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Top law school programs provide the advanced education required to earn a Juris Doctor (JD) professional degree and prepare you to take the state bar exam. Many offer specialized training in a particular area of law, such as environmental law or tax law. You can search the best law schools and universities to find the perfect top ranked legal degree for you.

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Yale University

New Haven, CT 2009 Total full-time enrollment: 613 2009 Total teaching faculty: 125
SCORE: 100
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Harvard University

Cambridge, MA 2009 Total full-time enrollment: 1,771 2009 Total teaching faculty: 105
SCORE: 97
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Stanford University

Stanford, CA 2009 Total full-time enrollment: 557 2009 Total teaching faculty: 87
SCORE: 93
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Columbia University

New York, NY 2009 Total full-time enrollment: 1,309 2009 Total teaching faculty: 196
SCORE: 91
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University of Chicago

Chicago, IL 2009 Total full-time enrollment: 590 2009 Total teaching faculty: 83
SCORE: 88
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New York University

New York, NY 2009 Total full-time enrollment: 1,427 2009 Total teaching faculty: 195
SCORE: 87
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University of California--Berkeley

Berkeley, CA 2009 Total full-time enrollment: 892 2009 Total teaching faculty: 116
SCORE: 85
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University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA 2009 Total full-time enrollment: 790 2009 Total teaching faculty: 99
SCORE: 85
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University of Michigan--Ann Arbor

Ann Arbor, MI 2009 Total full-time enrollment: 1,117 2009 Total teaching faculty: 114
SCORE: 84
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University of Virginia

Charlottesville, VA 2009 Total full-time enrollment: 1,122 2009 Total teaching faculty: 164
SCORE: 83
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