10 Best Law schools in District of Columbia

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Below is a list of best universities in District of Columbia ranked based on their research performance in Law. A graph of 1.44M citations received by 78.5K academic papers made by 10 universities in District of Columbia 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

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

2. George Washington University

For Law

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

3. American University in Washington

For Law

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

4. Catholic University of America

For Law

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

5. Howard University

For Law

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

6. Gallaudet University

For Law

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

8. University of the District of Columbia

For Law

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

10. Trinity Washington University

For Law

#1517 in North America
Acceptance Rate
97%
Net Price
$13,586
Receiving Aid
98%
Average Aid
$19,396

Closest to District of Columbia states to learn Law

State
Universities
Unis
Best university country rank
Best uni United States Flag rank
Maryland 27 15
Delaware 3 86
Virginia 42 34
Pennsylvania 99 7
New Jersey 28 23
West Virginia 17 125
North Carolina 47 21
Connecticut 21 8
New York 136 6
Ohio 62 19
Rhode Island 9 74
Massachusetts 70 1
South Carolina 27 63
Vermont 11 129
Kentucky 26 61
New Hampshire 12 79
Indiana 34 54
Tennessee 34 46
Georgia 48 42
Michigan 40 2
Maine 14 222
Illinois 76 11
Alabama 25 97
Wisconsin 33 16
Florida 60 33
Mississippi 13 181
Missouri 39 43
Iowa 31 45
Arkansas 16 138
Minnesota 28 18
Louisiana 25 82
Kansas 16 69
Oklahoma 20 92
Nebraska 13 87
South Dakota 8 329
North Dakota 7 211
Texas 79 20
Colorado 21 60
Puerto Rico 12 626
New Mexico 7 99
Montana 8 207
Utah 11 48
Idaho 7 235
Arizona 9 25
Nevada 6 134
Washington 30 5
Oregon 17 103
California 130 3
Alaska 4 323
Hawaii 6 113