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Top Graduate Law Schools - Graduate Law Schools Rankings

U.S. News University Directory top graduate law schools 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 these accredited universities to find the perfect top ranked law degree for you.

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Yale University

New Haven, CT 2008 Total full-time enrollment: 588 2008 Total teaching faculty: 140
SCORE: 100
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Harvard University

Cambridge, MA 2008 Total full-time enrollment: 1,730 2008 Total teaching faculty: 102
SCORE: 95
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Stanford University

Stanford, CA 2008 Total full-time enrollment: 539 2008 Total teaching faculty: 72
SCORE: 93
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Columbia University

New York, NY 2008 Total full-time enrollment: 1,266 2008 Total teaching faculty: 200
SCORE: 88
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New York University

New York, NY 2008 Total full-time enrollment: 1,423 2008 Total teaching faculty: 190
SCORE: 87
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University of California--Berkeley

Berkeley, CA 2008 Total full-time enrollment: 865 2008 Total teaching faculty: 105
SCORE: 84
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University of Chicago

Chicago, IL 2008 Total full-time enrollment: 593 2008 Total teaching faculty: 78
SCORE: 84
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University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA 2008 Total full-time enrollment: 786 2008 Total teaching faculty: 92
SCORE: 82
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University of Michigan--Ann Arbor

Ann Arbor, MI 2008 Total full-time enrollment: 1,151 2008 Total teaching faculty: 115
SCORE: 81
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Duke University

Durham, NC 2008 Total full-time enrollment: 611 2008 Total teaching faculty: 79
SCORE: 80
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