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Law: where to study

Every U.S. college that awarded this degree in 2023-24 (Law), from the federal IPEDS survey. A complete list, not a ranking.

Colleges210

NCES IPEDS · 2023-24

IPEDS Completions and Institutional CharacteristicsNational Center for Education Statistics

Year: Degrees awarded July 2023 – June 2024
Files: HD2024, C2024_A
Programs: CIP 22.0101

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States and territories50

Professional doctorates awarded39,4032023-24, first majors

Largest programGeorgetown UniversityWashington, DC · 664 graduates

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Largest programs by graduates

Degrees awarded in 2023-24 in these programs (all levels, first majors). Size tells you where many students study, not which program is best for you.

College	Location	Type	Graduates
Georgetown University	Washington, DC	Private nonprofit, 4-year or above	664
Harvard University	Cambridge, MA	Private nonprofit, 4-year or above	622
George Washington University	Washington, DC	Private nonprofit, 4-year or above	551
Columbia University in the City of New York	New York, NY	Private nonprofit, 4-year or above	523
New York University	New York, NY	Private nonprofit, 4-year or above	523
Fordham University	Bronx, NY	Private nonprofit, 4-year or above	455
The University of Texas at Austin	Austin, TX	Public, 4-year or above	411
University of Miami	Coral Gables, FL	Private nonprofit, 4-year or above	409
University of California-Berkeley	Berkeley, CA	Public, 4-year or above	408
Mitchell Hamline School of Law	Saint Paul, MN	Private nonprofit, 4-year or above	403

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Data: NCES IPEDS HD2024 and C2024_A (2023-24 degrees, first majors). Programs counted: Law (CIP 22.0101), matched to this career with the NCES CIP–SOC crosswalk. How Margdarshan sources its data → · Back to Law