2025 Rankings

Best Law Schools for Criminal Law

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

Top 25 Schools for Criminal Law

1
Chicago, Illinois

Notable Criminal Law Faculty

Ranked #10 nationallyHome to Janice Nadler, leading criminal law scholarHome to Deborah Tuerkheimer, leading criminal law scholarT14 law school
2
Berkeley, California

Notable Criminal Law Faculty

Ranked #11 nationallyHome to Khiara M. Bridges, leading criminal law scholarHome to Saira Mohamed, leading criminal law scholarT14 law school
3
Washington, District of Columbia

Notable Criminal Law Faculty

Ranked #14 nationallyHome to David D. Cole, leading criminal law scholarHome to Rosa Brooks, leading criminal law scholarT14 law school
4
New Haven, Connecticut

Notable Criminal Law Faculty

Ranked #1 nationallyHome to Tracey L. Meares, leading criminal law scholarT14 law school
5
Stanford, California

Notable Criminal Law Faculty

Ranked #2 nationallyHome to Robert Weisberg, leading criminal law scholarT14 law school
6
Cambridge, Massachusetts

Notable Criminal Law Faculty

Ranked #3 nationallyHome to Andrew Manuel Crespo, leading criminal law scholarT14 law school
7
New York, New York

Notable Criminal Law Faculty

Ranked #5 nationallyHome to Bernard E. Harcourt, leading criminal law scholarT14 law school
8
Ithaca, New York

Notable Criminal Law Faculty

Ranked #13 nationallyHome to Jens David Ohlin, leading criminal law scholarT14 law school
9
Chicago, Illinois
Ranked #4 nationallyT14 law school
10
New York, New York
Ranked #6 nationallyT14 law school
11
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Ranked #7 nationallyT14 law school
12
Charlottesville, Virginia
Ranked #8 nationallyT14 law school
13
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Ranked #9 nationallyT14 law school
14
Durham, North Carolina
Ranked #12 nationallyT14 law school
15
Austin, Texas

Notable Criminal Law Faculty

Ranked #16 nationallyHome to Susan R. Klein, leading criminal law scholarTop 25 law school
16
Nashville, Tennessee

Notable Criminal Law Faculty

Ranked #17 nationallyHome to Terry A. Maroney, leading criminal law scholarTop 25 law school
17
Los Angeles, California
Ranked #15 nationallyTop 25 law school
18
St. Louis, Missouri
Ranked #18 nationallyTop 25 law school
19
Los Angeles, California
Ranked #19 nationallyTop 25 law school
20
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Ranked #20 nationallyTop 25 law school
21
Boston, Massachusetts
Ranked #21 nationallyTop 25 law school
22
Atlanta, Georgia
Ranked #22 nationallyTop 25 law school
23
Notre Dame, Indiana
Ranked #23 nationallyTop 25 law school
24
Washington, District of Columbia
Ranked #24 nationallyTop 25 law school
25
Iowa City, Iowa
Ranked #25 nationallyTop 25 law school