Score

Tier

2008-2009 Tuition

Total full-time enrollment

Rank 1

Yale University New Haven, CT

100

1

Full-time: $46,000 per year

588

Rank 2

Harvard University Cambridge, MA

95

1

Full-time: $41,500 per year

1,730

Rank 3

Stanford University Stanford, CA

93

1

Full-time: $42,080 per year

539

Rank 4

Columbia University New York, NY

88

1

Full-time: $45,674 per year

1,266

Rank 5

New York University New York, NY

87

1

Full-time: $42,890 per year

1,423

Rank 6

University of California--Berkeley Berkeley, CA

84

1

In-state, full-time: $30,944 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $43,189 per year

865

Rank 6

University of Chicago Chicago, IL

84

1

Full-time: $41,835 per year

593

Rank 8

University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA

82

1

Full-time: $44,330 per year

786

Rank 9

University of Michigan--Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI

81

1

In-state, full-time: $41,500 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $44,500 per year

1,151

Rank 10

Duke University Durham, NC

80

1

Full-time: $42,938 per year

611

Rank 10

Northwestern University Chicago, IL

80

1

Full-time: $45,332 per year

779

Rank 10

University of Virginia Charlottesville, VA

80

1

In-state, full-time: $36,800 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $41,800 per year

1,155

Rank 13

Cornell University Ithaca, NY

78

1

Full-time: $46,670 per year

591

Rank 14

Georgetown University Washington, DC

75

1

Full-time: $42,065 per year

1,631

Rank 15

University of California--Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA

74

1

In-state, full-time: $31,103 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $41,624 per year

1,012

Rank 15

University of Texas--Austin Austin, TX

74

1

In-state, full-time: $23,427 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $38,697 per year

1,233

Rank 17

Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN

73

1

Full-time: $42,206 per year

578

Rank 18

University of Southern California (Gould) Los Angeles, CA

72

1

Full-time: $44,510 per year

605

Rank 19

Washington University in St. Louis St. Louis, MO

69

1

Full-time: $40,436 per year

831

Rank 20

Boston University Boston, MA

66

1

Full-time: $38,266 per year

822

Rank 20

Emory University Atlanta, GA

66

1

Full-time: $39,776 per year

697

Rank 20

University of Minnesota--Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN

66

1

In-state, full-time: $24,686 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $35,089 per year

780

Rank 23

Indiana University--Bloomington (Maurer) Bloomington, IN

65

1

In-state, full-time: $19,988 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $37,373 per year

612

Rank 23

University of Illinois--Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL

65

1

In-state, full-time: $31,262 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $39,262 per year

587

Rank 23

University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN

65

1

Full-time: $37,650 per year

558

Rank 26

Boston College Newton, MA

64

1

Full-time: $38,450 per year

799

Rank 26

University of Iowa Iowa City, IA

64

1

In-state, full-time: $17,916 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $34,684 per year

616

Rank 28

College of William and Mary (Marshall-Wythe) Williamsburg, VA

63

1

In-state, full-time: $20,146 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $30,346 per year

626

Rank 28

George Washington University Washington, DC

63

1

Full-time: $40,100 per year

1,398

Rank 30

Fordham University New York, NY

62

1

Full-time: $42,076 per year

1,229

Rank 30

University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL

62

1

In-state, full-time: $12,564 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $24,158 per year

481

Rank 30

University of North Carolina--Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC

62

1

In-state, full-time: $15,045 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $27,867 per year

735

Rank 30

University of Washington Seattle, WA

62

1

In-state, full-time: $19,585 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $28,809 per year

534

Rank 30

Washington and Lee University Lexington, VA

62

1

Full-time: $36,297 per year

391

Rank 35

Ohio State University (Moritz) Columbus, OH

61

1

In-state, full-time: $20,919 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $35,869 per year

670

Rank 35

University of California--Davis Davis, CA

61

1

In-state, full-time: $28,511 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $40,756 per year

578

Rank 35

University of Georgia Athens, GA

61

1

In-state, full-time: $13,090 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $29,940 per year

660

Rank 35

University of Wisconsin--Madison Madison, WI

61

1

In-state, full-time: $14,730 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $34,654 per year

788

Rank 39

University of California (Hastings) San Francisco, CA

60

1

In-state, full-time: $28,864 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $40,089 per year

1,244

Rank 40

Wake Forest University Winston-Salem, NC

59

1

Full-time: $33,950 per year

463

Rank 41

Brigham Young University (Clark) Provo, UT

58

1

Full-time: $18,480 per year

458

Rank 41

George Mason University Arlington, VA

58

1

In-state, full-time: $18,732 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $31,948 per year

454

Rank 43

University of Arizona (Rogers) Tucson, AZ

57

1

In-state, full-time: $19,584 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $32,221 per year

469

Rank 43

University of Maryland Baltimore, MD

57

1

In-state, full-time: $22,044 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $33,323 per year

714

Rank 45

American University (Washington) Washington, DC

56

1

Full-time: $39,402 per year

1,235

Rank 45

Tulane University New Orleans, LA

56

1

Full-time: $38,724 per year

746

Rank 45

University of Colorado--Boulder Boulder, CO

56

1

In-state, full-time: $22,048 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $32,560 per year

520

Rank 45

University of Utah (Quinney) Salt Lake City, UT

56

1

In-state, full-time: $13,371 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $28,593 per year

385

Rank 49

Southern Methodist University (Dedman) Dallas, TX

54

1

Full-time: $36,546 per year

527

Rank 49

Yeshiva University (Cardozo) New York, NY

54

1

Full-time: $42,570 per year

975

Rank 51

University of Florida (Levin) Gainesville, FL

53

1

In-state, full-time: $12,339 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $31,704 per year

1,224

Rank 52

Florida State University Tallahassee, FL

52

1

In-state, full-time: $12,352 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $32,364 per year

771

Rank 52

University of Cincinnati Cincinnati, OH

52

1

In-state, full-time: $19,362 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $33,764 per year

361

Rank 52

University of Connecticut Hartford, CT

52

1

In-state, full-time: $18,480 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $38,976 per year

479

Rank 55

Arizona State University (O'Connor) Tempe, AZ

51

1

In-state, full-time: $16,294 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $28,858 per year

539

Rank 55

Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, OH

51

1

Full-time: $36,674 per year

624

Rank 55

Pepperdine University Malibu, CA

51

1

Full-time: $37,590 per year

640

Rank 55

University of Kentucky Lexington, KY

51

1

In-state, full-time: $15,258 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $26,436 per year

395

Rank 59

University of Houston Houston, TX

50

1

In-state, full-time: $18,447 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $25,977 per year

748

Rank 59

University of Tennessee--Knoxville Knoxville, TN

50

1

In-state, full-time: $12,084 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $29,304 per year

468

Rank 61

Brooklyn Law School Brooklyn, NY

49

1

Full-time: $42,375 per year

1,211

Rank 61

Lewis & Clark College (Northwestern) Portland, OR

49

1

Full-time: $30,436 per year

523

Rank 61

University of San Diego San Diego, CA

49

1

Full-time: $39,204 per year

795

Rank 61

Villanova University Villanova, PA

49

1

Full-time: $33,490 per year

744

Rank 65

Baylor University (Umphrey) Waco, TX

48

1

Full-time: $36,080 per year

418

Rank 65

Georgia State University Atlanta, GA

48

1

In-state, full-time: $10,674 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $30,330 per year

472

Rank 65

Pennsylvania State University (Dickinson) University Park, PA

48

1

In-state, full-time: $31,942 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $31,942 per year

547

Rank 65

Temple University (Beasley) Philadelphia, PA

48

1

In-state, full-time: $16,758 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $28,702 per year

773

Rank 65

University of Kansas Lawrence, KS

48

1

In-state, full-time: $15,033 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $26,376 per year

489

Rank 65

University of Missouri Columbia, MO

48

1

In-state, full-time: $15,984 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $30,486 per year

448

Rank 71

Loyola Marymount University Los Angeles, CA

47

1

Full-time: $38,450 per year

992

Rank 71

University of Miami Coral Gables, FL

47

1

Full-time: $36,594 per year

1,205

Rank 71

University of Oklahoma Norman, OK

47

1

In-state, full-time: $16,766 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $26,695 per year

517

Rank 71

University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA

47

1

In-state, full-time: $24,162 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $32,306 per year

698

Rank 75

Louisiana State University--Baton Rouge (Hebert) Baton Rouge, LA

46

1

In-state, full-time: $13,143 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $23,239 per year

565

Rank 75

University of Nevada--Las Vegas (Boyd) Las Vegas, NV

46

1

In-state, full-time: $11,032 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $21,332 per year

371

Rank 77

Illinois Institute of Technology (Chicago-Kent) Chicago, IL

45

1

Full-time: $35,741 per year

705

Rank 77

Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey--Camden Camden, NJ

45

1

In-state, full-time: $23,191 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $33,385 per year

545

Rank 77

Seattle University Seattle, WA

45

1

Full-time: $33,784 per year

812

Rank 77

Seton Hall University Newark, NJ

45

1

Full-time: $41,160 per year

717

Rank 77

University of Denver (Sturm) Denver, CO

45

1

Full-time: $33,780 per year

839

Rank 77

University of New Mexico Albuquerque, NM

45

1

In-state, full-time: $11,593 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $25,693 per year

346

Rank 77

University of Oregon Eugene, OR

45

1

In-state, full-time: $20,570 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $25,610 per year

531

Rank 77

University of Richmond (Williams) Richmond, VA

45

1

Full-time: $31,510 per year

477

Rank 85

Santa Clara University Santa Clara, CA

44

1

Full-time: $1,225 per credit

732

Rank 85

University at Buffalo--SUNY Buffalo, NY

44

1

In-state, full-time: $14,685 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $21,485 per year

739

Rank 87

DePaul University Chicago, IL

43

1

Full-time: $35,500 per year

909

Rank 87

Indiana University--Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN

43

1

In-state, full-time: $19,473 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $38,911 per year

638

Rank 87

Loyola University Chicago Chicago, IL

43

1

Full-time: $35,334 per year

638

Rank 87

Marquette University Milwaukee, WI

43

1

Full-time: $31,020 per year

563

Rank 87

Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey--Newark Newark, NJ

43

1

In-state, full-time: $23,007 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $32,777 per year

582

Rank 87

St. John's University Jamaica, NY

43

1

Full-time: $40,600 per year

719

Rank 87

University of South Carolina Columbia, SC

43

1

In-state, full-time: $17,718 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $35,490 per year

682

Rank 94

Catholic University of America (Columbus) Washington, DC

42

1

Full-time: $36,400 per year

592

Rank 94

Northeastern University Boston, MA

42

1

Full-time: $38,514 per year

615

Rank 94

St. Louis University St. Louis, MO

42

1

Full-time: $33,382 per year

784

Rank 94

University of Arkansas--Fayetteville Fayetteville, AR

42

1

In-state, full-time: $357 per credit, Out-of-state, full-time: $712 per credit

403

Rank 98

University of Louisville (Brandeis) Louisville, KY

41

1

In-state, full-time: $13,744 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $28,292 per year

351

Rank 98

University of San Francisco San Francisco, CA

41

1

Full-time: $35,880 per year

521

Rank 100

Gonzaga University Spokane, WA

40

1

Full-time: $30,263 per year

545

Rank 100

Hofstra University Hempstead, NY

40

1

Full-time: $39,640 per year

847

Rank 100

University of Maine Portland, ME

40

1

In-state, full-time: $19,380 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $29,880 per year

269

Albany Law School Albany, NY

N/A

3

Full-time: $39,050 per year

707

Chapman University Orange, CA

N/A

3

Full-time: $36,233 per year

507

Cleveland State University (Cleveland-Marshall) Cleveland, OH

N/A

3

In-state, full-time: $16,478 per year, Out-of-state, full-D11time: $22,608 per year

481

Creighton University Omaha, NE

N/A

3

Full-time: $27,042 per year

446

Drake University Des Moines, IA

N/A

3

Full-time: $29,286 per year

437

Franklin Pierce Law Center Concord, NH

N/A

3

Full-time: $33,200 per year

433

Howard University Washington, DC

N/A

3

Full-time: $23,370 per year

451

Loyola University New Orleans New Orleans, LA

N/A

3

Full-time: $32,226 per year

687

Mercer University (George) Macon, GA

N/A

3

Full-time: $33,190 per year

443

Michigan State University East Lansing, MI

N/A

3

Full-time: $31,552 per year

812

New York Law School New York, NY

N/A

3

Full-time: $43,600 per year

1,190

Ohio Northern University (Pettit) Ada, OH

N/A

3

Full-time: $27,500 per year

309

Quinnipiac University Hamden, CT

N/A

3

Full-time: $38,830 per year

248

Samford University (Cumberland) Birmingham, AL

N/A

3

Full-time: $29,776 per year

494

Southwestern Law School Los Angeles, CA

N/A

3

Full-time: $35,270 per year

699

Stetson University Gulfport, FL

N/A

3

Full-time: $30,500 per year

791

Syracuse University Syracuse, NY

N/A

3

Full-time: $43,722 per year

634

Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX

N/A

3

In-state, full-time: $14,120 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $21,312 per year

647

University of Akron Akron, OH

N/A

3

In-state, full-time: $17,553 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $27,625 per year

246

University of Arkansas--Little Rock (Bowen) Little Rock, AR

N/A

3

In-state, full-time: $10,807 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $22,133 per year

311

University of Hawaii (Richardson) Honolulu, HI

N/A

3

In-state, full-time: $14,747 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $26,645 per year

264

University of Idaho Moscow, ID

N/A

3

In-state, full-time: $10,882 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $20,962 per year

305

University of Memphis (Humphreys) Memphis, TN

N/A

3

In-state, full-time: $12,924 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $34,796 per year

395