- 美国有多个机构对大学进行排名，如《美国新闻和世界报导》(US News and World Report)、《普林斯顿评论》（The Princeton Review）、《商业周刊》(Business Week)、《华尔街日报》(Wall Street Journal)等，其中最有影响力的就是由《美国新闻和世界报导》在每年8月发布的美国大学排名，也就是常说的每年的USNEWS排名。
2013年USNEWS美国大学排名最佳法学院排名
前14位的顶级法学院排名变化不大。耶鲁大学依然稳坐首位，斯坦福大学从第三位升至第二位，而哈佛大学则从第二位降至第三位。华盛顿大学从第三十位升至第二十位，亚利桑那州立大学则从第四十位升至第二十六位。
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2013年USNews美国大学法学院排名（研究生top100）
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Rank
|
School name
|
Tuition & Fees
|
Enrollment (full-time)
|
LSAT scores(25th-75th percentile)
|
GPA(25th-75th percentile)
|
Acceptance rate
|
Assessment score by lawyers/judges(out of 5)
|
Graduates known to be employed nine months after graduation
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1
|
Yale University耶鲁大学 New Haven, CT | Full-time: $52,525 per year |
638
|
170-177
|
3.83-3.96
|
7.9%
|
4.7
|
91.8%
|
|
2
|
Stanford University斯坦福大学 Stanford, CA | Full-time: $49,179 per year |
571
|
167-172
|
3.72-3.93
|
9.8%
|
4.7
|
97.1%
|
|
3
|
Harvard University哈佛大学 Cambridge, MA | Full-time: $48,786 per year |
1,679
|
171-176
|
3.78-3.97
|
13.3%
|
4.8
|
94.6%
|
|
4
|
Columbia University哥伦比亚大学 New York, NY | Full-time: $52,902 per year |
1,331
|
170-175
|
3.6-3.82
|
15.8%
|
4.6
|
96.5%
|
|
5
|
University of Chicago芝加哥大学 Chicago, IL | Full-time: $47,502 per year |
624
|
167-173
|
3.71-3.94
|
17.5%
|
4.6
|
97.9%
|
|
6
|
New York University纽约大学 New York, NY | Full-time: $48,950 per year |
1,464
|
170-174
|
3.57-3.85
|
24.2%
|
4.5
|
96.6%
|
|
7
|
University of California--Berkeley加州大学伯克利分校 Berkeley, CA | In-state, full-time: $50,163 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $54,370 per year |
869
|
164-169
|
3.62-3.88
|
12.7%
|
4.4
|
93.6%
|
|
7
|
University of Pennsylvania宾州大学 Philadelphia, PA | Full-time: $50,718 per year |
805
|
166-171
|
3.58-3.93
|
17.4%
|
4.5
|
96.0%
|
|
7
|
University of Virginia弗吉尼亚大学 Charlottesville, VA | In-state, full-time: $44,600 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $49,600 per year |
1,093
|
165-171
|
3.49-3.94
|
9.3%
|
4.6
|
98.1%
|
|
10
|
University of Michigan--Ann Arbor密歇根大学 Ann Arbor, MI | In-state, full-time: $46,830 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $49,740 per year |
1,149
|
167-170
|
3.59-3.87
|
21.4%
|
4.6
|
92.2%
|
|
11
|
Duke University杜克大学 Durham, NC | Full-time: $49,617 per year |
644
|
167-171
|
3.62-3.84
|
15.3%
|
4.4
|
94.8%
|
|
12
|
Northwestern University西北大学 Chicago, IL | Full-time: $51,920 per year |
801
|
165-171
|
3.35-3.85
|
19.0%
|
4.4
|
94.0%
|
|
13
|
Georgetown University乔治敦大学 Washington, DC | Full-time: $46,865 per year |
1,671
|
167-171
|
3.44-3.8
|
26.6%
|
4.5
|
96.0%
|
|
14
|
Cornell University康奈尔大学 Ithaca, NY | Full-time: $53,150 per year |
612
|
166-169
|
3.5-3.77
|
20.7%
|
4.4
|
96.9%
|
|
15
|
University of California--Los Angeles加州大学洛杉矶分校 Los Angeles, CA | In-state, full-time: $44,922 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $54,767 per year |
987
|
164-169
|
3.55-3.88
|
20.1%
|
4.1
|
93.1%
|
|
16
|
University of Texas--Austin Austin, TX | In-state, full-time: $30,243 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $46,028 per year |
1,136
|
165-170
|
3.56-3.8
|
27.4%
|
4.3
|
89.0%
|
|
16
|
Vanderbilt University范德堡大学 Nashville, TN | Full-time: $46,148 per year |
586
|
165-170
|
3.48-3.84
|
26.4%
|
4.2
|
91.6%
|
|
18
|
University of Southern California (Gould)南加州大学 Los Angeles, CA | Full-time: $50,591 per year |
648
|
165-167
|
3.54-3.77
|
25.3%
|
3.9
|
91.3%
|
|
19
|
University of Minnesota--Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN | In-state, full-time: $34,817 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $43,385 per year |
752
|
157-167
|
3.41-3.9
|
24.8%
|
4.0
|
91.9%
|
|
20
|
George Washington University Washington, DC | Full-time: $45,750 per year |
1,430
|
161-168
|
3.43-3.9
|
27.2%
|
3.9
|
94.3%
|
|
20
|
University of Washington Seattle, WA | In-state, full-time: $25,780 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $39,850 per year |
545
|
161-166
|
3.44-3.82
|
22.1%
|
3.9
|
96.0%
|
|
22
|
University of Notre Dame圣母大学 Notre Dame, IN | Full-time: $43,335 per year |
563
|
162-167
|
3.45-3.74
|
20.9%
|
4.0
|
91.3%
|
|
23
|
Washington University in St. Louis St. Louis, MO | Full-time: $46,042 per year |
847
|
162-169
|
3.22-3.8
|
25.4%
|
4.1
|
80.7%
|
|
24
|
Emory University Atlanta, GA | Full-time: $45,098 per year |
810
|
159-166
|
3.4-3.79
|
32.6%
|
3.9
|
90.9%
|
|
24
|
Washington and Lee University Lexington, VA | Full-time: $41,947 per year |
395
|
159-165
|
3.5-3.8
|
24.3%
|
3.9
|
90.2%
|
|
26
|
Arizona State University (O'Connor) Tempe, AZ | In-state, full-time: $24,471 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $38,595 per year |
602
|
160-165
|
3.43-3.77
|
28.4%
|
3.5
|
98.2%
|
|
26
|
Boston University Boston, MA | Full-time: $42,654 per year |
799
|
163-167
|
3.5-3.78
|
19.7%
|
3.8
|
86.8%
|
|
26
|
Indiana University--Bloomington (Maurer) Bloomington, IN | In-state, full-time: $28,130 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $45,602 per year |
692
|
158-167
|
3.38-3.89
|
33.6%
|
3.9
|
87.2%
|
|
29
|
Boston College Newton, MA | Full-time: $41,818 per year |
782
|
162-166
|
3.5-3.77
|
24.0%
|
3.8
|
90.6%
|
|
29
|
Fordham University New York, NY | Full-time: $47,986 per year |
1,244
|
163-167
|
3.36-3.71
|
26.5%
|
3.7
|
93.7%
|
|
29
|
University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL | In-state, full-time: $18,030 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $30,950 per year |
509
|
158-167
|
3.42-3.94
|
25.3%
|
3.5
|
91.3%
|
|
29
|
University of California--Davis Davis, CA | In-state, full-time: $46,485 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $54,622 per year |
601
|
161-165
|
3.47-3.79
|
25.4%
|
3.6
|
92.3%
|
|
29
|
University of Iowa Iowa City, IA | In-state, full-time: $26,348 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $46,056 per year |
550
|
158-164
|
3.51-3.81
|
38.9%
|
3.8
|
90.6%
|
|
34
|
University of Georgia Athens, GA | In-state, full-time: $17,624 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $34,732 per year |
691
|
162-166
|
3.3-3.76
|
25.1%
|
3.6
|
93.2%
|
|
35
|
College of William and Mary (Marshall-Wythe) Williamsburg, VA | In-state, full-time: $26,200 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $35,200 per year |
637
|
161-167
|
3.46-3.82
|
22.0%
|
3.9
|
86.9%
|
|
35
|
University of Illinois--Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL | In-state, full-time: $38,567 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $45,547 per year |
639
|
156-168
|
3.38-3.85
|
20.2%
|
3.8
|
87.2%
|
|
35
|
University of Wisconsin--Madison Madison, WI | In-state, full-time: $19,683 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $38,811 per year |
748
|
158-165
|
3.34-3.78
|
26.4%
|
3.7
|
93.0%
|
|
38
|
University of North Carolina--Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC | In-state, full-time: $19,012 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $34,119 per year |
772
|
161-165
|
3.33-3.69
|
17.9%
|
4.0
|
84.9%
|
|
39
|
Brigham Young University (Clark) Provo, UT | Full-time: $21,200 per year |
430
|
160-167
|
3.51-3.87
|
27.4%
|
3.5
|
95.9%
|
|
39
|
George Mason University Arlington, VA | In-state, full-time: $23,720 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $38,112 per year |
510
|
157-165
|
3.24-3.78
|
23.7%
|
3.4
|
96.4%
|
|
39
|
Ohio State University (Moritz) Columbus, OH | In-state, full-time: $26,118 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $41,068 per year |
680
|
159-165
|
3.45-3.81
|
39.0%
|
3.6
|
88.6%
|
|
39
|
University of Maryland (Carey) Baltimore, MD | In-state, full-time: $25,405 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $36,684 per year |
735
|
156-163
|
3.31-3.75
|
19.7%
|
3.1
|
93.3%
|
|
43
|
University of Arizona (Rogers) Tucson, AZ | In-state, full-time: $26,089 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $41,051 per year |
440
|
158-163
|
3.24-3.76
|
35.8%
|
3.7
|
87.4%
|
|
44
|
University of California (Hastings) San Francisco, CA | In-state, full-time: $40,836 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $49,336 per year |
1,241
|
157-165
|
3.38-3.73
|
28.9%
|
3.9
|
83.1%
|
|
44
|
University of Colorado--Boulder Boulder, CO | In-state, full-time: $31,044 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $37,452 per year |
540
|
158-165
|
3.33-3.8
|
30.1%
|
3.4
|
82.5%
|
|
44
|
Wake Forest University Winston-Salem, NC | Full-time: $38,756 per year |
487
|
160-164
|
3.2-3.8
|
36.0%
|
3.7
|
83.2%
|
|
47
|
University of Utah (Quinney) Salt Lake City, UT | In-state, full-time: $19,846 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $38,496 per year |
398
|
157-163
|
3.41-3.72
|
30.7%
|
3.4
|
91.3%
|
|
48
|
University of Florida (Levin) Gainesville, FL | In-state, full-time: $18,710 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $38,075 per year |
976
|
160-164
|
3.43-3.82
|
28.9%
|
3.6
|
85.4%
|
|
49
|
American University (Washington) Washington, DC | Full-time: $45,096 per year |
1,239
|
159-163
|
3.22-3.59
|
27.6%
|
3.4
|
83.6%
|
|
49
|
Pepperdine University Malibu, CA | Full-time: $42,840 per year |
629
|
158-165
|
3.33-3.78
|
33.8%
|
3.3
|
90.2%
|
|
51
|
Baylor University Waco, TX | Full-time: $43,573 per year |
435
|
159-163
|
3.37-3.88
|
15.4%
|
3.4
|
89.5%
|
|
51
|
Florida State University Tallahassee, FL | In-state, full-time: $18,343 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $37,905 per year |
729
|
160-163
|
3.18-3.68
|
27.0%
|
2.9
|
91.4%
|
|
51
|
Loyola Marymount University Los Angeles, CA | Full-time: $43,060 per year |
1,021
|
158-163
|
3.32-3.67
|
33.2%
|
3.0
|
94.1%
|
|
51
|
Southern Methodist University (Dedman) Dallas, TX | Full-time: $42,057 per year |
540
|
157-165
|
3.31-3.81
|
24.4%
|
3.5
|
86.9%
|
|
51
|
Tulane University New Orleans, LA | Full-time: $43,684 per year |
775
|
158-163
|
3.31-3.68
|
37.8%
|
3.6
|
85.3%
|
|
56
|
Yeshiva University (Cardozo) New York, NY | Full-time: $48,370 per year |
1,038
|
158-165
|
3.4-3.73
|
32.7%
|
3.2
|
84.6%
|
|
57
|
University of Houston Houston, TX | In-state, full-time: $28,130 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $38,805 per year |
676
|
157-163
|
3.16-3.6
|
26.9%
|
3.1
|
91.9%
|
|
58
|
Georgia State University Atlanta, GA | In-state, full-time: $14,770 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $34,834 per year |
466
|
159-162
|
3.21-3.75
|
16.5%
|
2.8
|
88.4%
|
|
58
|
Lewis & Clark College (Northwestern) Portland, OR | Full-time: $36,362 per year |
493
|
157-163
|
3.2-3.68
|
39.3%
|
3.2
|
89.4%
|
|
58
|
Temple University (Beasley) Philadelphia, PA | In-state, full-time: $19,788 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $32,718 per year |
722
|
158-163
|
3.16-3.56
|
38.0%
|
3.1
|
92.2%
|
|
58
|
University of Richmond (Williams) Richmond, VA | Full-time: $35,430 per year |
452
|
158-164
|
3.13-3.66
|
23.7%
|
3.2
|
88.6%
|
|
62
|
Illinois Institute of Technology (Chicago-Kent) Chicago, IL | Full-time: $42,030 per year |
755
|
155-162
|
3.09-3.66
|
38.7%
|
2.9
|
90.7%
|
|
62
|
University of Connecticut Hartford, CT | In-state, full-time: $22,052 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $45,548 per year |
461
|
157-163
|
3.21-3.64
|
34.7%
|
3.0
|
81.1%
|
|
62
|
University of Kentucky Lexington, KY | In-state, full-time: $18,306 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $31,716 per year |
415
|
155-161
|
3.32-3.8
|
40.9%
|
3.3
|
94.2%
|
|
65
|
Brooklyn Law School Brooklyn, NY | Full-time: $48,416 per year |
1,204
|
160-165
|
3.19-3.54
|
28.8%
|
3.0
|
81.2%
|
|
65
|
University of San Diego San Diego, CA | Full-time: $42,574 per year |
840
|
158-162
|
3.24-3.59
|
37.9%
|
2.9
|
88.2%
|
|
67
|
Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, OH | Full-time: $42,564 per year |
600
|
153-160
|
3.22-3.67
|
46.5%
|
3.2
|
86.1%
|
|
67
|
Loyola University Chicago Chicago, IL | Full-time: $39,496 per year |
731
|
156-162
|
3.13-3.57
|
33.7%
|
3.2
|
88.7%
|
|
69
|
Seton Hall University Newark, NJ | Full-time: $46,840 per year |
673
|
155-161
|
3.22-3.66
|
48.4%
|
2.9
|
85.6%
|
|
69
|
University of Cincinnati Cincinnati, OH | In-state, full-time: $22,204 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $38,720 per year |
409
|
155-162
|
3.36-3.8
|
46.9%
|
2.8
|
86.8%
|
|
69
|
University of Denver (Sturm) Denver, CO | Full-time: $38,502 per year |
769
|
155-161
|
3.17-3.64
|
40.7%
|
3.1
|
82.4%
|
|
69
|
University of Miami Coral Gables, FL | Full-time: $39,848 per year |
1,290
|
156-160
|
3.19-3.57
|
47.0%
|
3.3
|
83.5%
|
|
69
|
University of New Mexico Albuquerque, NM | In-state, full-time: $14,532 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $32,661 per year |
362
|
152-161
|
3.05-3.69
|
25.7%
|
2.9
|
91.3%
|
|
69
|
University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA | In-state, full-time: $27,892 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $34,666 per year |
701
|
157-161
|
3.14-3.66
|
36.5%
|
3.0
|
84.1%
|
|
69
|
University of Tennessee--Knoxville Knoxville, TN | In-state, full-time: $16,456 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $35,200 per year |
486
|
156-162
|
3.24-3.75
|
34.1%
|
3.1
|
80.8%
|
|
76
|
Northeastern University Boston, MA | Full-time: $42,296 per year |
656
|
154-163
|
3.24-3.64
|
36.7%
|
2.7
|
87.6%
|
|
76
|
Pennsylvania State University (Dickinson) University Park, PA | In-state, full-time: $38,614 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $38,614 per year |
596
|
156-161
|
3.31-3.77
|
30.4%
|
3.2
|
74.3%
|
|
76
|
University of Nevada--Las Vegas Las Vegas, NV | In-state, full-time: $24,752 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $35,752 per year |
324
|
157-161
|
3.12-3.64
|
21.3%
|
2.6
|
93.2%
|
|
79
|
Louisiana State University--Baton Rouge (Hebert) Baton Rouge, LA | In-state, full-time: $17,474 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $33,800 per year |
663
|
155-160
|
3.1-3.66
|
44.1%
|
3.1
|
90.4%
|
|
79
|
St. John's University Jamaica, NY | Full-time: $46,450 per year |
787
|
154-162
|
3.18-3.69
|
40.4%
|
2.9
|
87.7%
|
|
79
|
University of Missouri Columbia, MO | In-state, full-time: $17,784 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $34,000 per year |
425
|
156-161
|
3.18-3.7
|
40.9%
|
3.1
|
81.7%
|
|
82
|
Catholic University of America (Columbus) Washington, DC | Full-time: $41,830 per year |
506
|
151-160
|
3.28-3.45
|
32.8%
|
3.1
|
85.3%
|
|
82
|
Michigan State University East Lansing, MI | Full-time: $35,640 per year |
716
|
152-160
|
3.22-3.74
|
31.8%
|
3.0
|
87.6%
|
|
82
|
Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey--Newark Newark, NJ | In-state, full-time: $25,385 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $37,117 per year |
585
|
155-160
|
3.06-3.59
|
28.6%
|
3.0
|
85.3%
|
|
82
|
Seattle University Seattle, WA | Full-time: $39,282 per year |
806
|
154-159
|
3.1-3.52
|
46.3%
|
3.1
|
88.2%
|
|
82
|
University at Buffalo--SUNY Buffalo, NY | In-state, full-time: $20,718 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $33,718 per year |
637
|
154-158
|
3.36-3.7
|
38.7%
|
2.7
|
86.8%
|
|
82
|
University of Oklahoma Norman, OK | In-state, full-time: $19,051 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $29,476 per year |
530
|
155-161
|
3.23-3.75
|
31.4%
|
3.2
|
83.6%
|
|
82
|
University of Oregon Eugene, OR | In-state, full-time: $26,061 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $32,505 per year |
505
|
157-160
|
3.17-3.6
|
40.7%
|
3.3
|
78.0%
|
|
89
|
DePaul University Chicago, IL | Full-time: $41,690 per year |
828
|
154-160
|
3.13-3.58
|
42.2%
|
3.0
|
84.4%
|
|
89
|
Hofstra University (Deane) Hempstead, NY | Full-time: $45,600 per year |
1,004
|
155-160
|
2.95-3.56
|
42.9%
|
2.9
|
91.2%
|
|
89
|
Indiana University--Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN | N/A |
N/A
|
151-159
|
3.09-3.68
|
43.8%
|
3.1
|
91.4%
|
|
89
|
University of Arkansas--Fayetteville Fayetteville, AR | In-state, full-time: $398 per credit, Out-of-state, full-time: $818 per credit |
401
|
153-158
|
3.19-3.71
|
31.5%
|
3.1
|
83.9%
|
|
89
|
University of Kansas Lawrence, KS | In-state, full-time: $16,460 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $28,648 per year |
463
|
154-159
|
3.15-3.74
|
49.0%
|
3.3
|
78.0%
|
|
89
|
University of Louisville (Brandeis) Louisville, KY | In-state, full-time: $16,716 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $32,128 per year |
363
|
152-158
|
3.2-3.68
|
31.2%
|
2.9
|
91.8%
|
|
89
|
University of Nebraska--Lincoln Lincoln, NE | In-state, full-time: $13,887 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $29,966 per year |
392
|
153-159
|
3.33-3.79
|
48.5%
|
3.1
|
81.1%
|
|
96
|
Marquette University Milwaukee, WI | Full-time: $37,570 per year |
586
|
154-159
|
3.03-3.55
|
46.1%
|
3.1
|
87.6%
|
|
96
|
Santa Clara University Santa Clara, CA | Full-time: $1,393 per credit |
738
|
157-161
|
3.02-3.47
|
36.3%
|
2.9
|
78.4%
|
|
96
|
Syracuse University Syracuse, NY | Full-time: $45,647 per year |
640
|
153-157
|
3.1-3.56
|
47.9%
|
3.0
|
81.5%
|
|
99
|
Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey--Camden Camden, NJ | In-state, full-time: $25,464 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $37,196 per year |
647
|
156-161
|
3-3.62
|
39.0%
|
3.0
|
80.9%
|
|
99
|
University of Tulsa Tulsa, OK | N/A |
322
|
152-157
|
3.06-3.58
|
39.7%
|
2.7
|
92.4%
|
