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University of Chicago tops our list of 508 Law universities in the United States at #13 in the QS World University Rankings 2026. It is followed by Rice University (QS World #119) and University of Southern California (QS World #146). Across the whole list there are 777 courses to choose from.
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24 of these universities hold a QS World position, from #13 (University of Chicago) to #545 (CUNY School of Law); they are listed first, in that order. Below them, universities follow their research output: University of Minnesota - Crookston is cited most (37,546,689 citations). 17 universities have neither a QS position nor a research record yet and appear at the end, marked "Not yet ranked".
505 are public and 3 private (99% public). By location, New York (5), Florida (2) and Texas (2) account for the most of those we can place. Ohio State University-Main Campus is the largest, with 45,638 students.
By level: 409 bachelor's, 72 diploma, 62 master's and 45 professional. Within the subject, the largest areas are Law (754), Law (JD) (12), Criminal Law (8) and Human Rights Law (3). The usual length is 4 years and 2 years. 91% are full-time and 58 can be studied online. Start dates lean to Fall (100% of courses with a stated intake) and Spring (95% of courses with a stated intake). Pepperdine University offers the widest choice, with 15 of these courses.
We hold indicative fees for 16 of these universities. The University of Arizona Global Campus is the least expensive at USD 11,960 a year and Quinnipiac University the most at USD 55,480; the middle of the range is about USD 19,203. Check each university's own fee page before you budget — figures change every year.
University of Chicago (QS World #13), Rice University (QS World #119) and University of Southern California (QS World #146) lead this list. QS World positions come first; the rest are ranked by research impact.
Of those with published fees, The University of Arizona Global Campus is the least expensive at about USD 11,960 a year. Fees are indicative — confirm on the university's site.
505 public and 3 private universities are on this list.
Most listed courses run 4 years, with 2 years the next most common.
Fall is the main intake — 100% of courses with a stated start date begin then, and Spring is the second.
58 of these courses are listed as online.
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