Wednesday, March 29, 2023
The Law Schools Most Impacted By The Methodology Changes In The Projected 2024 U.S. News Rankings
Following up on Monday's post, Projected 2024 U.S. News Rankings For All 191 Law Schools: here are the schools most impacted by the methodology changes in the 2024 U.S. News Rankings, using the projected median ranks in Mike Spivey's 15 models:
Largest increases in the projected 2024 rankings:
Rank | School | 2023 Rank | Projected 2024 Rank | Difference |
1 | St. Thomas (MN) | 127 | 94 | +33 |
2 | Florida Int'l | 98 | 66 | +32 |
3 | Oklahoma | 88 | 59 | +29 |
3 | Marquette | 105 | 76 | +29 |
5 | Duquesne | 129 | 102 | +27 |
6 | Stetson | 111 | 85 | +26 |
7 | Wyoming | 129 | 108 | +21 |
8 | Kansas | 67 | 47 | +20 |
8 | Texas Tech | 105 | 85 | +20 |
10 | St. John's | 84 | 65 | +19 |
11 | South Carolina | 84 | 66 | +18 |
11 | Chapman | 118 | 100 | +18 |
11 | Dayton | 122 | 104 | +18 |
14 | Drake | 111 | 94 | +17 |
15 | Belmont | 133 | 117 | +16 |
15 | Pace | 142 | 126 | +16 |
15 | Regent | 142 | 126 | +16 |
18 | Mercer | 122 | 107 | +15 |
19 | Texas A&M | 46 | 32 | +14 |
19 | Seattle | 116 | 102 | +14 |
19 | West Virginia | 118 | 104 | +14 |
19 | Samford | 139 | 125 | +14 |
23 | Wake Forest | 37 | 24 | +13 |
23 | Villanova | 56 | 43 | +13 |
25 | Baylor | 58 | 46 | +12 |
25 | Temple | 63 | 51 | +12 |
27 | SMU | 58 | 47 | +11 |
28 | Seton Hall | 73 | 63 | +10 |
28 | New York Law School | 129 | 119 | +10 |
Largest decreases in the projected 2024 rankings:
Rank | School | 2023 Rank | Projected 2024 Rank | Difference |
1 | Hawaii | 91 | 129 | -38 |
2 | Penn State-Dickinson | 58 | 91 | -33 |
3 | Maine | 114 | 144 | -30 |
4 | Arkansas-Fayetteville | 86 | 114 | -28 |
5 | SUNY-Buffalo | 94 | 120 | -26 |
5 | Willamette | 129 | 155 | -26 |
7 | Santa Clara | 133 | 156 | -23 |
8 | DePaul | 105 | 127 | -22 |
8 | Syracuse | 103 | 125 | -22 |
10 | UNLV | 67 | 88 | -21 |
11 | Missouri-Kansas City | 114 | 134 | -20 |
12 | CUNY | 133 | 151 | -18 |
12 | Penn State-Univ. Park | 64 | 82 | -18 |
12 | UC-Davis | 37 | 55 | -18 |
15 | Nebraska | 78 | 95 | -17 |
15 | Oregon | 67 | 84 | -17 |
17 | Creighton | 139 | 155 | -16 |
17 | New Hampshire | 105 | 121 | -16 |
17 | Vermont | 142 | 158 | -16 |
17 | William & Mary | 30 | 46 | -16 |
21 | Baltimore | 122 | 136 | -14 |
22 | Michigan State | 91 | 104 | -13 |
23 | Catholic | 94 | 106 | -12 |
23 | San Diego | 64 | 76 | -12 |
23 | UC-San Francisco | 51 | 63 | -12 |
26 | Alabama | 25 | 36 | -11 |
26 | American | 73 | 84 | -11 |
26 | Iowa | 28 | 39 | -11 |
26 | Pacific | 133 | 144 | -11 |
26 | Suffolk | 122 | 133 | -11 |
31 | Louisville | 94 | 104 | -10 |
31 | Pittsburgh | 78 | 88 | -10 |
31 | Rutgers | 86 | 96 | -10 |
31 | Tulane | 55 | 65 | -10 |
The spreadsheet with the increases and decreases for all 191 law schools is here.
Prior TaxProf Blog coverage:
- In Response To Boycott, U.S. News Dramatically Changes Law School Rankings Methodology. Who Are The Winners And Losers? Will Harvard Be #1? (Jan. 2 2023)
- Modeling And Projecting The Forthcoming U.S. News Law School Rankings (Jan. 18 2023)
https://taxprof.typepad.com/taxprof_blog/2023/03/the-law-schools-most-impacted-by-the-methodology-changes-in-the-2024-us-news-rankings.html