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Thursday, May 11, 2023

2024 U.S. News Law School Peer Reputation Rankings (And Overall Rankings)

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Continuing a TaxProf Blog tradition (see links below for 2009-2023), here is the full list of the 196 law schools ranked by academic peer reputation, as well as their overall rank, in the new 2024 U.S. News Law School Rankings (methodology):

Peer Rank Peer Score School Overall Rank
1 4.7 Stanford 1
2 4.6 Harvard 5
3 4.5 Chicago 3
3 4.5 Columbia 8
3 4.5 NYU 5
6 4.4 Michigan 10
6 4.4 UC-Berkeley 10
6 4.4 Yale 1
9 4.3 Penn 4
9 4.3 Virginia 8
11 4.2 Cornell 13
11 4.2 Duke 5
13 4.1 Georgetown 15
13 4.1 Northwestern 10
15 4.0 Texas 16
15 4.0 UCLA 14
17 3.9 Vanderbilt 16
18 3.7 Washington University 20
19 3.6 Minnesota 16
19 3.6 USC 16
21 3.5 Boston University 27
22 3.4 Emory 35
22 3.4 George Washington 35
22 3.4 North Carolina 22
22 3.4 Notre Dame 27
22 3.4 UC-Davis 60
22 3.4 UC-Irvine 35
28 3.3 Arizona State 32
28 3.3 Boston College 29
28 3.3 Florida 22
28 3.3 Fordham 29
28 3.3 Georgia 20
28 3.3 Iowa 35
28 3.3 William & Mary 45
35 3.2 Alabama 35
35 3.2 Indiana (Maurer) 45
35 3.2 Ohio State 22
35 3.2 University of Arizona 54
35 3.2 Wisconsin 40
40 3.1 Colorado 56
40 3.1 UC-San Francisco 60
40 3.1 University of Washington 49
40 3.1 Utah 32
40 3.1 Washington & Lee 40
45 3.0 Illinois 43
45 3.0 Maryland 51
45 3.0 Tulane 71
45 3.0 Wake Forest 22
49 2.9 American 89
49 2.9 BYU 22
49 2.9 Cardozo 69
49 2.9 Connecticut 71
49 2.9 Florida State 56
49 2.9 Howard 125
49 2.9 Pepperdine Caruso 45
49 2.9 San Diego 78
49 2.9 Temple 54
49 2.9 Texas A&M 29
59 2.8 Georgia State 69
59 2.8 Oregon 78
59 2.8 Richmond 60
62 2.7 Case Western 80
62 2.7 Denver 80
62 2.7 George Mason 32
62 2.7 Houston 60
62 2.7 Loyola-Chicago 84
62 2.7 Loyola-L.A. 60
62 2.7 Miami 71
62 2.7 Rutgers 109
62 2.7 SMU 45
62 2.7 Tennessee 51
62 2.7 UNLV 89
62 2.7 Villanova 43
74 2.6 Brooklyn 111
74 2.6 Hawaii 135
74 2.6 Kansas 40
74 2.6 Northeastern 71
74 2.6 Pittsburgh 89
79 2.5 Baylor 49
79 2.5 Kentucky 60
79 2.5 Michigan State 111
79 2.5 Missouri (Columbia) 71
79 2.5 Oklahoma 51
79 2.5 Santa Clara 158
79 2.5 Seattle 111
79 2.5 Seton Hall 56
79 2.5 South Carolina 60
88 2.4 Arkansas-Fayetteville 105
88 2.4 Chicago-Kent 99
88 2.4 Cincinnati 84
88 2.4 Drexel 80
88 2.4 Indiana (McKinney) 99
88 2.4 Lewis & Clark 84
88 2.4 Nebraska 89
88 2.4 New Mexico 96
88 2.4 Penn State-Dickinson 89
88 2.4 Penn State-University Park 80
98 2.3 Arkansas-Little Rock 150
98 2.3 DePaul 135
98 2.3 Louisiana State 99
98 2.3 Mississippi 111
98 2.3 St. John's 60
98 2.3 St. Louis 89
98 2.3 Syracuse 122
98 2.3 Wayne State 56
106 2.2 Baltimore 135
106 2.2 Catholic 122
106 2.2 CUNY 154
106 2.2 Hofstra 140
106 2.2 Illinois-Chicago 159
106 2.2 Louisville 99
106 2.2 Loyola-New Orleans 111
106 2.2 Maine 146
106 2.2 Marquette 71
106 2.2 Missouri-Kansas City 135
106 2.2 Stetson 84
106 2.2 Suffolk 133
106 2.2 SUNY-Buffalo 125
106 2.2 West Virginia 111
120 2.1 Albany 105
120 2.1 Drake 88
120 2.1 Florida Int'l 60
120 2.1 Gonzaga 99
120 2.1 Pace 131
120 2.1 Pacific 141
120 2.1 Washburn 111
120 2.1 Willamette 155
128 2.0 Creighton 155
128 2 Idaho 141
128 2 Mercer 99
128 2 Montana 96
128 2 New Hampshire 105
128 2 New York Law School 125
128 2 Quinnipiac 146
128 2 St. Thomas (MN) 96
128 2.0 Texas Tech 71
137 1.9 Cleveland State 111
137 1.9 Duquesne 89
137 1.9 Memphis 125
137 1.9 Mitchell | Hamline 167
137 1.9 San Francisco 165
137 1.9 Southwestern 141
137 1.9 St. Mary's 153
137 1.9 Tulsa 111
137 1.9 Vermont 164
137 1.9 Widener (DE) 175
137 1.9 Wyoming 111
148 1.8 Chapman 109
148 1.8 Dayton 111
148 1.8 Elon 133
148 1.8 Florida A&M Tier 2
148 1.8 North Dakota Tier 2
148 1.8 Northern Illinois 162
148 1.8 Roger Williams 171
148 1.8 South Dakota 122
148 1.8 Southern Illinois 174
157 1.7 Akron 150
157 1.7 Cal-Western 175
157 1.7 Detroit Mercy 141
157 1.7 District of Columbia Tier 2
157 1.7 North Carolina Central 175
157 1.7 Northern Kentucky 149
157 1.7 Nova 171
157 1.7 Samford 131
157 1.7 South Texas 162
157 1.7 Southern Tier 2
157 1.7 Toledo 141
168 1.6 Campbell 125
168 1.6 Mississippi College 165
168 1.6 North Texas 167
168 1.6 Oklahoma City 150
168 1.6 Puerto Rico Tier 2
168 1.6 Touro 167
168 1.6 Widener (PA) 159
175 1.5 Belmont 105
175 1.5 Capital 175
175 1.5 Golden Gate Tier 2
175 1.5 Massachusetts 167
175 1.5 New England 155
175 1.5 Ohio Northern 146
175 1.5 Texas Southern Tier 2
182 1.4 Charleston Tier 2
182 1.4 John Marshall (GA) 171
182 1.4 Pontifical Catholic (PR) Tier 2
182 1.4 Regent 125
182 1.4 St. Thomas (FL) Tier 2
182 1.4 Western New England Tier 2
188 1.3 Appalachian Tier 2
188 1.3 Ave Maria Tier 2
188 1.3 Barry Tier 2
188 1.3 Faulkner 159
188 1.3 Inter-American (PR) Tier 2
188 1.3 Liberty 135
188 1.3 Lincoln Memorial 175
188 1.3 Western Michigan Tier 2
196 1.2 Western State Tier 2

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

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