2017 U.S. News Peer Reputation Rankings (v. Overall Rankings)

Continuing a TaxProf Blog tradition (see links below for 2009-2016), here is the full list of the 196 law schools ranked by academic peer reputation, as well as their overall rank, in the new 2017 U.S. News Law School Rankings (methodology here):

Peer Rank	Peer Score	School	Overall Rank
1	4.8	Yale	1
1	4.8	Harvard	2
1	4.8	Stanford	2
4	4.6	Columbia	4
4	4.6	Chicago	4
6	4.5	NYU	6
6	4.5	UC-Berkeley	8
8	4.4	Penn	7
8	4.4	Michigan	8
10	4.3	Virginia	8
11	4.2	Duke	11
11	4.2	Cornell	13
11	4.2	Northwestern	12
14	4.1	Georgetown	14
15	4.0	Texas	15
16	3.9	UCLA	17
16	3.9	Vanderbilt	16
18	3.6	Emory	22
19	3.5	Washington U.	18
19	3.5	Minnesota	22
21	3.4	USC	19
21	3.4	Boston University	20
21	3.4	Notre Dame	22
21	3.4	Wisconsin	33
21	3.4	North Carolina	38
26	3.3	Iowa	20
26	3.3	Geo. Washington	25
26	3.3	Indiana-Bloom.	25
26	3.3	Ohio State	30
26	3.3	UC-Davis	30
31	3.2	Alabama	28
31	3.2	UC-Irvine	28
31	3.2	Boston College	30
31	3.2	William & Mary	33
31	3.2	Georgia	33
31	3.2	U. Washington	33
37	3.1	Arizona State	25
37	3.1	Fordham	37
37	3.1	Arizona	40
37	3.1	Colorado	40
37	3.1	Illinois	40
37	3.1	Florida	48
37	3.1	UC-Hastings	50
44	3.0	Wake Forest	40
44	3.0	Wash. & Lee	40
44	3.0	Maryland	48
44	3.0	Tulane	50
48	2.9	Florida State	50
49	2.8	BYU	38
49	2.8	Utah	45
51	2.7	George Mason	45
51	2.7	Miami	60
51	2.7	Connecticut	65
51	2.7	Kansas	65
51	2.7	Tennessee	65
51	2.7	Denver	72
51	2.7	Cardozo	74
51	2.7	American	78
51	2.7	Oregon	78
60	2.6	SMU	45
60	2.6	Temple	50
60	2.6	Houston	50
60	2.6	Case Western	57
60	2.6	Georgia State	57
60	2.6	Kentucky	60
60	2.6	Loyola-L.A.	65
60	2.6	Pepperdine	65
60	2.6	Missouri	65
60	2.6	San Diego	74
60	2.6	Pittsburgh	78
71	2.5	Nebraska	57
71	2.5	Loyola-Chicago	72
71	2.5	Chicago-Kent	86
71	2.5	Hawaii	92
75	2.4	Baylor	55
75	2.4	Richmond	55
75	2.4	Cincinnati	60
75	2.4	Oklahoma	60
75	2.4	UNLV	78
75	2.4	Northeastern	82
75	2.4	Lewis & Clark	92
75	2.4	Rutgers	92
75	2.4	South Carolina	92
75	2.4	Brooklyn	97
75	2.4	Indiana-Indy	100
75	2.4	Santa Clara	129
87	2.3	New Mexico	60
87	2.3	Seton Hall	65
87	2.3	Villanova	74
87	2.3	St. Louis	82
87	2.3	Syracuse	86
87	2.3	Arkansas-Fay.	86
87	2.3	Michigan State	100
87	2.3	Howard	106
87	2.3	Seattle	111
87	2.3	Marquette	123
97	2.2	LSU	82
97	2.2	Louisville	92
97	2.2	West Virginia	97
97	2.2	SUNY-Buffalo	100
97	2.2	Mississippi	106
97	2.2	DePaul	111
97	2.2	Hofstra	111
97	2.2	Maine	111
97	2.2	UMKC	123
97	2.2	Arkansas-LR	136
107	2.1	St. John's	74
107	2.1	Penn State-Dick.	86
107	2.1	Penn State-Univ.	86
107	2.1	Catholic	103
107	2.1	Stetson	103
107	2.1	Texas A&M	111
107	2.1	Idaho	111
107	2.1	Wyoming	123
107	2.1	CUNY	131
107	2.1	Vermont	132
117	2.0	Tulsa	86
117	2.0	Wayne State	97
117	2.0	Drexel	111
117	2.0	Baltimore	111
117	2.0	Mercer	123
117	2.0	Montana	123
117	2.0	Gonzaga	132
117	2.0	Willamette	132
117	2.0	Loyola-NO	140
117	2.0	San Francisco	Tier 2
127	1.9	New Hampshire	82
127	1.9	Creighton	106
127	1.9	Washburn	106
127	1.9	Drake	111
127	1.9	New York Law S.	111
127	1.9	St. Thomas (MN)	111
127	1.9	Texas Tech	123
127	1.9	Albany	129
127	1.9	Quinnipiac	132
127	1.9	Pace	136
127	1.9	North Dakota	144
127	1.9	Memphis	Tier 2
139	1.8	Cleveland State	106
139	1.8	Duquesne	111
139	1.8	Chapman	136
139	1.8	Akron	136
139	1.8	South Dakota	143
139	1.8	McGeorge	144
139	1.8	Toledo	144
139	1.8	Southwestern	Tier 2
139	1.8	Suffolk	Tier 2
148	1.7	William Mitchell	140
148	1.7	John Marshall (IL)	Tier 2
148	1.7	Samford	Tier 2
148	1.7	S. Illinois	Tier 2
148	1.7	Dayton	Tier 2
148	1.7	Valparaiso	Tier 2
148	1.7	Widener (DE)	Tier 2
155	1.6	Florida Int'l	103
155	1.6	Hamline	140
155	1.6	N. Illinois	144
155	1.6	Oklahoma City	144
155	1.6	Elon	Tier 2
155	1.6	Golden Gate	Tier 2
155	1.6	Mississippi C.	Tier 2
155	1.6	N. Kentucky	Tier 2
155	1.6	Nova	Tier 2
155	1.6	Roger Williams	Tier 2
155	1.6	S. Texas	Tier 2
155	1.6	St. Mary's	Tier 2
155	1.6	Widener (PA)	Tier 2
168	1.5	Campbell	144
168	1.5	Cal-Western	Tier 2
168	1.5	Capital	Tier 2
168	1.5	NC Central	Tier 2
168	1.5	Ohio Northern	Tier 2
168	1.5	Touro	Tier 2
168	1.5	Detroit Mercy	Tier 2
175	1.4	John Marshall (GA)	Tier 2
175	1.4	Florida A&M	Tier 2
175	1.4	New England	Tier 2
175	1.4	Southern	Tier 2
175	1.4	Texas Southern	Tier 2
175	1.4	Dist. of Columbia	Tier 2
175	1.4	W. New England	Tier 2
182	1.3	Faulkner	Tier 2
182	1.3	Regent	Tier 2
182	1.3	St. Thomas (FL)	Tier 2
182	1.3	Whittier	Tier 2
186	1.2	Appalachian	Tier 2
186	1.2	Ariz. Summit	Tier 2
186	1.2	Charleston	Tier 2
186	1.2	Liberty	Tier 2
186	1.2	Thomas Jefferson	Tier 2
191	1.1	Ave Maria	Tier 2
191	1.1	Barry	Tier 2
191	1.1	Charlotte	Tier 2
191	1.1	Florida Coastal	Tier 2
191	1.1	W. Mich. Cooley	Tier 2
191	1.1	Western State	Tier 2

Press Release, Kaplan Test Prep Survey: Pre-Law Students Put Heavy Emphasis on U.S. News & World Report’s Rankings, but Most Law School Admissions Officers Want Them Gone:

According to a Kaplan survey of over 1,000 pre-law students, 73% say U.S. News & World Report’s law school rankings will be an important factor in their decision of where to apply and enroll.* But most law school admissions officers think rankings should play a less important role. A separate Kaplan survey of 120 law schools across the United States shows that only 40% think U.S. News & World Report’s rankings should be an important factor in future applicants’ decision making processes.** In fact, over half (52%) of admissions officers agree with the statement, “I think it would be in everyone's interests - prospective students, current students, alumni and school administrators - if there were no rankings lists at all.” In contrast, only 31% of pre-law students share the view that the rankings should be done away with.

• ABA Journal, Yale Law School Remains No. 1 in US News Rankings
• Above the Law, The OFFICIAL 2017 U.S. News Law School Rankings Are Here!
• National Law Journal, U.S. News Law School Rankings: Few Shifts at the Top, Plenty Below

Prior years' rankings:

• 2016
• 2015
• 2014
• 2013
• 2012
• 2011
• 2010
• 2009