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#211 in the World
Acceptance Rate
78%
Average SAT
1032
Average ACT
23
Net Price
$17,375

98. Dartmouth College

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#214 in the World
Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$20,322

99. University of Missouri - Columbia

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#221 in the World
Acceptance Rate
78%
Average SAT
1240
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
97%

100. Seattle University

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#223 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Average SAT
1315
Average ACT
27
Net Price
$36,948

The best cities to study Intellectual Property and Patent Law in the United States based on the number of universities and their ranks are Berkeley, Stanford, Ann Arbor, and Chicago.