Top Dispute Resolution Schools in the U.S.

By | April 20, 2019
Ranking School and Information
1 Pepperdine University (Malibu, CA)
Tuition & Fees: Full-time: $42,840 per year
Enrollment (full-time): 629
LSAT scores (25th-75th percentile): 158-165
GPA(25th-75th percentile): 3.33-3.78
Acceptance rate: 33.8%
Assessment score by lawyers/judges (out of 5): 3.3
Graduates known to be employed nine months after graduation: 90.2%
2 Harvard University (Cambridge, MA)
Tuition & Fees: Full-time: $48,786 per year
Enrollment (full-time): 1,679
LSAT scores (25th-75th percentile): 171-176
GPA(25th-75th percentile): 3.78-3.97
Acceptance rate: 13.3%
Assessment score by lawyers/judges (out of 5): 4.8
Graduates known to be employed nine months after graduation: 94.6%
3 Hamline University (St. Paul, MN)
Tuition & Fees: Full-time: $34,555 per year
Enrollment (full-time): 480
LSAT scores (25th-75th percentile): 148-156
GPA(25th-75th percentile): 3.13-3.58
Acceptance rate: 60.5%
Assessment score by lawyers/judges (out of 5): 2.3
Graduates known to be employed nine months after graduation: 73.2%
4 University of Missouri: Columbia (Columbia, MO)
Tuition & Fees: In-state, full-time: $17,784 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $34,000 per year
Enrollment (full-time): 425
LSAT scores (25th-75th percentile): 156-161
GPA(25th-75th percentile): 3.18-3.7
Acceptance rate: 40.9%
Assessment score by lawyers/judges (out of 5): 3.1
Graduates known to be employed nine months after graduation: 81.7%
5 Ohio State University: Columbus Campus (Moritz) (Columbus, OH)
Tuition & Fees: In-state, full-time: $26,118 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $41,068 per year
Enrollment (full-time): 680
LSAT scores (25th-75th percentile): 159-165
GPA(25th-75th percentile): 3.45-3.81
Acceptance rate: 39.0%
Assessment score by lawyers/judges (out of 5): 3.6
Graduates known to be employed nine months after graduation: 88.6%
6 University of Oregon (Eugene, OR)
Tuition & Fees: In-state, full-time: $26,061 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $32,505 per year
Enrollment (full-time): 505
LSAT scores (25th-75th percentile): 157-160
GPA(25th-75th percentile): 3.17-3.6
Acceptance rate: 40.7%
Assessment score by lawyers/judges (out of 5): 3.3
Graduates known to be employed nine months after graduation: 78.0%
7 Marquette University (Milwaukee, WI)
Tuition & Fees: Full-time: $37,570 per year
Enrollment (full-time): 586
LSAT scores (25th-75th percentile): 154-159
GPA(25th-75th percentile): 3.03-3.55
Acceptance rate: 46.1%
Assessment score by lawyers/judges (out of 5): 3.1
Graduates known to be employed nine months after graduation: 87.6%
8 Yeshiva University (Cardozo) (New York, NY)
Tuition & Fees: Full-time: $48,370 per year
Enrollment (full-time): 1,038
LSAT scores (25th-75th percentile): 158-165
GPA(25th-75th percentile): 3.4-3.73
Acceptance rate: 32.7%
Assessment score by lawyers/judges (out of 5): 3.2
Graduates known to be employed nine months after graduation: 84.6%
9 University of California (Hastings) (San Francisco, CA)
Tuition & Fees: In-state, full-time: $40,836 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $49,336 per year
Enrollment (full-time): 1,241
LSAT scores (25th-75th percentile): 157-165
GPA(25th-75th percentile): 3.38-3.73
Acceptance rate: 28.9%
Assessment score by lawyers/judges (out of 5): 3.9
Graduates known to be employed nine months after graduation: 83.1%
10 University of Nevada: Las Vegas (Las Vegas, NV)
Tuition & Fees: In-state, full-time: $24,752 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $35,752 per year
Enrollment (full-time): 324
LSAT scores (25th-75th percentile): 157-161
GPA(25th-75th percentile): 3.12-3.64
Acceptance rate: 21.3%
Assessment score by lawyers/judges (out of 5): 2.6
Graduates known to be employed nine months after graduation: 93.2%
11 Fordham University (New York, NY)
Tuition & Fees: Full-time: $47,986 per year
Enrollment (full-time): 1,244
LSAT scores (25th-75th percentile): 163-167
GPA(25th-75th percentile): 3.36-3.71
Acceptance rate: 26.5%
Assessment score by lawyers/judges (out of 5): 3.7
Graduates known to be employed nine months after graduation: 93.7%
12 Northwestern University (Chicago, IL)
Tuition & Fees: Full-time: $51,920 per year
Enrollment (full-time): 801
LSAT scores (25th-75th percentile): 165-171
GPA(25th-75th percentile): 3.35-3.85
Acceptance rate: 19.0%
Assessment score by lawyers/judges (out of 5): 4.4
Graduates known to be employed nine months after graduation: 94.0%
13 Willamette University (Collins) (Salem, OR)
Tuition & Fees: Full-time: $32,540 per year
Enrollment (full-time): 405
LSAT scores (25th-75th percentile): 152-157
GPA(25th-75th percentile): 2.86-3.42
Acceptance rate: 49.3%
Assessment score by lawyers/judges (out of 5): 2.7
Graduates known to be employed nine months after graduation: 83.7%
14 Georgetown University (Washington, DC)
Tuition & Fees: Full-time: $46,865 per year
Enrollment (full-time): 1,671
LSAT scores (25th-75th percentile): 167-171
GPA(25th-75th percentile): 3.44-3.8
Acceptance rate: 26.6%
Assessment score by lawyers/judges (out of 5): 4.5
Graduates known to be employed nine months after graduation: 96.0%
15 Pennsylvania State University (Dickinson) (University Park, PA)
Tuition & Fees: In-state, full-time: $38,614 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $38,614 per year
Enrollment (full-time): 596
LSAT scores (25th-75th percentile): 156-161
GPA(25th-75th percentile): 3.31-3.77
Acceptance rate: 30.4%
Assessment score by lawyers/judges (out of 5): 3.2
Graduates known to be employed nine months after graduation: 74.3%
16 University of Florida (Levin) (Gainesville, FL)
Tuition & Fees: In-state, full-time: $18,710 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $38,075 per year
Enrollment (full-time): 976
LSAT scores (25th-75th percentile): 160-164
GPA(25th-75th percentile): 3.43-3.82
Acceptance rate: 28.9%
Assessment score by lawyers/judges (out of 5): 3.6
Graduates known to be employed nine months after graduation: 85.4%
17 Vermont Law School (South Royalton, VT)
Tuition & Fees: Full-time: $43,468 per year
Enrollment (full-time): 566
LSAT scores (25th-75th percentile): 151-159
GPA(25th-75th percentile): 3-3.54
Acceptance rate: 69.0%
Assessment score by lawyers/judges (out of 5): 2.8
Graduates known to be employed nine months after graduation: 77.2%
18 Arizona State University (O’Connor) (Tempe, AZ)
Tuition & Fees: In-state, full-time: $24,471 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $38,595 per year
Enrollment (full-time): 602
LSAT scores (25th-75th percentile): 160-165
GPA(25th-75th percentile): 3.43-3.77
Acceptance rate: 28.4%
Assessment score by lawyers/judges (out of 5): 3.5
Graduates known to be employed nine months after graduation: 98.2%
19 Quinnipiac University (Hamden, CT)
Tuition & Fees: Full-time: $45,050 per year
Enrollment (full-time): 356
LSAT scores (25th-75th percentile): 154-158
GPA(25th-75th percentile): 3.09-3.54
Acceptance rate: 47.1%
Assessment score by lawyers/judges (out of 5): 2.3
Graduates known to be employed nine months after graduation: 87.6%
20 Stanford University (Stanford, CA)
Tuition & Fees: Full-time: $49,179 per year
Enrollment (full-time): 571
LSAT scores (25th-75th percentile): 167-172
GPA(25th-75th percentile): 3.72-3.93
Acceptance rate: 9.8%
Assessment score by lawyers/judges (out of 5): 4.7
Graduates known to be employed nine months after graduation: 97.1%
21 Suffolk University (Boston, MA)
Tuition & Fees: Full-time: $42,660 per year
Enrollment (full-time): 1,101
LSAT scores (25th-75th percentile): 151-157
GPA(25th-75th percentile): 2.94-3.49
Acceptance rate: 69.5%
Assessment score by lawyers/judges (out of 5): 2.8
Graduates known to be employed nine months after graduation: 80.5%