10 Best Law schools in Washington, DC [2025 Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in Washington ranked based on their research performance in Law. A graph of 2.15M citations received by 88.9K academic papers made by 10 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

#41 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Average SAT: 1470
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $37,967

2. George Washington University

For Law

#2 in District of Columbia

#49 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Average SAT: 1425
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $45,466

3. American University in Washington

For Law

#3 in District of Columbia

#91 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Average SAT: 1375
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $40,189

4. Catholic University of America

For Law

#4 in District of Columbia

#208 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Net Price: $35,008
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $38,232

5. Howard University

For Law

#5 in District of Columbia

#248 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Average SAT: 1199
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $30,028

6. Gallaudet University

For Law

#7 in District of Columbia

#609 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Average SAT: 842
Average ACT: 16
Net Price: $15,025

7. University of the District of Columbia

For Law

#8 in District of Columbia

#685 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 73%
Average Aid: $5,527
Enrollment: 3,855

8. Wesley Theological Seminary

For Law

#9 in District of Columbia

#1356 in the United States

Enrollment: 450
Male:Female: 54:46

9. Trinity Washington University

For Law

#10 in District of Columbia

#1450 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 99%
Net Price: $12,704
Receiving Aid: 98%
Average Aid: $21,814

10. Strayer University - Global Region

For Law

#11 in District of Columbia

#1465 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $18,470
Receiving Aid: 80%
Average Aid: $5,368

Universities for Law near Washington

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
4	National Defense University	608	Fort Lesley J McNair, District of Columbia
8	Marymount University	171	Arlington, Virginia
13	University of Maryland - College Park	24	College Park, Maryland
13	Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences	229	Bethesda, Maryland
24	George Mason University	56	Fairfax, Virginia
24	Stratford University	698	Fairfax, Virginia
40	Saginaw Valley State University	676	University Center, Michigan
48	St. John's College	538	Annapolis, Maryland
49	University of Maryland - Baltimore County	169	Baltimore, Maryland
49	United States Naval Academy	407	Annapolis, Maryland