U.S. News Best Law Schools 2015

Travis Mitchell

Top 20 Law Schools

Attending law school is a significant investment of both time and money, which means it's important that students find the program that best fits their needs.

Check out the following photos for a look at which programs landed a top 20 spot in the 2015 U.S. News Best Law Schools rankings. Because of ties, 22 schools are featured on this list.

20 (tie). University of Southern California Gould School of Law

Full-time enrollment: 602

2013-2014 tuition and fees: $55,023

2013 acceptance rate: 29.3 percent

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20 (tie). University of Minnesota--Twin Cities School of Law

Full-time enrollment: 721

2013-2014 full-time tuition and fees: $40,058 (in-state); $47,330 (out-of-state)

2013 acceptance rate: 30.8 percent

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20 (tie). George Washington University School of Law

Full-time enrollment: 1,287

2013-2014 tuition and fees: $49,840

2013 acceptance rate: 41.5 percent

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19. Emory University School of Law

Full-time enrollment: 811

2013-2014 full-time tuition and fees: $48,174

2013 acceptance rate: 32 percent

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18. Washington University in St. Louis School of Law

Full-time enrollment: 687

2013-2014 full-time tuition and fees: $49,945

2013 acceptance rate: 24.3 percent

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16 (tie). Vanderbilt University School of Law

Full-time enrollment: 566

2013-2014 full-time tuition and fees: $48,160

2013 acceptance rate: 34 percent

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16 (tie). University of California--Los Angeles School of Law

Full-time enrollment: 975

2013-2014 full-time tuition and fees: $45,226 (in-state); $51,720 (out-of-state)

2013 acceptance rate: 28.2 percent

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15. University of Texas--Austin School of Law

Full-time enrollment: 1,046

2013-2014 full-time tuition and fees: $33,162 (in-state); $49,244 (out-of-state)

2013 acceptance rate: 30.3 percent

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13 (tie.) Georgetown University School of Law

Full-time enrollment: 1,694

2013-2014 full-time tuition and fees: $50,890

2013 acceptance rate: 31.1 percent

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13 (tie.) Cornell University School of Law

Full-time enrollment: 576

2013-2014 full-time tuition and fees: $57,270

2013 acceptance rate: 29.9 percent

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12. Northwestern University School of Law

Full-time enrollment: 763

2013-2014 tuition and fees: $55,064

2013 acceptance rate: 26.3 percent

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10 (tie). University of Michigan--Ann Arbor School of Law

Full-time enrollment: 1,055

2013-2014 full-time tuition and fees: $49,784 (in-state); $52,784 (out-of-state)

2013 acceptance rate: 27 percent

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10 (tie). Duke University School of Law

Full-time enrollment: 629

2013-2014 full-time tuition and fees: $53,596

2013 acceptance rate: 19 percent

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9. University of California--Berkeley School of Law

Full-time enrollment: 854

2013-2014 full-time tuition and fees: $48,058 (in-state); $52,009 (out-of-state)

2013 acceptance rate: 17.8 percent

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8. University of Virginia School of Law

Full-time enrollment: 1,048

2013-2014 full-time tuition and fees: $47,900 (in-state); $52,900 (out-of-state)

2013 acceptance rate: 17.7 percent

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7. University of Pennsylvania

Full-time enrollment: 786

2013-2014 full-time tuition and fees: $54,992

2013 acceptance rate: 17.3 percent

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6. New York University School of Law

Full-time enrollment: 1,418

2013-2014 full-time tuition and fees: $54,678

2013 acceptance rate: 31.4 percent

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4 (tie). University of Chicago School of Law

Full-time enrollment: 612

2013-2014 full-time tuition and fees: $53,301

2013 acceptance rate: 19.6 percent

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4 (tie). Columbia University School of Law

Full-time enrollment: 1,248

2013-2014 full-time tuition and fees: $57,838

2013 acceptance rate: 21.3 percent

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3. Stanford University School of Law

Full-time enrollment: 574

2013-2014 full-time tuition and fees: $52,530

2013 acceptance rate: 10.3 percent

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2. Harvard University School of Law

Full-time enrollment: 1,741

2013-2014 full-time tuition and fees: $53,308

2013 acceptance rate: 15.6 percent

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1. Yale University School of Law

Full-time enrollment: 625

2013-2014 full-time tuition and fees: $54,650

2013 acceptance rate: 9.4 percent

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