2012-2015 RANKED 1- 145 |
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USNews RANK |
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USNews SCORE |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
LAW SCHOOL |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
Yale University (CT) |
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
2 |
3 |
2.5 |
2 |
Harvard University (MA) |
96 |
96 |
95 |
96 |
3 |
2 |
2.5 |
3 |
Stanford University (CA) |
94 |
95 |
95 |
95 |
4 |
4 |
4.5 |
4.5 |
Columbia U (NY) |
92 |
94 |
92 |
92 |
5 |
5 |
4.5 |
4.5 |
University of Chicago |
90 |
93 |
92 |
92 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
New York University |
89 |
92 |
89 |
88 |
7.5 |
8 |
7.5 |
7 |
U Pennsylvania |
86 |
87 |
85 |
86 |
9.5 |
8 |
7.5 |
8 |
University of Virginia |
85 |
87 |
85 |
84 |
9.5 |
8 |
9.5 |
9 |
U C Berkeley |
85 |
87 |
83 |
83 |
7.5 |
10 |
9.5 |
10.5 |
U Michigan Ann Arbor |
86 |
86 |
83 |
82 |
11 |
11 |
11 |
10.5 |
Duke University (NC) |
83 |
84 |
81 |
82 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
Northwestern U (IL) |
82 |
83 |
79 |
79 |
13 |
14 |
13 |
13.5 |
Cornell University (NY) |
80 |
81 |
76 |
76 |
14.5 |
13 |
14 |
13.5 |
Georgetown U (DC) |
77 |
82 |
75 |
76 |
14.5 |
16.5 |
15.5 |
15 |
U Texas, Austin |
77 |
77 |
74 |
73 |
16.5 |
15 |
17 |
16.5 |
UCLA |
76 |
78 |
70 |
72 |
16.5 |
16.5 |
15.5 |
16.5 |
Vanderbilt U TN |
76 |
77 |
74 |
72 |
18.5 |
23 |
19.5 |
18 |
Washington U, St. Louis |
73 |
69 |
67 |
69 |
32 |
24.5 |
23.5 |
19 |
Emory University (GA) |
64 |
68 |
65 |
66 |
20.5 |
20.5 |
21.5 |
21 |
George Washington U (DC) |
71 |
71 |
66 |
65 |
18.5 |
18 |
18 |
21 |
U Southern California |
73 |
75 |
68 |
65 |
20.5 |
19 |
18 |
21 |
U Minnesota, Twin Cities |
71 |
72 |
67 |
65 |
36.5 |
31 |
21.5 |
23 |
University of Alabama |
62 |
66 |
66 |
64 |
28 |
36 |
34 |
24.5 |
C William Mary (VA) |
65 |
64 |
58 |
63 |
32 |
20.5 |
28 |
24.5 |
U Washington |
64 |
71 |
61 |
63 |
24.5 |
22 |
23.5 |
26 |
U Notre Dame (IN) |
67 |
70 |
65 |
62 |
22 |
31 |
29.5 |
27.5 |
Boston University |
68 |
66 |
60 |
61 |
28 |
31 |
26.5 |
27.5 |
University of Iowa |
65 |
66 |
62 |
61 |
24.5 |
27 |
25 |
29.5 |
Indiana U, Bloomington |
67 |
67 |
64 |
58 |
36.5 |
34 |
34 |
29.5 |
U of Georgia |
62 |
65 |
58 |
58 |
32 |
38 |
31.5 |
33 |
U North Carolina |
64 |
62 |
59 |
57 |
36.5 |
40.5 |
36.5 |
33 |
Ohio State University |
62 |
61 |
36.5 |
57 |
36.5 |
36 |
34 |
33 |
University of Wisconsin |
62 |
64 |
58 |
57 |
39 |
45 |
36.5 |
33 |
Wake Forest U (NC) |
61 |
59 |
57 |
57 |
40.5 |
27 |
29.5 |
33 |
Arizona State U |
60 |
67 |
60 |
57 |
28 |
31 |
31.5 |
37.5 |
Boston College |
65 |
66 |
59 |
56 |
32 |
31 |
39 |
37.5 |
Fordham University (NY) |
64 |
66 |
56 |
56 |
44 |
40.5 |
44.5 |
37.5 |
Brigham Young U (UT) |
59 |
61 |
54 |
56 |
44 |
45 |
50 |
37.5 |
UC Hastings |
59 |
59 |
50 |
56 |
24..5 |
31 |
39 |
37.5 |
UC Davis |
67 |
66 |
56 |
56 |
24.5 |
36 |
47 |
40.5 |
University of Illinois |
67 |
64 |
52 |
55 |
44 |
43 |
39 |
40.5 |
University of Arizona |
59 |
60 |
56 |
55 |
51.5 |
53 |
50 |
42 |
Southern Methodist U (TX) |
54 |
55 |
50 |
54 |
32 |
24.5 |
26.5 |
43.5 |
Washington and Lee U (VA) |
64 |
68 |
26.5 |
52 |
48 |
45 |
44.5 |
43.5 |
U Colorado, Boulder |
56 |
59 |
54 |
52 |
51.5 |
53 |
50 |
45 |
Florida State University |
54 |
55 |
50 |
51 |
40.5 |
40.5 |
42 |
47 |
George Mason U (VA) |
60 |
61 |
55 |
50 |
44 |
40.5 |
42 |
47 |
University of Maryland |
59 |
61 |
55 |
50 |
48 |
53 |
50 |
47 |
Tulane University (LA) |
56 |
56 |
50 |
50 |
44 |
47 |
42 |
49.5 |
University of Utah |
59 |
58 |
55 |
49 |
48 |
48 |
46 |
49.5 |
University of Florida |
56 |
57 |
53 |
49 |
57.5 |
53 |
54.5 |
52 |
Baylor University (TX) |
52 |
55 |
48 |
48 |
60 |
77 |
66 |
52 |
Pennsylvania State U |
51 |
47 |
44 |
48 |
68.5 |
59.5 |
53 |
52 |
U Richmond (VA) |
49 |
52 |
49 |
48 |
54.5 |
49.5 |
62 |
55.5 |
Pepperdine U (CA) |
53 |
56 |
45 |
47 |
57.5 |
63 |
59 |
55.5 |
University of Connecticut |
52 |
51 |
46 |
47 |
89 |
92 |
62 |
55.5 |
U Nebraska, Lincoln |
45 |
44 |
45 |
47 |
57.5 |
57 |
50 |
59 |
U Houston (TX) |
52 |
53 |
50 |
46 |
73.5 |
63 |
59 |
59 |
University of Kentucky |
48 |
51 |
46 |
46 |
73.5 |
85 |
72 |
59 |
University of Oklahoma |
48 |
45 |
43 |
46 |
63.5 |
59.5 |
56.5 |
62 |
Temple University (PA) |
50 |
52 |
47 |
45 |
77.5 |
72 |
77.5 |
62 |
University of Miami (FL) |
47 |
48 |
42 |
45 |
89 |
92 |
72 |
62 |
U Arkansas, Fayetteville |
45 |
44 |
43 |
45 |
51.5 |
56 |
59 |
65.5 |
Yeshiva University (NY) |
54 |
54 |
46 |
44 |
63.5 |
67.5 |
66 |
65.5 |
Case Western Reserve U (OH) |
50 |
49 |
44 |
44 |
63.5 |
59.5 |
54.5 |
65.5 |
George State University |
50 |
52 |
48 |
44 |
108 |
80 |
77.5 |
65.5 |
University of Missouri |
41 |
46 |
42 |
44 |
63.5 |
72 |
66 |
69.5 |
Seton Hall University (NJ) |
50 |
48 |
44 |
43 |
73.5 |
67.5 |
77.5 |
69.5 |
Loyola University Chicago |
48 |
49 |
42 |
43 |
77.5 |
72 |
66 |
69.5 |
University of Denver |
47 |
48 |
44 |
43 |
81 |
92 |
87 |
69.5 |
University of Kansas |
46 |
44 |
40 |
43 |
51.5 |
49.5 |
56.5 |
75 |
American University (DC) |
54 |
56 |
47 |
42 |
57.5 |
72 |
62 |
75 |
U Tennessee, Knoxville |
52 |
48 |
45 |
42 |
63.5 |
63 |
72 |
75 |
Illinois Institute of Technology |
50 |
51 |
43 |
42 |
68.5 |
59.5 |
82 |
75 |
Lewis & Clark College (OR) |
49 |
52 |
41 |
42 |
81 |
72 |
66 |
75 |
U New Mexico |
46 |
48 |
44 |
42 |
89 |
80 |
77.5 |
75 |
Louisana State U |
45 |
46 |
42 |
42 |
111 |
99.5 |
87 |
75 |
University of Tulsa (OK) |
40 |
42 |
40 |
42 |
63.5 |
72 |
|
79.5 |
U of Cincinnati |
50 |
48 |
|
41 |
68.5 |
65.5 |
72 |
79.5 |
University of San Diego |
49 |
50 |
43 |
41 |
73.5 |
72 |
91 |
81.5 |
University of Pittsburgh |
48 |
48 |
39 |
40 |
89 |
99.5 |
91 |
81.5 |
Rutgers, Camden |
45 |
42 |
39 |
40 |
68.5 |
65.5 |
82 |
84.5 |
Brooklyn Law School (NY) |
49 |
50 |
41 |
39 |
73.5 |
77 |
72 |
84.5 |
U Nevada, Las Vegas |
48 |
47 |
43 |
39 |
89 |
85 |
87 |
84.5 |
Rutgers, Newark |
45 |
45 |
40 |
39 |
97 |
103 |
91 |
84.5 |
West Virginia University |
44 |
41 |
39 |
39 |
54.5 |
53 |
72 |
89.5 |
Loyola Marymount U (CA) |
53 |
55 |
43 |
38 |
81 |
92 |
98.5 |
89.5 |
Indiana U, Indianapolis |
46 |
44 |
36 |
38 |
89 |
85 |
102 |
89.5 |
Seattle University |
45 |
45 |
35 |
38 |
97 |
85 |
82 |
89.5 |
Michigan State University |
44 |
45 |
41 |
38 |
102 |
92 |
72 |
89.5 |
University of Louisville (KY) |
43 |
44 |
43 |
38 |
125 |
111 |
106 |
89.5 |
Wayne State University (MI) |
37 |
38 |
34 |
38 |
11 |
122 |
110 |
96.5 |
Stetson University (FL) |
40 |
36 |
33 |
37 |
73.5 |
77 |
87 |
96.5 |
Northeastern University (MA) |
48 |
47 |
40 |
37 |
89 |
103 |
98.5 |
96.5 |
Villanova University (PA) |
45 |
41 |
36 |
37 |
97 |
97 |
94.5 |
96.5 |
Marquette University (WI) |
44 |
43 |
38 |
37 |
105 |
103 |
102 |
96.5 |
St. Louis University |
42 |
41 |
35 |
37 |
105 |
109 |
98.5 |
96.5 |
University of South Carolina |
42 |
39 |
36 |
37 |
144 |
|
120 |
96.5 |
U New Hampshire (NH) |
32 |
|
31 |
37 |
81 |
85 |
94.5 |
101.5 |
University of Oregon |
46 |
45 |
38 |
36 |
89 |
85 |
87 |
101.5 |
SUNY Buffalo Law School |
45 |
45 |
40 |
36 |
97 |
107 |
82 |
101.5 |
University of Hawaii, Manoa |
44 |
40 |
41 |
36 |
133 |
116 |
106 |
101.5 |
Florida International U |
35 |
37 |
34 |
36 |
108 |
137 |
102 |
105 |
University of Mississippi |
41 |
33 |
35 |
35 |
115 |
137 |
110 |
105 |
U of Missouri, Kansas City |
39 |
33 |
33 |
35 |
129 |
111 |
106 |
105 |
Mercer University (GA) |
36 |
38 |
34 |
35 |
81 |
85 |
82 |
109.5 |
Catholic U of America (DC) |
46 |
45 |
41 |
34 |
89 |
92 |
96.5 |
109.5 |
Santa Clara University (CA) |
45 |
44 |
37 |
34 |
97 |
80 |
98.5 |
109.5 |
St. John's University (NY) |
44 |
46 |
36 |
34 |
102 |
97 |
96.5 |
109.5 |
Syracuse University (NY) |
43 |
43 |
37 |
34 |
119 |
103 |
106 |
109.5 |
Texas Tech University |
38 |
41 |
34 |
34 |
125 |
116 |
115 |
109.5 |
Gonzaga University (WA) |
37 |
37 |
32 |
34 |
111 |
107 |
110 |
113.5 |
Drake University (IA) |
40 |
40 |
33 |
33 |
125 |
116 |
28.5 |
113.5 |
CUNY |
37 |
37 |
28 |
33 |
129 |
137 |
120 |
116 |
Creighton University (NE) |
36 |
33 |
31 |
32 |
133 |
137 |
120 |
116 |
Cleveland State University |
35 |
33 |
31 |
32 |
141 |
131 |
142 |
116 |
Washburn University (KS) |
33 |
34 |
26 |
32 |
108 |
116 |
136 |
119 |
Quinnipiac University (CT) |
41 |
37 |
27 |
31 |
115 |
116 |
28.5 |
119 |
Albany Law School (NY) |
39 |
37 |
28 |
31 |
129 |
131 |
136 |
119 |
University of Idaho |
36 |
34 |
27 |
31 |
89 |
92 |
110 |
124.5 |
DePaul University (IL) |
45 |
44 |
33 |
30 |
115 |
131 |
|
124.5 |
Willamette U (OR) |
39 |
34 |
|
30 |
129 |
122 |
120 |
124.5 |
University of Akron (OH) |
36 |
36 |
31 |
30 |
133 |
146 |
115 |
124.5 |
University of Montana |
35 |
31 |
32 |
30 |
137 |
122 |
115 |
124.5 |
U Arkansas, Little Rock |
34 |
36 |
|
30 |
144 |
|
128 |
124.5 |
Campbell University (NC) |
32 |
|
29 |
30 |
|
|
143 |
124.5 |
Duquesne University (PA) |
|
|
25 |
30 |
|
|
128 |
124.5 |
Hamline University (MN) |
|
|
29 |
30 |
115 |
127 |
115 |
131.5 |
University of Wyoming |
39 |
35 |
32 |
29 |
119 |
122 |
120 |
131.5 |
Vermont Law School |
38 |
36 |
31 |
29 |
125 |
122 |
136 |
131.5 |
University of Maine |
37 |
36 |
27 |
29 |
137 |
122 |
124 |
131.5 |
University of St. Thomas (MN) |
34 |
36 |
30 |
29 |
|
|
128 |
131.5 |
Drexel University (PA) |
|
|
29 |
29 |
|
146 |
142 |
131.5 |
University of North Dakota |
|
31 |
26 |
29 |
119 |
116 |
136 |
137 |
University of Baltimore |
38 |
37 |
27 |
28 |
125 |
122 |
128 |
137 |
Howard University (DC) |
37 |
36 |
29 |
28 |
129 |
142 |
115 |
137 |
Samford University (AL) |
36 |
32 |
32 |
28 |
137 |
127 |
136 |
137 |
William Mitchell (MN) |
34 |
35 |
27 |
28 |
89 |
92 |
115 |
137.5 |
Hofstra University (NY) |
45 |
44 |
32 |
28 |
105 |
11 |
128 |
142 |
Chapman University (CA) |
42 |
38 |
29 |
26 |
119 |
142 |
136 |
142 |
Pace University (NY) |
38 |
32 |
27 |
26 |
137 |
137 |
|
142 |
New York Law School |
34 |
33 |
|
26 |
141 |
|
143 |
142 |
University of Memphis (TN) |
33 |
|
25 |
26 |
|
131 |
|
142 |
University of Toledo |
|
34 |
|
26 |
|
|
|
145 |
University of South Dakota |
|
|
|
25 |
102 |
103 |
124 |
146.5 |
University of the Pacific (CA) |
43 |
41 |
30 |
24 |
|
|
143 |
146.5 |
South TexasCollege of Law |
|
|
25 |
24 |
102 |
107 |
143 |
|
University of San Francisco |
43 |
40 |
25 |
|
125 |
131 |
|
|
Southwestern Law School (CA) |
37 |
34 |
|
|
137 |
|
|
|
Ohio Northern University |
34 |
|
|
|
141 |
131 |
|
|
John Marshall Law School (IL) |
33 |
34 |
|
|
144 |
137 |
128 |
|
Loyola U, New Orleans |
32 |
33 |
29 |
|
|
137 |
143 |
|
Suffolk University |
|
33 |
25 |
|