Best Law Schools in North America

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EduRank

Below is a list of best universities in North America ranked based on their research performance in Law. A graph of 204M citations received by 6.5M academic papers made by 1,697 universities in North America 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. Harvard University

For Law

#1 in the World
Acceptance Rate
3%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$17,900

2. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

For Law

#2 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Average SAT
1440
Average ACT
33
Receiving Aid
66%

3. Stanford University

For Law

#3 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$17,998

4. University of California - Berkeley

For Law

#4 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Receiving Aid
61%
Average Aid
$25,951
Enrollment
45,699

6. University of Washington - Seattle

For Law

#7 in the World
Acceptance Rate
43%
Receiving Aid
55%
Average Aid
$14,390
Enrollment
55,620

7. Columbia University

For Law

#8 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1530
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$20,869

8. Yale University

For Law

#9 in the World
Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$26,044

9. University of Pennsylvania

For Law

#10 in the World
Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$26,017

10. University of Chicago

For Law

#12 in the World
Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$27,979

11. Cornell University

For Law

#13 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$26,455

12. University of California - Los Angeles

For Law

#14 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Receiving Aid
60%
Average Aid
$22,441
Enrollment
46,678

13. New York University

For Law

#16 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Average SAT
1525
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$30,730

14. Johns Hopkins University

For Law

#17 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Average SAT
1555
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$22,844

15. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

For Law

#18 in the World
Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$21,519

16. Pennsylvania State University

For Law

#19 in the World
Acceptance Rate
54%
Average SAT
1310
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
66%

17. University of Wisconsin - Madison

For Law

#20 in the World
Acceptance Rate
43%
Average SAT
1435
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
60%

18. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

For Law

#21 in the World
Acceptance Rate
44%
Average SAT
1390
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
61%

19. University of British Columbia

For Law

#2 in Canada
#22 in the World
Acceptance Rate
52%
Enrollment
71,201
Founded
1908

20. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

For Law

#23 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Average SAT
1395
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
81%

21. Ohio State University

For Law

#24 in the World
Acceptance Rate
51%
Average SAT
1405
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
75%

22. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

For Law

#25 in the World
Acceptance Rate
19%
Average SAT
1450
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
58%

23. University of Texas at Austin

For Law

#28 in the World
Acceptance Rate
29%
Average SAT
1360
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
69%

24. Princeton University

For Law

#29 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$19,811

25. University of Southern California

For Law

#31 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Average SAT
1495
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$41,496

26. University of Maryland - College Park

For Law

#33 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Average SAT
1445
Average ACT
34
Receiving Aid
65%

27. Arizona State University - Tempe

For Law

#34 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Receiving Aid
93%
Average Aid
$11,992
Enrollment
79,593

28. Duke University

For Law

#35 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$23,422

29. Michigan State University

For Law

#36 in the World
Acceptance Rate
84%
Average SAT
1250
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
97%

30. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

For Law

#38 in the World
Acceptance Rate
65%
Average SAT
1375
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
71%

31. Northwestern University

For Law

#40 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1525
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$23,341

32. University of California-San Diego

For Law

#41 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Receiving Aid
70%
Average Aid
$24,176
Enrollment
42,376

33. Carnegie Mellon University

For Law

#42 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$32,964

34. University of Pittsburgh

For Law

#43 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Average SAT
1360
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
87%

35. University of Virginia

For Law

#46 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Average SAT
1470
Average ACT
33
Receiving Aid
44%

36. University of Florida

For Law

#49 in the World
Acceptance Rate
24%
Average SAT
1390
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
92%

37. University of Arizona

For Law

#50 in the World
Acceptance Rate
86%
Average SAT
1290
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
98%

38. University of California - San Francisco

For Law

#54 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Enrollment
3,126
Male:Female
35:65
Founded
1864

39. McGill University

For Law

#3 in Canada
#55 in the World
Acceptance Rate
46%
Enrollment
37,888
Founded
1821

40. University of California - Davis

For Law

#56 in the World
Acceptance Rate
42%
Receiving Aid
58%
Average Aid
$21,258
Enrollment
39,707

41. Boston University

For Law

#59 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Average SAT
1460
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$27,551

42. Purdue University

For Law

#60 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Average SAT
1325
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
60%

43. University of Ottawa

For Law

#4 in Canada
#63 in the World
Enrollment
42,027
Founded
1848

44. Texas A&M University - College Station

For Law

#64 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Average SAT
1260
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
77%

46. McMaster University

For Law

#6 in Canada
#68 in the World
Enrollment
27,965
Founded
1887

47. Georgetown University

For Law

#71 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Average SAT
1470
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$37,967

48. University of California - Irvine

For Law

#73 in the World
Acceptance Rate
26%
Receiving Aid
71%
Average Aid
$21,533
Enrollment
36,582

49. Washington University in St Louis

For Law

#74 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$22,440

50. University of Illinois at Chicago

For Law

#75 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Average SAT
1230
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
80%

51. University of Rochester

For Law

#76 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Average SAT
1470
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$40,900

52. Emory University

For Law

#77 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Average SAT
1505
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$27,986

53. Vanderbilt University

For Law

#80 in the World
Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$26,689

54. University of Iowa

For Law

#83 in the World
Acceptance Rate
85%
Average SAT
1225
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
88%

55. George Washington University

For Law

#84 in the World
Acceptance Rate
44%
Average SAT
1425
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$45,466

56. Western University

For Law

#7 in Canada
#85 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Enrollment
21,836
Founded
1878

57. University of Calgary

For Law

#8 in Canada
#86 in the World
Acceptance Rate
55%
Enrollment
33,000
Founded
1966

58. University of Utah

For Law

#87 in the World
Acceptance Rate
87%
Average SAT
1289
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
79%

59. University of Massachusetts - Amherst

For Law

#90 in the World
Acceptance Rate
58%
Average SAT
1390
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
87%

60. Georgia Institute of Technology

For Law

#92 in the World
Acceptance Rate
16%
Average SAT
1430
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
73%

61. York University

For Law

#9 in Canada
#94 in the World
Acceptance Rate
32%
Enrollment
53,000
Founded
1959

62. Florida State University

For Law

#96 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Average SAT
1315
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
95%

63. Indiana University - Bloomington

For Law

#97 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Average SAT
1285
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
83%

64. University of California - Santa Barbara

For Law

#99 in the World
Acceptance Rate
28%
Receiving Aid
58%
Average Aid
$21,732
Enrollment
26,068

65. George Mason University

For Law

#101 in the World
Acceptance Rate
89%
Average SAT
1240
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
80%

66. University of Montreal

For Law

#10 in Canada
#102 in the World
Acceptance Rate
41%
Enrollment
66,972
Founded
1878

67. University of Colorado Boulder

For Law

#108 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Average SAT
1325
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
66%

68. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

For Law

#110 in the World
Acceptance Rate
57%
Average SAT
1330
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
69%

69. University of Georgia

For Law

#112 in the World
Acceptance Rate
37%
Average SAT
1275
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
84%

70. University of Notre Dame

For Law

#114 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Average SAT
1490
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$29,083

71. University of Missouri - Columbia

For Law

#116 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Average SAT
1240
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
90%

72. University of South Carolina - Columbia

For Law

#120 in the World
Acceptance Rate
61%
Average SAT
1280
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
95%

74. University of Kentucky

For Law

#124 in the World
Acceptance Rate
92%
Average SAT
1185
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
97%

75. University of Miami

For Law

#128 in the World
Acceptance Rate
19%
Average SAT
1400
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$41,028

76. Case Western Reserve University

For Law

#129 in the World
Acceptance Rate
29%
Average SAT
1485
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$41,351

77. Iowa State University

For Law

#132 in the World
Acceptance Rate
89%
Average SAT
1230
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
89%

78. University of Kansas

For Law

#133 in the World
Acceptance Rate
88%
Average SAT
1170
Average ACT
24
Receiving Aid
93%

79. North Carolina State University at Raleigh

For Law

#134 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Average SAT
1380
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
68%

80. University at Buffalo

For Law

#139 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Average SAT
1295
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
86%

81. Brown University

For Law

#140 in the World
Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$26,608

82. University of South Florida

For Law

#141 in the World
Acceptance Rate
41%
Average SAT
1235
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
88%

83. Queen's University

For Law

#12 in Canada
#142 in the World
Acceptance Rate
64%
Enrollment
30,386
Founded
1841

84. Boston College

For Law

#145 in the World
Acceptance Rate
16%
Average SAT
1485
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$32,590

85. Temple University

For Law

#146 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Receiving Aid
94%
Average Aid
$11,891
Enrollment
30,205

86. Georgia State University

For Law

#147 in the World
Acceptance Rate
62%
Average SAT
1160
Average ACT
23
Receiving Aid
94%

87. Dartmouth College

For Law

#150 in the World
Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$17,322

88. University of Tennessee - Knoxville

For Law

#153 in the World
Acceptance Rate
46%
Average SAT
1265
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
90%

89. Syracuse University

For Law

#157 in the World
Acceptance Rate
42%
Average SAT
1345
Average ACT
30
Net Price
$51,520

90. University of Connecticut

For Law

#158 in the World
Acceptance Rate
54%
Average SAT
1315
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
83%

92. Brigham Young University - Provo

For Law

#167 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Average SAT
1370
Average ACT
30
Net Price
$14,643

93. Tufts University

For Law

#174 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Average SAT
1505
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$33,333

94. University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

For Law

#175 in the World
Acceptance Rate
78%
Average SAT
1100
Average ACT
24
Receiving Aid
90%

95. Wayne State University

For Law

#177 in the World
Acceptance Rate
82%
Average SAT
1150
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
97%

97. Dalhousie University

For Law

#14 in Canada
#183 in the World
Acceptance Rate
82%
Enrollment
30,867
Founded
1818

98. University of Cincinnati

For Law

#187 in the World
Acceptance Rate
88%
Average SAT
1255
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
87%

99. California Institute of Technology

For Law

#189 in the World
Acceptance Rate
3%
Net Price
$23,397
Receiving Aid
68%
Average Aid
$60,201

100. University of Delaware

For Law

#190 in the World
Acceptance Rate
65%
Average SAT
1280
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
92%