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
- Acceptance Rate
- 11%
- Receiving Aid
- 63%
- Average Aid
- $29,608
- Enrollment
- 45,882
2. Stanford University
- Acceptance Rate
- 4%
- Average SAT
- 1545
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $25,078
3. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
- Acceptance Rate
- 16%
- Average SAT
- 1445
- Average ACT
- 33
- Receiving Aid
- 69%
4. University of Chicago
- Acceptance Rate
- 4%
- Average SAT
- 1545
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $28,060
5. Yale University
- Acceptance Rate
- 4%
- Average SAT
- 1520
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $22,408
6. New York University
- Acceptance Rate
- 9%
- Average SAT
- 1520
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $30,325
7. Duke University
- Acceptance Rate
- 6%
- Average SAT
- 1535
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $21,981
8. Columbia University
- Acceptance Rate
- 4%
- Average SAT
- 1545
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $22,520
9. Boston University
- Acceptance Rate
- 11%
- Average SAT
- 1475
- Average ACT
- 33
- Net Price
- $24,420
10. University of California - Los Angeles
- Acceptance Rate
- 9%
- Receiving Aid
- 59%
- Average Aid
- $25,627
- Enrollment
- 47,335
11. George Washington University
- Acceptance Rate
- 47%
- Average SAT
- 1425
- Average ACT
- 33
- Net Price
- $46,485
12. Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Acceptance Rate
- 5%
- Average SAT
- 1550
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $20,996
13. Harvard University
- Acceptance Rate
- 4%
- Average SAT
- 1545
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $17,525
14. American University in Washington
- Acceptance Rate
- 62%
- Average SAT
- 1370
- Average ACT
- 31
- Net Price
- $39,676
15. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
- Acceptance Rate
- 80%
- Average SAT
- 1400
- Average ACT
- 29
- Receiving Aid
- 81%
16. University of Pennsylvania
- Acceptance Rate
- 5%
- Average SAT
- 1540
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $23,570
17. George Mason University
- Acceptance Rate
- 87%
- Average SAT
- 1260
- Average ACT
- 28
- Receiving Aid
- 79%
18. New York Law School
- Acceptance Rate
- 47%
- Enrollment
- 1,062
- Male:Female
- 35:65
- Founded
- 1891
19. Georgetown University
- Acceptance Rate
- 13%
- Average SAT
- 1470
- Average ACT
- 33
- Net Price
- $39,083
20. Cornell University
- Acceptance Rate
- 9%
- Average SAT
- 1535
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $26,361
21. Georgia Institute of Technology
- Acceptance Rate
- 14%
- Average SAT
- 1455
- Average ACT
- 32
- Receiving Aid
- 73%
22. Carnegie Mellon University
- Acceptance Rate
- 12%
- Average SAT
- 1535
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $35,552
23. University of Colorado Boulder
- Acceptance Rate
- 78%
- Average SAT
- 1335
- Average ACT
- 31
- Receiving Aid
- 67%
24. Santa Clara University
- Acceptance Rate
- 48%
- Average SAT
- 1420
- Average ACT
- 32
- Net Price
- $53,883
25. Indiana University - Bloomington
- Acceptance Rate
- 78%
- Average SAT
- 1285
- Average ACT
- 30
- Receiving Aid
- 82%
26. Illinois Institute of Technology
- Acceptance Rate
- 55%
- Average SAT
- 1310
- Average ACT
- 29
- Net Price
- $24,796
27. Fordham University
- Acceptance Rate
- 59%
- Average SAT
- 1400
- Average ACT
- 32
- Net Price
- $48,190
28. Vanderbilt University
- Acceptance Rate
- 6%
- Average SAT
- 1535
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $25,186
29. Princeton University
- Acceptance Rate
- 5%
- Average SAT
- 1545
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $15,313
30. University of Arizona
- Acceptance Rate
- 86%
- Average SAT
- 1285
- Average ACT
- 25
- Receiving Aid
- 96%
31. University of Washington - Seattle
- Acceptance Rate
- 39%
- Receiving Aid
- 56%
- Average Aid
- $16,156
- Enrollment
- 56,997
32. University of Maryland - College Park
- Acceptance Rate
- 45%
- Average SAT
- 1465
- Average ACT
- 34
- Receiving Aid
- 67%
33. Washington University in St Louis
- Acceptance Rate
- 12%
- Average SAT
- 1535
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $22,408
34. University of Illinois at Chicago
- Acceptance Rate
- 77%
- Average SAT
- 1240
- Average ACT
- 28
- Receiving Aid
- 80%
35. University of Pittsburgh
- Acceptance Rate
- 58%
- Average SAT
- 1370
- Average ACT
- 31
- Receiving Aid
- 74%
36. Michigan State University
- Acceptance Rate
- 85%
- Average SAT
- 1270
- Average ACT
- 28
- Receiving Aid
- 92%
37. University of Southern California
- Acceptance Rate
- 10%
- Average SAT
- 1500
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $43,412
38. University of California - Irvine
- Acceptance Rate
- 29%
- Receiving Aid
- 61%
- Average Aid
- $23,110
- Enrollment
- 37,297
39. Florida State University
- Acceptance Rate
- 24%
- Average SAT
- 1340
- Average ACT
- 31
- Receiving Aid
- 94%
40. Mitchell Hamline School of Law
- Acceptance Rate
- 50%
- Enrollment
- 1,163
- Male:Female
- 34:66
- Founded
- 2015
41. University of Florida
- Acceptance Rate
- 24%
- Average SAT
- 1400
- Average ACT
- 31
- Receiving Aid
- 94%
42. Boston College
- Acceptance Rate
- 16%
- Average SAT
- 1490
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $32,519
43. Pennsylvania State University
- Acceptance Rate
- 61%
- Average SAT
- 1330
- Average ACT
- 30
- Receiving Aid
- 67%
44. Rutgers University - New Brunswick
- Acceptance Rate
- 58%
- Average SAT
- 1405
- Average ACT
- 31
- Receiving Aid
- 69%
45. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign
- Acceptance Rate
- 42%
- Average SAT
- 1415
- Average ACT
- 32
- Receiving Aid
- 64%
46. University of California - Davis
- Acceptance Rate
- 42%
- Receiving Aid
- 65%
- Average Aid
- $24,591
- Enrollment
- 40,065
47. Northwestern University
- Acceptance Rate
- 8%
- Average SAT
- 1540
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $26,830
48. Iowa State University
- Acceptance Rate
- 89%
- Average SAT
- 1240
- Average ACT
- 25
- Receiving Aid
- 89%
49. Case Western Reserve University
- Acceptance Rate
- 37%
- Average SAT
- 1485
- Average ACT
- 33
- Net Price
- $44,000
50. University of Texas at Austin
- Acceptance Rate
- 27%
- Average SAT
- 1380
- Average ACT
- 30
- Receiving Aid
- 65%
51. Marquette University
- Acceptance Rate
- 81%
- Average SAT
- 1280
- Average ACT
- 29
- Net Price
- $34,322
52. Loyola Marymount University
- Acceptance Rate
- 45%
- Average SAT
- 1345
- Average ACT
- 30
- Net Price
- $59,926
53. Arizona State University - Tempe
- Acceptance Rate
- 90%
- Receiving Aid
- 93%
- Average Aid
- $12,172
- Enrollment
- 79,818
54. University of Virginia
- Acceptance Rate
- 17%
- Average SAT
- 1475
- Average ACT
- 34
- Receiving Aid
- 57%
55. University of Connecticut
- Acceptance Rate
- 52%
- Average SAT
- 1325
- Average ACT
- 31
- Receiving Aid
- 88%
56. University of Utah
- Acceptance Rate
- 86%
- Average SAT
- 1285
- Average ACT
- 26
- Receiving Aid
- 79%
57. Texas A&M University - College Station
- Acceptance Rate
- 57%
- Average SAT
- 1275
- Average ACT
- 28
- Receiving Aid
- 74%
58. Syracuse University
- Acceptance Rate
- 46%
- Average SAT
- 1355
- Average ACT
- 31
- Net Price
- $48,215
59. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- Acceptance Rate
- 15%
- Average SAT
- 1460
- Average ACT
- 31
- Receiving Aid
- 59%
60. Brigham Young University - Provo
- Acceptance Rate
- 68%
- Average SAT
- 1365
- Average ACT
- 30
- Net Price
- $16,694
61. DePaul University
- Acceptance Rate
- 76%
- Average SAT
- 1235
- Average ACT
- 28
- Net Price
- $34,135
62. Ottawa University - Ottawa
- Acceptance Rate
- 83%
- Average SAT
- 875
- Average ACT
- 19
- Net Price
- $28,185
63. University of Richmond
- Acceptance Rate
- 22%
- Average SAT
- 1470
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $30,037
64. Emory University
- Acceptance Rate
- 11%
- Average SAT
- 1510
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $27,303
65. Southern Methodist University
- Acceptance Rate
- 63%
- Average SAT
- 1415
- Average ACT
- 32
- Net Price
- $48,179
66. University of Wisconsin - Madison
- Acceptance Rate
- 45%
- Average SAT
- 1450
- Average ACT
- 31
- Receiving Aid
- 60%
67. University of Notre Dame
- Acceptance Rate
- 11%
- Average SAT
- 1508
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $29,300
68. Purdue University
- Acceptance Rate
- 50%
- Average SAT
- 1340
- Average ACT
- 31
- Receiving Aid
- 59%
69. Temple University
- Acceptance Rate
- 80%
- Receiving Aid
- 93%
- Average Aid
- $14,837
- Enrollment
- 29,640
70. Villanova University
- Acceptance Rate
- 27%
- Average SAT
- 1453
- Average ACT
- 33
- Net Price
- $37,201
71. College of William and Mary
- Acceptance Rate
- 34%
- Average SAT
- 1465
- Average ACT
- 33
- Receiving Aid
- 55%
72. Hofstra University
- Acceptance Rate
- 68%
- Average SAT
- 1315
- Average ACT
- 30
- Net Price
- $35,792
73. University of San Diego
- Acceptance Rate
- 52%
- Net Price
- $37,918
- Receiving Aid
- 87%
- Average Aid
- $40,965
74. Brooklyn Law School
- Acceptance Rate
- 35%
- Enrollment
- 1,125
- Male:Female
- 38:62
- Founded
- 1901
75. University of California-San Diego
- Acceptance Rate
- 27%
- Receiving Aid
- 66%
- Average Aid
- $25,757
- Enrollment
- 44,256
76. University of Georgia
- Acceptance Rate
- 38%
- Average SAT
- 1375
- Average ACT
- 32
- Receiving Aid
- 89%
77. Loyola University Chicago
- Acceptance Rate
- 82%
- Average SAT
- 1265
- Average ACT
- 30
- Net Price
- $39,147
78. Northeastern University
- Acceptance Rate
- 5%
- Average SAT
- 1490
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $34,207
79. University of Massachusetts - Amherst
- Acceptance Rate
- 60%
- Average SAT
- 1405
- Average ACT
- 32
- Receiving Aid
- 89%
80. San Jose State University
- Acceptance Rate
- 85%
- Receiving Aid
- 69%
- Average Aid
- $12,353
- Enrollment
- 37,661
81. University of New Hampshire at Manchester
- Acceptance Rate
- 81%
- Average SAT
- 1105
- Receiving Aid
- 91%
- Average Aid
- $9,927
82. Washington and Lee University
- Acceptance Rate
- 14%
- Average SAT
- 1485
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $23,055
83. University of Iowa
- Acceptance Rate
- 84%
- Average SAT
- 1230
- Average ACT
- 25
- Receiving Aid
- 90%
84. Berkeley College - Woodland Park
- Acceptance Rate
- 100%
- Net Price
- $27,815
- Receiving Aid
- 98%
- Average Aid
- $16,909
85. University at Buffalo
- Acceptance Rate
- 74%
- Average SAT
- 1295
- Average ACT
- 30
- Receiving Aid
- 86%
86. Suffolk University
- Acceptance Rate
- 82%
- Average SAT
- 1195
- Average ACT
- 26
- Net Price
- $33,832
87. Georgia State University
- Acceptance Rate
- 55%
- Average SAT
- 1060
- Average ACT
- 23
- Receiving Aid
- 94%
88. Washington College
- Acceptance Rate
- 57%
- Average SAT
- 1265
- Average ACT
- 29
- Net Price
- $29,830
89. University of Houston
- Acceptance Rate
- 74%
- Average SAT
- 1250
- Average ACT
- 26
- Receiving Aid
- 83%
90. Yeshiva University
- Acceptance Rate
- 56%
- Average SAT
- 1425
- Average ACT
- 31
- Net Price
- $39,681
91. Trinity College
- Acceptance Rate
- 29%
- Average SAT
- 1384
- Average ACT
- 32
- Net Price
- $36,071
92. University of Kentucky
- Acceptance Rate
- 93%
- Average SAT
- 1180
- Average ACT
- 25
- Receiving Aid
- 97%
93. Florida International University
- Acceptance Rate
- 55%
- Average SAT
- 1165
- Average ACT
- 24
- Receiving Aid
- 91%
94. University of New Mexico
- Acceptance Rate
- 95%
- Average SAT
- 1030
- Average ACT
- 23
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
95. University of Miami
- Acceptance Rate
- 19%
- Average SAT
- 1400
- Average ACT
- 32
- Net Price
- $45,397
96. University of Missouri - Kansas City
- Acceptance Rate
- 72%
- Average SAT
- 1420
- Average ACT
- 24
- Receiving Aid
- 98%
97. Illinois College
- Acceptance Rate
- 78%
- Average SAT
- 1032
- Average ACT
- 23
- Net Price
- $17,375
98. Dartmouth College
- Acceptance Rate
- 5%
- Average SAT
- 1535
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $20,322
99. University of Missouri - Columbia
- Acceptance Rate
- 78%
- Average SAT
- 1240
- Average ACT
- 27
- Receiving Aid
- 97%
100. Seattle University
- Acceptance Rate
- 77%
- Average SAT
- 1315
- Average ACT
- 27
- Net Price
- $36,948