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 356K citations received by 19.8K 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
12%
Receiving Aid
61%
Average Aid
$25,951
Enrollment
45,699

2. Stanford University

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#2 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$17,998

3. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#3 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Average SAT
1440
Average ACT
33
Receiving Aid
66%

4. University of Chicago

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#4 in the World
Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$27,979

5. Yale University

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#5 in the World
Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$26,044

6. New York University

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#6 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Average SAT
1525
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$30,730

7. Duke University

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#7 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$23,422

8. Columbia University

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#9 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1530
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$20,869

9. University of California - Los Angeles

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#10 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Receiving Aid
60%
Average Aid
$22,441
Enrollment
46,678

10. Boston University

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#11 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Average SAT
1460
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$27,551

11. George Washington University

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#13 in the World
Acceptance Rate
44%
Average SAT
1425
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$45,466

12. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#15 in the World
Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$21,519

13. American University in Washington

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#16 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Average SAT
1375
Average ACT
31
Net Price
$40,189

14. Harvard University

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#17 in the World
Acceptance Rate
3%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$17,900

15. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#18 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Average SAT
1395
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
81%

16. University of Pennsylvania

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#19 in the World
Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$26,017

17. George Mason University

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#26 in the World
Acceptance Rate
89%
Average SAT
1240
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
80%

18. New York Law School

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#30 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Enrollment
1,056
Male:Female
35:65
Founded
1891

19. Georgetown University

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#31 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Average SAT
1470
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$37,967

20. Cornell University

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#32 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$26,455

21. Georgia Institute of Technology

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#33 in the World
Acceptance Rate
16%
Average SAT
1430
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
73%

22. Carnegie Mellon University

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#35 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$32,964

23. University of Colorado Boulder

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#38 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Average SAT
1325
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
66%

24. Indiana University - Bloomington

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#40 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Average SAT
1285
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
83%

25. Santa Clara University

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#41 in the World
Acceptance Rate
44%
Average SAT
1420
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$49,651

26. Illinois Institute of Technology

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#42 in the World
Acceptance Rate
55%
Average SAT
1295
Average ACT
28
Net Price
$25,001

27. Vanderbilt University

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#46 in the World
Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$26,689

28. Fordham University

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#47 in the World
Acceptance Rate
56%
Average SAT
1410
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$45,368

29. Princeton University

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#48 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$19,811

30. University of Arizona

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#49 in the World
Acceptance Rate
86%
Average SAT
1290
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
98%

31. University of Washington - Seattle

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#50 in the World
Acceptance Rate
43%
Receiving Aid
55%
Average Aid
$14,390
Enrollment
55,620

32. University of Maryland - College Park

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#51 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Average SAT
1445
Average ACT
34
Receiving Aid
65%

33. Washington University in St Louis

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#53 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$22,440

34. University of Illinois at Chicago

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#56 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Average SAT
1230
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
80%

35. University of Pittsburgh

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#57 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Average SAT
1360
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
87%

36. Michigan State University

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#58 in the World
Acceptance Rate
84%
Average SAT
1250
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
97%

37. Mitchell Hamline School of Law

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#60 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
1,217
Male:Female
37:63
Founded
2015

38. University of California - Irvine

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#61 in the World
Acceptance Rate
26%
Receiving Aid
71%
Average Aid
$21,533
Enrollment
36,582

39. Florida State University

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#62 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Average SAT
1315
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
95%

40. University of Southern California

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#63 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Average SAT
1495
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$41,496

41. Boston College

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#64 in the World
Acceptance Rate
16%
Average SAT
1485
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$32,590

42. University of Florida

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#65 in the World
Acceptance Rate
24%
Average SAT
1390
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
92%

43. Pennsylvania State University

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#68 in the World
Acceptance Rate
54%
Average SAT
1310
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
66%

44. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#71 in the World
Acceptance Rate
65%
Average SAT
1375
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
71%

45. University of California - Davis

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#72 in the World
Acceptance Rate
42%
Receiving Aid
58%
Average Aid
$21,258
Enrollment
39,707

46. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#73 in the World
Acceptance Rate
44%
Average SAT
1390
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
61%

47. Iowa State University

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#77 in the World
Acceptance Rate
89%
Average SAT
1230
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
89%

48. Marquette University

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#78 in the World
Acceptance Rate
87%
Average SAT
1275
Average ACT
29
Net Price
$32,031

49. Case Western Reserve University

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#80 in the World
Acceptance Rate
29%
Average SAT
1485
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$41,351

50. Northwestern University

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#81 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1525
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$23,341

51. Loyola Marymount University

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#82 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Net Price
$54,471
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$21,575

52. University of Texas at Austin

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#85 in the World
Acceptance Rate
29%
Average SAT
1360
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
69%

53. Arizona State University - Tempe

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#89 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Receiving Aid
93%
Average Aid
$11,992
Enrollment
79,593

54. University of Connecticut

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#94 in the World
Acceptance Rate
54%
Average SAT
1315
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
83%

55. University of Virginia

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#96 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Average SAT
1470
Average ACT
33
Receiving Aid
44%

56. Syracuse University

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#98 in the World
Acceptance Rate
42%
Average SAT
1345
Average ACT
30
Net Price
$51,520

57. Texas A&M University - College Station

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#105 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Average SAT
1260
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
77%

58. University of Utah

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#106 in the World
Acceptance Rate
87%
Average SAT
1289
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
79%

59. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#108 in the World
Acceptance Rate
19%
Average SAT
1450
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
58%

60. Brigham Young University - Provo

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#110 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Average SAT
1370
Average ACT
30
Net Price
$14,643

61. DePaul University

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#111 in the World
Acceptance Rate
74%
Average SAT
1235
Average ACT
29
Net Price
$32,129

62. Ottawa University - Ottawa

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#112 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Average SAT
1010
Average ACT
19
Net Price
$28,126

63. University of Richmond

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#116 in the World
Acceptance Rate
23%
Average SAT
1470
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$35,263

64. Southern Methodist University

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#129 in the World
Acceptance Rate
61%
Average SAT
1400
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$45,792

65. Emory University

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#131 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Average SAT
1505
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$27,986

66. University of Notre Dame

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#132 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Average SAT
1490
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$29,083

67. Purdue University

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#134 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Average SAT
1325
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
60%

68. Temple University

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#137 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Receiving Aid
94%
Average Aid
$11,891
Enrollment
30,205

69. University of Wisconsin - Madison

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#138 in the World
Acceptance Rate
43%
Average SAT
1435
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
60%

70. Villanova University

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#139 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Average SAT
1455
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$37,946

71. College of William and Mary

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#141 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Average SAT
1438
Average ACT
33
Receiving Aid
54%

72. University of San Diego

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#143 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Net Price
$37,675
Receiving Aid
86%
Average Aid
$37,444

73. Hofstra University

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#144 in the World
Acceptance Rate
71%
Average SAT
1295
Average ACT
29
Net Price
$35,687

74. Loyola University Chicago

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#145 in the World
Acceptance Rate
81%
Average SAT
1250
Average ACT
29
Net Price
$37,592

75. Brooklyn Law School

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#146 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
1,174
Male:Female
37:63
Founded
1901

76. University of Georgia

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#148 in the World
Acceptance Rate
37%
Average SAT
1275
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
84%

77. University of California-San Diego

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#149 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Receiving Aid
70%
Average Aid
$24,176
Enrollment
42,376

78. Northeastern University

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#158 in the World
Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1505
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$34,770

79. University of Massachusetts - Amherst

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#160 in the World
Acceptance Rate
58%
Average SAT
1390
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
87%

80. University of New Hampshire at Manchester

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#163 in the World
Acceptance Rate
87%
Average SAT
1140
Receiving Aid
89%
Average Aid
$9,570

81. University of Iowa

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#165 in the World
Acceptance Rate
85%
Average SAT
1225
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
88%

82. San Jose State University

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#166 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Receiving Aid
67%
Average Aid
$11,311
Enrollment
36,062

83. Berkeley College - Woodland Park

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#168 in the World
Acceptance Rate
100%
Net Price
$20,068
Receiving Aid
98%
Average Aid
$18,293

84. Washington and Lee University

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#169 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Average SAT
1470
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$24,667

85. University at Buffalo

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#171 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Average SAT
1295
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
86%

86. Suffolk University

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#177 in the World
Acceptance Rate
85%
Average SAT
1185
Average ACT
28
Net Price
$33,089

87. Georgia State University

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#180 in the World
Acceptance Rate
62%
Average SAT
1160
Average ACT
23
Receiving Aid
94%

88. University of Houston

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#188 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Average SAT
1240
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
83%

89. Washington College

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#190 in the World
Acceptance Rate
66%
Average SAT
1265
Average ACT
28
Net Price
$33,553

90. Trinity College

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#193 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Average SAT
1385
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$31,806

91. Yeshiva University

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#194 in the World
Acceptance Rate
64%
Average SAT
1410
Average ACT
31
Net Price
$38,118

92. Florida International University

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#195 in the World
Acceptance Rate
59%
Average SAT
1155
Average ACT
23
Receiving Aid
92%

93. University of Kentucky

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#196 in the World
Acceptance Rate
92%
Average SAT
1185
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
97%

94. University of New Mexico

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#197 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

#198 in the World
Acceptance Rate
19%
Average SAT
1400
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$41,028

96. University of Missouri - Kansas City

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#201 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Average SAT
1345
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
96%

97. Illinois College

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#207 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Average SAT
1081
Average ACT
22
Net Price
$17,255

98. Dartmouth College

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#216 in the World
Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$17,322

99. Seattle University

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#218 in the World
Acceptance Rate
76%
Average SAT
1240
Average ACT
27
Net Price
$37,103

100. Ohio State University

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#224 in the World
Acceptance Rate
51%
Average SAT
1405
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
75%

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.