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LAW SCHOOL RANKINGS:
2000-PRESENT
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THE TOP LAW SCHOOLS OF THE NEW MILLENIUM
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QUASI-INVARIANTS WITHIN THE TOP EIGHTEEN
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MOVING UP AND MOVING DOWN WITHIN THE TOP FORTY
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BUBBLING UNDER THE TOP FORTY LAW SCHOOLS OF THE NEW MILLENIUM
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RANKING THE TOP FIVE STATE LAW SCHOOLS |
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THE TOP LAW SCHOOLS
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- See the LAW SCHOOL RANKINGS BEFORE THE YEAR 2000.
- All law schools that have been ranked at least once by U.S. News are included below.
- NR stands for NOT RANKED.
- The Rank Average (last column) is the average of the rankings the law school received from April 2000 to April 2008.
- The color coding tells us, for example, that, at least since April 2000, the law schools ranked two or three have been Stanford or Harvard.
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April |
April |
April |
April |
April |
April |
April |
April |
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Rank |
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LAW SCHOOL |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
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Aver |
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Yale U (CT) |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
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1.00 |
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Harvard U (MA) |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
3.0 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
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2.69 |
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Stanford U (CA) |
2.0 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
2.0 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
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2.31 |
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Columbia U (NY) |
5.0 |
4.0 |
4.0 |
4.0 |
4.0 |
4.0 |
4.5 |
5.0 |
4 |
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4.28 |
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New York U |
4.0 |
5.0 |
5.0 |
5.0 |
5.0 |
5.0 |
4.5 |
4.0 |
5.0 |
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4.72 |
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UC Berkeley |
8.5 |
9.0 |
8.5 |
10.5 |
13.0 |
12.0 |
9.0 |
8.5 |
6.0 |
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9.44 |
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U Chicago |
6.0 |
6.0 |
6.0 |
6.0 |
6.0 |
6.0 |
6.0 |
6.5 |
7.5 |
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6.22 |
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U Pennsylvania |
12.5 |
10.5 |
8.5 |
7.5 |
7.5 |
7.0 |
7.0 |
6.5 |
7.5 |
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8.28 |
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Northwestern U (IL) |
12.5 |
13.0 |
11.0 |
12.5 |
10.5 |
10.0 |
12.0 |
12.0 |
10.0 |
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11.50 |
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U Michigan |
7.0 |
7.5 |
8.5 |
7.5 |
7.5 |
8.5 |
9.0 |
8.5 |
10.0 |
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8.22 |
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U Virginia |
8.5 |
7.5 |
8.5 |
9.0 |
9.0 |
8.5 |
9.0 |
10.5 |
10.0 |
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8.94 |
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Cornell U (NY) |
10.5 |
12.0 |
13.0 |
10.5 |
12.0 |
12.0 |
13.0 |
13.0 |
12.5 |
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12.06 |
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Duke U (NC) |
10.5 |
10.5 |
12.0 |
12.5 |
10.5 |
12.0 |
11.0 |
10.5 |
12.5 |
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11.33 |
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Georgetown U (DC) |
14.0 |
14.0 |
14.0 |
14.0 |
14.0 |
14.0 |
14.0 |
14.0 |
14.0 |
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14.00 |
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Vanderbilt U (TN) |
18.0 |
17.0 |
17.0 |
17.0 |
17.0 |
17.0 |
17.5 |
16.5 |
15.0 |
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16.89 |
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U Texas, Austin |
15.0 |
15.0 |
15.0 |
15.0 |
15.0 |
15.5 |
16.0 |
18.0 |
16.5 |
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15.67 |
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UCLA |
16.0 |
16.0 |
16.0 |
16.0 |
16.0 |
15.5 |
15.0 |
15.0 |
16.5 |
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15.78 |
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U Southern California |
17.0 |
18.0 |
19.5 |
18.0 |
18.0 |
18.0 |
17.5 |
16.6 |
18.0 |
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17.84 |
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U Minnesota, TC |
19.0 |
19.0 |
19.5 |
19.5 |
19.0 |
19.0 |
20.0 |
20.5 |
23.0 |
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19.83 |
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Washington and Lee U |
20.0 |
20.5 |
19.5 |
19.5 |
24.5 |
22.5 |
23.5 |
26.0 |
25.0 |
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22.33 |
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U Iowa |
21.0 |
20.5 |
19.5 |
21.0 |
24.5 |
22.5 |
23.5 |
24.0 |
28.0 |
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22.72 |
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George Washington U |
24.0 |
24.5 |
27.5 |
23.0 |
21.0 |
20.5 |
20.0 |
22.5 |
20.0 |
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22.56 |
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U Notre Dame (IN) |
27.0 |
29.0 |
24.0 |
23.0 |
21.0 |
24.5 |
23.5 |
29.0 |
23.0 |
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24.89 |
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Washington U, St. Louis |
30.0 |
29.0 |
27.5 |
25.5 |
21.0 |
24.5 |
20.0 |
19.0 |
19.0 |
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23.94 |
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Boston College |
24.0 |
22.0 |
22.5 |
23.0 |
29.5 |
29.0 |
29.0 |
29.0 |
26.0 |
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26.00 |
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U Illinois, UC |
24.0 |
24.5 |
27.5 |
25.5 |
27.5 |
26.0 |
29.0 |
26.0 |
28.0 |
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26.44 |
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Boston U |
33.5 |
29.0 |
27.5 |
29.0 |
24.5 |
20.5 |
23.5 |
20.5 |
21.0 |
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25.44 |
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Emory U (GA) |
27.0 |
29.0 |
22.5 |
27.0 |
24.5 |
33.0 |
26.0 |
22.5 |
23.0 |
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26.06 |
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U North Carolina |
22.0 |
24.5 |
31.0 |
29.0 |
27.5 |
29.0 |
29.0 |
39.5 |
39.5 |
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28.94 |
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C William and Mary |
30.0 |
34.5 |
33.5 |
29.0 |
29.5 |
29.0 |
29.0 |
32.0 |
30.5 |
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30.78 |
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U Washington |
27.0 |
24.5 |
27.5 |
47.0 |
35.5 |
29.0 |
29.0 |
29.0 |
30.5 |
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31.00 |
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U Georgia |
30.0 |
29.0 |
33.5 |
33.0 |
31.5 |
37.0 |
35.0 |
39.5 |
33.5 |
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33.56 |
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Fordham U (NY) |
33.5 |
32.5 |
33.5 |
33.0 |
35.5 |
29.0 |
32.5 |
26.0 |
28.0 |
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31.50 |
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U Wisconsin, Madison |
36.0 |
36.5 |
27.5 |
33.0 |
31.5 |
33.0 |
32.5 |
32.0 |
36.5 |
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33.17 |
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UC Davis |
41.5 |
32.5 |
33.5 |
33.0 |
33.0 |
33.0 |
35.0 |
34.5 |
44.5 |
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35.61 |
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Brigham Young U (UT) |
33.5 |
38.5 |
37.5 |
33.0 |
35.5 |
35.0 |
35.0 |
44.5 |
48.0 |
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37.83 |
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Wake Forest U (NC) |
38.5 |
34.5 |
36.0 |
36.0 |
35.5 |
37.0 |
39.5 |
39.5 |
42.5 |
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37.67 |
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UC Hastings |
33.5 |
36.5 |
41.0 |
37.0 |
38.5 |
39.5 |
46.0 |
39.5 |
39.5 |
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38.94 |
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Indiana U, Bloomington |
38.5 |
41.5 |
39.0 |
38.5 |
40.5 |
37.0 |
37.5 |
39.5 |
36.5 |
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38.72 |
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Ohio State |
38.5 |
41.5 |
37.5 |
38.5 |
42.0 |
39.5 |
39.5 |
32.0 |
33.5 |
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38.06 |
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Tulane U (LA) |
43.5 |
41.5 |
43.5 |
47.0 |
57.0 |
43.5 |
46.0 |
48.5 |
44.5 |
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46.11 |
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U Alabama, Tuscaloosa |
46.0 |
46.0 |
47.5 |
47.0 |
40.5 |
43.5 |
46.0 |
39.5 |
33.5 |
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44.50 |
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U Arizona |
38.5 |
41.5 |
41.0 |
44.0 |
44.5 |
43.5 |
46.0 |
44.5 |
39.5 |
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42.94 |
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U Colorado, Boulder |
45.0 |
38.5 |
41.0 |
41.5 |
51.0 |
48.0 |
46.0 |
39.5 |
33.5 |
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43.81 |
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U Connecticut |
41.5 |
44.0 |
43.5 |
41.5 |
44.5 |
50.0 |
50.0 |
48.5 |
48.0 |
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45.72 |
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U Utah |
43.5 |
45.0 |
45.5 |
41.5 |
48.0 |
50.0 |
57.0 |
58.0 |
51.0 |
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48.83 |
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George Mason U (VA) |
NR |
48.0 |
47.5 |
41.5 |
38.5 |
43.5 |
37.5 |
34.5 |
39.5 |
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41.57 |
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Southern Methodist U |
NR |
48.0 |
50.0 |
50.0 |
48.0 |
53.5 |
46.0 |
46.0 |
48.0 |
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48.79 |
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U Cincinnati |
49.5 |
52.0 |
NR |
52.5 |
60.5 |
60.0 |
54.5 |
58.0 |
53.0 |
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55.00 |
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U Florida |
NR |
48.0 |
45.5 |
47.0 |
44.5 |
43.5 |
41.0 |
48.5 |
48.0 |
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45.43 |
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U Kentucky |
NR |
52.0 |
50.0 |
52.5 |
51.0 |
56.5 |
67.0 |
62.5 |
60.5 |
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56.50 |
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U Tennessee, Knoxville |
47.5 |
52.0 |
NR |
55.5 |
54.0 |
53.5 |
62.0 |
54.5 |
53.0 |
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54.00 |
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American U |
NR |
NR |
50.0 |
55.5 |
57.0 |
47.0 |
46.0 |
48.5 |
48.0 |
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50.67 |
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Arizona State U |
47.5 |
NR |
NR |
61.0 |
54.0 |
60.0 |
54.5 |
51.0 |
53.0 |
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54.43 |
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Baylor U (TX) |
49.5 |
NR |
NR |
52.5 |
51.0 |
53.5 |
51.5 |
54.5 |
56.5 |
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52.08 |
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U Houston |
NR |
52.0 |
NR |
73.0 |
60.5 |
66.5 |
73.0 |
62.5 |
56.5 |
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64.58 |
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U Maryland |
NR |
52.0 |
NR |
47.0 |
44.5 |
43.5 |
42.0 |
39.5 |
42.5 |
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44.75 |
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Brooklyn |
NR |
NR |
NR |
61.0 |
69.0 |
60.0 |
58.5 |
62.5 |
64.0 |
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62.50 |
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Cardozo-Yeshiva U (NY) |
NR |
NR |
NR |
57.5 |
54.0 |
60.0 |
54.5 |
52.0 |
56.5 |
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55.75 |
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Case Western Reserve U |
NR |
NR |
NR |
57.5 |
57.0 |
50.0 |
51.5 |
54.5 |
64.0 |
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55.75 |
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Florida State U |
NR |
NR |
NR |
66.0 |
69.0 |
56.5 |
54.5 |
54.5 |
56.5 |
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59.50 |
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Georgia State U |
NR |
NR |
NR |
93.5 |
91.0 |
87.0 |
98.5 |
83.0 |
79.0 |
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88.67 |
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IIT Chicago-Kent |
NR |
NR |
NR |
73.0 |
64.5 |
66.5 |
62.0 |
62.5 |
66.5 |
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65.83 |
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Indiana U-Indianapolis |
NR |
NR |
NR |
66.0 |
64.5 |
97.0 |
78.0 |
87.5 |
70.0 |
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77.17 |
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Lewis and Clark C |
NR |
NR |
NR |
73.0 |
79.0 |
79.5 |
78.0 |
83.0 |
74.5 |
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77.83 |
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Louisana State U |
NR |
NR |
NR |
98.5 |
91.0 |
92.0 |
89.5 |
93.5 |
91.0 |
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92.90 |
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Loyola U Chicago |
NR |
NR |
NR |
73.0 |
69.0 |
70.5 |
73.0 |
73.0 |
84.5 |
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73.83 |
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Loyola, Los Angeles |
NR |
NR |
NR |
73.0 |
60.5 |
60.0 |
67.0 |
67.5 |
64.0 |
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65.33 |
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Mercer U |
NR |
NR |
NR |
93.5 |
101.5 |
101.0 |
89.5 |
102.0 |
102.0 |
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97.50 |
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Northeastern U |
NR |
NR |
NR |
89.5 |
79.0 |
87.0 |
89.5 |
87.5 |
91.0 |
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86.50 |
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Rutgers U , Camden |
NR |
NR |
NR |
80.5 |
74.0 |
66.5 |
67.0 |
73.0 |
79.0 |
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73.33 |
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Rutgers U , Newark |
NR |
NR |
NR |
80.5 |
74.0 |
74.5 |
83.0 |
79.0 |
79.0 |
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78.33 |
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Seattle U |
NR |
NR |
NR |
93.5 |
101.5 |
97.0 |
94.5 |
87.5 |
84.5 |
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93.08 |
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Seton Hall U |
NR |
NR |
NR |
87.0 |
91.0 |
83.5 |
73.0 |
73.0 |
66.5 |
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79.00 |
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St. John's U |
NR |
NR |
NR |
73.0 |
79.0 |
79.5 |
83.0 |
73.0 |
91.0 |
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77.50 |
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Temple U |
NR |
NR |
NR |
66.0 |
60.5 |
66.5 |
58.5 |
62.5 |
60.5 |
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62.42 |
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U Buffalo-SUNY |
NR |
NR |
NR |
87.0 |
85.0 |
79.5 |
83.0 |
79.0 |
102.0 |
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85.92 |
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U Denver |
NR |
NR |
NR |
80.5 |
79.0 |
97.0 |
73.0 |
79.0 |
91.0 |
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81.70 |
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U Hawaii |
NR |
NR |
NR |
87.0 |
85.0 |
83.5 |
94.5 |
93.5 |
84.5 |
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88.00 |
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U Kansas |
NR |
NR |
NR |
66.0 |
64.5 |
101.0 |
73.0 |
67.5 |
74.5 |
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74.42 |
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U Miami |
NR |
NR |
NR |
84.5 |
79.0 |
74.5 |
67.0 |
73.0 |
84.5 |
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77.08 |
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U Missouri, Columbia |
NR |
NR |
NR |
61.0 |
64.5 |
70.5 |
62.0 |
67.5 |
60.5 |
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65.10 |
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U Nebraska |
NR |
NR |
NR |
66.0 |
91.0 |
79.5 |
73.0 |
79.0 |
74.5 |
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77.17 |
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U New Mexico |
NR |
NR |
NR |
73.0 |
101.5 |
70.5 |
78.0 |
73.0 |
70.0 |
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77.67 |
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U Oklahoma |
NR |
NR |
NR |
61.0 |
69.0 |
79.5 |
83.0 |
73.0 |
70.0 |
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72.58 |
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U Oregon |
NR |
NR |
NR |
80.5 |
74.0 |
70.5 |
73.0 |
83.0 |
84.5 |
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77.58 |
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U Pittsburgh |
NR |
NR |
NR |
52.5 |
48.0 |
53.5 |
62.0 |
58.0 |
74.5 |
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58.08 |
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U Richmond |
NR |
NR |
NR |
80.5 |
74.0 |
74.5 |
83.0 |
79.0 |
70.0 |
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76.83 |
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U San Diego |
NR |
NR |
NR |
61.0 |
69.0 |
63.5 |
67.0 |
87.5 |
84.5 |
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72.08 |
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U South Carolina |
NR |
NR |
NR |
80.5 |
85.0 |
92.0 |
98.5 |
93.5 |
96.5 |
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89.90 |
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Villanova U (PA) |
NR |
NR |
NR |
73.0 |
74.0 |
63.5 |
62.0 |
62.5 |
70.0 |
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67.50 |
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Catholic U of America |
NR |
NR |
NR |
84.5 |
85.0 |
87.0 |
NR |
98.0 |
91.0 |
|
89.10 |
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Marquette U |
NR |
NR |
NR |
93.5 |
96.0 |
101.0 |
NR |
98.0 |
96.5 |
|
97.00 |
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Pepperdine U |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
101.5 |
79.5 |
89.5 |
67.5 |
60.5 |
|
79.70 |
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Santa Clara U |
NR |
NR |
NR |
93.5 |
96.0 |
NR |
89.5 |
93.5 |
79.0 |
|
90.30 |
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St. Louis U |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
85.0 |
74.5 |
83.0 |
87.5 |
96.5 |
|
82.50 |
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U Louisville |
NR |
NR |
NR |
73.0 |
85.0 |
87.0 |
NR |
98.0 |
102.0 |
|
85.75 |
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U Mississippi |
NR |
NR |
NR |
89.5 |
96.0 |
87.0 |
98.5 |
NR |
NR |
|
92.75 |
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U San Francisco |
NR |
NR |
NR |
98.5 |
96.0 |
NR |
94.5 |
102.0 |
NR |
|
97.75 |
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Pennsylvania State U |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
92.0 |
89.5 |
93.5 |
79.0 |
|
88.50 |
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U Nevada-Las Vegas |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
85.0 |
92.0 |
NR |
102.0 |
91.0 |
|
93.00 |
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U of the Pacific |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
92.0 |
98.5 |
102.0 |
96.5 |
|
97.50 |
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U Toledo |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
96.0 |
NR |
94.5 |
87.5 |
NR |
|
92.67 |
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Depaul U, (Chicago) |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
83.0 |
93.5 |
91.0 |
|
88.25 |
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Hofstra U |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
91.0 |
97.0 |
NR |
NR |
99.0 |
|
94.00 |
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Syracuse U |
NR |
NR |
NR |
98.5 |
NR |
97.0 |
NR |
NR |
102.0 |
|
97.75 |
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U Arkansas-Fayettville |
NR |
NR |
NR |
93.5 |
101.5 |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
|
97.50 |
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U Missouri, Kansas City |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
101.5 |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
|
101.50 |
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Wayne State U |
NR |
NR |
NR |
98.5 |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
|
98.50 |
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Stetson U |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
102.0 |
102.0 |
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102.00 |
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51 |
54 |
51 |
100 |
104 |
102 |
100 |
104 |
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THE U.S. NEWS TOP LAW SCHOOLS
PAST AND PRESENT INVARIANTS
WITHIN THE TOP EIGHTEEN |
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Law Schools |
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| Number 1 |
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Yale |
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March 1990 |
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In progress |
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| Numbers 2 and 3 |
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Stanford and Harvard |
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March 1992 |
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In progress |
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| Numbers 4 and 5 |
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Columbia and New York U |
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March 1999 |
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In progress |
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| Number 6 |
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U Chicago |
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March 1999 |
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April 2007:
U Chicago
in a tie for
sixth place |
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| Numbers 6-13 |
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Cornell, Duke, Northwestern,
UC Berkeley, U Chicago,
U Michigan, U Pennsylvania,
and U Virginia |
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March 1993 |
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In progress |
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| Number 14 |
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Georgetown U |
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March 1999 |
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In progress |
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| Numbers 15-16 |
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U Texas and UCLA |
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April 2000 |
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April 2007:
U Texas
drops to
eighteenth. |
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April 2009 |
| Numbers 17-18 |
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Vanderbilt and
U Southern California |
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April 2000 |
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April 2007:
Both tie for
sixteenth. |
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April 2009 |
| Number 1-18 |
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Same 18 law schools |
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April 2000 |
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In progress |
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We have the following:
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The top law school is Yale (since March 1990).
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The top three law schools are Yale along with Stanford and Harvard. Stanford was ranked outside the top three only three times (4.5 in November 1987, 4 in April 1991, and March 1997) while Harvard has ranked in the top three except for March 1990 (ranked number five).
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The top five law schools (since March 1999): The top three law school along with Columbia University and New York University.
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The top thirteen USN law schools (since March 1999): The top five schools along with Cornell, Duke, Northwestern, UC Berkeley, U Chicago, U Michigan, U Pennsylvania, and U Virginia.
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The top fourteen USN law schools (since March 1993): The top thirteen law schools and Georgetown Univerity.
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The top eighteen law schools (since April 2003): The top fourteen law schools along with UCLA, U Southern California, U Texas, and Vanderbilt. | |
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THE U.S. NEWS TOP LAW SCHOOLS
MOVING UP AND MOVING DOWN
WITHIN THE TOP FORTY |
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Top Forty Gainers from
April 2000 to April 2007 |
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Top Forty Gainers from
April 2003 to April 2007 |
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Top Forty Gainers from
April 2005 to April 2007 |
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Boston U (33.5 to 20.5) |
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U Washington (47 to 29) |
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Emory (33 to 22.5) |
| Washington U (30 to 19) |
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Boston U (29 to 20.5) |
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Ohio State (39.5 to 32) |
| Fordham (33.5 to 26) |
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Fordham (33 to 26) |
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Washington U (24.5 to 19) |
| UC Davis (41.5 tro 34.5) |
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Washingteon U (25.5 to 19) |
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UC Berkeley (12 to 8.5) |
| Ohio State (38.5 to 32) |
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Ohio State U (38.5 to 32) |
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Fordham U (29 to 26) |
| U Pennsylvania (12.5 to 6.5) |
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Emory U (27 to 22.5) |
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Duke U (12 to 10.5) |
| Emory (27 to 22.5) |
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UC Berkeley (10.5 to 8.5) |
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U Southern Cal (18 to 16.5) |
| U Wisconsin (36 to 32) |
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Duke U (12.5 to 10.5) |
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New York U (5 to 4) |
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Top Forty Losers from
April 2000 to April 2007 |
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Top Forty Losers from
April 2003 to April 2007 |
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Top Forty Losers from
April 2005 to April 2007 |
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| U Michigan (7 to 8.5) |
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U Virginia (9 to 10.5) |
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U Virginia (8.5 to 10.5) |
| U Virginia (8.5 to 10.5) |
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Cornell U (10.5 to 13) |
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Northwestern U (10 to 12) |
| Cornell (10.5 to 13) |
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U Texas (15 to 18) |
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George Washington U (20.5 to 22.5) |
| U Texas (15 to 18) |
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U Iowa (21 to 24) |
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U Texas (15.5 to 18) |
| U Iowa (21 to 24) |
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William and Mary (29 to 32) |
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U Georgia (37 to 39.5) |
| Boston C (24 to 29) |
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Boston C (23 to 29) |
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Wake Forest (37 to 39.5) |
| UC Hastings (33.5 to 39.5) |
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U Notre Dame (23 to 29) |
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C William and Mary (29 to 32) |
| Washington and Lee (20 to 26) |
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Washington & Lee (19.5 to 26) |
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Washington and Lee U (22.5 to 26) |
| U Georgia (30 to 39.5) |
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U Georgia (33 to 39.5) |
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U Notre Dame (24.5 to 29) |
| Brigham Young (33.5 to 44.5) |
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U North Carolina (29 to 39.5) |
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Brigham Young (35 to 44.5) |
| U North Carolina (22 to 39.5) |
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Brigham Young (33 to 44.5) |
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U North Carolina (29 to 39.5) | |
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LAW SCHOOL RANKINGS
RANKING THE
TOP FIVE STATE LAW SCHOOLS |
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The three highest ranking USN state university law schools are, in order, UC Berkeley, U Michigan, and U Virginia. In the April 2006 USN ranking, these three law schools were tied, ranking strictly between U Pennsylvania (ranked 7) and Duke (ranked 11). In the April 2007 USN ranking, UC Berkeley and U Michigan were tied for eighth and ninth while U Virginia was tied for tenth and eleventh with Duke. In the April 2008 USN ranking, UC Berkeley established itself as the top state-university law school by moving ahead of the April 2007 sixth and seventh top law schools (U Chicago and U Pennsylvania) to rank sixth while U Michigan and U Virginia found themselves in a three-way tie with Northwestern for ninth, tenth, and eleventh. In the April 2009 USN ranking, UC Berkeley maintained its position as the number one state-university law school even though it dropped to a tie for sixth and seventh (with U Chicago). U Michigan gained some ground ranking ninth whereas U Virginia found itself in a three-way tie with Duke and Northwestern for ninth, tenth, and eleventh. What does the April 2010 USN ranking hold? UC Berkeley and U Chicago will be six or seven in some order. U Pennsylvania, U Michigan, Duke, Northwestern, and U Virginia will rank eighth through twelfth in some order.
The USN rank of a law school depends directly on the law school's USN overall score. Looking at some April 2008 relevant USN overall scores, we see that U Berkeley has 81, each of U Chicago and U Pennsylvania has 80, and all three of Northwestern, U Michigan, and U Virginia each has 79. Thus we have a very close race for USN rankings 6 to 11. UC Berkeley does not have much hope of ranking fifth or fourth in the near future since the present holders of these ranks (New York University and Columbia) has a USN overall score of 85 or 88. Note that the overall scores are the true overall score round to the nearest integer. For example, UC Berkeley' overall score of 81 could actually be, before rounding to the nearest integer, 80.51 and U Chicago's overall score of 80 could actually be 80.49.
The fourth and fifth highest ranking USN state university law schools are, in some orde, UCLA and U Texa. Probably its best to say, as US News does, it is a tie. |
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