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Law School Medians
Rank
School
L75
L50
L25
G75
G50
G25
Tuition Number
Tuition
1
1
Yale University
177
174
171
3.99
3.94
3.88
$67,108.00
$67,108 (full-time)
2
2
Stanford University
175
172
170
3.99
3.91
3.81
$64,350.00
$64,350 (full-time)
3
3
University of Chicago
175
172
169
3.98
3.91
3.82
$70,710.00
$70,710 (full-time)
4
4
Columbia University
176
174
172
3.92
3.84
3.75
$73,584.00
$73,584 (full-time)
5
4
Harvard University
176
174
170
3.98
3.92
3.82
$67,720.00
$67,720 (full-time)
6
6
University of Pennsylvania
173
171
167
3.96
3.9
3.56
$65,392.00
$65,392 (full-time)
7
7
New York University
174
172
170
3.93
3.86
3.73
$70,400.00
$70,400 (full-time)
8
8
University of Virginia
173
171
166
3.97
3.91
3.64
$63,238.00
$63,238 (in-state, full-time), $65,556 (out-of-state, full-time)
9
9
University of California—Berkeley
171
169
165
3.92
3.83
3.74
$62,979.00
$62,979 (in-state, full-time), $68,264 (out-of-state, full-time)
10
10
University of Michigan
172
171
166
3.93
3.84
3.61
$64,198.00
$64,198 (in-state, full-time), $67,198 (out-of-state, full-time)
11
11
Duke University
172
170
167
3.91
3.82
3.7
$68,400.00
$68,400 (full-time)
12
12
Cornell University
173
171
169
3.95
3.86
3.75
$71,522.00
$71,522 (full-time)
13
13
Northwestern University
172
171
167
3.93
3.86
3.6
$69,350.00
$69,350 (full-time)
14
14
Georgetown University
173
171
167
3.94
3.85
3.66
$69,280.00
$69,280 (full-time)
15
15
University of California—Los Angeles
171
170
166
3.92
3.82
3.57
$49,974.00
$49,974 (in-state, full-time), $58,245 (out-of-state, full-time)
16
16
Washington University in St. Louis
171
170
163
3.99
3.93
3.56
$62,666.00
$62,666 (full-time)
17
17
Boston University
171
169
165
3.87
3.77
3.53
$59,380.00
$59,380 (full-time)
18
17
University of Texas at Austin
170
169
167
3.9
3.8
3.67
$36,429.00
$36,429 (in-state, full-time), $54,096 (out-of-state, full-time)
19
17
Vanderbilt University
170
169
165
3.95
3.89
3.7
$64,284.00
$64,284 (full-time)
20
20
University of Southern California
169
168
165
3.9
3.82
3.6
$69,998.00
$69,998 (full-time)
21
21
University of Florida (Levin)
169
167
161
3.94
3.86
3.65
$19,139.00
$19,139 (in-state, full-time), $34,602 (out-of-state, full-time)
22
21
University of Minnesota
167
166
161
3.89
3.8
3.55
$44,376.00
$44,376 (in-state, full-time), $53,352 (out-of-state, full-time)
23
23
Brigham Young University
169
167
163
3.93
3.85
3.51
$7,104.00
$7,104 (in-state, full-time), $14,208 (out-of-state, full-time)
24
23
University of North Carolina
166
164
162
3.83
3.73
3.6
$21,141.00
$21,141 (in-state, full-time), $41,353 (out-of-state, full-time)
25
25
George Washington University
168
167
162
3.91
3.83
3.55
$65,420.00
$65,420 (full-time)
26
25
University of Alabama
166
165
160
4
3.94
3.58
$23,610.00
$23,610.00 (in-state, full-time), $43,060 (out-of-state, full-time)
27
25
University of Notre Dame
170
168
162
3.85
3.77
3.52
$63,840.00
$63,840 (full-time)
28
28
University of Iowa
164
163
160
3.83
3.69
3.5
$27,097.00
$27,097 (in-state, full-time), $46,712 (out-of-state, full-time)
29
29
University of Georgia
167
166
160
3.93
3.82
3.5
$17,604.00
$17,604 (in-state, full-time), $36,362 (out-of-state, full-time)
30
30
Arizona State University
167
166
158
3.94
3.85
3.36
$27,170.00
$27,170 (in-state, full-time), $46,414 (out-of-state, full-time)
31
30
Emory University
169
167
160
3.9
3.8
3.47
$61,750.00
$61,750 (full-time)
32
30
George Mason University
166
164
158
3.88
3.81
3.41
$23,142.00
$23,142 (in-state, full-time), $38,528 (out-of-state, full-time)
33
30
Ohio State University
165
163
160
3.9
3.79
3.6
$32,685.00
$32,685 (in-state, full-time), $47,937 (out-of-state, full-time)
34
30
William & Mary Law School
165
164
161
3.89
3.78
3.64
$30,160.00
$30,160 (in-state, full-time), $44,600 (out-of-state, full-time)
35
35
University of Illinois—Urbana Champaign
166
164
162
3.82
3.66
3.44
$35,000.00
$35,000 (in-state, full-time), $45,000 (out-of-state, full-time)
36
35
Washington and Lee University
166
164
159
3.78
3.61
3.41
$51,060.00
$51,060 (full-time)
37
37
Boston College
167
165
161
3.81
3.69
3.52
$60,700.00
$60,700 (full-time)
38
37
Fordham University
168
166
164
3.8
3.7
3.51
$65,850.00
$65,850 (full-time)
39
37
University of California—Davis
167
165
160
3.82
3.7
3.44
$49,514.00
$49,514 (in-state, full-time), $60,457 (out-of-state, full-time)
40
37
University of California—Irvine
168
167
163
3.8
3.69
3.5
$49,974.00
$49,974 (in-state, full-time), $58,217 (out-of-state, full-time)
41
37
University of Utah
165
163
159
3.91
3.82
3.62
$29,272.00
$29,272 (in-state, full-time), $38,613 (out-of-state, full-time)
42
37
Wake Forest University
164
163
160
3.81
3.68
3.44
$49,276.00
$49,276 (full-time)
43
43
Indiana University - Bloomington
166
164
161
3.91
3.77
3.5
$36,500.00
$36,500 (in-state, full-time), $57,500 (out-of-state, full-time)
44
43
University of Wisconsin
165
164
158
3.81
3.65
3.34
$28,835.00
$28,835 (in-state, full-time), $47,531 (out-of-state, full-time)
45
45
University of Arizona
164
163
158
3.81
3.66
3.37
$24,500.00
$24,500 (in-state, full-time), $29,000 (out-of-state, full-time)
46
46
Texas A&M University
165
163
156
3.94
3.84
3.4
$32,634.00
$32,634 (in-state, full-time), $48,618 (out-of-state, full-time)
47
47
Florida State University
164
163
158
3.9
3.82
3.55
$20,693.00
$20,693 (in-state, full-time)
$40,705 (out-of-state, full-time)
48
47
University of Maryland
163
161
156
3.8
3.7
3.42
$33,628.00
$33,628 (in-state, full-time), $49,637 (out-of-state, full-time)
49
49
University of Colorado—Boulder
166
164
160
3.77
3.61
3.38
$29,718.00
$29,718 (in-state, full-time), $36,504 (out-of-state, full-time)
50
49
University of Washington
167
164
160
3.79
3.67
3.52
$38,886.00
$38,886 (in-state, full-time), $50,385 (out-of-state, full-time)
51
51
University of California (Hastings)
162
160
157
3.69
3.52
3.3
$44,728.00
$44,728 (in-state, full-time), $50,728 (out-of-state, full-time)
52
52
Pepperdine University
166
164
159
3.91
3.8
3.48
$61,210.00
$61,210 (full-time)
53
52
University of Richmond
163
162
157
3.79
3.7
3.46
$25,250.00
$25,250 (full-time)
54
52
Yeshiva University (Cardozo)
166
164
160
3.86
3.74
3.53
$65,817.00
$65,817 (full-time)
55
55
Tulane University
164
161
157
3.74
3.6
3.4
$60,390.00
$60,390 (full-time)
56
56
University of Tennessee
162
160
157
3.81
3.67
3.47
$16,696.00
$16,696 (in-state, full-time), $35,140 (out-of-state, full-time)
57
56
Villanova University
164
162
157
3.83
3.7
3.51
$49,980.00
$49,980 (full-time)
58
58
Baylor University
163
162
158
3.78
3.64
3.35
$61,782.00
$61,782 (full-time)
59
58
Pennsylvania State - Dickinson Law
163
161
157
3.73
3.54
3.22
$53,376.00
$53,376 (full-time)
60
58
Southern Methodist University
164
163
158
3.89
3.76
3.43
$52,514.00
$52,514 (full-time)
61
58
University of Houston
163
161
159
3.76
3.64
3.37
$29,553.00
$29,553 (in-state, full-time), $44,371 (out-of-state, full-time)
62
58
Wayne State University
164
161
157
3.87
3.75
3.41
$34,931.00
$34,931 (in-state, full-time), $38,124 (out-of-state, full-time)
63
63
Temple University
166
163
160
3.74
3.6
3.4
$27,656.00
$27,656 (in-state, full-time), $42,388 (out-of-state, full-time)
64
64
Pennsylvania State - Penn State Law
163
162
155
3.9
3.76
3.4
$51,648.00
$51,648 (full-time)
65
64
University of Connecticut
161
159
156
3.71
3.54
3.28
$30,354.00
$30,354 (in-state, full-time), $61,396 (out-of-state, full-time)
66
64
University of San Diego
163
161
157
3.81
3.7
3.39
$58,340.00
$58,340 (full-time)
67
67
Loyola Marymount University—Los Angeles
163
161
158
3.78
3.64
3.43
$0 (in-state, full-time), 59990
$0 (in-state, full-time), $59,990 (out-of-state, full-time)
68
67
University of Kansas
162
158
154
3.89
3.69
3.31
$22,769.00
$22,769 (in-state, full-time)
$28,804 (out-of-state, full-time)
69
67
University of Kentucky
160
157
155
3.84
3.62
3.36
$23,680.00
$23,680 (in-state, full-time), $49,836 (out-of-state, full-time)
70
67
University of Missouri
161
159
154
3.86
3.69
3.52
$21,732.00
$21,732 (in-state, full-time), $40,392 (out-of-state, full-time)
71
67
University of Nevada—Las Vegas
163
160
156
3.85
3.7
3.34
$26,900.00
$26,900 (in-state, full-time), $39,300 (out-of-state, full-time)
72
67
University of Oregon
161
159
156
3.7
3.54
3.33
$39,618.00
$39,618 (in-state, full-time), $49,878 (out-of-state, full-time)
73
73
American University
163
161
157
3.71
3.57
3.39
$57,818.00
$57,818 (full-time)
74
73
Loyola University—Chicago
161
159
157
3.64
3.46
3.2
$50,690.00
$50,690 (full-time)
75
73
Northeastern University
164
162
158
3.79
3.66
3.45
$56,940.00
$56,940 (full-time)
76
73
Seton Hall University
162
160
157
3.75
3.58
3.31
$58,472.00
$58,472 (full-time)
77
73
University of Miami
163
160
157
3.77
3.63
3.42
$55,850.00
$55,850 (full-time)
78
78
Case Western Reserve University
162
160
156
3.83
3.61
3.42
$56,700.00
$56,700 (full-time)
79
78
Drexel University
160
158
152
3.73
3.59
3.36
$48,900.00
$48,900 (full-time)
80
78
Georgia State University
162
160
157
3.76
3.55
3.35
$15,768.00
$15,768 (in-state, full-time), $35,376 (out-of-state, full-time)
81
78
University of Denver
162
160
157
3.77
3.63
3.36
$54,960.00
$54,960 (full-time)
82
78
University of Nebraska
161
158
155
3.95
3.64
3.38
$16,423.00
$16,423 (in-state, full-time)
$38,170 (out-of-state, full-time)
83
78
University of Pittsburgh
162
160
158
3.75
3.51
3.22
$35,836.00
$35,836 (in-state, full-time), $46,120 (out-of-state, full-time)
84
84
St. John’s University
164
162
155
3.79
3.62
3.39
$65,500.00
$65,500 (full-time)
85
84
University of South Carolina
160
158
156
3.72
3.53
3.28
$9,653.00
$9,653 (in-state, full-time), $24,661 (out-of-state, full-time)
86
86
Rutgers University (merged)
160
157
155
3.63
3.39
3.09
$26,320.00
$26,320 (in-state, full-time), $39,896 (out-of-state, full-time)
87
86
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
159
156
152
3.8
3.59
3.22
$16,604.00
$16,604 (in-state, full-time)
$37,239 (out-of-state, full-time)
88
88
Lewis And Clark College
164
162
159
3.78
3.54
3.24
$51,852.00
$51,852 (full-time)
89
88
University of Cincinnati
161
158
156
3.85
3.7
3.48
$12,005.00
$12,005 (in-state, full-time), $14,505 (out-of-state, full-time)
90
88
University of Oklahoma
160
158
156
3.81
3.59
3.29
$16,500.00
$16,500 (in-state, full-time), $28,935 (out-of-state, full-time)
91
91
Michigan State University
158
156
153
3.74
3.59
3.31
$41,040.00
$41,040 (in-state, full-time), $45,600 (out-of-state, full-time)
92
91
University of Hawaii
159
156
153
3.76
3.54
3.28
$22,392.00
$22,392 (in-state, full-time), $45,816 (out-of-state, full-time)
93
91
University of New Mexico
159
156
152
3.83
3.61
3.37
$18,201.00
$18,201 (in-state, full-time), $40,306 (out-of-state, full-time)
94
94
Catholic University Of America
160
158
155
3.67
3.5
3.33
$54,450.00
$54,450 (full-time)
95
94
Illinois Institute of Technology (Chicago-Kent College of Law)
162
159
152
3.74
3.56
3.31
$50,850.00
$50,850 (full-time)
96
94
University of Buffalo—SUNY
159
156
153
3.78
3.58
3.35
$25,410.00
$25,410 (in-state, full-time), $30,250 (out-of-state, full-time)
97
94
University of Louisville
159
156
153
3.77
3.56
3.3
$23,798.00
$23,798 (in-state, full-time), $28,798 (out-of-state, full-time)
98
98
Brooklyn Law School
161
159
157
3.66
3.5
3.31
$64,628.00