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Top 100 Law Schools in America for 2009

By Law Vibe

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
Score 62 Tier 1 Out-of-state tuition (full-time)$33,685 2007 Total enrollment (full-time)395
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

Full post as published by Law Vibe on April 02, 2008 (boomark / email).