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Tuesday, March 17, 2020

2021 U.S. News Law School Peer Reputation Rankings (And Overall Rankings)

6a00d8341c4eab53ef0240a490199b200b-250wiContinuing a TaxProf Blog tradition (see links below for 2009-2020), here is the full list of the 194 law schools ranked by academic peer reputation, as well as their overall rank, in the new 2021 U.S. News Law School Rankings (methodology here):

Peer Rank Peer Score School Overall Rank
1 4.8 Yale 1
1 4.8 Stanford 2
1 4.8 Harvard 3
4 4.7 Columbia 4
5 4.6 Chicago 4
5 4.6 NYU 6
7 4.5 UC-Berkeley 9
8 4.4 Penn 7
8 4.4 Virginia 8
8 4.4 Michigan 9
11 4.3 Georgetown 14
12 4.2 Northwestern 9
12 4.2 Duke 12
12 4.2 Cornell 13
15 4.1 UCLA 15
15 4.1 Texas 16
17 4.0 Vanderbilt 18
18 3.7 Washington University 17
18 3.7 Minnesota 21
20 3.6 USC 18
21 3.5 Boston University 20
21 3.5 Notre Dame 22
21 3.5 George Washington 23
21 3.5 Emory 24
21 3.5 UC-Irvine 27
26 3.4 North Carolina 27
26 3.4 Boston College 31
26 3.4 UC-Davis 38
29 3.3 Arizona State 24
29 3.3 Florida 24
29 3.3 Fordham 27
29 3.3 Iowa 27
29 3.3 Alabama 31
29 3.3 Georgia 31
29 3.3 William & Mary 31
29 3.3 Indiana (Maurer) 38
29 3.3 Ohio State 38
29 3.3 Wisconsin 38
39 3.2 Illinois 31
39 3.2 Washington 42
39 3.2 Colorado 46
39 3.2 Arizona 47
43 3.1 Washington & Lee 31
43 3.1 Wake Forest 42
43 3.1 Florida State 50
43 3.1 Tulane 54
43 3.1 UC-Hastings 59
48 3.0 Maryland 47
48 3.0 Connecticut 50
50 2.9 BYU 37
50 2.9 Utah 45
50 2.9 Cardozo 53
50 2.9 Denver 74
50 2.9 American 76
50 2.9 Georgia State 76
56 2.8 Richmond 54
56 2.8 Temple 56
56 2.8 Houston 56
56 2.8 Miami 67
56 2.8 Oregon 88
61 2.7 George Mason 42
61 2.7 Pepperdine 47
61 2.7 SMU 56
61 2.7 Loyola-L.A. 62
61 2.7 Villanova 62
61 2.7 Tennessee 70
61 2.7 Case Western 76
61 2.7 Pittsburgh 76
61 2.7 San Diego 83
61 2.7 Howard 107
71 2.6 Texas A&M 60
71 2.6 UNLV 62
71 2.6 Northeastern 67
71 2.6 Missouri (Columbia) 67
71 2.6 Loyola-Chicago 70
71 2.6 Kansas 70
71 2.6 Kentucky 70
71 2.6 Rutgers 76
71 2.6 Brooklyn 83
71 2.6 Chicago-Kent 83
81 2.5 Baylor 50
81 2.5 Penn State (Univ. Park) 60
81 2.5 Seton Hall 62
81 2.5 Oklahoma 76
81 2.5 Michigan State 93
81 2.5 Hawaii 96
81 2.5 South Carolina 96
81 2.5 Santa Clara 107
81 2.5 Indiana (McKinney) 122
90 2.4 Nebraska 76
90 2.4 Cincinnati 83
90 2.4 St. Louis 90
90 2.4 Lewis & Clark 93
90 2.4 New Mexico 99
90 2.4 Syracuse 111
90 2.4 Seattle 129
97 2.3 Penn State (Dickinson) 62
97 2.3 St. John's 74
97 2.3 Arkansas (Fayetteville) 90
97 2.3 Drexel 93
97 2.3 SUNY-Buffalo 99
97 2.3 Hofstra 102
97 2.3 Marquette 102
97 2.3 CUNY 107
97 2.3 Mississippi 111
97 2.3 DePaul 118
107 2.2 Wayne State 83
107 2.2 Florida Int'l 90
107 2.2 Louisiana State 96
107 2.2 Louisville 99
107 2.2 Stetson 105
107 2.2 West Virginia 111
107 2.2 Loyola-New Orleans 126
107 2.2 Missouri (Kansas City) 133
107 2.2 Arkansas (Little Rock) Tier 2
116 2.1 New Hampshire 88
116 2.1 Catholic 111
116 2.1 Gonzaga 118
116 2.1 Maine 122
116 2.1 Montana 122
116 2.1 Baltimore 126
116 2.1 Suffolk 136
116 2.1 Idaho 136
116 2.1 UIC-John Marshall 140
125 2.0 Drake 105
125 2.0 Washburn 107
125 2.0 Texas Tech 111
125 2.0 Tulsa 111
125 2.0 Albany 118
125 2.0 St. Thomas (MN) 118
125 2.0 Mercer 126
125 2.0 Wyoming 133
125 2.0 Pace 136
125 2.0 Willamette 141
135 1.9 Cleveland 102
135 1.9 Chapman 111
135 1.9 Quinnipiac 122
135 1.9 Duquesne 129
135 1.9 New York Law School 129
135 1.9 Toledo 136
135 1.9 Akron 141
135 1.9 Memphis 141
135 1.9 Vermont 141
135 1.9 Southwestern Tier 2
135 1.9 North Dakota Tier 2
135 1.9 San Francisco Tier 2
135 1.9 Pacific Tier 2
148 1.8 Creighton 133
148 1.8 Mitchell Hamline 141
148 1.8 Dayton 141
148 1.8 South Dakota 141
152 1.7 N. Illinois Tier 2
152 1.7 Roger Williams Tier 2
152 1.7 St. Mary's  Tier 2
152 1.7 Widener (DE) Tier 2
152 1.7 Widener (PA) Tier 2
157 1.6 Campbell Tier 2
157 1.6 Elon Tier 2
157 1.6 Florida A&M Tier 2
157 1.6 N. Kentucky Tier 2
157 1.6 Nova Tier 2
157 1.6 Samford Tier 2
157 1.6 South Texas Tier 2
157 1.6 S. Illinois Tier 2
157 1.6 Detroit Tier 2
157 1.6 Massachusetts Tier 2
157 1.6 District of Columbia Tier 2
168 1.5 California-Western Tier 2
168 1.5 Golden Gate Tier 2
168 1.5 Mississippi College Tier 2
168 1.5 New England  Tier 2
168 1.5 NC Central Tier 2
168 1.5 Ohio Northern Tier 2
168 1.5 Oklahoma City Tier 2
168 1.5 St. Thomas (FL) Tier 2
168 1.5 Touro Tier 2
177 1.4 Belmont 129
177 1.4 Capital Tier 2
177 1.4 Southern Tier 2
177 1.4 Texas Southern Tier 2
177 1.4 W. New England Tier 2
182 1.3 John Marshall (GA) Tier 2
183 1.2 Appalachian Tier 2
183 1.2 Barry Tier 2
183 1.2 Charleston Tier 2
183 1.2 Concordia Tier 2
183 1.2 Faulkner Tier 2
183 1.2 Florida Coastal Tier 2
183 1.2 Liberty Tier 2
183 1.2 Lincoln Memorial Tier 2
183 1.2 Regent Tier 2
192 1.1 Ave Maria Tier 2
192 1.1 W. Michigan Cooley Tier 2
192 1.1 Western State Tier 2

2013 U.S. News Specialty Rankings:

Prior Years' U.S. News Peer Reputation And Overall Rankings:

2021 U.S. News Specialty Rankings:

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