Tuesday, March 17, 2020
2021 U.S. News Law School Peer Reputation Rankings (And Overall Rankings)
Continuing 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:
- Business/Corporate Law
- Clinical Law
- Constitutional Law
- Contracts/Commercial Law
- Criminal Law
- Dispute Resolution
- Environmental Law
- Health Care Law
- Health Care Law
- Intellectual Property Law
- International Law
- Legal Writing
- Tax Law
- Trial Advocacy
Prior Years' U.S. News Peer Reputation And Overall Rankings:
2021 U.S. News Specialty Rankings:
- Business/Corporate Law
- Clinical Training
- Constitutional Law
- Contracts/Commercial Law
- Criminal Law
- Dispute Resolution
- Environmental Law
- Health Care Law
- Intellectual Property
- International Law
- Legal Writing
- Tax Law
- Trial Advocacy
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