| TOP LAW SCHOOLS |
| as ranked by U.S. News & World Report |
| 1 Yale University |
| New Haven, CT |
| Score 100 Tier 1 Out-of-state tuition (full-time)$43,750 2007 Total enrollment (full-time)586 |
| 2 Harvard University |
| Cambridge, MA |
| Score 91 Tier 1 Out-of-state tuition (full-time)$39,325 2007 Total enrollment (full-time)1,734 |
| 2 Stanford University |
| Stanford, CA |
| Score 91 Tier 1 Out-of-state tuition (full-time)$39,916 2007 Total enrollment (full-time)538 |
| 4 Columbia University |
| New York, NY |
| Score 88 Tier 1 Out-of-state tuition (full-time)$43,470 2007 Total enrollment (full-time)1,236 |
| 5 New York University |
| New York, NY |
| Score 85 Tier 1 Out-of-state tuition (full-time)$40,890 2007 Total enrollment (full-time)1,424 |
| 6 University of California–Berkeley |
| Berkeley, CA |
| Score 81 Tier 1 Out-of-state tuition (full-time)$39,141 2007 Total enrollment (full-time)864 |
| 7 University of Chicago |
| Chicago, IL |
| Score 80 Tier 1 Out-of-state tuition (full-time)$39,198 2007 Total enrollment (full-time)607 |
| 7 University of Pennsylvania |
| Philadelphia, PA |
| Score 80 Tier 1 Out-of-state tuition (full-time)$41,960 2007 Total enrollment (full-time)782 |
| 9 Northwestern University |
| Chicago, IL |
| Score 79 Tier 1 Out-of-state tuition (full-time)$42,942 2007 Total enrollment (full-time)771 |
| 9 University of Michigan–Ann Arbor |
| Ann Arbor, MI |
| Score 79 Tier 1 Out-of-state tuition (full-time)$41,949 2007 Total enrollment (full-time)1,148 |
| 9 University of Virginia |
| Charlottesville, VA |
| Score 79 Tier 1 Out-of-state tuition (full-time)$38,500 2007 Total enrollment (full-time)1,175 |
| 12 Cornell University |
| Ithaca, NY |
| Score 77 Tier 1 Out-of-state tuition (full-time)$42,683 2007 Total enrollment (full-time)583 |
| 12 Duke University |
| Durham, NC |
| Score 77 Tier 1 Out-of-state tuition (full-time)$40,748 2007 Total enrollment (full-time)583 |
| 14 Georgetown University |
| Washington, DC |
| Score 74 Tier 1 Out-of-state tuition (full-time)$39,390 2007 Total enrollment (full-time)1,605 |
| 15 Vanderbilt University |
| Nashville, TN |
| Score 72 Tier 1 Out-of-state tuition (full-time)$39,838 2007 Total enrollment (full-time)601 |
| 16 University of California–Los Angeles |
| Los Angeles, CA |
| Score 71 Tier 1 Out-of-state tuition (full-time)$37,648 2007 Total enrollment (full-time)1,025 |
| 16 University of Texas–Austin |
| Austin, TX |
| Score 71 Tier 1 Out-of-state tuition (full-time)$35,130 2007 Total enrollment (full-time)1,291 |
| 18 University of Southern California (Gould) |
| Los Angeles, CA |
| Score 68 Tier 1 Out-of-state tuition (full-time)$42,640 2007 Total enrollment (full-time)598 |
| 19 Washington University in St. Louis |
| St. Louis, MO |
| Score 67 Tier 1 Out-of-state tuition (full-time)$38,189 2007 Total enrollment (full-time)801 |
| 20 George Washington University |
| Washington, DC |
| Score 65 Tier 1 Out-of-state tuition (full-time)$38,198 2007 Total enrollment (full-time)1,412 |
| 21 Boston University |
| Boston, MA |
| Score 64 Tier 1 Out-of-state tuition (full-time)$36,806 2007 Total enrollment (full-time)815 |
| 22 Emory University |
| Atlanta, GA |
| Score 63 Tier 1 Out-of-state tuition (full-time)$38,176 2007 Total enrollment (full-time)709 |
| 22 University of Minnesota–Twin Cities |
| Minneapolis, MN |
| Score 63 Tier 1 Out-of-state tuition (full-time)$32,005 2007 Total enrollment (full-time)793 |
| 22 University of Notre Dame |
| Notre Dame, IN |
| Score 63 Tier 1 Out-of-state tuition (full-time)$35,950 2007 Total enrollment (full-time)563 |
| 25 Washington and Lee University |
| Lexington, VA |
| 26 Boston College |
| Newton, MA |
| Score 61 Tier 1 Out-of-state tuition (full-time)$36,590 2007 Total enrollment (full-time)778 |
| 27 Fordham University |
| New York, NY |
| Score 60 Tier 1 Out-of-state tuition (full-time)$39,450 2007 Total enrollment (full-time)1,191 |
| 27 University of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign |
| Champaign, IL |
| Score 60 Tier 1 Out-of-state tuition (full-time)$36,056 2007 Total enrollment (full-time)587 |
| 27 University of Iowa |
| Iowa City, IA |
| Score 60 Tier 1 Out-of-state tuition (full-time)$32,589 2007 Total enrollment (full-time)633 |
| 30 College of William and Mary (Marshall-Wythe) |
| Williamsburg, VA |
| Score 59 Tier 1 Out-of-state tuition (full-time)$28,536 2007 Total enrollment (full-time)617 |
| 30 University of Washington |
| Seattle, WA |
| Score 59 Tier 1 Out-of-state tuition (full-time)$26,231 2007 Total enrollment (full-time)528 |
| 32 Ohio State University (Moritz) |
| Columbus, OH |
| Score 58 Tier 1 Out-of-state tuition (full-time)$33,946 2007 Total enrollment (full-time)669 |
| 32 University of Alabama |
| Tuscaloosa, AL |
| Score 58 Tier 1 Out-of-state tuition (full-time)$22,170 2007 Total enrollment (full-time)492 |
| 32 University of Colorado–Boulder |
| Boulder, CO |
| Score 58 Tier 1 Out-of-state tuition (full-time)$31,278 2007 Total enrollment (full-time)530 |
| 32 University of Georgia |
| Athens, GA |
| Score 58 Tier 1 Out-of-state tuition (full-time)$29,054 2007 Total enrollment (full-time)642 |
| 36 Indiana University–Bloomington |
| Bloomington, IN |
| Score 57 Tier 1 Out-of-state tuition (full-time)$34,486 2007 Total enrollment (full-time)619 |
| 36 University of Wisconsin–Madison |
| Madison, WI |
| Score 57 Tier 1 Out-of-state tuition (full-time)$32,774 2007 Total enrollment (full-time)807 |
| 38 George Mason University |
| Arlington, VA |
| Score 56 Tier 1 Out-of-state tuition (full-time)$28,532 2007 Total enrollment (full-time)503 |
| 38 University of Arizona (Rogers) |
| Tucson, AZ |
| Score 56 Tier 1 Out-of-state tuition (full-time)$28,574 2007 Total enrollment (full-time)453 |
| 38 University of California (Hastings) |
| San Francisco, CA |
| Score 56 Tier 1 Out-of-state tuition (full-time)$35,345 2007 Total enrollment (full-time)1,215 |
| 38 University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill |
| Chapel Hill, NC |
| Score 56 Tier 1 Out-of-state tuition (full-time)$25,422 2007 Total enrollment (full-time)699 |
| 42 University of Maryland |
| Baltimore, MD |
| Score 55 Tier 1 Out-of-state tuition (full-time)$31,814 2007 Total enrollment (full-time)678 |
| 42 Wake Forest University |
| Winston-Salem, NC |
| Score 55 Tier 1 Out-of-state tuition (full-time)$31,500 2007 Total enrollment (full-time)452 |
| 44 Tulane University |
| New Orleans, LA |
| Score 54 Tier 1 Out-of-state tuition (full-time)$36,670 2007 Total enrollment (full-time)752 |
| 44 University of California–Davis |
| Davis, CA |
| Score 54 Tier 1 Out-of-state tuition (full-time)$37,734 2007 Total enrollment (full-time)577 |
| 46 American University (Washington) |
| Washington, DC |
| Score 53 Tier 1 Out-of-state tuition (full-time)$37,190 2007 Total enrollment (full-time)1,246 |
| 46 Brigham Young University (Clark) |
| Provo, UT |
| Score 53 Tier 1 Out-of-state tuition (full-time)$17,400 2007 Total enrollment (full-time)457 |
| 46 Southern Methodist University |
| Dallas, TX |
| Score 53 Tier 1 Out-of-state tuition (full-time)$34,576 2007 Total enrollment (full-time)562 |
| 46 University of Connecticut |
| Hartford, CT |
| Score 53 Tier 1 Out-of-state tuition (full-time)$36,960 2007 Total enrollment (full-time)484 |
| 46 University of Florida (Levin) |
| Gainesville, FL |
| Score 53 Tier 1 Out-of-state tuition (full-time)$30,174 2007 Total enrollment (full-time)1,290 |
| 51 University of Utah (Quinney) |
| Salt Lake City, UT |
| Score 52 Tier 1 Out-of-state tuition (full-time)$26,256 2007 Total enrollment (full-time)397 |
| 52 Arizona State University (O’Connor) |
| Tempe, AZ |
| Score 50 Tier 1 Out-of-state tuition (full-time)$26,320 2007 Total enrollment (full-time)595 |
| 52 University of Cincinnati |
| Cincinnati, OH |
| Score 50 Tier 1 Out-of-state tuition (full-time)$33,102 2007 Total enrollment (full-time)356 |
| 52 University of Tennessee–Knoxville |
| Knoxville, TN |
| Score 50 Tier 1 Out-of-state tuition (full-time)$27,762 2007 Total enrollment (full-time)469 |
| 55 Baylor University (Umphrey) |
| Waco, TX |
| Score 49 Tier 1 Out-of-state tuition (full-time)$33,294 2007 Total enrollment (full-time)411 |
| 55 Florida State University |
| Tallahassee, FL |
| Score 49 Tier 1 Out-of-state tuition (full-time)$30,782 2007 Total enrollment (full-time)764 |
| 55 University of Houston |
| Houston, TX |
| Score 49 Tier 1 Out-of-state tuition (full-time)$24,632 2007 Total enrollment (full-time)785 |
| 55 Yeshiva University (Cardozo) |
| New York, NY |
| Score 49 Tier 1 Out-of-state tuition (full-time)$39,470 2007 Total enrollment (full-time)948 |
| 59 Pepperdine University |
| Malibu, CA |
| Score 48 Tier 1 Out-of-state tuition (full-time)$35,520 2007 Total enrollment (full-time)633 |
| 59 Temple University (Beasley) |
| Philadelphia, PA |
| Score 48 Tier 1 Out-of-state tuition (full-time)$27,078 2007 Total enrollment (full-time)754 |
| 59 University of Kentucky |
| Lexington, KY |
| Score 48 Tier 1 Out-of-state tuition (full-time)$24,804 2007 Total enrollment (full-time)426 |
| 59 University of Missouri–Columbia |
| Columbia, MO |
| Score 48 Tier 1 Out-of-state tuition (full-time)$28,336 2007 Total enrollment (full-time)449 |
| 63 Brooklyn Law School |
| Brooklyn, NY |
| Score 47 Tier 1 Out-of-state tuition (full-time)$39,625 2007 Total enrollment (full-time)1,186 |
| 63 Case Western Reserve University |
| Cleveland, OH |
| Score 47 Tier 1 Out-of-state tuition (full-time)$35,220 2007 Total enrollment (full-time)678 |
| 63 Loyola Marymount University |
| Los Angeles, CA |
| Score 47 Tier 1 Out-of-state tuition (full-time)$36,058 2007 Total enrollment (full-time)1,003 |
| 66 Illinois Institute of Technology (Chicago-Kent) |
| Chicago, IL |
| Score 46 Tier 1 Out-of-state tuition (full-time)$33,879 2007 Total enrollment (full-time)751 |
| 66 Seton Hall University |
| Newark, NJ |
| Score 46 Tier 1 Out-of-state tuition (full-time)$38,040 2007 Total enrollment (full-time)722 |
| 68 Indiana University–Indianapolis |
| Indianapolis, IN |
| Score 45 Tier 1 Out-of-state tuition (full-time)$31,993 2007 Total enrollment (full-time)647 |
| 68 University of New Mexico |
| Albuquerque, NM |
| Score 45 Tier 1 Out-of-state tuition (full-time)$24,467 2007 Total enrollment (full-time)347 |
| 68 University of Oklahoma |
| Norman, OK |
| Score 45 Tier 1 Out-of-state tuition (full-time)$24,953 2007 Total enrollment (full-time)510 |
| 68 University of Richmond (Williams) |
| Richmond, VA |
| Score 45 Tier 1 Out-of-state tuition (full-time)$30,010 2007 Total enrollment (full-time)486 |
| 68 Villanova University |
| Villanova, PA |
| Score 45 Tier 1 Out-of-state tuition (full-time)$30,890 2007 Total enrollment (full-time)727 |
| 73 Lewis and Clark College (Northwestern) |
| Portland, OR |
| Score 44 Tier 1 Out-of-state tuition (full-time)$28,984 2007 Total enrollment (full-time)537 |
| 73 University of Kansas |
| Lawrence, KS |
| Score 44 Tier 1 Out-of-state tuition (full-time)$24,085 2007 Total enrollment (full-time)491 |
| 73 University of Nebraska–Lincoln |
| Lincoln, NE |
| Score 44 Tier 1 Out-of-state tuition (full-time)$20,935 2007 Total enrollment (full-time)397 |
| 73 University of Pittsburgh |
| Pittsburgh, PA |
| Score 44 Tier 1 Out-of-state tuition (full-time)$30,362 2007 Total enrollment (full-time)714 |
| 77 Georgia State University |
| Atlanta, GA |
| Score 43 Tier 1 Out-of-state tuition (full-time)$27,916 2007 Total enrollment (full-time)473 |
| 77 Pennsylvania State University (Dickinson) |
| University Park, PA |
| Score 43 Tier 1 Out-of-state tuition (full-time)$29,674 2007 Total enrollment (full-time)573 |
| 77 Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey–Camden |
| Camden, NJ |
| Score 43 Tier 1 Out-of-state tuition (full-time)$30,492 2007 Total enrollment (full-time)561 |
| 77 Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey–Newark |
| Newark, NJ |
| Score 43 Tier 1 Out-of-state tuition (full-time)$30,307 2007 Total enrollment (full-time)558 |
| 77 Santa Clara University |
| Santa Clara, CA |
| Score 43 Tier 1 Out-of-state tuition (full-time)$1,175 (per credit hour)2007 Total enrollment (full-time)728 |
| 82 Loyola University Chicago |
| Chicago, IL |
| Score 42 Tier 1 Out-of-state tuition (full-time)$33,300 2007 Total enrollment (full-time)621 |
| 82 Seattle University |
| Seattle, WA |
| Score 42 Tier 1 Out-of-state tuition (full-time)$29,938 2007 Total enrollment (full-time)845 |
| 82 University of Hawaii (Richardson) |
| Honolulu, HI |
| Score 42 Tier 1 Out-of-state tuition (full-time)$24,480 2007 Total enrollment (full-time)257 |
| 82 University of Miami |
| Coral Gables, FL |
| Score 42 Tier 1 Out-of-state tuition (full-time)$34,652 2007 Total enrollment (full-time)1,252 |
| 82 University of Oregon |
| Eugene, OR |
| Score 42 Tier 1 Out-of-state tuition (full-time)$24,396 2007 Total enrollment (full-time)528 |
| 82 University of San Diego |
| San Diego, CA |
| Score 42 Tier 1 Out-of-state tuition (full-time)$37,704 2007 Total enrollment (full-time)768 |
| 88 Catholic University of America (Columbus) |
| Washington, DC |
| Score 41 Tier 1 Out-of-state tuition (full-time)$34,505 2007 Total enrollment (full-time)607 |
| 88 DePaul University |
| Chicago, IL |
| Score 41 Tier 1 Out-of-state tuition (full-time)$33,110 2007 Total enrollment (full-time)745 |
| 88 Louisiana State University–Baton Rouge |
| Baton Rouge, LA |
| Score 41 Tier 1 Out-of-state tuition (full-time)$21,286 2007 Total enrollment (full-time)570 |
| 88 Northeastern University |
| Boston, MA |
| Score 41 Tier 1 Out-of-state tuition (full-time)$36,564 2007 Total enrollment (full-time)624 |
| 88 St. John’s University |
| Jamaica, NY |
| Score 41 Tier 1 Out-of-state tuition (full-time)$38,400 2007 Total enrollment (full-time)748 |
| 88 University of Denver (Sturm) |
| Denver, CO |
| Score 41 Tier 1 Out-of-state tuition (full-time)$32,752 2007 Total enrollment (full-time)855 |
| 88 University of Nevada–Las Vegas (Boyd) |
| Las Vegas, NV |
| Score 41 Tier 1 Out-of-state tuition (full-time)$20,302 2007 Total enrollment (full-time)341 |
| 95 Marquette University |
| Milwaukee, WI |
| Score 40 Tier 1 Out-of-state tuition (full-time)$29,410 2007 Total enrollment (full-time)530 |
| 95 St. Louis University |
| St. Louis, MO |
| Score 40 Tier 1 Out-of-state tuition (full-time)$31,750 2007 Total enrollment (full-time)750 |
| 95 University of South Carolina |
| Columbia, SC |
| Score 40 Tier 1 Out-of-state tuition (full-time)$33,622 2007 Total enrollment (full-time)665 |
| 95 University of the Pacific (McGeorge) |
| Sacramento, CA |
| Score 40 Tier 1 Out-of-state tuition (full-time)$34,474 2007 Total enrollment (full-time)615 |
| 99 Hofstra University |
| Hempstead, NY |
| Score 39 Tier 1 Out-of-state tuition (full-time)$37,600 2007 Total enrollment (full-time)870 |
| 100 Mercer University |
| Macon, GA |
| Score 38 Tier 1 Out-of-state tuition (full-time)$32,292 2007 Total enrollment (full-time)448 |
| 100 Stetson University |
| Gulfport, FL |
| Score 38 Tier 1 Out-of-state tuition (full-time)$29,240 2007 Total enrollment (full-time)765 |
| 100 Syracuse University |
| Syracuse, NY |
| Score 38 Tier 1 Out-of-state tuition (full-time)$41,694 2007 Total enrollment (full-time)659 |
| 100 University at Buffalo–SUNY |
| Buffalo, NY |
| Score 38 Tier 1 Out-of-state tuition (full-time)$21,433 2007 Total enrollment (full-time)746 |
| 100 University of Louisville (Brandeis) |
| Louisville, KY |
| Score 38 Tier 1 Out-of-state tuition (full-time)$25,956 2007 Total enrollment (full-time)323 |