Top Environmental Law Schools in the U.S.
| Ranking | School and Information |
| 1 | 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% |
| 2 | Lewis & Clark College (Northwestern) (Portland, OR) Tuition & Fees: Full-time: $36,362 per year Enrollment (full-time): 493 LSAT scores (25th-75th percentile): 157-163 GPA(25th-75th percentile): 3.2-3.68 Acceptance rate: 39.3% Assessment score by lawyers/judges (out of 5): 3.2 Graduates known to be employed nine months after graduation: 89.4% |
| 3 | Pace University (White Plains, NY) Tuition & Fees: Full-time: $40,730 per year Enrollment (full-time): 644 LSAT scores (25th-75th percentile): 151-156 GPA(25th-75th percentile): 3.12-3.75 Acceptance rate: 40.3% Assessment score by lawyers/judges (out of 5): 2.3 Graduates known to be employed nine months after graduation: 72.6% |
| 4 | University of California: Berkeley (Berkeley, CA) Tuition & Fees: In-state, full-time: $50,163 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $54,370 per year Enrollment (full-time): 869 LSAT scores (25th-75th percentile): 164-169 GPA(25th-75th percentile): 3.62-3.88 Acceptance rate: 12.7% Assessment score by lawyers/judges (out of 5): 4.4 Graduates known to be employed nine months after graduation: 93.6% |
| 5 | University of Colorado at Boulder (Boulder, CO) Tuition & Fees: In-state, full-time: $31,044 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $37,452 per year Enrollment (full-time): 540 LSAT scores (25th-75th percentile): 158-165 GPA(25th-75th percentile): 3.33-3.8 Acceptance rate: 30.1% Assessment score by lawyers/judges (out of 5): 3.4 Graduates known to be employed nine months after graduation: 82.5% |
| 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 | Tulane University (New Orleans, LA) Tuition & Fees: Full-time: $43,684 per year Enrollment (full-time): 775 LSAT scores (25th-75th percentile): 158-163 GPA(25th-75th percentile): 3.31-3.68 Acceptance rate: 37.8% Assessment score by lawyers/judges (out of 5): 3.6 Graduates known to be employed nine months after graduation: 85.3% |
| 8 | Florida State University (Tallahassee, FL) Tuition & Fees: In-state, full-time: $18,343 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $37,905 per year Enrollment (full-time): 729 LSAT scores (25th-75th percentile): 160-163 GPA(25th-75th percentile): 3.18-3.68 Acceptance rate: 27.0% Assessment score by lawyers/judges (out of 5): 2.9 Graduates known to be employed nine months after graduation: 91.4% |
| 9 | Duke University (Durham, NC) Tuition & Fees: Full-time: $49,617 per year Enrollment (full-time): 644 LSAT scores (25th-75th percentile): 167-171 GPA(25th-75th percentile): 3.62-3.84 Acceptance rate: 15.3% Assessment score by lawyers/judges (out of 5): 4.4 Graduates known to be employed nine months after graduation: 94.8% |
| 10 | 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% |
| 11 | 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% |
| 12 | University of Maryland (Carey) (Baltimore, MD) Tuition & Fees: In-state, full-time: $25,405 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $36,684 per year Enrollment (full-time): 735 LSAT scores (25th-75th percentile): 156-163 GPA(25th-75th percentile): 3.31-3.75 Acceptance rate: 19.7% Assessment score by lawyers/judges (out of 5): 3.1 Graduates known to be employed nine months after graduation: 93.3% |
| 13 | New York University (New York, NY) Tuition & Fees: Full-time: $48,950 per year Enrollment (full-time): 1,464 LSAT scores (25th-75th percentile): 170-174 GPA(25th-75th percentile): 3.57-3.85 Acceptance rate: 24.2% Assessment score by lawyers/judges (out of 5): 4.5 Graduates known to be employed nine months after graduation: 96.6% |
| 14 | 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% |
| 15 | University of California: Los Angeles (Los Angeles, CA) Tuition & Fees: In-state, full-time: $44,922 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $54,767 per year Enrollment (full-time): 987 LSAT scores (25th-75th percentile): 164-169 GPA(25th-75th percentile): 3.55-3.88 Acceptance rate: 20.1% Assessment score by lawyers/judges (out of 5): 4.1 Graduates known to be employed nine months after graduation: 93.1% |
| 16 | George Washington University (Washington, DC) Tuition & Fees: Full-time: $45,750 per year Enrollment (full-time): 1,430 LSAT scores (25th-75th percentile): 161-168 GPA(25th-75th percentile): 3.43-3.9 Acceptance rate: 27.2% Assessment score by lawyers/judges (out of 5): 3.9 Graduates known to be employed nine months after graduation: 94.3% |
| 17 | University of Denver (Sturm) (Denver, CO) Tuition & Fees: Full-time: $38,502 per year Enrollment (full-time): 769 LSAT scores (25th-75th percentile): 155-161 GPA(25th-75th percentile): 3.17-3.64 Acceptance rate: 40.7% Assessment score by lawyers/judges (out of 5): 3.1 Graduates known to be employed nine months after graduation: 82.4% |
| 18 | University of Utah (Quinney) (Salt Lake City, UT) Tuition & Fees: In-state, full-time: $19,846 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $38,496 per year Enrollment (full-time): 398 LSAT scores (25th-75th percentile): 157-163 GPA(25th-75th percentile): 3.41-3.72 Acceptance rate: 30.7% Assessment score by lawyers/judges (out of 5): 3.4 Graduates known to be employed nine months after graduation: 91.3% |
| 19 | Columbia University (New York, NY) Tuition & Fees: Full-time: $52,902 per year Enrollment (full-time): 1,331 LSAT scores (25th-75th percentile): 170-175 GPA(25th-75th percentile): 3.6-3.82 Acceptance rate: 15.8% Assessment score by lawyers/judges (out of 5): 4.6 Graduates known to be employed nine months after graduation: 96.5% |
| 20 | 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% |
| 21 | University of Washington (Seattle, WA) Tuition & Fees: In-state, full-time: $25,780 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $39,850 per year Enrollment (full-time): 545 LSAT scores (25th-75th percentile): 161-166 GPA(25th-75th percentile): 3.44-3.82 Acceptance rate: 22.1% Assessment score by lawyers/judges (out of 5): 3.9 Graduates known to be employed nine months after graduation: 96.0% |
| 22 | Golden Gate University (San Francisco, CA) Tuition & Fees: Full-time: $40,515 per year Enrollment (full-time): 568 LSAT scores (25th-75th percentile): 150-155 GPA(25th-75th percentile): 2.73-3.41 Acceptance rate: 59.8% Assessment score by lawyers/judges (out of 5): 1.9 Graduates known to be employed nine months after graduation: 67.2% |
| 23 | University of Hawaii at Manoa (Richardson) (Honolulu, HI) Tuition & Fees: In-state, full-time: $17,378 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $32,522 per year Enrollment (full-time): 276 LSAT scores (25th-75th percentile): 153-160 GPA(25th-75th percentile): 3.11-3.55 Acceptance rate: 20.9% Assessment score by lawyers/judges (out of 5): 2.6 Graduates known to be employed nine months after graduation: 80.5% |
| 24 | University of Minnesota: Twin Cities (Minneapolis, MN) Tuition & Fees: In-state, full-time: $34,817 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $43,385 per year Enrollment (full-time): 752 LSAT scores (25th-75th percentile): 157-167 GPA(25th-75th percentile): 3.41-3.9 Acceptance rate: 24.8% Assessment score by lawyers/judges (out of 5): 4.0 Graduates known to be employed nine months after graduation: 91.9% |
