9 PhD programs in Law without the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) — US
9 programs for a PhD in Law in the US that answer which programs in this group do not require the GRE. Every program here states that the GRE is not required or not accepted.
no-GRE Programs
Every program here states that the GRE is not required or not accepted.
- 1
Harvard University
- Grad School Navigator#1University rank
- QS#1Subject rank
- Times Higher Education#6Subject rank
- U.S. News#1University rank
- Application deadline
- Apr 1
- Annual tuition
- $80,760
- Program duration
- 60 months
- 2
Stanford University
- Grad School Navigator#2University rank
- QS#5Subject rank
- Times Higher Education#1Subject rank
- U.S. News#3University rank
- Application deadline
- Apr 1
- Annual tuition
- $77,454
- Program duration
- 72 months
- 3
University of California, Berkeley
- Grad School Navigator#6University rank
- QS#10Subject rank
- Times Higher Education#7Subject rank
- U.S. News#7University rank
- Application deadline
- Mar 1
- Annual tuition
- $32,034
- Program duration
- 36 months
- 4
Yale University
- Grad School Navigator#8University rank
- QS#4Subject rank
- Times Higher Education=9Subject rank
- U.S. News#8University rank
- Application deadline
- Mar 27
- Annual tuition
- $29,946
- Program duration
- 60 months
- 5
Cornell University
- Grad School Navigator#13University rank
- QS=26Subject rank
- Times Higher Education#45Subject rank
- U.S. News#13University rank
- Application deadline
- May 1
- Annual tuition
- $71,266
- Program duration
- 36 months
- 6
University of Washington
- Grad School Navigator#25University rank
- QS151–200Subject rank
- Times Higher Education101–125Subject rank
- U.S. News#12University rank
- Application deadline
- Apr 1 +1
- Annual tuition
- $28,883
- 7
University of Illinois--Urbana-Champaign
- Grad School Navigator#41University rank
- QS#70University rank
- Times Higher Education126–150Subject rank
- U.S. News#98University rank
- Application deadline
- Oct 30 +1
- Annual tuition
- $55,428
- Program duration
- 36 months
- 8
Yale University
- Grad School Navigator#8University rank
- QS#4Subject rank
- Times Higher Education=9Subject rank
- U.S. News#8University rank
- Application deadline
- Dec 15
- Annual tuition
- $50,900
- Program duration
- 36 months
Use detailed filters for tuition, deadlines, duration, admission requirements, and rankings in Programs Explorer. Compare programs and create your application shortlist.
Compare all 46 programs in ExplorerPopular Criteria
See programs that match these criteria.
Complete Program List9 programs
The complete list of Law PhD Programs, ranked by their global university rank first.
| Rank | University | Program | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Harvard University | Doctor of Juridical Science | 60 months |
| #2 | Stanford University | Doctor of the Science of Law | 72 months |
| #6 | University of California, Berkeley | Doctor of Juridical Science | 36 months |
| #8 | Yale University | Doctor of Philosophy in Law | 36 months |
| #8 | Yale University | Doctor of the Science of Law | 60 months |
| #13 | Cornell University | Doctor of the Science of Law (J.S.D.) | 36 months |
| #25 | University of Washington | Doctor of Philosophy in Law | |
| #41 | University of Illinois--Urbana-Champaign | Doctor of Juridical Science (JSD) | 36 months |
| #65 | University of California--Irvine | Doctor of Philosophy in Law |
More Program Intelligence
Programs Explorer brings full program records, comparison tools, and proprietary intelligence into one workspace. Compare these 46 Law PhD programs in the US and build your shortlist with evidence from 900,000+ real application shortlists.
- Full Program RecordsRequirements, deadlines, costs, funding, curriculum, faculty, careers, and official links
- Case IntelligenceDifficulty, outcomes, admitted and rejected profiles, and program statistics
- Decision IntelligenceDecision timing, interviews, waitlists, funding, and community reports
- Shortlist IntelligenceCo-applications, similar programs, and also-considered universities