Best Law Schools in Maryland

Nora Roberts

July 16, 2025

Are you pursing a law degree? The TopSchoolsintheUSA.com has generated the latest ranking of best law schools in Maryland that provides Master of Legal Studies (MLS), Master of Dispute Resolution (MDR), Juris Doctor (JD), Master of Laws (LLM), or Doctor of Juridical Science (SJD). You can use the following list to pick a school that fits your needs. These law schools in Maryland are ranked based on the student reviews, alumni surveys, assessment of peer institutions, and official data reported by each law college. In addition, we also provide average LSAT scores, GPA and acceptance rates for each of these law schools in Maryland.

  • A2ZCAMERABLOG: General information about Maryland, including state capital, major cities and counties, geography, history, and population statistics of Maryland.

 

National Ranking Best Law Programs
42 University of Maryland (Carey) (Baltimore, MD)
Acceptance rate: 19.7%
LSAT scores (25th-75th percentile): 156-163
GPA (25th-75th percentile): 3.31-3.75
Tuition & Fees: In-state, full-time: $25,405 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $36,684 per year
Enrollment (full-time): 735
Graduates known to be employed nine months after graduation: 93.3% 

 

118 University of Baltimore (Baltimore, MD)
Acceptance rate: 40.5%
LSAT scores (25th-75th percentile): 151-158
GPA (25th-75th percentile): 2.97-3.46
Tuition & Fees: In-state, full-time: $25,798 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $37,900 per year
Enrollment (full-time): 738
Graduates known to be employed nine months after graduation: 91.2% 

 

Maryland state symbols

  • Tree – white oak (Quercus alba)
  • Flower – hairy rudbeckia (Rudbeckia hirta)
  • Dog breed – Chesapeake Bay Retriever
  • Cat breed – Calico (tricolor)
  • Horse breed – Thoroughbred racehorse
  • Bird – Baltimore oriole (Icterus galbula)
  • Fish – striped bayfish (Morone saxatilis)
  • Reptile – tuberculate turtle (terrapin, Malaclemys terrapin)
  • Insect – checkered butterfly phaeton (Euphydryas phaeton)
  • Crustacean – blue crab (Callinectes sapidus)
  • Dinosaur – Astrodon (Astrodon)
  • Fossil – Shells of Gardner’s Ecphora molluscs (Ecphora gardnerae)
  • Precious (ornamental) stone – agate and “stone of the river Patuxent”
  • Food item (dessert) – Smith Island Pie
  • Drink – milk
  • Sports – lacrosse and jousting with spears
  • Dance – square dance
  • Song – “Maryland, My Maryland” (Maryland, My Maryland, music author Melchior Frank, lyrics – James Randall)

Maryland Fifty States Quarter Dollar

The Maryland Fifty States Quarter Dollar coin features the dome of the Maryland State Capitol (the oldest state capitol building still in use in the United States) and white oak branches (one of the state’s official symbols).

The inscription on the coin reads The Old Line State (“State of the old line”, one of the nicknames of Maryland).

America the Beautiful

One of the quarter dollar coins from the America the Beautiful series is dedicated to the Fort McHenry National Monument, located in Maryland.

The coin depicts a fort under fire and the ” Star Spangled Banner ” flying above it.

The inscription on the coin reads Fort McHenry (“Fort McHenry”).