Harvard Law School, located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, is the oldest operating law school in the United States, and one of the most famous. The school has many famous specializations, including business law, tax law and criminal justice law. The LSAT scores of students attending Harvard Law School in the 75th to 25th percentile were 176 to 171.
Located in South Royalton, Vermont, Vermont Law School has been ranked the top school for environmental law for 13 years in a row by US News & World Report. Students who are accepted into the school can choose between a traditional 3-year juris doctor degree or a slower paced 4-year juris doctor degree. Students attending Vermont Law School had an average undergraduate grade point average of 3.32 and an average LSAT score of 155.
Voted by Princeton Review as the law school with the best professors, Boston University Law School offers juris doctorate degrees in several specialties, including tax law, intellectual property law and health law. Students attending Boston Law School have an average grade point average of 3.68 and a LSAT score of 165.
State law schools are great for students who know in which state they would like to practice law. State law schools typically have the highest reputation in their own state and will prepare students for that state's bar examination. These schools also have lower tuition than private law schools. Admission into state law schools is generally not as competitive as admission to private law school.