Law Schools

In the United States, there are nearly 200 A.B.A.-approved law schools as well as dozens of provisionally accredited and non-accredited schools. Deciding which law schools to apply to (and eventually, which law school to attend) can be a dizzying choice for prospective law students. Below, you will find a host of articles, charts, forums, and other content designed to help you learn more about America's many law schools.

• Rankings and Top 100 Profiles
  Explore the Top 100 law school rankings and learn more about each school through our exclusive profiles.
  
  
• 3rd and 4th Tier Profiles
  Beyond the top 100 schools, the U.S. News and World Report law school rankings have created groupings for third-tier and fourth-tier law schools, which we have listed and profiled in detail.

• TLS Directory of U.S. Law Schools
  Explore our thorough state-by-state directory of law school programs in the United States.
  

• TLS Guide to LRAP (Loan Repayment Assistance Programs)
  Many top law schools boast programs which help graduates repay their sizable law school loans; explore some of these options here in our new and expanding section on LRAP programs.

• Dean Interviews
  These exclusive interviews with Deans and Administrators from dozens of law schools will help give applicants valuable insight from the very people making admissions decisions at many top law schools.
  


• "Discuss Your School" Forum
  This forum allows current and future law students to discuss various law schools.

• "Choosing A Law School" Forum
  Prospective law students discuss their options.
  

• TLS Stats
  Detailed statistics, based on the experiences of TLS users, illustrating the criteria used by law schools schools to accept, deny and waitlist applicants.
  

• International Schools
  Explore our small but expanding section profiling international law schools.

• California's State-Accredited and Unaccredited Law Schools and the Baby Bar (FSLX)
  California residents interested in attending one of the state's many non-A.B.A. accredited law schools should first read this article to learn more about their choices.

• Top Law Schools Book Reviews
  TLS readers submit their own reviews of books published for law school applicants and law students.
  

• Law School Articles
  More information about law schools.