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2025 Rankings

Best Law Schools for Contracts

The top 25 law schools for studying contracts, ranked by faculty expertise, national standing, and program depth. Find the school that will give you the strongest foundation in contracts.

Top 25 Schools for Contracts

1
Yale Law SchoolT14
New Haven, Connecticut

Notable Contracts Faculty

Daniel MarkovitsIan Ayres
Ranked #1 nationallyHome to Daniel Markovits, leading contracts scholarHome to Ian Ayres, leading contracts scholarT14 law school
2
University of Chicago Law SchoolT14
Chicago, Illinois

Notable Contracts Faculty

Eric A. PosnerOmri Ben-Shahar
Ranked #4 nationallyHome to Eric A. Posner, leading contracts scholarHome to Omri Ben-Shahar, leading contracts scholarT14 law school
3
Georgetown University Law CenterT14
Washington, District of Columbia

Notable Contracts Faculty

Randy E. Barnett
Ranked #14 nationallyHome to Randy E. Barnett, leading contracts scholarT14 law school
4
University of Texas School of LawTop 25
Austin, Texas

Notable Contracts Faculty

Ward FarnsworthJohn M. Golden
Ranked #16 nationallyHome to Ward Farnsworth, leading contracts scholarHome to John M. Golden, leading contracts scholarTop 25 law school
5
Stanford Law SchoolT14
Stanford, California
Ranked #2 nationallyT14 law school
6
Harvard Law SchoolT14
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Ranked #3 nationallyT14 law school
7
Columbia Law SchoolT14
New York, New York
Ranked #5 nationallyT14 law school
8
New York University School of LawT14
New York, New York
Ranked #6 nationallyT14 law school
9
University of Pennsylvania Carey Law SchoolT14
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Ranked #7 nationallyT14 law school
10
University of Virginia School of LawT14
Charlottesville, Virginia
Ranked #8 nationallyT14 law school
11
University of Michigan Law SchoolT14
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Ranked #9 nationallyT14 law school
12
Northwestern Pritzker School of LawT14
Chicago, Illinois
Ranked #10 nationallyT14 law school
13
UC Berkeley School of LawT14
Berkeley, California
Ranked #11 nationallyT14 law school
14
Duke University School of LawT14
Durham, North Carolina
Ranked #12 nationallyT14 law school
15
Cornell Law SchoolT14
Ithaca, New York
Ranked #13 nationallyT14 law school
16
UCLA School of LawTop 25
Los Angeles, California
Ranked #15 nationallyTop 25 law school
17
Vanderbilt Law SchoolTop 25
Nashville, Tennessee
Ranked #17 nationallyTop 25 law school
18
Washington University School of LawTop 25
St. Louis, Missouri
Ranked #18 nationallyTop 25 law school
19
USC Gould School of LawTop 25
Los Angeles, California
Ranked #19 nationallyTop 25 law school
20
University of Minnesota Law SchoolTop 25
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Ranked #20 nationallyTop 25 law school
21
Boston University School of LawTop 25
Boston, Massachusetts
Ranked #21 nationallyTop 25 law school
22
Emory University School of LawTop 25
Atlanta, Georgia
Ranked #22 nationallyTop 25 law school
23
Notre Dame Law SchoolTop 25
Notre Dame, Indiana
Ranked #23 nationallyTop 25 law school
24
George Washington University Law SchoolTop 25
Washington, District of Columbia
Ranked #24 nationallyTop 25 law school
25
University of Iowa College of LawTop 25
Iowa City, Iowa
Ranked #25 nationallyTop 25 law school
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