Methodology Changes In The New 2024 U.S. News Law School Rankings

Here is a summary of the changes in the new U.S. News Law School Rankings methodology:

U.S. News Law School Rankings	2023	2024
Categories	Weight	Weight
Student Outcomes	26%	58%
Employed 10 Months After Graduation	14%	33%
Employed at Graduation	4%	-
1-Year First-Time Test-Takers Bar Passage	3%	18%
2-Year Ultimate Bar Passage	-	7%
Graduates With Student Loans	2%	-
Average Debt of Graduates With Loans	3%	-
Quality Assessment	40%	25%
Peer Assessment	25%	12.5%
Lawyers & Judges Assessment	15%	12.5%
Student Selectivity	21%	10%
Median LSAT	11.25%	5%
Median Undergraduate GPA	8.75%	4%
Acceptance Rate	1%	1%
Resources	13%	7%
Student-Faculty Ratio	2%	5%
Student-Librarian Ratio	1%	2%
Average Expenditure Per Student	9%	-
Average Financial Aid Per Student	1%	-

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For more on the new U.S. News Law School Rankings methodology, see:

See also Derek Muller (Iowa; Google Scholar), New USNWR Methodology Will Yield Dramatically More Compression and Volatility in Law School Rankings