Top Intellectual Property Law Schools in the U.S.

Ranking School and Information
1 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%
2 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%
3 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%
4 University of Houston (Houston, TX)
Tuition & Fees: In-state, full-time: $28,130 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $38,805 per year
Enrollment (full-time): 676
LSAT scores (25th-75th percentile): 157-163
GPA(25th-75th percentile): 3.16-3.6
Acceptance rate: 26.9%
Assessment score by lawyers/judges (out of 5): 3.1
Graduates known to be employed nine months after graduation: 91.9%
5 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%
6 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%
7 Santa Clara University (Santa Clara, CA)
Tuition & Fees: Full-time: $1,393 per credit
Enrollment (full-time): 738
LSAT scores (25th-75th percentile): 157-161
GPA(25th-75th percentile): 3.02-3.47
Acceptance rate: 36.3%
Assessment score by lawyers/judges (out of 5): 2.9
Graduates known to be employed nine months after graduation: 78.4%
8 Boston University (Boston, MA)
Tuition & Fees: Full-time: $42,654 per year
Enrollment (full-time): 799
LSAT scores (25th-75th percentile): 163-167
GPA(25th-75th percentile): 3.5-3.78
Acceptance rate: 19.7%
Assessment score by lawyers/judges (out of 5): 3.8
Graduates known to be employed nine months after graduation: 86.8%
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 New Hampshire School of Law (Concord, NH)
Tuition & Fees: Full-time: $39,990 per year
Enrollment (full-time): 392
LSAT scores (25th-75th percentile): 151-158
GPA(25th-75th percentile): 3-3.57
Acceptance rate: 50.3%
Assessment score by lawyers/judges (out of 5): 2.7
Graduates known to be employed nine months after graduation: 74.8%
11 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%
12 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%
13 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%
14 Illinois Institute of Technology (Chicago-Kent) (Chicago, IL)
Tuition & Fees: Full-time: $42,030 per year
Enrollment (full-time): 755
LSAT scores (25th-75th percentile): 155-162
GPA(25th-75th percentile): 3.09-3.66
Acceptance rate: 38.7%
Assessment score by lawyers/judges (out of 5): 2.9
Graduates known to be employed nine months after graduation: 90.7%
15 University of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA)
Tuition & Fees: Full-time: $50,718 per year
Enrollment (full-time): 805
LSAT scores (25th-75th percentile): 166-171
GPA(25th-75th percentile): 3.58-3.93
Acceptance rate: 17.4%
Assessment score by lawyers/judges (out of 5): 4.5
Graduates known to be employed nine months after graduation: 96.0%
16 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%
17 John Marshall Law School (Chicago, IL)
Tuition & Fees: Full-time: $38,100 per year
Enrollment (full-time): 1,200
LSAT scores (25th-75th percentile): 149-156
GPA(25th-75th percentile): 2.98-3.29
Acceptance rate: 49.9%
Assessment score by lawyers/judges (out of 5): 2.4
Graduates known to be employed nine months after graduation: 87.8%
18 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%
19 American University (Washington) (Washington, DC)
Tuition & Fees: Full-time: $45,096 per year
Enrollment (full-time): 1,239
LSAT scores (25th-75th percentile): 159-163
GPA(25th-75th percentile): 3.22-3.59
Acceptance rate: 27.6%
Assessment score by lawyers/judges (out of 5): 3.4
Graduates known to be employed nine months after graduation: 83.6%
20 DePaul University (Chicago, IL)
Tuition & Fees: Full-time: $41,690 per year
Enrollment (full-time): 828
LSAT scores (25th-75th percentile): 154-160
GPA(25th-75th percentile): 3.13-3.58
Acceptance rate: 42.2%
Assessment score by lawyers/judges (out of 5): 3.0
Graduates known to be employed nine months after graduation: 84.4%
21 University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, MI)
Tuition & Fees: In-state, full-time: $46,830 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $49,740 per year
Enrollment (full-time): 1,149
LSAT scores (25th-75th percentile): 167-170
GPA(25th-75th percentile): 3.59-3.87
Acceptance rate: 21.4%
Assessment score by lawyers/judges (out of 5): 4.6
Graduates known to be employed nine months after graduation: 92.2%
22 Drake University (Des Moines, IA)
Tuition & Fees: Full-time: $34,006 per year
Enrollment (full-time): 434
LSAT scores (25th-75th percentile): 153-158
GPA(25th-75th percentile): 3.06-3.64
Acceptance rate: 55.5%
Assessment score by lawyers/judges (out of 5): 3.0
Graduates known to be employed nine months after graduation: 89.5%
23 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%
24 Case Western Reserve University (Cleveland, OH)
Tuition & Fees: Full-time: $42,564 per year
Enrollment (full-time): 600
LSAT scores (25th-75th percentile): 153-160
GPA(25th-75th percentile): 3.22-3.67
Acceptance rate: 46.5%
Assessment score by lawyers/judges (out of 5): 3.2
Graduates known to be employed nine months after graduation: 86.1%
25 University of Texas at Austin (Austin, TX)
Tuition & Fees: In-state, full-time: $30,243 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $46,028 per year
Enrollment (full-time): 1,136
LSAT scores (25th-75th percentile): 165-170
GPA(25th-75th percentile): 3.56-3.8
Acceptance rate: 27.4%
Assessment score by lawyers/judges (out of 5): 4.3
Graduates known to be employed nine months after graduation: 89.0%