Learn the 10 Factors That Matter to Big Firms More Than Where You Went to Law School
| Rank | School Name | Employed at graduation | Tuition and fees (full-time, in-state / out-of-state) | Acceptance rate (full-time) | Enrollment (full-time) | Student-faculty ratio | 2013 Rank |
| #1 | Yale University | 88.7% | $56,200 | 8.9% | 607 | 7.6:1 | 1 |
| #2 | Harvard University | 95.0% | $55,842 | 15.4% | 1,752 | 11.8:1 | 2 |
| #3 | Stanford University | 92.8% | $54,366 | 9.1% | 577 | 7.3:1 | 2 |
| #4 | Columbia University | 97% | $60,274 | 18.9% | 1,170 | 6.3:1 | 4 |
| #4 | University of Chicago | 96.3% | $55,503 | 18.4% | 604 | 8.4:1 | 4 |
| #6 | New York University | 95.5% | $56,838 | 30.1% | 1,423 | 8.6:1 | 6 |
| #7 | University of Pennsylvania | 96.5% | $56,916 | 16.4% | 756 | 10.3:1 | 7 |
| #8 | University of Virginia | 97.5% | $47,900 / $52,900 | 17.7% | 1,048 | 11.3:1 | 7 |
| #9 | University of California-Berkeley | 80.8% | $48,058 / $52,009 | 17.8% | 854 | 12.5:1 | 9 |
| #10 | Duke University | 77.8% | $53,596 | 19.0% | 629 | 9.5:1 | 11 |
| #10 | University of Michigan-Ann Arbor | 75.0% | $49,784 / $52,784 | 27.0% | 1,055 | 12.4:1 | 9 |
| #12 | Northwestern University | 76.9% | $55,064 | 26.3% | 763 | 8.3:1 | 12 |
| #13 | Cornell University | 77.9% | $57,270 | 29.9% | 576 | 10.3:1 | 13 |
| #13 | Georgetown University | 77.3% | $50,890 | 31.4% | 1,694 | 11.2:1 | 14 |
| #15 | University of Texas-Austin | 64.1% | $33,162 / $49,244 | 30.3% | 1,046 | 10.4:1 | 15 |
| #16 | University of California-Los Angeles | 55.6% | $45,226 / $51,720 | 28.2% | 975 | 10.4:1 | 17 |
| #16 | Vanderbilt University | 67.9% | $48,160 | 34.0% | 566 | 12.6:1 | 15 |
| #18 | Washington University in St. Louis | 50.7% | $49,945 | 24.3% | 687 | 9.6:1 | 19 |
| #19 | Emory University | 53.8% | $48,174 | 32.0% | 811 | 11.0:1 | 23 |
| #20 | George Washington University | 85.0% | $49,840 | 43.5% | 1,287 | 15.0:1 | 21 |
| #20 | University of Minnesota-Twin Cities | 66.1% | $40,058 / $47,330 | 30.8% | 721 | 11.1:1 | 19 |
| #20 | University of Southern California (Gould) | 58.8% | $55,023 | 29.3% | 602 | 11.4:1 | 18 |
| #23 | University of Alabama | 65.1% | $20,770 / $34,840 | 24.6% | 465 | 10.7:1 | 21 |
| #24 | College of William and Mary (Marshall-Wythe) | 46.6% | $29,000 / $38,000 | 29.5% | 623 | 11.0:1 | 33 |
| #24 | University of Washington | 50.8% | $31,983 / $45,024 | 26.1% | 541 | 8.9:1 | 28 |
| #26 | University of Notre Dame | 60.7% | $48,730 | 28.1% | 520 | 9.3:1 | 23 |
| #27 | Boston University | 46.9% | $45,786 | 34.5% | 676 | 12.0:1 | 29 |
| #27 | University of Iowa | 56.8% | $28,047 / $49,025 | 52.0% | 411 | 9.5:1 | 26 |
| #29 | Indiana University-Bloomington (Maurer) | 40.7% | $30,526 / $48,962 | 52.6% | 638 | 11.4:1 | 25 |
| #29 | University of Georgia | 48.9% | $18,740 / $36,410 | 33.3% | 621 | 11.5:1 | 33 |
| #31 | Arizona State University (O'Connor) | 59.0% | $26,268 / $40,818 | 39.1% | 567 | 9.7:1 | 29 |
| #31 | Ohio State University (Moritz) | 44.1% | $28,033 / $42,985 | 45.4% | 574 | 11.1:1 | 36 |
| #31 | University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill | 44.9% | $22,215 / $38,846 | 44.7% | 720 | 11.9:1 | 31 |
| #31 | University of Wisconsin-Madison | 46.8% | $21,365 / $40,061 | 44.2% | 623 | 11.0:1 | 33 |
| #31 | Wake Forest University | 53.8% | $41,364 | 45.1% | 482 | 11.8:1 | 36 |
| #36 | Boston College | 49.6% | $44,860 | 34.9% | 728 | 11.9:1 | 31 |
| #36 | Brigham Young University (Clark) | 57.8% | $11,280 $22,560 | 35.6% | 412 | 13.1:1 | 44 |
| #36 | Fordham University | 54.5% | $50,996 | 39.0% | 1,109 | 14.9:1 | 38 |
| #36 | University of California-Davis | 45.5% | $47,286 / $56,537 | 52.4% | 499 | 10.1:1 | 38 |
| #40 | University of Arizona (Rogers) | 51.0% | $24,381 / $38,841 | 40.3% | 404 | 10.0:1 | 38 |
| #40 | University of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign | 43.7% | $41,226 / $48,976 | 45.5% | 543 | 11.2:1 | 47 |
| #42 | Southern Methodist University (Dedman) | 50.2% | $46,519 | 37.8% | 524 | 14.2:1 | 48 |
| #43 | University of Colorado-Boulder | 41.7% | $31,738 / $38,524 | 38.1% | 514 | 9.2:1 | 44 |
| #43 | Washington and Lee University | 34.6% | $44,707 | 38.1% | 419 | 10.7:1 | 26 |
| #45 | Florida State University | 32.2% | $20,632 / $40,644 | 41.9% | 655 | 13.1:1 | 48 |
| #46 | George Mason University | 57.3% | $25,351 / $40,737 | 36.0% | 363 | 12.7:1 | 41 |
| #46 | Tulane University | 36.8% | $47,080 | 46.0% | 697 | 14.2:1 | 48 |
| #46 | University of Maryland (Carey) | 64.3% | $27,174 / $39,256 | 46.6% | 643 | 11.4:1 | 41 |
| #49 | University of Florida (Levin) | 32.4% | $22,190 / $41,546 | 50.4% | 944 | 13.2:1 | 46 |
| #49 | University of Utah (Quinney) | 50.7% | $23,489 / $44,635 | 45.1% | 354 | 8.4:1 | 41 |
| #51 | Baylor University | 28.7% | $49,481 | 28.8% | 371 | 14.0:1 | 54 |
| #51 | Pennsylvania State University (Dickinson) | 25.3% | $42,040 / $42,040 | 53.1% | 475 | 8.8:1 | 64 |
| #51 | University of Richmond (Williams) | 45.3% | $38,250 | 28.6% | 455 | 10.9:1 | 53 |
| #54 | Pepperdine University | 33.3% | $46,740 | 51.6% | 602 | 13.0:1 | 61 |
| #54 | University of California (Hastings) | 30.0% | $47,634 / $53,634 | 40.5% | 1,041 | 15.8:1 | 48 |
| #54 | University of Connecticut | 41.2% | $24,714 / $51,030 | 47.3% | 402 | 10.6:1 | 58 |
| #54 | University of Nebraska-Lincoln | 43.8% | $14,441 / $31,955 | 59.4% | 378 | 11.2:1 | 61 |
| #58 | University of Houston | 58.8% | $29,748 / $39,792 | 37.8% | 619 | 10.8:1 | 48 |
| #58 | University of Kentucky | 52.4% | $19,986 / $35,652 | 59.5% | 402 | 15.0:1 | 58 |
| #58 | University of Oklahoma | 45.2% | $19,973 / $30,398 | 40.7% | 462 | 12.4:1 | 68 |
| #61 | Temple University (Beasley) | 35.0% | $20,462 / $33,780 | 46.0% | 601 | 11.1:1 | 56 |
| #61 | University of Arkansas Fayetteville | 35.6% | $456 per credit / $937 per credit | 50.1% | 370 | 12.3:1 | 68 |
| #61 | University of Miami | 32.3% | $44,626 | 53.2% | 1,142 | 12.6:1 | 76 |
| #64 | Case Western Reserve University | 39.0% | $46,826 | 48.8% | 418 | 11.1:1 | 68 |
| #64 | Georgia State University | 59.3% | $16,042 / $35,722 | 29.5% | 469 | 11.2:1 | 54 |
| #64 | University of Missouri | 46.3% | $19,538 / $36,907 | 51.7% | 384 | 11.2:1 | 76 |
| #64 | Yeshiva University (Cardozo) | 31.0% | $51,778 | 43.2% | 983 | 14.1:1 | 58 |
| #68 | Loyola University Chicago | 33.6% | $41,666 | 52.5% | 681 | 11.9:1 | 76 |
| #68 | Seton Hall University | 56.4% | $49,070 | 53.8% | 477 | 13.6:1 | 64 |
| #68 | University of Denver (Sturm) | 37.9% | $40,950 | 56.1% | 732 | 9.3:1 | 64 |
| #68 | University of Kansas | 33.1% | $19,623 / $33,067 | 56.5% | 370 | 10.8:1 | 86 |
| #72 | American University (Washington) | 40.2% | $48,148 | 47.0% | 1,240 | 11.0:1 | 56 |
| #72 | Illinois Institute of Technology (Chicago-Kent) | 29.4% | $44,410 | 57.3% | 763 | 10.8:1 | 68 |
| #72 | Lewis & Clark College (Northwestern) | 30.6% | $39,326 | 60.1% | 409 | 9.7:1 | 80 |
| #72 | Louisiana State University-Baton Rouge (Hebert) | 36.8% | $19,816 / $38,118 | 46.2% | 585 | 18.7:1 | 76 |
| #72 | University of New Mexico | 28.6% | $16,251 / $34,521 | 40.3% | 344 | 8.6:1 | 64 |
| #72 | University of Tennessee-Knoxville | 41.3% | $18,962 / $37,706 | 51.2% | 442 | 12.5:1 | 61 |
| #72 | University of Tulsa | 41.8% | $33,428 | 38.2% | 254 | 10.5:1 | 86 |
| #79 | University of Cincinnati | 30.0% | $23,536 / $41,044 | 61.1% | 345 | 9.8:1 | 80 |
| #79 | University of San Diego | 37.0% | $45,860 | 48.5% | 696 | 11.9:1 | 68 |
| #81 | Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey-Camden | 50.7% | $25,505 / $37,237 | 31.9% | 506 | 9.3:1 | 91 |
| #81 | University of Pittsburgh | 32.4% | $30,400 / $37,604 | 49.6% | 590 | 14.2:1 | 91 |
| #83 | Brooklyn Law School | 37.6% | $1,795 | 47.0% | 909 | 16.2:1 | 80 |
| #83 | Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey-Newark | 48.1% | $25,457 / $37,189 | 42.6% | 523 | 14.8:1 | 86 |
| #83 | University of Nevada Las Vegas | 31.1% | $26,437 / $37,437 | 33.5% | 301 | 11.7:1 | 68 |
| #83 | West Virginia University | 59.9% | $17,658 / $33,714 | 61.7% | 379 | 10.1:1 | 91 |
| #87 | Indiana University-Indianapolis (McKinney) | 33.9% | $24,172 / $43,882 | 57.8% | 581 | 14.8:1 | 98 |
| #87 | Loyola Marymount University | 22.9% | $45,980 | 47.1% | 975 | 15.1:1 | 68 |
| #87 | Michigan State University | 34.4% | $35,844 | 50.4% | 759 | 13.8:1 | 80 |
| #87 | Seattle University | 21.1% | $40,486 | 58.5% | 659 | 12.2:1 | 100 |
| #87 | University of Louisville (Brandeis) | 50.4% | $18,578 / $34,612 | 68.7% | 363 | 13.1:1 | 68 |
| #87 | Wayne State University | 23.2% | $29,066 / $31,763 | 49.9% | 334 | 12.9:1 | 100 |
| #93 | Marquette University | 32.1% | $39,850 | 76.4% | 581 | 15.4:1 | 94 |
| #93 | Northeastern University | $43,910 | 43.8% | 569 | 15.6:1 | 86 | |
| #93 | Stetson University | $37,782 | 46.2% | 701 | 14.4:1 | 100 | |
| #93 | St. Louis University | 49.3% | $37,615 | 59.2% | 559 | 13.2:1 | 100 |
| #93 | University of New Hampshire School of Law | 44.2% | $41,190 | 53.9% | 271 | 14.6:1 | 100 |
| #93 | University of South Carolina | 35.4% | $22,360 / $44,752 | 57.0% | 619 | 14.0:1 | 98 |
| #93 | Villanova University | 36.3% | $40,060 | 55.2% | 594 | 15.1:1 | 98 |
| #100 | Florida International University | $20,597 / $34,841 | 28.4% | 360 | 11.3:1 | 100 | |
| #100 | SUNY Buffalo Law School | 33.0% | $23,986 / $40,056 | 51.9% | 607 | 12.6:1 | 86 |
| #100 | University of Hawaii-Manoa (Richardson) | 25.5% | $18,336 / $36,240 | 33.7% | 239 | 8.6:1 | 80 |
| #100 | University of Oregon | 27.3% | $29,492 / $36,746 | 49.5% | 436 | 15.2:1 | 94 |
| #104 | Mercer University (George) | 32.4% | $37,260 | 63.0% | 445 | 13.6:1 | 80 |
| #104 | University of Mississippi | 36.4% | $13,488 / $29,287 | 40.7% | 439 | 13.2:1 | N/A |
| #104 | University of Missouri-Kansas City | $17,886 / $33,996 | 60.3% | 424 | 14.0:1 | N/A | |
| #107 | The Catholic University of America | 37.4% | $44,465 | 57.5% | 342 | 10.3:1 | 80 |
| #107 | Gonzaga University | $36,510 | 61.9% | 387 | 14.8:1 | 100 | |
| #107 | Santa Clara University | 36.6% | $1,500 | 58.2% | 624 | 11.0:1 | 96 |
| #107 | Syracuse University | 37.8% | $46,050 | 59.1% | 605 | 12.3:1 | 96 |
| #107 | Texas Tech University | 26.5% | $22,367 / $32,087 | 50.1% | 640 | 17.0:1 | N/A |
| #113 | CUNY | $14,472 / $22,912 | 30.0% | 378 | 9.1:1 | N/A | |
| #113 | Drake University | 30.9% | $36,662 | 79.1% | 363 | 11.9:1 | N/A |
| #115 | Cleveland State University (Cleveland-Marshall) | 28.4% | $23,816 / $32,692 | 51.4% | 329 | 11.5:1 | N/A |
| #115 | Creighton University | 33.9% | $34,494 | 77.7% | 382 | 12.6:1 | N/A |
| #115 | Washburn University | 30.8% | $18,880 / $29,440 | 58.4% | 339 | 9.6:1 | N/A |
| #118 | Albany Law School | 30.9% | $43,523 | 59.7% | 535 | 12.7:1 | N/A |
| #118 | Quinnipiac University | 23.2% | $47,076 | 55.2% | 252 | 11.1:1 | N/A |
| #118 | University of Idaho | $15,774 / $28,850 | 55.7% | 317 | 13.6:1 | N/A | |
| #121 | Campbell University | 19.3% | $37,060 | 53.8% | 422 | 17.1:1 | N/A |
| #121 | DePaul University | 15.8% | $44,999 | 65.2% | 720 | 13.9:1 | 100 |
| #121 | Duquesne University | 36.8% | $36,944 | 70.8% | 347 | 14.2:1 | N/A |
| #121 | Hamline University | 27.4% | $37,204 | 61.9% | 306 | 15.3:1 | N/A |
| #121 | University of Akron | 23.7% | $23,583 / $23,683 | 52.4% | 292 | 11.8:1 | N/A |
| #121 | University of Arkansas-Little Rock (Bowen) | $13,353 / $27,147 | 52.9% | 291 | 16.1:1 | N/A | |
| #121 | University of Montana | 50.0% | $11,283 / $28,602 | 57.5% | 249 | 14.2:1 | N/A |
| #121 | Willamette University (Collins) | 23.2% | $36,390 | 73.0% | 357 | 11.8:1 | N/A |
| #129 | Drexel University | 31.0% | $1,341 per credit | 45.1% | 414 | 13.5:1 | N/A |
| #129 | University of Maine | 34.5% | $23,554 / $34,624 | 45.4% | 253 | 11.9:1 | 100 |
| #129 | University of North Dakota | $11,029 / $23,866 | 49.3% | 240 | 18.3:1 | N/A | |
| #129 | University of St. Thomas | 29.8% | $1,256 per credit | 71.6% | 401 | 12.8:1 | N/A |
| #129 | University of Wyoming | 48.0% | $13,842 / $27,192 | 59.7% | 71 | 10.1:1 | N/A |
| #129 | Vermont Law School | 32.0% | $46,111 | 82.7% | 422 | 15.5:1 | N/A |
| #135 | Hofstra University (Deane) | 24.0% | $49,780 | 58.4% | 821 | 18.1:1 | 100 |
| #135 | Howard University | 45.0% | $32,743 | 41.2% | 407 | 16.5:1 | N/A |
| #135 | Samford University (Cumberland) | 37.3% | $36,216 | 79.5% | 409 | 16.9:1 | N/A |
| #135 | University of Baltimore | 48.7% | $26,884 / $39,538 | 68.2% | 651 | 14.5:1 | N/A |
| #135 | William Mitchell College of Law | 27.4% | $37,100 | 70.8% | 553 | 20.0:1 | 100 |
| #140 | Chapman University (Fowler) | 24.2% | $44,830 | 53.3% | 422 | 10.0:1 | 100 |
| #140 | New York Law School | $49,240 | 61.5% | 829 | 16.9:1 | N/A | |
| #140 | Pace University | 30.4% | $43,878 | 63.2% | 478 | 12.1:1 | N/A |
| #140 | University of Memphis (Humphreys) | 29.1% | $17,760 / $39,632 | 45.5% | 339 | 15.5:1 | N/A |
| #140 | University of Toledo | 25.2% | $22,203 / $33,752 | 59.9% | 284 | 11.7:1 | N/A |
| #145 | University of South Dakota | 36.8% | $13,904 / $28,430 | 80.6% | 207 | 13.6:1 | N/A |
| #146 | South Texas College of Law | $28,110 | 64.5% | 933 | 19.7:1 | N/A | |
| #146 | University of the Pacific (McGeorge) | 13.4% | $44,690 | 69.7% | 490 | 14.9:1 | 100 |
| N/A | Appalachian School of Law | 15.9:1 | N/A | ||||
| N/A | Arizona Summit Law School | 19.9:1 | N/A | ||||
| N/A | Atlanta's John Marshall Law School | 11.3:1 | N/A | ||||
| N/A | Ave Maria School of Law | $40,146 | 70.6% | 315 | 16.9:1 | N/A | |
| N/A | Barry University | $34,300 | 62.6% | 547 | 18.4:1 | N/A | |
| N/A | California Western School of Law | $44,800 | 72.6% | 581 | 15.5:1 | N/A | |
| N/A | Capital University | $1,166 | 77.8% | 326 | 13.5:1 | N/A | |
| N/A | Charleston School of Law | $37,874 | 66.1% | 427 | 15.0:1 | N/A | |
| N/A | Charlotte School of Law | 12.0% | $40,146 | 74.8% | 1,141 | 19.1:1 | N/A |
| N/A | Elon University | 19.6% | $37,549 | 68.4% | 291 | 13.9:1 | N/A |
| N/A | Faulkner University (Jones) | $34,370 | 76.3% | 282 | 17.7:1 | N/A | |
| N/A | Florida A&M University | 22.1:1 | N/A | ||||
| N/A | Florida Coastal School of Law | $41,256 | 76.2% | 1,109 | 19.4:1 | N/A | |
| N/A | Golden Gate University | $43,660 | 64.7% | 336 | 16.3:1 | N/A | |
| N/A | The John Marshall Law School | 30.2% | $44,074 | 73.2% | 970 | 16.4:1 | N/A |
| N/A | Liberty University | $31,878 | 50.3% | 207 | 10.8:1 | N/A | |
| N/A | Loyola University New Orleans | 39.2% | $43,432 | 72.0% | 581 | 14.6:1 | N/A |
| N/A | Mississippi College | 24.4% | $30,590 | 69.9% | 542 | 15.6:1 | N/A |
| N/A | New England Law Boston | $42,570 | 87.8% | 676 | 26.5:1 | N/A | |
| N/A | North Carolina Central University | $11,706 / $25,634 | 55.8% | 496 | 15.1:1 | N/A | |
| N/A | Northern Illinois University | $21,399 / $37,022 | 69.5% | 292 | 14.7:1 | N/A | |
| N/A | Northern Kentucky University (Chase) | $17,414 / $27,944 | 72.7% | 332 | 14.5:1 | N/A | |
| N/A | Nova Southeastern University (Broad) | 16.1% | $35,586 | 49.0% | 243 | 16.2:1 | N/A |
| N/A | Ohio Northern University (Pettit) | $33,684 | 47.4% | 236 | 10.9:1 | N/A | |
| N/A | Oklahoma City University | $1,065 | 75.9% | 423 | 16.1:1 | N/A | |
| N/A | Regent University | $1,110 | 55.1% | 329 | 15.0:1 | N/A | |
| N/A | Roger Williams University | $42,130 | 72.2% | 420 | 22.3:1 | N/A | |
| N/A | Southern Illinois University-Carbondale | 19.5% | $17,846 / $40,496 | 67.6% | 340 | 13.4:1 | N/A |
| N/A | Southern University Law Center | $12,054 / $20,654 | 64.2% | 482 | 14.9:1 | N/A | |
| N/A | Southwestern Law School | 22.2% | $45,380 | 57.8% | 686 | 14.6:1 | N/A |
| N/A | St. Mary's University | $31,770 | 74.6% | 633 | 19.6:1 | N/A | |
| N/A | St. Thomas University | $37,402 | 61.1% | 659 | 15.8:1 | N/A | |
| N/A | Suffolk University | 18.6% | $45,054 | 77.8% | 1,051 | 17.4:1 | N/A |
| N/A | Texas A&M University | 18.4% | $33,092 / $33,092 | 57.6% | 469 | 18.6:1 | N/A |
| N/A | Texas Southern University (Marshall) | 14.6:1 | N/A | ||||
| N/A | Thomas Jefferson School of Law | 8.1% | $44,000 | 78.7% | 548 | 19.9:1 | N/A |
| N/A | Thomas M. Cooley Law School | $43,540 | 386 | 13.2:1 | N/A | ||
| N/A | Touro College (Fuchsberg) | $44,520 | 75.3% | 453 | 19.6:1 | N/A | |
| N/A | University of Dayton | $35,273 | 71.2% | 322 | 14.5:1 | N/A | |
| N/A | University of Detroit Mercy | $39,710 | 50.7% | 446 | 17.9:1 | N/A | |
| N/A | University of San Francisco | 17.6% | $44,260 | 51.1% | 461 | 14.4:1 | 100 |
| N/A | University of the District of Columbia (Clarke) | $11,265 / $21,285 | 37.0% | 189 | 13.7:1 | N/A | |
| N/A | Valparaiso University | $39,612 | 82.7% | 501 | 14.9:1 | N/A | |
| N/A | Western New England University | $40,954 | 84.8% | 235 | 11.1:1 | N/A | |
| N/A | Western State College of Law at Argosy University | $40,890 | 59.4% | 280 | 24.1:1 | N/A | |
| N/A | Whittier College | $41,460 | 61.3% | 404 | 18.5:1 | N/A | |
| N/A | Widener University | 21.7% | $1,316 | 70.2% | 663 | 13.3:1 | N/A |
| N/A | University of California-Irvine | 60.7% | $44,717 / $51,211 | 20.8% | 339 | 10.4:1 | N/A |
| N/A | University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth | $24,178 / $31,870 | 69.6% | 155 | 14.5:1 | N/A |