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Law Schools in the Northeast - 2024 Ranking

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In 2024, we have evaluated 180 law colleges offering majors in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont.

Law-Colleges.com team ranks Columbia University in the City of New York (New York City, NY), Harvard University (Cambridge, MA), and University of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA) the best three law colleges in the Northeast.

See the Top 50 Law schools in the Northeast below or narrow your search by program, state, or city in the Northeast.

Top 50 law schools in the Northeast:

Columbia University in the City of New York - Law School Ranking
1. Columbia University in the City of New York

New York City, NY, 6 law programs

Harvard University - Law School Ranking
2. Harvard University

Cambridge, MA, 5 law programs

University of Pennsylvania - Law School Ranking
3. University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA, 7 law programs

Yale University - Law School Ranking
4. Yale University

New Haven, CT, 3 law programs

Cornell University - Law School Ranking
5. Cornell University

Ithaca, NY, 4 law programs

New York University - Law School Ranking
6. New York University

New York City, NY, 11 law programs

Northeastern University - Law School Ranking
7. Northeastern University

Boston, MA, 6 law programs

Villanova University - Law School Ranking
8. Villanova University

Villanova, PA, 5 law programs

Boston College - Law School Ranking
9. Boston College

Chestnut Hill, MA, 2 law programs

Boston University - Law School Ranking
10. Boston University

Boston, MA, 6 law programs

University of Pittsburgh - Law School Ranking
11. University of Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh, PA, 16 law programs

Fordham University - Law School Ranking
12. Fordham University

Bronx, NY, 8 law programs

Syracuse University - Law School Ranking
13. Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY, 5 law programs

University of Connecticut - Law School Ranking
14. University of Connecticut

Storrs, CT, 9 law programs

University of Massachusetts Amherst - Law School Ranking
15. University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, MA, 2 law programs

Hofstra University - Law School Ranking
16. Hofstra University

Hempstead, NY, 5 law programs

Drexel University - Law School Ranking
17. Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA, 8 law programs

University at Buffalo - Law School Ranking
18. University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY, 13 law programs

Quinnipiac University - Law School Ranking
19. Quinnipiac University

Hamden, CT, 3 law programs

Temple University - Law School Ranking
20. Temple University

Philadelphia, PA, 12 law programs

Seton Hall University - Law School Ranking
21. Seton Hall University

South Orange, NJ, 4 law programs

Touro University - Law School Ranking
22. Touro University

New York City, NY, 7 law programs

Albany Law School - Law School Ranking
23. Albany Law School

Albany, NY, 5 law programs

University of New Hampshire Franklin Pierce School of Law - Law School Ranking
Suffolk University - Law School Ranking
25. Suffolk University

Boston, MA, 11 law programs

St. John's University New York - Law School Ranking
26. St. John's University New York

Queens, NY, 11 law programs

Widener University - Law School Ranking
27. Widener University

Chester, PA, 10 law programs

Pace University - Law School Ranking
28. Pace University

New York City, NY, 7 law programs

Rutgers University Newark - Law School Ranking
29. Rutgers University Newark

Newark, NJ, 2 law programs

Rutgers University Camden - Law School Ranking
30. Rutgers University Camden

Camden, NJ, 1 law program

Duquesne University - Law School Ranking
31. Duquesne University

Pittsburgh, PA, 2 law programs

Brooklyn Law School - Law School Ranking
32. Brooklyn Law School

Brooklyn, NY, 2 law programs

Vermont Law and Graduate School - Law School Ranking
33. Vermont Law and Graduate School

South Royalton, VT, 6 law programs

New York Law School - Law School Ranking
34. New York Law School

New York City, NY, 8 law programs

New England Law Boston - Law School Ranking
35. New England Law Boston

Boston, MA, 1 law program

Amherst College - Law School Ranking
36. Amherst College

Amherst, MA, 2 law programs

CUNY Graduate School and University Center - Law School Ranking
37. CUNY Graduate School and University Center

New York City, NY, 3 law programs

United States Military Academy - Law School Ranking
38. United States Military Academy

West Point, NY, 2 law programs

CUNY School of Law - Law School Ranking
39. CUNY School of Law

Long Island City, NY, 2 law programs

Roger Williams University School of Law - Law School Ranking
Western New England University - Law School Ranking
41. Western New England University

Springfield, MA, 4 law programs

Montclair State University - Law School Ranking
42. Montclair State University

Montclair, NJ, 4 law programs

CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice - Law School Ranking
43. CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice

New York City, NY, 2 law programs

Roger Williams University - Law School Ranking
44. Roger Williams University

Bristol, RI, 5 law programs

University of Massachusetts Dartmouth - Law School Ranking
45. University of Massachusetts Dartmouth

North Dartmouth, MA, 1 law program

University of Southern Maine - Law School Ranking
46. University of Southern Maine

Portland, ME, 3 law programs

Tufts University - Law School Ranking
47. Tufts University

Medford, MA, 1 law program

Marist College - Law School Ranking
48. Marist College

Poughkeepsie, NY, 1 law program

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute - Law School Ranking
New Jersey Institute of Technology - Law School Ranking

Law schools in the Northeast by state:

Schools by State9 Law Schools in Connecticut3 Law Schools in Maine28 Law Schools in Massachusetts6 Law Schools in New Hampshire25 Law Schools in New Jersey67 Law Schools in New York36 Law Schools in Pennsylvania3 Law Schools in Rhode Island3 Law Schools in Vermont


Law programs in the Northeast:

General Law: 67 schools
Pre-Law Studies: 11 schools
International Law: 19 schools
Advanced Studies: 41 schools
Paralegal Studies: 118 schools
Court Reporting: 6 schools

Law schools in other regions:

Midwest: 224 schools
Northwest: 45 schools
South: 340 schools
Southeast: 227 schools
West: 207 schools

Popular law school cities in the Northeast:

in Connecticut:
Hamden: 1 school
New Haven: 1 school
Norwalk: 1 school
Storrs: 1 school
Waterbury: 2 schools
in Maine:
Portland: 1 school
in Massachusetts:
Amherst: 3 schools
Andover: 1 school
Boston: 7 schools
Cambridge: 1 school
Chestnut Hill: 1 school
Danvers: 1 school
North Dartmouth: 1 school
Springfield: 1 school
in New Hampshire:
Concord: 2 schools
Manchester: 1 school
in New Jersey:
Blackwood: 1 school
Branchburg: 1 school
Camden: 1 school
Edison: 1 school
Lincroft: 1 school
Mahwah: 1 school
Montclair: 1 school
Mount Laurel: 1 school
Newark: 3 schools
Paramus: 1 school
Sewell: 1 school
South Orange: 1 school
Wayne: 1 school
Woodland Park: 1 school
in New York:
Albany: 5 schools
Alfred: 1 school
Batavia: 1 school
Bronx: 3 schools
Brooklyn: 3 schools
Buffalo: 3 schools
Canandaigua: 1 school
Canton: 1 school
Dobbs Ferry: 1 school
Dryden: 1 school
Forest Hills: 1 school
Garden City: 1 school
Hempstead: 1 school
Herkimer: 1 school
Ithaca: 2 schools
Long Island City: 2 schools
New York City: 10 schools
Orchard Park: 1 school
Poughkeepsie: 2 schools
Purchase: 2 schools
Queens: 1 school
Rochester: 4 schools
Schenectady: 1 school
Selden: 1 school
Suffern: 1 school
Syracuse: 2 schools
Valhalla: 1 school
West Point: 1 school
in Pennsylvania:
California: 1 school
Carlisle: 1 school
Chester: 1 school
Erie: 1 school
Harrisburg: 1 school
Media: 1 school
Newtown: 1 school
Philadelphia: 7 schools
Pittsburgh: 5 schools
Schnecksville: 1 school
Summerdale: 1 school
Villanova: 1 school
Youngwood: 1 school
in Rhode Island:
Bristol: 2 schools
Warwick: 1 school
in Vermont:
Burlington: 1 school
South Royalton: 1 school
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