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Best Legal Colleges, Doctorate Program

Rankings of the top 50 Legal Colleges and Universities, Doctorate Program

Rankings of the Best Legal Colleges and Universities, Doctorate Degree - June 2026

Rank

School Name

Year
Founded

Students

Acceptance
Rate

Graduation
Rate

On-Time
Graduation

Cost to
Attend
In-State

Cost to
Attend
Out-of
State

Funding
Available

Public
Or
Private

AVG
GPA

AVG SAT Scores

Math
Verbal
Writing
 

AVG
ACT

Student Life

Academic Life

Diversity

Spiritual

Technology

Over All Score

0
100
 
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Leaders

1

1890

3,166

74%

62.8%

52.0%

$34,400

$34,400

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.62

553

554

470

25

0%

NC

 

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2

Maryville University of Saint Louis

http://www.maryville.edu
650 Maryville University Drive
St. Louis, Missouri
(314) 529-9350

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N/A

2,980

71%

63.9%

52.8%

$25,002

$25,002

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.6

N/A

N/A

N/A

25

0%

NC

 

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3

Cardinal Stritch University

http://www.stritch.edu
6801 North Yates Road
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
(414) 410-4040

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1937

2,799

48%

0%

Not reported

$25,450

$25,450

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

N/A

541

490

556

22

0%

NC

 

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4

Southwestern Oklahoma State University

http://www.swosu.edu
100 Campus Drive
Weatherford, Oklahoma
(580) 774-3009

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1901

4,517

92%

23%

13.8%

$5,190

$11,550

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.34

N/A

N/A

N/A

18

0%

NC

 

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5

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

http://www.rpi.edu
110 8th Street
Troy, New York
(518) 276-6216

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1824

5,391

44%

75.6%

60.2%

$46,269

$46,269

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.7

710

656

N/A

29

0%

NC

 

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6

1749

1,838

19%

89.3%

88.2%

$44,507

$44,507

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

N/A

693

691

683

31

0%

NC

 

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7

Ramapo College of New Jersey

http://www.ramapo.edu
505 Ramapo Valley Road
Mahwah, New Jersey
(201) 684-7300

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1969

5,624

47%

68.2%

60.1%

$13,388

$22,037

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.27

510

490

500

N/A

0%

NC

 

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8

University of Denver

http://www.du.edu
2199 South University Boulevard
Denver, Colorado
(303) 871-2036

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1864

5,394

68%

70.3%

60.8%

$40,707

$40,707

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.7

607

598

583

27

0%

NC

 

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9

Wofford College

http://www.wofford.edu
429 North Church Street
Spartanburg, South Carolina
(864) 597-4130

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1854

1,588

63%

82.2%

79.3%

$35,515

$35,515

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.56

634

614

570

26

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

10

Broadview University

http://www.broadviewuniversity.edu
898 North 1200 West
Orem, Utah
(801) 822-5800

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N/A

285

Not reported

0%

Not reported

$18,075

$18,075

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private for-profit

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

11

University of New Haven

http://www.newhaven.edu
300 Boston Post Road
West Haven, Connecticut
(203) 932-7319

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1920

4,693

71%

52.5%

46.6%

$33,740

$33,740

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.34

480

470

470

20

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

12

Iowa Wesleyan College

http://www.iwc.edu
601 North Main Street
Mount Pleasant, Iowa
(319) 385-6231

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1842

650

56%

8.3%

Not reported

$25,530

$25,530

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

2.99

520

426

N/A

21

0%

NC

 

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13

Grand Valley State University

http://www.gvsu.edu
1 Campus Drive
Allendale, Michigan
(616) 331-2025

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1960

21,317

82%

49.5%

29.7%

$10,454

$15,114

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.5

N/A

N/A

N/A

24

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

14

California University of Pennsylvania

http://www.calu.edu
250 University Avenue
California, Pennsylvania
(724) 938-4404

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1852

6,683

47%

47.3%

35.6%

$9,699

$13,011

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.16

440

440

410

N/A

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

15

Wayland Baptist University

http://www.wbu.edu
1900 West Seventh Street
Plainview, Texas
(806) 291-3500

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1908

1,385

97%

30.3%

21.8%

$15,430

$15,430

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.23

484

465

433

20

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

16

Chapman University

http://www.chapman.edu
One University Drive
Orange, California
(714) 997-6711

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1861

5,677

44%

64.9%

53.3%

$43,573

$43,573

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.65

610

600

616

27

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

17

Clark University

http://www.clarku.edu
950 Main Street
Worcester, Massachusetts
(508) 793-7431

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1887

2,352

70%

78.2%

75.5%

$39,550

$39,550

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.49

589

585

587

27

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

18

N/A

6,459

57%

18.7%

6.6%

$6,534

$14,808

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

2.9

426

N/A

N/A

18

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

19

University of Florida

http://www.ufl.edu
Gainesville, Florida
(352) 392-1365

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1853

32,776

44%

77.2%

64.3%

$6,263

$28,540

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

N/A

639

626

626

28

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

20

Lewis & Clark College

http://www.lclark.edu
0615 Southwest Palatine Hill Road
Portland, Oregon
(503) 768-7040

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1867

2,150

64%

73.4%

68.5%

$41,928

$41,928

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.7

628

654

640

29

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

21

George Washington University

http://www.gwu.edu
2121 I Street, NW
Washington, District of Columbia
(202) 994-6040

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1821

10,464

33%

77.6%

73.9%

$47,343

$47,343

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

N/A

649

643

662

29

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

22

St. Catherine University

http://www.stkate.edu
2004 Randolph Avenue
St. Paul, Minnesota
(651) 690-8850

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1905

3,663

59%

50.5%

39.2%

$32,690

$32,690

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.59

N/A

N/A

N/A

22

0%

NC

 

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23

Creighton University

http://www.creighton.edu
2500 California Plaza
Omaha, Nebraska
(402) 280-2703

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1878

4,032

78%

71.8%

67.7%

$34,330

$34,330

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.76

603

577

569

27

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

24

Otterbein University

http://www.otterbein.edu
1 South Grove Street
Westerville, Ohio
(614) 823-1500

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1847

2,575

79%

57.1%

49.1%

$31,424

$31,424

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.5

540

550

529

24

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

25

Loyola University Chicago

http://www.luc.edu
1032 West Sheridan Road
Chicago, Illinois
(773) 508-3075

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1870

9,723

58%

63%

51.7%

$36,660

$36,660

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.76

592

598

585

27

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

26

University of Maryland University College

http://www.umuc.edu
3501 University Boulevard East
Adelphi, Maryland
(301) 985-7000

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N/A

28,273

100%

0%

Not reported

$6,642

$12,426

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

0%

NC

 

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27

Franklin Pierce University

http://www.franklinpierce.edu
40 University Drive
Rindge, New Hampshire
(603) 899-4050

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1962

1,737

85%

46.6%

41.0%

$30,900

$30,900

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

2.71

440

440

420

18

0%

NC

 

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28

1885

59,382

88%

47.4%

33.5%

$10,002

$23,654

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.42

564

547

531

24

0%

NC

 

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29

West Virginia Wesleyan College

http://www.wvwc.edu
59 College Avenue
Buckhannon, West Virginia
(304) 473-8510

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1890

1,315

78%

52%

40.2%

$26,794

$26,794

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.37

487

483

466

22

0%

NC

 

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30

Tusculum College

http://www.tusculum.edu
60 Shiloh Road
Greeneville, Tennessee
(423) 636-7300

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1794

1,980

72%

23.5%

15.5%

$22,250

$22,250

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3

492

465

N/A

21

0%

NC

 

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31

Emory University

http://www.emory.edu
201 Dowman Drive
Atlanta, Georgia
(404) 727-6036

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1836

7,656

26%

87.6%

84.3%

$44,008

$44,008

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.8

697

664

688

30

0%

NC

 

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32

Central Christian College of Kansas

http://www.centralchristian.edu
1200 South MainPO Box 1403
McPherson, Kansas
(620) 241-0723 x337

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N/A

466

99%

27.2%

40.7%

$19,800

$19,800

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.27

N/A

N/A

N/A

21

0%

NC

 

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33

University of Louisville

http://www.louisville.edu
2301 South Third Street
Louisville, Kentucky
(502) 852-6531

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1798

15,727

73%

41.3%

26.4%

$9,750

$23,638

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.49

570

550

N/A

25

0%

NC

 

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34

Emmanuel College

http://www.ec.edu
PO Box 129181 Springs Street
Franklin Springs, Georgia
(706) 245-7226 x2874

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1919

806

51%

34%

26.2%

$16,800

$16,800

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.18

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

0%

NC

 

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35

Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College

http://www.smwc.edu
Saint Mary of the Woods, Indiana
(812) 535-5106

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N/A

795

64%

56.2%

47.5%

$27,672

$27,672

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.16

452

493

464

21

0%

NC

 

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36

University of South Dakota

http://www.usd.edu
414 East Clark Street
Vermillion, South Dakota
(605) 677-5434

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1862

7,690

89%

42%

27.1%

$8,022

$10,104

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.37

522

531

460

23

0%

NC

 

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37

Gardner-Webb University

http://www.gardner-webb.edu
110 S. Main Street
Boiling Springs, North Carolina
(704) 406-4498

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1905

2,677

54%

33.3%

26.4%

$25,905

$25,905

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.62

516

503

N/A

22

0%

NC

 

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38

Auburn University at Montgomery

http://www.aum.edu
PO Box 244023
Montgomery, Alabama
(334) 244-3615

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N/A

4,225

72%

24.5%

12.8%

$8,750

$24,950

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.21

N/A

N/A

N/A

18

0%

NC

 

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39

Williams Baptist College

http://www.wbcoll.edu
60 West Fulbright Avenue
Walnut Ridge, Arkansas
(870) 759-4121

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1941

619

Not reported

0%

Not reported

$13,750

$13,750

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.36

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

0%

NC

 

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Northwest University

http://www.northwestu.edu
5520 108th Avenue, NE
Kirkland, Washington
(425) 889-5231

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1934

1,355

64%

43.4%

38.2%

$25,934

$25,934

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.34

510

522

499

22

0%

NC

 

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41

Westminster College

http://www.westminster-mo.edu
501 Westminster Avenue
Fulton, Missouri
(573) 592-5251

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N/A

1,084

72%

65%

58.6%

$21,680

$21,680

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.43

520

480

480

24

0%

NC

 

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42

University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh

http://www.uwosh.edu
800 Algoma Boulevard
Oshkosh, Wisconsin
(920) 424-0202

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N/A

11,605

85%

36.1%

14.8%

$7,401

$14,974

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.24

N/A

N/A

N/A

22

0%

NC

 

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43

East Central University

http://www.ecok.edu
1100 East 14th Street
Ada, Oklahoma
(580) 332-8000

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1909

3,804

95%

25.8%

14.5%

$5,191

$12,593

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.37

470

410

N/A

21

0%

NC

 

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1822

2,292

53%

74.3%

71.8%

$46,165

$46,165

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.32

612

606

550

28

0%

NC

 

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45

Virginia Intermont College

http://www.vic.edu
1013 Moore Street
Bristol, Virginia
(276) 466-7851

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1884

496

99%

13.4%

15.3%

$24,642

$24,642

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.16

481

492

467

20

0%

NC

 

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N/A

7,666

58%

49.2%

32.1%

$12,998

$27,022

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

N/A

542

504

520

N/A

0%

NC

 

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47

United States Air Force Academy

http://www.usafa.edu
HQ USAFA/A9A2304 Cadet Drive, Suite 3800
USAF Academy, Colorado
(800) 443-9266

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1954

4,120

8%

79.2%

78.0%

N/A

N/A

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.86

674

643

N/A

30

0%

NC

 

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Furman University

http://www.furman.edu
3300 Poinsett Highway
Greenville, South Carolina
(864) 294-2034

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1826

2,753

77%

81.6%

79.1%

$43,164

$43,164

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

N/A

560

550

540

25

0%

NC

 

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Utah State University

http://www.usu.edu
Old Main Hill
Logan, Utah
(435) 797-1079

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1888

25,445

97%

38.4%

25.4%

$6,185

$17,888

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.46

557

548

N/A

24

0%

NC

 

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University of Hartford

http://www.hartford.edu
200 Bloomfield Avenue
West Hartford, Connecticut
(860) 768-4296

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1877

5,284

70%

47.6%

40.5%

$33,358

$33,358

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

N/A

531

534

N/A

22

0%

NC

 

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