In the United States, law school is a postgraduate program usually lasting three years and resulting in the conferral upon graduates of the Juris Doctor (J.D.) law degree. To gain admission to a law school that is accredited by the American Bar Association (ABA), applicants must usually take the Law School Admission Test (LSAT), and have an undergraduate (bachelor's) degree in any major. Currently, there are 203 ABA-approved law schools that grant the JD degree.
Harvard Law School and Yale Law School have the highest LSAT score of 173. The average LSAT score of the 10 schools is 170.7 and the average tuition & fees is $114,098. Next table shows the 10 schools with the highest LSAT Scores. You can check and compare more law schools at Law Schools in US page.
Harvard Law School and Yale Law School have the highest LSAT score of 173. The average LSAT score of the 10 schools is 170.7 and the average tuition & fees is $114,098. Next table shows the 10 schools with the highest LSAT Scores. You can check and compare more law schools at Law Schools in US page.
School Name | Location | Tuition & Fees | Acceptance Rate | GPA | LSAT | Enrollment |
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Harvard Law School Private, 4 or more years |
Cambridge, MA | $112,540 | 13% | 3.90 | 173 | 484 |
Yale Law School Private, 4 or more years |
New Haven, CT | $106,367 | 7% | 3.92 | 173 | 164 |
Columbia Law School Private, 4 or more years |
New York, NY | $118,306 | 17% | 3.75 | 172 | 395 |
Stanford Law School Private, 4 or more years |
Stanford, CA | $110,340 | 9% | 3.93 | 171 | 165 |
University of Chicago Law School Private, 4 or more years |
Chicago, IL | $124,266 | 17% | 3.89 | 171 | 184 |
New York University School of Law Private, 4 or more years |
New York, NY | $111,630 | 24% | 3.79 | 170 | 413 |
University of Pennsylvania Law School Private, 4 or more years |
Philadelphia, PA | $105,020 | 15% | 3.89 | 170 | 238 |
Duke University School of Law Private, 4 or more years |
Durham, NC | $119,394 | 20% | 3.78 | 169 | 230 |
Northwestern University School of Law Private, 4 or more years |
Evanston, IL | $119,022 | 19% | 3.84 | 169 | 240 |
University of Michigan Law School Public, 4 or more years |
Ann Arbor, MI | $109,678 ($59,672) | 20% | 3.77 | 169 | 348 |
Average | $114,098 ($59,672) | 16% | 3.85 | 170.70 | 286.1 |