Top 100 Law Schools in America for 2010
Here is the rankings list of the 2010 top 100 law schools in the United States of America. Whether you’re looking for the top 10, top 50, or top 100 in Tier 1 law schools they’re all in the list below. The rankings are structured like this:
(Ranking) (Name of University)
(Location)
(2008-2009 Tuition)
(Total Full-Time Student Enrollment in Fall of 2008)
If we’re looking at Yale University, for example:
1 Yale University
New Haven, CT
Full-time: $46,000 per year
Total Full-Time Student Enrollment: 588
Then this means that Yale is ranked #1 in the United States, located in New Haven, CT, had a 2008-2009 tuition of $46,000 per year and has a total full-time student enrollment of 588.
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1 Yale University
New Haven, CT
Full-time: $46,000 per year
Total Full-Time Student Enrollment: 588
2 Harvard University
Cambridge, MA
Full-time: $41,500 per year
Total Full-Time Student Enrollment:1,730
3 Stanford University
Stanford, CA
Full-time: $42,080 per year
Total Full-Time Student Enrollment: 539
4 Columbia University
New York, NY
Full-time: $45,674 per year
Total Full-Time Student Enrollment: 1,266
5 New York University
New York, NY
Full-time: $42,890 per year
Total Full-Time Student Enrollment: 1,423
6 University of California–Berkeley
Berkeley, CA
In-state, full-time: $30,944 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $43,189 per year
Total Full-Time Student Enrollment: 865
6 University of Chicago
Chicago, IL
Full-time: $41,835 per year
Total Full-Time Student Enrollment: 593
8 University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
Full-time: $44,330 per year
Total Full-Time Student Enrollment: 786
9 University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, MI
In-state, full-time: $41,500 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $44,500 per year
Total Full-Time Student Enrollment: 1,151
10 Duke University
Durham, NC
Full-time: $42,938 per year
Total Full-Time Student Enrollment: 611
10 Northwestern University
Chicago, IL
Full-time: $45,332 per year
Total Full-Time Student Enrollment: 779
10 University of Virginia
Charlottesville, VA
In-state, full-time: $36,800 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $41,800 per year
Total Full-Time Student Enrollment: 1,155
13 Cornell University
Ithaca, NY
Full-time: $46,670 per year
Total Full-Time Student Enrollment: 591
14 Georgetown University
Washington, DC
Full-time: $42,065 per year
Total Full-Time Student Enrollment: 1,631
15 University of California–Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA
In-state, full-time: $31,103 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $41,624 per year
Total Full-Time Student Enrollment: 1,012
15 University of Texas–Austin
Austin, TX
In-state, full-time: $23,427 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $38,697 per year
Total Full-Time Student Enrollment: 1,233
17 Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN
Full-time: $42,206 per year
Total Full-Time Student Enrollment: 578
18 University of Southern California (Gould)
Los Angeles, CA
Full-time: $44,510 per year
Total Full-Time Student Enrollment: 605
19 Washington University in St. Louis
St. Louis, MO
Full-time: $40,436 per year
Total Full-Time Student Enrollment: 831
20 Boston University
Boston, MA
Full-time: $38,266 per year
Total Full-Time Student Enrollment: 822
20 Emory University
Atlanta, GA
Full-time: $39,776 per year
Total Full-Time Student Enrollment: 697
20 University of Minnesota–Twin Cities
Minneapolis, MN
In-state, full-time: $24,686 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $35,089 per year
Total Full-Time Student Enrollment: 780
23 Indiana University–Bloomington (Maurer)
Bloomington, IN
In-state, full-time: $19,988 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $37,373 per year
Total Full-Time Student Enrollment: 612
23 University of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, IL
In-state, full-time: $31,262 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $39,262 per year
Total Full-Time Student Enrollment: 587
23 University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, IN
Full-time: $37,650 per year
Total Full-Time Student Enrollment: 558
26 Boston College
Newton, MA
Full-time: $38,450 per year
Total Full-Time Student Enrollment: 799
26 University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA
In-state, full-time: $17,916 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $34,684 per year
Total Full-Time Student Enrollment: 616
28 College of William and Mary (Marshall-Wythe)
Williamsburg, VA
In-state, full-time: $20,146 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $30,346 per year
Total Full-Time Student Enrollment: 626
28 George Washington University
Washington, DC
Full-time: $40,100 per year
Total Full-Time Student Enrollment: 1,398
30 Fordham University
New York, NY
Full-time: $42,076 per year
Total Full-Time Student Enrollment: 1,229
30 University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL
In-state, full-time: $12,564 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $24,158 per year
Total Full-Time Student Enrollment: 481
30 University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC
In-state, full-time: $15,045 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $27,867 per year
Total Full-Time Student Enrollment: 735
30 University of Washington
Seattle, WA
In-state, full-time: $19,585 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $28,809 per year
Total Full-Time Student Enrollment: 534
30 Washington and Lee University
Lexington, VA
Full-time: $36,297 per year
Total Full-Time Student Enrollment: 391
35 Ohio State University (Moritz)
Columbus, OH
In-state, full-time: $20,919 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $35,869 per year
Total Full-Time Student Enrollment: 670
35 University of California–Davis
Davis, CA
In-state, full-time: $28,511 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $40,756 per year
Total Full-Time Student Enrollment: 578
35 University of Georgia
Athens, GA
In-state, full-time: $13,090 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $29,940 per year
Total Full-Time Student Enrollment: 660
35 University of Wisconsin–Madison
Madison, WI
In-state, full-time: $14,730 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $34,654 per year
Total Full-Time Student Enrollment: 788
39 University of California (Hastings)
San Francisco, CA
In-state, full-time: $28,864 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $40,089 per year
Total Full-Time Student Enrollment: 1,244
40 Wake Forest University
Winston-Salem, NC
Full-time: $33,950 per year
Total Full-Time Student Enrollment: 463
41 Brigham Young University (Clark)
Provo, UT
Full-time: $18,480 per year
Total Full-Time Student Enrollment: 458
41 George Mason University
Arlington, VA
In-state, full-time: $18,732 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $31,948 per year
Total Full-Time Student Enrollment: 454
43 University of Arizona (Rogers)
Tucson, AZ
In-state, full-time: $19,584 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $32,221 per year
Total Full-Time Student Enrollment: 469
43 University of Maryland
Baltimore, MD
In-state, full-time: $22,044 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $33,323 per year
Total Full-Time Student Enrollment: 714
45 American University (Washington)
Washington, DC
Full-time: $39,402 per year
Total Full-Time Student Enrollment: 1,235
45 Tulane University
New Orleans, LA
Full-time: $38,724 per year
Total Full-Time Student Enrollment: 746
45 University of Colorado–Boulder
Boulder, CO
In-state, full-time: $22,048 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $32,560 per year
Total Full-Time Student Enrollment: 520
45 University of Utah (Quinney)
Salt Lake City, UT
In-state, full-time: $13,371 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $28,593 per year
Total Full-Time Student Enrollment: 385
49 Southern Methodist University (Dedman)
Dallas, TX
Full-time: $36,546 per year
Total Full-Time Student Enrollment: 527
49 Yeshiva University (Cardozo)
New York, NY
Full-time: $42,570 per year
Total Full-Time Student Enrollment: 975
51 University of Florida (Levin)
Gainesville, FL
In-state, full-time: $12,339 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $31,704 per year
Total Full-Time Student Enrollment: 1,224
52 Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL
In-state, full-time: $12,352 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $32,364 per year
Total Full-Time Student Enrollment: 771
52 University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, OH
In-state, full-time: $19,362 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $33,764 per year
Total Full-Time Student Enrollment: 361
52 University of Connecticut
Hartford, CT
In-state, full-time: $18,480 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $38,976 per year
Total Full-Time Student Enrollment: 479
55 Arizona State University (O’Connor)
Tempe, AZ
In-state, full-time: $16,294 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $28,858 per year
Total Full-Time Student Enrollment: 539
55 Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, OH
Full-time: $36,674 per year
Total Full-Time Student Enrollment: 624
55 Pepperdine University
Malibu, CA
Full-time: $37,590 per year
Total Full-Time Student Enrollment: 640
55 University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY
In-state, full-time: $15,258 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $26,436 per year
Total Full-Time Student Enrollment: 395
59 University of Houston
Houston, TX
In-state, full-time: $18,447 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $25,977 per year
Total Full-Time Student Enrollment: 748
59 University of Tennessee–Knoxville
Knoxville, TN
In-state, full-time: $12,084 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $29,304 per year
Total Full-Time Student Enrollment: 468
61 Brooklyn Law School
Brooklyn, NY
Full-time: $42,375 per year
Total Full-Time Student Enrollment: 1,211
61 Lewis & Clark College (Northwestern)
Portland, OR
Full-time: $30,436 per year
Total Full-Time Student Enrollment: 523
61 University of San Diego
San Diego, CA
Full-time: $39,204 per year
Total Full-Time Student Enrollment: 795
61 Villanova University
Villanova, PA
Full-time: $33,490 per year
Total Full-Time Student Enrollment: 744
65 Baylor University (Umphrey)
Waco, TX
Full-time: $36,080 per year
Total Full-Time Student Enrollment: 418
65 Georgia State University
Atlanta, GA
In-state, full-time: $10,674 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $30,330 per year
Total Full-Time Student Enrollment: 472
65 Pennsylvania State University (Dickinson)
University Park, PA
In-state, full-time: $31,942 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $31,942 per year
Total Full-Time Student Enrollment: 547
65 Temple University (Beasley)
Philadelphia, PA
In-state, full-time: $16,758 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $28,702 per year
Total Full-Time Student Enrollment: 773
65 University of Kansas
Lawrence, KS
In-state, full-time: $15,033 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $26,376 per year
Total Full-Time Student Enrollment: 489
65 University of Missouri
Columbia, MO
In-state, full-time: $15,984 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $30,486 per year
Total Full-Time Student Enrollment: 448
71 Loyola Marymount University
Los Angeles, CA
Full-time: $38,450 per year
Total Full-Time Student Enrollment: 992
71 University of Miami
Coral Gables, FL
Full-time: $36,594 per year
Total Full-Time Student Enrollment: 1,205
71 University of Oklahoma
Norman, OK
In-state, full-time: $16,766 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $26,695 per year
Total Full-Time Student Enrollment: 517
71 University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA
In-state, full-time: $24,162 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $32,306 per year
Total Full-Time Student Enrollment: 698
75 Louisiana State University–Baton Rouge (Hebert)
Baton Rouge, LA
In-state, full-time: $13,143 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $23,239 per year
Total Full-Time Student Enrollment: 565
75 University of Nevada–Las Vegas (Boyd)
Las Vegas, NV
In-state, full-time: $11,032 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $21,332 per year
Total Full-Time Student Enrollment: 371
77 Illinois Institute of Technology (Chicago-Kent)
Chicago, IL
Full-time: $35,741 per year
Total Full-Time Student Enrollment: 705
77 Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey–Camden
Camden, NJ
In-state, full-time: $23,191 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $33,385 per year
Total Full-Time Student Enrollment: 545
77 Seattle University
Seattle, WA
Full-time: $33,784 per year
Total Full-Time Student Enrollment: 812
77 Seton Hall University
Newark, NJ
Full-time: $41,160 per year
Total Full-Time Student Enrollment: 717
77 University of Denver (Sturm)
Denver, CO
Full-time: $33,780 per year
Total Full-Time Student Enrollment: 839
77 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM
In-state, full-time: $11,593 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $25,693 per year
Total Full-Time Student Enrollment: 346
77 University of Oregon
Eugene, OR
In-state, full-time: $20,570 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $25,610 per year
Total Full-Time Student Enrollment: 531
77 University of Richmond (Williams)
Richmond, VA
Full-time: $31,510 per year
Total Full-Time Student Enrollment: 477
85 Santa Clara University
Santa Clara, CA
Full-time: $1,225 per credit
Total Full-Time Student Enrollment: 732
85 University at Buffalo–SUNY
Buffalo, NY
In-state, full-time: $14,685 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $21,485 per year
Total Full-Time Student Enrollment: 739
87 DePaul University
Chicago, IL
Full-time: $35,500 per year
Total Full-Time Student Enrollment: 909
87 Indiana University–Indianapolis
Indianapolis, IN
In-state, full-time: $19,473 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $38,911 per year
Total Full-Time Student Enrollment: 638
87 Loyola University Chicago
Chicago, IL
Full-time: $35,334 per year
Total Full-Time Student Enrollment: 638
87 Marquette University
Milwaukee, WI
Full-time: $31,020 per year
Total Full-Time Student Enrollment: 563
87 Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey–Newark
Newark, NJ
In-state, full-time: $23,007 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $32,777 per year
Total Full-Time Student Enrollment: 582
87 St. John’s University
Jamaica, NY
Full-time: $40,600 per year
Total Full-Time Student Enrollment: 719
87 University of South Carolina
Columbia, SC
In-state, full-time: $17,718 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $35,490 per year
Total Full-Time Student Enrollment: 682
94 Catholic University of America (Columbus)
Washington, DC
Full-time: $36,400 per year
Total Full-Time Student Enrollment: 592
94 Northeastern University
Boston, MA
Full-time: $38,514 per year
Total Full-Time Student Enrollment: 615
94 St. Louis University
St. Louis, MO
Full-time: $33,382 per year
Total Full-Time Student Enrollment: 784
94 University of Arkansas–Fayetteville
Fayetteville, AR
In-state, full-time: $357 per credit, Out-of-state, full-time: $712 per credit
Total Full-Time Student Enrollment: 403
98 University of Louisville (Brandeis)
Louisville, KY
In-state, full-time: $13,744 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $28,292 per year
Total Full-Time Student Enrollment: 351
98 University of San Francisco
San Francisco, CA
Full-time: $35,880 per year
Total Full-Time Student Enrollment: 521
100 Gonzaga University
Spokane, WA
Full-time: $30,263 per year
Total Full-Time Student Enrollment: 545
Top 100 Law Schools in America for 2009
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
Law Firm Salaries are on the Rise
Salaries of associates at big law firms are on the rise.
Big West Coast law firms are raising salaries for junior law associates by $10,000. This raises the average salary of new law school graduates in these jobs to $135,000. Law firms that have been among the first to raise their junior associate salaries are Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, Wilson Sonsini, O’Melveny & Myers, and Paul, Hastings, Janofksy & Walker.
So this is great for associates right?
Well, this isn’t free monopoly money. For big salary increases, billing rates will increase. And when billing rates increase, clients will expect more bang for the buck. More hours will likely need to be worked.
Law firms have also recently added many part-time partnership tracks. Part-time actually means 40-50 hours a week instead of the typical 60-80 hours per week most associates at big firms work. The part-time lawyers usually take longer to make partner, up to 2 years longer (10 years for a part-time lawyer versus 8 years for a full-time attorney).
