2018 Best Graduate Schools Preview: Top 10 Law Schools

Thinking about applying to graduate school? Whether you’re interested in pursuing an MBA or attending law school or medical school, there are some big decisions to make. To help students find the right school for them, U.S. News & World Report surveys more than 1,970 graduate schools and programs and ranks them according to our methodology.

Here, we offer a sneak peek at the 2018 Best Graduate Schools rankings.

U.S. News ranked 197 fully accredited law schools. In alphabetical order, here are the top 10 law schools. More than 10 schools appear because of ties.

School (name) (state)
Columbia University (NY)
Duke University (NC)
Harvard University (MA)
New York University
Northwestern University (Pritzker) (IL)
Stanford University (CA)
University of Chicago
University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
University of Pennsylvania
University of Virginia
Yale University (CT)

The actual ranking and score of these and other graduate schools will be available March 14, 2017, on usnews.com. Use #BestGradSchools to continue the conversation on Twitter and Facebook.

For more in-depth rankings, searchable data and an expanded directory of programs, sign up for the U.S. News Law School Compass.

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2018 Best Graduate Schools Preview: Top 10 Law Schools originally appeared on usnews.com

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