If you go to the right law school, you've got a direct line to high-paying and prestigious jobs.
If you go to the wrong one, you may come away with too much debt and too few opportunities.
We've ranked the 50 best law schools based primarily on a survey of more than 300 legal industry professionals, produced with help from SurveyMonkey Audience. Our ranking also factors in data on acceptance rates and post-graduated employment rates.
The top-ranked school was Yale Law School, an extremely elite institution recognized as a launching pad for almost any post-graduate job. It was followed closely by Harvard and then Columbia and Stanford — elite schools with strengths in different areas.
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50. University of Arizona (Rogers)
The University of Arizona scored a 4.3 out of 10 on our Legal Insider rating.
76% employed nine months after graduation.
40% applicants accepted.
The James E. Rogers College of Law at the University of Arizona offers numerous specialized programs and excels in its environmental law and Indian & Indigenous Peoples law programs.
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49. Washington and Lee University
Washington and Lee University scored a 4.3 out of 10 on our Legal Insider rating.
66% employed nine months after graduation
38% applicants accepted
One of the oldest law schools in the country, W&L Law has educated multiple governors, state Supreme Court justices, ambassadors, cabinet members, and legislators.
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48. University of Utah (Quinney)
The University of Utah scored a 4.3 out of 10 on our Legal Insider rating.
81% employed nine months after graduation.
45% applicants accepted.
Students at the S.J. Quinney College of Law at the University of Utah are incredibly well prepared for the bar exam. This year 91% of those who took the bar exam passed the first time they took it.
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