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2025 Rankings

Best Law Schools for Property Law

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

Top 25 Schools for Property Law

1
University of Chicago Law SchoolT14
Chicago, Illinois

Notable Property Law Faculty

Randal C. PickerLior Strahilevitz
Ranked #4 nationallyHome to Randal C. Picker, leading property law scholarHome to Lior Strahilevitz, leading property law scholarT14 law school
2
Columbia Law SchoolT14
New York, New York

Notable Property Law Faculty

Tim WuMichael Heller
Ranked #5 nationallyHome to Tim Wu, leading property law scholarHome to Michael Heller, leading property law scholarT14 law school
3
Yale Law SchoolT14
New Haven, Connecticut

Notable Property Law Faculty

Ian Ayres
Ranked #1 nationallyHome to Ian Ayres, leading property law scholarT14 law school
4
Stanford Law SchoolT14
Stanford, California

Notable Property Law Faculty

Mark A. Lemley
Ranked #2 nationallyHome to Mark A. Lemley, leading property law scholarT14 law school
5
Harvard Law SchoolT14
Cambridge, Massachusetts

Notable Property Law Faculty

Annette Gordon-Reed
Ranked #3 nationallyHome to Annette Gordon-Reed, leading property law scholarT14 law school
6
University of Pennsylvania Carey Law SchoolT14
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Notable Property Law Faculty

Herbert Hovenkamp
Ranked #7 nationallyHome to Herbert Hovenkamp, leading property law scholarT14 law school
7
University of Virginia School of LawT14
Charlottesville, Virginia

Notable Property Law Faculty

Richard C. Schragger
Ranked #8 nationallyHome to Richard C. Schragger, leading property law scholarT14 law school
8
University of Michigan Law SchoolT14
Ann Arbor, Michigan

Notable Property Law Faculty

Ellen D. Katz
Ranked #9 nationallyHome to Ellen D. Katz, leading property law scholarT14 law school
9
Northwestern Pritzker School of LawT14
Chicago, Illinois

Notable Property Law Faculty

Nadav Shoked
Ranked #10 nationallyHome to Nadav Shoked, leading property law scholarT14 law school
10
Duke University School of LawT14
Durham, North Carolina

Notable Property Law Faculty

Joseph Blocher
Ranked #12 nationallyHome to Joseph Blocher, leading property law scholarT14 law school
11
Georgetown University Law CenterT14
Washington, District of Columbia

Notable Property Law Faculty

Julie E. Cohen
Ranked #14 nationallyHome to Julie E. Cohen, leading property law scholarT14 law school
12
Boston University School of LawTop 25
Boston, Massachusetts

Notable Property Law Faculty

Michael J. MeurerJames Bessen
Ranked #21 nationallyHome to Michael J. Meurer, leading property law scholarHome to James Bessen, leading property law scholarTop 25 law school
13
New York University School of LawT14
New York, New York
Ranked #6 nationallyT14 law school
14
UC Berkeley School of LawT14
Berkeley, California
Ranked #11 nationallyT14 law school
15
Cornell Law SchoolT14
Ithaca, New York
Ranked #13 nationallyT14 law school
16
University of Texas School of LawTop 25
Austin, Texas

Notable Property Law Faculty

John M. Golden
Ranked #16 nationallyHome to John M. Golden, leading property law scholarTop 25 law school
17
Vanderbilt Law SchoolTop 25
Nashville, Tennessee

Notable Property Law Faculty

J.B. Ruhl
Ranked #17 nationallyHome to J.B. Ruhl, leading property law scholarTop 25 law school
18
UCLA School of LawTop 25
Los Angeles, California
Ranked #15 nationallyTop 25 law school
19
Washington University School of LawTop 25
St. Louis, Missouri
Ranked #18 nationallyTop 25 law school
20
USC Gould School of LawTop 25
Los Angeles, California
Ranked #19 nationallyTop 25 law school
21
University of Minnesota Law SchoolTop 25
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Ranked #20 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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