9 Best Law schools in Washington, DC [2024 Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in Washington ranked based on their research performance in Law. A graph of 1.43M citations received by 77.6K academic papers made by 9 universities in Washington 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. Georgetown University

For Law

#1 in District of Columbia

#44 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Average SAT: 1485
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $35,566

2. George Washington University

For Law

#2 in District of Columbia

#50 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Average SAT: 1410
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $42,723

3. American University in Washington

For Law

#3 in District of Columbia

#93 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Average SAT: 1360
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $41,369

4. Catholic University of America

For Law

#4 in District of Columbia

#226 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Net Price: $36,031
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $34,449

5. Howard University

For Law

#5 in District of Columbia

#244 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Average SAT: 1170
Average ACT: 23
Net Price: $28,279

6. Gallaudet University

For Law

#6 in District of Columbia

#642 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Average SAT: 921
Average ACT: 17
Net Price: $13,787

7. University of the District of Columbia

For Law

#8 in District of Columbia

#697 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $7,662
Enrollment: 3,577

8. Wesley Theological Seminary

For Law

#9 in District of Columbia

#1417 in the United States

Enrollment: 454
Male:Female: 53:47

9. Trinity Washington University

For Law

#10 in District of Columbia

#1435 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 97%
Net Price: $13,586
Receiving Aid: 98%
Average Aid: $19,396

Universities for Law near Washington

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
4	National Defense University	643	Fort Lesley J McNair, District of Columbia
8	Marymount University	186	Arlington, Virginia
13	University of Maryland - College Park	26	College Park, Maryland
13	Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences	220	Bethesda, Maryland
24	George Mason University	55	Fairfax, Virginia
24	Stratford University	766	Fairfax, Virginia
28	Bowie State University	796	Bowie, Maryland
40	Saginaw Valley State University	672	University Center, Michigan
48	St. John's College	552	Annapolis, Maryland
49	University of Maryland - Baltimore County	172	Baltimore, Maryland