Some of the nation's best public law schools are in the Midwest and the South.
U.S. News and World Report ranks the top law schools in the United States every year. The magazine takes into account several factors when determining the rankings, including: facilities and faculty, bar passage rates and selectively of admission. While private schools hold many of the top rankings, public law schools are also highly ranked. A majority of the top 10 public schools are in the Midwest and South. Tuition for all the top programs were current as of the 2009-2010 school year.
Top Three
Ranked the nation's No. 1 public law school is the University of California-Berkeley. Tuition: $35,907 for in-state students and $48,152 for out-of-state students.
University of California--Berkeley
School of Law
Boalt Hall
Berkeley, CA 94720-7200
510-642-2274
www.law.berkeley.edu
Ranked No. 2 public law school is the University of Michigan School of Law. Tuition: $43,250 for in-state students and $46,250 for out-of-state students.
University of Michigan
Law School
625 S. State St.
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1215
734-764-0537
law.umich.edu
Ranked No. 3 public law school is the University of Virginia School of Law. Tuition: $38,800 for in-state students and $43,800 for out-of-state students.
University of Virginia
School of Law
580 Massie Road
Charlottesville, VA 22903-1738
434-924-7351
law.virginia.edu
No. 4 Through No. 7
Ranked No. 4 public law school is the University of California-Los Angeles. Tuition: $35,327 for in-state students and $45,967 for out-of-state students.
University of California--Los Angeles
School of Law
71 Dodd Hall
PO Box 951445
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1445
310-825-2260
www.law.ucla.edu
Ranked No. 5 is the University of Texas-Austin School of Law. Tuition: $27,177 for in-state students and $42,814 for out-of-state students.
University of Texas--Austin
School of Law
727 E. Dean Keeton St.
Austin, TX 78705-3299
512-232-1200
utexas.edu/law
Ranked No. 6 is the University of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign School of Law. Tuition: $36,420 for in-state students and $43,420 for out-of-state students.
University of Illinois--Urbana-Champaign
504 E. Pennsylvania Ave.
Champaign, IL 61820
217-244-6415
law.illinois.edu
Ranked No. 7 is the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities School of Law. Tuition: $28,203 for in-state students and $37,605 for out-of state students.
University of Minnesota--Twin Cities
Law School
229 19th Ave. S
Minneapolis, MN 55455
612-625-3487
law.umn.edu
No. 8 Through No. 10
Ranked No. 8 is the University of Iowa. Tuition: $21,432 for in-state students and $39,138 for out-of-state students.
University of Iowa
College of Law
320 Melrose Avenue
Iowa City, IA 52242
319-335-9095
law.uiowa.edu
Ranked No. 9 is Indiana University-Bloomington Maurer School of Law. Tuition is $24,891 for in-state students and $40,691 for out-of-state students.
Indiana University--Bloomington
Maurer School of Law
211 S. Indiana Ave.
Bloomington, IN 47405-1001
812-855-4765
law.indiana.edu
Ranked No. 10th is the College of William and Mary Marshall-Wythe School of Law. Tuition: $21,646 for in-state students and $31,846 for out-of-state students.
College of William and Mary (Marshall-Wythe)
Marshall-Wythe School of Law
PO Box 8795
Williamsburg, VA 23187-8795
757-221-3785
wm.edu/law
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