Friday, April 9, 2021
2022 U.S. News Omnibus Specialty Rankings v. Overall Rankings
Following up on yesterday's post, 2022 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 | American | 22 | 81 | +59 |
2 | Suffolk | 75 | 129 | +54 |
2 | UIC-John Marshall | 93 | 147 | +54 |
4 | Seattle | 74 | 126 | +52 |
5 | Rutgers | 46 | 91 | +45 |
6 | Denver | 34 | 78 | +44 |
7 | Pace | 97 | 139 | +42 |
8 | Pacific | 100 | 141 | +41 |
8 | Santa Clara | 85 | 126 | +41 |
10 | Mitchell-Hamline | 107 | 147 | +40 |
11 | Loyola-New Orleans | 105 | 144 | +39 |
12 | Hofstra | 81 | 119 | +38 |
13 | Baltimore | 94 | 129 | +35 |
14 | Brooklyn | 49 | 81 | +32 |
14 | UC-Hastings | 18 | 50 | +32 |
16 | San Diego | 57 | 86 | +29 |
17 | Loyola-Chicago | 50 | 78 | +28 |
18 | Houston | 33 | 60 | +27 |
18 | Loyola-L.A. | 45 | 72 | +27 |
20 | Chicago-Kent | 66 | 91 | +25 |
20 | Miami | 47 | 72 | +25 |
22 | New York Law School | 95 | 119 | +24 |
22 | San Francisco | 123 | 147 | +24 |
24 | Georgia State | 55 | 78 | +23 |
24 | Howard | 68 | 91 | +23 |
24 | Indiana (McKinney) | 88 | 111 | +23 |
27 | Syracuse | 80 | 102 | +22 |
28 | DePaul | 90 | 111 | +21 |
28 | Ohio State | 19 | 40 | +21 |
28 | South Texas | 126 | 147 | +21 |
28 | UC-Irvine | 14 | 35 | +21 |
32 | Widener (DE) | 127 | 147 | +20 |
33 | Stetson | 92 | 111 | +19 |
33 | Tulane | 41 | 60 | +19 |
33 | Vermont | 128 | 147 | +19 |
33 | Univ. of Washington | 26 | 45 | +19 |
37 | George Washington | 9 | 27 | +18 |
38 | Temple | 36 | 53 | +17 |
39 | Southwestern | 131 | 147 | +16 |
40 | Case Western | 58 | 72 | +14 |
40 | Fordham | 21 | 35 | +14 |
40 | Georgetown | 1 | 15 | +14 |
40 | South Carolina | 82 | 96 | +14 |
44 | Willamette | 135 | 147 | +12 |
45 | Golden Gate | 136 | 147 | +11 |
45 | Gonzaga | 118 | 129 | +11 |
45 | Maryland | 39 | 50 | +11 |
48 | Quinnipiac | 119 | 129 | +10 |
49 | Widener (PA) | 138 | 147 | +9 |
50 | UNLV | 52 | 60 | +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 | 149 | 88 | -61 |
2 | Baylor | 112 | 58 | -54 |
3 | George Mason | 91 | 41 | -50 |
4 | Oklahoma | 114 | 67 | -47 |
5 | Florida Int'l | 133 | 88 | -45 |
6 | Cincinnati | 125 | 81 | -44 |
6 | Mississippi | 142 | 98 | -44 |
6 | Penn State-Univ. Park | 104 | 60 | -44 |
9 | Barry | 190 | 147 | -43 |
9 | North Carolina Central | 190 | 147 | -43 |
9 | Southern | 190 | 147 | -43 |
9 | Texas Southern | 190 | 147 | -43 |
13 | Appalachian | 188 | 147 | -41 |
13 | Belmont | 175 | 134 | -41 |
13 | John Marshall (GA) | 188 | 147 | -41 |
13 | Missouri (Columbia) | 101 | 60 | -41 |
17 | BYU | 69 | 29 | -40 |
17 | Dayton | 159 | 119 | -40 |
17 | Lincoln Memorial | 187 | 147 | -40 |
20 | Penn State-Dickinson | 99 | 60 | -39 |
20 | Western | 186 | 147 | -39 |
22 | Alabama | 63 | 25 | -38 |
22 | Ave Maria | 185 | 147 | -38 |
24 | Tulsa | 148 | 111 | -37 |
24 | Liberty | 184 | 147 | -37 |
26 | Iowa | 65 | 29 | -36 |
26 | Kentucky | 117 | 81 | -36 |
26 | Regent | 183 | 147 | -36 |
26 | South Dakota | 170 | 134 | -36 |
26 | Wayne State | 108 | 72 | -36 |
31 | Charleston | 182 | 147 | -35 |
32 | Faulkner | 181 | 147 | -34 |
32 | Louisville | 132 | 98 | -34 |
34 | Florida Coastal | 180 | 147 | -33 |
34 | Illinois | 62 | 29 | -33 |
34 | Kansas | 103 | 70 | -33 |
37 | Pepperdine Caruso | 78 | 46 | -32 |
37 | Western Michigan | 179 | 147 | -32 |
39 | Oklahoma City | 178 | 147 | -31 |
40 | Western New England | 177 | 147 | -30 |
41 | Capital | 176 | 147 | -29 |
41 | Notre Dame | 51 | 22 | -29 |
43 | Arkansas-Fayetteville | 124 | 96 | -28 |
43 | Toledo | 157 | 129 | -28 |
45 | Ohio Northern | 174 | 147 | -27 |
46 | Maine | 150 | 124 | -26 |
46 | Mississippi College | 173 | 147 | -26 |
46 | Nebraska | 113 | 87 | -26 |
46 | Washington & Lee | 61 | 35 | -26 |
50 | Chicago | 29 | 4 | -25 |
50 | Duquesne | 144 | 119 | -25 |
50 | North Dakota | 172 | 147 | -25 |
2021 U.S. News Omnibus Specialty Rankings v. Overall Rankings
2022 U.S. News Specialty Rankings:
- 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/2021/04/2022-us-news-omnibus-specialty-rankings-v-overall-rankings.html