10 Best Law schools in Washington, DC [2026 Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in Washington ranked based on their research performance in Law. A graph of 2.27M citations received by 91K 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: $39,083

2. George Washington University

For Law

#2 in District of Columbia

#49 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Average SAT: 1425
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $46,485

3. American University in Washington

For Law

#3 in District of Columbia

#91 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Average SAT: 1370
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $39,676

4. Catholic University of America

For Law

#4 in District of Columbia

#213 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Net Price: $32,705
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $42,657

5. Howard University

For Law

#5 in District of Columbia

#246 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Average SAT: 1205
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $33,368

6. Gallaudet University

For Law

#7 in District of Columbia

#611 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Average SAT: 901
Average ACT: 16
Net Price: $15,944

7. University of the District of Columbia

For Law

#8 in District of Columbia

#681 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $7,883
Enrollment: 4,202

8. Wesley Theological Seminary

For Law

#9 in District of Columbia

#1356 in the United States

Enrollment: 374
Male:Female: 46:54

9. Trinity Washington University

For Law

#10 in District of Columbia

#1448 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $11,755
Receiving Aid: 98%
Average Aid: $22,386

10. Strayer University - Global Region

For Law

#11 in District of Columbia

#1467 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $19,258
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $5,900

Universities for Law near Washington

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
4	National Defense University	609	Fort Lesley J McNair, District of Columbia
8	Marymount University	171	Arlington, Virginia
13	University of Maryland - College Park	25	College Park, Maryland
13	Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences	227	Bethesda, Maryland
24	George Mason University	55	Fairfax, Virginia
24	Stratford University	703	Fairfax, Virginia
40	Saginaw Valley State University	674	University Center, Michigan
48	St. John's College	547	Annapolis, Maryland
49	University of Maryland - Baltimore County	168	Baltimore, Maryland
49	United States Naval Academy	410	Annapolis, Maryland