Wednesday, April 8, 2020
2021 U.S. News Omnibus Specialty Rankings v. Overall Rankings
Following up on yesterday's post, 2021 U.S. News Omnibus Specialty Rankings:
Here are the law schools whose U.S. News Omnibus Specialty Ranking most exceeds their overall U.S. News Ranking:
School | Specialty Rank | Overall Rank | Difference | |
1 | Suffolk | 75 | 136 | +61 |
2 | American | 18 | 76 | +58 |
3 | Seattle | 72 | 129 | +57 |
4 | Pacific | 94 | 148 | +54 |
5 | UIC-John Marshall | 97 | 140 | +43 |
6 | Brooklyn | 47 | 83 | +36 |
6 | Indiana (McKinney) | 86 | 122 | +36 |
6 | UC-Hastings | 23 | 59 | +36 |
9 | Denver | 40 | 74 | +34 |
9 | Pace | 102 | 136 | +34 |
11 | New York Law School | 98 | 129 | +31 |
12 | Baltimore | 96 | 126 | +30 |
12 | Santa Clara | 77 | 107 | +30 |
14 | Chicago-Kent | 54 | 83 | +29 |
14 | Mitchell Hamline | 112 | 141 | +29 |
16 | Case Western | 50 | 76 | +26 |
16 | DePaul | 92 | 118 | +26 |
18 | Georgia State | 51 | 76 | +25 |
18 | Loyola-New Orleans | 101 | 126 | +25 |
20 | Loyola-L.A. | 38 | 62 | +24 |
20 | Missouri (KC) | 109 | 133 | +24 |
22 | Arkansas (Little Rock) | 125 | 148 | +23 |
23 | Widener (DE) | 126 | 148 | +22 |
24 | San Francisco | 127 | 148 | +21 |
24 | Syracuse | 90 | 111 | +21 |
24 | Temple | 35 | 56 | +21 |
27 | Howard | 87 | 107 | +20 |
28 | Rutgers | 58 | 76 | +18 |
29 | Hofstra | 85 | 102 | +17 |
30 | Ohio State | 22 | 38 | +16 |
30 | South Carolina | 80 | 96 | +16 |
30 | UC-Irvine | 11 | 27 | +16 |
33 | Loyola-Chicago | 55 | 70 | +15 |
33 | Miami | 52 | 67 | +15 |
35 | Lewis & Clark | 79 | 93 | +14 |
35 | Maryland | 33 | 47 | +14 |
35 | Oregon | 74 | 88 | +14 |
35 | San Diego | 69 | 83 | +14 |
35 | Stetson | 91 | 105 | +14 |
40 | Georgetown | 1 | 14 | +13 |
40 | Golden Gate | 135 | 148 | +13 |
40 | Vermont | 128 | 141 | +13 |
43 | Houston | 45 | 56 | +11 |
44 | George Washington | 13 | 23 | +10 |
44 | New Mexico | 89 | 99 | +10 |
46 | Drexel | 84 | 93 | +9 |
46 | Southwestern | 139 | 148 | +9 |
46 | Texas | 7 | 16 | +9 |
46 | UNLV | 53 | 62 | +9 |
50 | Fordham | 19 | 27 | +8 |
50 | UC-Davis | 30 | 38 | +8 |
50 | Willamette | 133 | 141 | +8 |
Here are the law schools whose U.S. News Omnibus Specialty Ranking most trails their overall U.S. News Ranking:
School | Specialty Rank | Overall Rank | Difference | |
1 | New Hampshire | 152 | 88 | -64 |
2 | Baylor | 107 | 50 | -57 |
3 | Penn State (Dickinson) | 115 | 62 | -53 |
4 | George Mason | 93 | 42 | -51 |
5 | Penn State (Univ. Park) | 106 | 60 | -46 |
6 | Florida International | 134 | 90 | -44 |
7 | Nebraska | 119 | 76 | -43 |
7 | Tulsa | 154 | 111 | -43 |
9 | Kentucky | 112 | 70 | -42 |
10 | Appalachian | 189 | 148 | -41 |
10 | Barry | 189 | 148 | -41 |
10 | Belmont | 170 | 129 | -41 |
10 | John Marshall (GA) | 189 | 148 | -41 |
10 | Southern | 189 | 148 | -41 |
10 | St. Thomas (FL) | 189 | 148 | -41 |
10 | Texas Southern | 189 | 148 | -41 |
17 | Ave Maria | 188 | 148 | -40 |
18 | Lincoln Memorial | 187 | 148 | -39 |
19 | Cincinnati | 121 | 83 | -38 |
19 | Western State | 186 | 148 | -38 |
21 | Regent | 185 | 148 | -37 |
22 | Illinois | 67 | 31 | -36 |
22 | Iowa | 63 | 27 | -36 |
22 | Liberty | 184 | 148 | -36 |
25 | Alabama | 66 | 31 | -35 |
25 | Oklahoma | 111 | 76 | -35 |
27 | Concordia | 182 | 148 | -34 |
27 | Florida Coastal | 182 | 148 | -34 |
29 | BYU | 70 | 37 | -33 |
29 | Charleston | 181 | 148 | -33 |
29 | Connecticut | 83 | 50 | -33 |
32 | Oklahoma City | 180 | 148 | -32 |
32 | West Virginia | 143 | 111 | -32 |
34 | USC | 49 | 18 | -31 |
34 | W. Michigan Cooley | 179 | 148 | -31 |
36 | Capital | 178 | 148 | -30 |
37 | Chapman | 140 | 111 | -29 |
37 | Faulkner | 177 | 148 | -29 |
39 | Missouri (Columbia) | 95 | 67 | -28 |
39 | W. New England | 176 | 148 | -28 |
41 | Chicago | 31 | 4 | -27 |
41 | Cleveland | 129 | 102 | -27 |
41 | Florida A&M | 175 | 148 | -27 |
41 | Louisiana State | 123 | 96 | -27 |
45 | Mississippi College | 174 | 148 | -26 |
46 | Ohio Northern | 173 | 148 | -25 |
47 | Arkansas (Fay.) | 114 | 90 | -24 |
47 | NC Central | 172 | 148 | -24 |
47 | Washington & Lee | 55 | 31 | -24 |
50 | Louisville | 122 | 99 | -23 |
50 | Montana | 145 | 122 | -23 |
50 | N. Kentucky | 171 | 148 | -23 |
- Omnibus Specialty Rankings (compilation of all 13 specialty rankings)
- Omnibus Specialty Rankings v. Overall Rankings
- Business/Corporate Law
- Clinical Law
- Constitutional Law
- Contracts/Commercial Law
- Criminal Law
- Dispute Resolution
- Environmental Law
- Health Care Law
- Intellectual Property Law
- International Law
- Legal Writing
- Tax Law
- Trial Advocacy
https://taxprof.typepad.com/taxprof_blog/2020/04/2021-us-news-omnibus-specialty-rankings-v-overall-rankings.html