Wednesday, February 2, 2011
Omnibus Law School Rankings
- U.S. News Peer Reputation
- Conglomerate's Crowdsourced Ranking
- SSRN Downloads (All-Time)
- Princeton Review
The chart below lists the 166 law schools that are included in each of these measures, giving equal weight to the four rankings:
Rank |
Ave. |
School |
US News Peer |
Crowdsource |
SSRN |
Princeton Review |
1 |
3.00 |
Stanford |
3 |
2 |
5 |
2 |
2 |
3.25 |
Chicago |
3 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
6.50 |
Harvard |
1 |
3 |
1 |
21 |
4 |
8.00 |
NYU |
7 |
10 |
7 |
8 |
5 |
8.50 |
Michigan |
6 |
5 |
16 |
7 |
6 |
8.75 |
Penn |
9 |
6 |
9 |
11 |
7 |
10.00 |
Columbia |
3 |
8 |
4 |
25 |
|
10.00 |
Virginia |
9 |
9 |
21 |
1 |
9 |
10.50 |
UC-Berkeley |
7 |
7 |
14 |
14 |
|
11.50 |
Northwestern |
14 |
18 |
10 |
4 |
11 |
11.75 |
Yale |
1 |
1 |
6 |
39 |
12 |
12.00 |
Duke |
11 |
17 |
15 |
5 |
13 |
12.75 |
Georgetown |
11 |
11 |
13 |
16 |
|
12.75 |
Vanderbilt |
17 |
15 |
11 |
8 |
15 |
13.25 |
Geo. Washington |
23 |
16 |
2 |
12 |
16 |
15.75 |
Texas |
14 |
14 |
22 |
13 |
17 |
18.75 |
Boston University |
27 |
20 |
23 |
5 |
18 |
20.25 |
USC |
18 |
18 |
24 |
21 |
19 |
24.25 |
Boston College |
27 |
19 |
41 |
10 |
|
25.25 |
Fordham |
31 |
25 |
25 |
20 |
|
25.25 |
Illinois |
23 |
33 |
12 |
33 |
22 |
25.50 |
UCLA |
16 |
13 |
8 |
65 |
23 |
27.75 |
Notre Dame |
27 |
23 |
46 |
15 |
24 |
28.75 |
Emory |
20 |
27 |
42 |
26 |
25 |
30.75 |
Minnesota |
20 |
42 |
17 |
44 |
26 |
31.00 |
UC-Davis |
27 |
31 |
45 |
21 |
27 |
32.50 |
Indiana-Bloom. |
31 |
37 |
28 |
34 |
28 |
36.00 |
Iowa |
23 |
34 |
52 |
35 |
29 |
37.50 |
Wisconsin |
23 |
26 |
60 |
41 |
30 |
38.00 |
North Carolina |
20 |
21 |
65 |
46 |
31 |
38.25 |
UC-Hastings |
31 |
30 |
63 |
29 |
32 |
39.25 |
Arizona |
37 |
47 |
27 |
46 |
33 |
39.75 |
Cornell |
11 |
12 |
28 |
108 |
34 |
40.00 |
Georgia |
39 |
40 |
55 |
26 |
|
40.00 |
Ohio State |
31 |
41 |
34 |
54 |
36 |
41.00 |
William & Mary |
31 |
28 |
74 |
31 |
37 |
41.25 |
Cardozo |
52 |
50 |
24 |
39 |
38 |
41.75 |
American |
44 |
38 |
39 |
46 |
39 |
42.25 |
Colorado |
39 |
39 |
40 |
51 |
40 |
43.75 |
George Mason |
52 |
44 |
19 |
60 |
41 |
44.00 |
Florida State |
52 |
68 |
26 |
30 |
42 |
45.25 |
Arizona State |
44 |
51 |
49 |
37 |
43 |
46.50 |
Wake Forest |
39 |
35 |
95 |
17 |
44 |
48.25 |
Loyola-L.A. |
66 |
71 |
32 |
24 |
45 |
49.75 |
San Diego |
48 |
66 |
20 |
65 |
46 |
51.00 |
Temple |
59 |
65 |
29 |
51 |
47 |
52.75 |
BYU |
48 |
52 |
92 |
19 |
48 |
52.75 |
Florida |
37 |
46 |
57 |
71 |
49 |
53.25 |
Tennessee |
59 |
77 |
35 |
42 |
50 |
56.75 |
Brooklyn |
59 |
62 |
37 |
69 |
51 |
57.75 |
Maryland |
44 |
36 |
62 |
89 |
|
57.75 |
Rutgers-Camden |
71 |
72 |
51 |
37 |
53 |
58.25 |
Washington U. |
18 |
22 |
30 |
163 |
54 |
58.50 |
Connecticut |
48 |
48 |
64 |
74 |
|
58.50 |
U. Washington |
39 |
32 |
87 |
76 |
56 |
58.75 |
Tulane |
39 |
43 |
117 |
36 |
57 |
59.25 |
Pittsburgh |
52 |
58 |
58 |
69 |
58 |
63.50 |
Case Western |
52 |
56 |
48 |
98 |
59 |
64.50 |
Houston |
66 |
89 |
54 |
49 |
|
64.50 |
Utah |
48 |
91 |
68 |
51 |
61 |
66.00 |
Pepperdine |
71 |
54 |
122 |
17 |
62 |
67.25 |
Villanova |
66 |
59 |
76 |
68 |
63 |
69.25 |
Seton Hall |
71 |
69 |
50 |
87 |
64 |
72.00 |
Loyola-Chicago |
71 |
60 |
82 |
75 |
65 |
73.50 |
Miami |
52 |
57 |
72 |
113 |
66 |
77.25 |
Alabama |
44 |
83 |
78 |
104 |
|
77.25 |
Denver |
71 |
85 |
75 |
78 |
68 |
77.50 |
Chicago-Kent |
59 |
98 |
90 |
63 |
69 |
79.50 |
St. John's |
85 |
82 |
43 |
108 |
70 |
80.00 |
Kansas |
59 |
70 |
109 |
82 |
|
80.00 |
Richmond |
85 |
76 |
127 |
32 |
72 |
80.25 |
Rutgers-Newark |
66 |
64 |
111 |
80 |
73 |
80.50 |
Cincinnati |
66 |
84 |
70 |
102 |
74 |
82.00 |
DePaul |
96 |
80 |
91 |
61 |
75 |
82.50 |
SMU |
59 |
74 |
103 |
94 |
76 |
83.00 |
Missouri-Columbia |
59 |
75 |
69 |
129 |
77 |
83.75 |
Santa Clara |
71 |
94 |
80 |
90 |
78 |
84.75 |
Marquette |
85 |
79 |
86 |
89 |
79 |
85.75 |
Oregon |
52 |
49 |
136 |
106 |
80 |
86.75 |
Chapman |
139 |
144 |
36 |
28 |
81 |
87.75 |
Lewis & Clark |
85 |
88 |
83 |
95 |
82 |
88.00 |
Georgia State |
85 |
100 |
123 |
44 |
83 |
89.00 |
NY Law School |
96 |
102 |
31 |
127 |
84 |
89.50 |
UNLV |
96 |
96 |
102 |
64 |
85 |
90.00 |
Michigan State |
108 |
63 |
77 |
112 |
86 |
90.50 |
Hofstra |
85 |
93 |
67 |
117 |
87 |
90.75 |
Indiana-Indy |
71 |
78 |
99 |
115 |
88 |
91.25 |
Oklahoma |
71 |
90 |
149 |
55 |
89 |
94.75 |
Syracuse |
85 |
55 |
88 |
151 |
90 |
95.25 |
New Mexico |
71 |
99 |
134 |
77 |
91 |
97.25 |
Northeastern |
85 |
81 |
132 |
91 |
|
97.25 |
San Francisco |
114 |
106 |
98 |
71 |
93 |
97.50 |
Suffolk |
114 |
124 |
33 |
119 |
94 |
99.00 |
Nebraska |
71 |
86 |
157 |
82 |
95 |
99.50 |
Baylor |
96 |
61 |
179 |
62 |
96 |
99.75 |
Kentucky |
71 |
73 |
125 |
130 |
97 |
100.00 |
Seattle |
85 |
114 |
84 |
117 |
98 |
100.75 |
Hawaii |
85 |
108 |
137 |
73 |
|
100.75 |
South Carolina |
96 |
67 |
119 |
121 |
100 |
101.25 |
Catholic |
71 |
97 |
129 |
108 |
101 |
102.25 |
Vermont |
96 |
92 |
96 |
125 |
102 |
103.25 |
LSU |
96 |
107 |
155 |
55 |
|
103.25 |
SUNY-Buffalo |
85 |
103 |
106 |
119 |
104 |
104.00 |
Texas Tech |
128 |
116 |
107 |
65 |
105 |
104.25 |
U. St. Thomas |
139 |
155 |
73 |
50 |
106 |
104.75 |
Missouri-KC |
96 |
110 |
71 |
142 |
|
104.75 |
U. Mississippi |
96 |
109 |
116 |
98 |
108 |
105.25 |
Wayne State |
108 |
140 |
81 |
92 |
109 |
108.50 |
Drake |
114 |
130 |
79 |
111 |
110 |
108.75 |
Pace |
128 |
123 |
89 |
95 |
111 |
110.00 |
Mercer |
108 |
135 |
140 |
57 |
112 |
112.75 |
CUNY |
128 |
133 |
105 |
85 |
113 |
113.75 |
Arkansas-Fay. |
96 |
117 |
147 |
95 |
114 |
114.75 |
McGeorge |
114 |
127 |
126 |
92 |
115 |
118.00 |
Willamette |
114 |
141 |
110 |
107 |
116 |
118.75 |
Samford |
139 |
170 |
124 |
42 |
117 |
119.00 |
Albany |
114 |
129 |
85 |
148 |
118 |
121.75 |
Creighton |
114 |
122 |
128 |
123 |
|
121.75 |
Widener |
128 |
150 |
61 |
148 |
120 |
122.25 |
Quinnipiac |
139 |
146 |
146 |
58 |
121 |
123.75 |
Valparaiso |
128 |
121 |
113 |
133 |
122 |
124.50 |
William Mitchell |
128 |
143 |
97 |
130 |
123 |
125.00 |
Toledo |
139 |
139 |
135 |
87 |
124 |
127.25 |
Tulsa |
114 |
131 |
148 |
116 |
125 |
130.25 |
Southwestern |
128 |
147 |
108 |
138 |
126 |
130.50 |
John Marshall |
139 |
132 |
93 |
158 |
127 |
130.75 |
Loyola-NO |
114 |
101 |
166 |
142 |
128 |
131.75 |
Cleveland State |
128 |
151 |
121 |
127 |
129 |
132.75 |
Florida Int’l |
164 |
171 |
115 |
81 |
|
132.75 |
Maine |
108 |
105 |
171 |
147 |
|
132.75 |
Memphis |
139 |
149 |
161 |
82 |
132 |
133.00 |
West Virginia |
114 |
115 |
141 |
162 |
133 |
134.00 |
Gonzaga |
108 |
87 |
207 |
134 |
134 |
136.00 |
Idaho |
114 |
120 |
154 |
156 |
|
136.00 |
Washburn |
128 |
161 |
104 |
151 |
136 |
138.75 |
Akron |
139 |
136 |
131 |
149 |
|
138.75 |
Wyoming |
114 |
125 |
175 |
141 |
138 |
141.25 |
Texas Wesleyan |
158 |
154 |
153 |
100 |
139 |
143.50 |
New England |
152 |
159 |
138 |
125 |
|
143.50 |
South Texas |
158 |
160 |
118 |
138 |
141 |
145.00 |
Arkansas-LR |
108 |
118 |
194 |
160 |
142 |
145.75 |
Dayton |
139 |
137 |
143 |
164 |
|
145.75 |
Hamline |
139 |
163 |
139 |
142 |
144 |
146.75 |
Southern Illinois |
139 |
152 |
160 |
136 |
145 |
147.50 |
Roger Williams |
152 |
169 |
133 |
136 |
146 |
148.25 |
North Dakota |
139 |
138 |
174 |
142 |
147 |
149.00 |
South Dakota |
139 |
142 |
145 |
170 |
148 |
155.00 |
Regent |
184 |
168 |
189 |
79 |
149 |
160.50 |
Campbell |
171 |
180 |
188 |
103 |
|
160.50 |
Whittier |
176 |
158 |
173 |
135 |
151 |
161.00 |
Northern Illinois |
158 |
145 |
176 |
165 |
152 |
161.25 |
St. Thomas U. |
171 |
176 |
152 |
146 |
153 |
162.75 |
Mississippi Col. |
171 |
166 |
165 |
149 |
|
162.75 |
Touro |
158 |
181 |
151 |
161 |
155 |
163.25 |
Nova Southeastern |
152 |
187 |
156 |
158 |
156 |
164.25 |
W. New England |
164 |
179 |
184 |
130 |
157 |
165.00 |
Ave Maria |
188 |
184 |
203 |
85 |
|
165.00 |
Oklahoma City |
164 |
165 |
163 |
168 |
159 |
166.75 |
Capital |
152 |
174 |
186 |
155 |
160 |
169.50 |
St. Mary's |
158 |
153 |
201 |
166 |
161 |
171.50 |
Dist. of Columbia |
176 |
173 |
214 |
123 |
162 |
172.00 |
Ohio Northern |
164 |
167 |
204 |
153 |
163 |
175.50 |
Southern |
176 |
178 |
177 |
171 |
164 |
177.50 |
N. Carolina Central |
164 |
164 |
228 |
154 |
165 |
181.00 |
Thomas Cooley |
176 |
186 |
195 |
167 |
166 |
189.50 |
Appalachian |
176 |
183 |
227 |
172 |
https://taxprof.typepad.com/taxprof_blog/2011/02/omnibus.html
Comments
If Ted is right, this is like many b-school rankings, which reward schools that flatter their students' self-esteem and carefully avoid making them realize how ignorant they are. It's a bit like a ranking of doctors that asks patients how well they like their doctor immediately after the office meeting at which doctors announce cancer test results.
Posted by: Eric Rasmusen | Feb 2, 2011 6:19:12 PM
For whatever it's worth, in my view Paul's new omnibus ranking is probably both more valid and more reliable than any of the components he uses in constructing it.
The reason Harvard and Yale do so poorly (relatively speaking) is that their students do not perceive the quality of the education they are receiving to match their schools' reputations. Students at Stanford and Chicago do; hence the fact that Stanford and Chicago come in at #1 and #2.
No ranking is perfect, but Paul's contribution is interesting and worth taking seriously.
Ted Seto
Posted by: Theodore Seto | Feb 2, 2011 8:55:48 AM
Stanford is 1, but none of the ratings systems used rank it higher than 2nd. NYU is no higher than 7th in any methodology, but this system ranks it fourth. This system seems to reward consistency above all, but it strikes me as very odd.
Posted by: Fat Man | Feb 2, 2011 8:13:51 AM
This is too much like the BCS. But, where are the computer rankings?
We need a playoff system.
Posted by: Woody | Feb 2, 2011 8:01:12 AM
How can Yale be 11 when they got Tiger Mom on every network? Come on, you can't be serious.
Posted by: No way | Feb 3, 2011 7:51:12 PM