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 218K citations received by 17.8K academic papers made by 148 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
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. 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

13. 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

14. 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%

15. 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

16. 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

17. 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%

18. 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%

19. 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

20. 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

21. 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

22. 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%

23. 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%

24. 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

25. 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%

26. 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

27. 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

28. 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%

29. 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

30. 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

31. 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

32. 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%

33. 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%

34. 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

35. 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%

36. 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

37. 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

38. 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

39. 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%

40. 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

41. 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%

42. 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

43. 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%

44. 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%

45. 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

46. 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

47. 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%

48. 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

49. 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%

50. 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

51. 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%

52. 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%

53. 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%

54. 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

55. 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

56. 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

57. 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%

58. 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

59. 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

60. 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

61. 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%

62. 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

63. 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

64. 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

65. 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

66. 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

67. 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%

68. 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%

69. 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

70. 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

71. 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

72. Auburn University

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

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

73. 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%

74. 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%

75. 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%

76. 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

77. 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%

78. 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%

79. 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%

80. 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

81. 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

82. 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%

83. 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

84. 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%

85. 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

86. 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

87. 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

88. 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

89. 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%

90. 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%

91. Purdue University

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#199 in the World
Acceptance Rate
53%
Average SAT
1335
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
60%

92. Yeshiva University

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#200 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Average SAT
1375
Average ACT
30
Net Price
$35,912

93. University of San Diego

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#209 in the World
Acceptance Rate
53%
Net Price
$36,008
Receiving Aid
84%
Average Aid
$36,408

94. University of New Hampshire

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#210 in the World
Acceptance Rate
87%
Average SAT
1220
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
97%

95. Ohio State University

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#212 in the World
Acceptance Rate
53%
Average SAT
1395
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
83%

96. Franklin Pierce University

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#214 in the World
Acceptance Rate
93%
Average SAT
1095
Average ACT
21
Net Price
$28,434

97. University of Houston

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#216 in the World
Acceptance Rate
66%
Average SAT
1245
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
83%

98. University of Miami

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#219 in the World
Acceptance Rate
19%
Average SAT
1395
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$36,467

99. University of North Carolina at Greensboro

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#222 in the World
Acceptance Rate
92%
Average SAT
1195
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
91%

100. Suffolk University

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#232 in the World
Acceptance Rate
87%
Average SAT
1190
Average ACT
27
Net Price
$32,270

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, Ann Arbor, Chicago, and New Haven.