2024-25 U.S. News Law School Rankings

U.S. News & World Report has announced that the new 2024-25 law school rankings will be publicly released on Tuesday, April 9 (law schools will receive an embargoed copy on Tuesday, April 2). Here is my coverage of the current 2023-24 law school rankings:

• Donald Tobin (Maryland), A Preliminary Analysis Of The New U.S. News Law School Rankings (May 11, 2023)
• Methodology Changes In The New 2023-24 U.S. News Law School Rankings (May 11, 2023)
• Pepperdine’s Place In The 2023-24 U.S. News Law School Rankings (May 11, 2023)
• Law.com, 62 Law Schools Boycotted The U.S. News Law School Rankings (May 11, 2023)
• The Law Schools Most Impacted By The Methodology In The 2023-24 Law School Rankings (May 11, 2023) 
• Derek Muller (Notre Dame), The Impact Of The U.S. News Law School Rankings Boycott On Peer Reputation (May 12, 2023)
• 2023-24 U.S. News Tax Rankings (May 12, 2023)
• More Commentary On The 2024 U.S. News Law School Rankings (May 13, 2023)
• 2023-24 U.S. News Business/Corporate Law Rankings (May 15, 2023)
• 2023-24 U.S. News Clinical Training Rankings (May 16, 2023)
• Derek Muller (Notre Dame), Projected 2025 U.S. News Law School Rankings: The Biggest Winners And Losers (May 16, 2023)
• Law.com, Will Boycotts And Bad Press Put A Dent In The U.S. News Law School Rankings' Reputation? (May 16, 2023)
• 2023-24 U.S. News Constitutional Law Rankings (May 17, 2023)
• 2023-24 U.S. News Contracts/Commercial Law Rankings (May 18, 2023)
• 2023-24 U.S. News Criminal Law Rankings (May 19, 2023)
• Derek Muller (Iowa), How Law Faculty Succeeded In Diminishing Their Importance In The U.S. News Rankings (May 20, 2023)
• Alan B. Morrison (National Law Journal Op-Ed), Law School Rankings: The Good News, The Bad News And The Ultimate Proof That It Is Flawed (May 22, 2023) 
• 2023-24 U.S. News Dispute Resolution Rankings (May 22, 2023)
• 2023-24 U.S. News Environmental Law Rankings (May 23, 2023) 
• 2023-24 U.S. News Health Care Law Rankings (May 24, 2023) 
• 2023-24 U.S. News Intellectual Property Law Rankings (May 25, 2023) 
• 2023-24 U.S. News International Law Rankings (May 26, 2023) 
• Law.com, Duquesne, FIU, Kansas, Oklahoma, And Texas A&M Are Among The Biggest U.S. News Law School Rankings Winners (May 27, 2023) 
• 2023-24 U.S. News Legal Writing Rankings (May 30, 2023) 
• 2023-24 U.S. News Trial Advocacy Rankings (May 31, 2023) 
• 2023-24 U.S. News Omnibus Specialty Rankings (Jun. 1, 2023) 
• 2023-24 U.S. News Omnibus Specialty Rankings v. Overall Rankings (Jun. 2, 2023) 
• ABA Journal, Omnibus Law School Specialty Rankings Based On U.S. News Data (Jun. 6, 2023)

• Derek Muller (Notre Dame), Critique Of The 7% Weighting Of Ultimate 2-Year Bar Passage Rates In The U.S. News Law School Rankings (Jun.8, 2023) 
• U.S. News Law School Rankings Panel At Today's AALS Institutional Advancement Conference (Jun. 15, 2023) 
• Matthew Sag (Emory), Forward Looking Academic Impact Rankings For All U.S. Law Schools (Jun. 19, 2023) 
• Derek Muller (Notre Dame), Academic Attrition And The U.S. News Law School Rankings (Jun. 28, 2023) 
• Matthew Diller (Dean, Fordham), New U.S. News Law School Rankings Methodology Is 'Deeply Problematic' (July 1, 2023) 
• Derek Muller (Notre Dame), Law Schools Should Rethink Admissions In Light Of The U.S. News Rankings Methodology Changes (July 6, 2023) 
• Chronicle of Higher Education, U.S. News Took A Hit On Rankings. Its Competitors Say They’re Doing Just Fine. (July 11, 2023) 
• Geoffrey Rapp (Toledo), U.S. News Law School Rankings Fraud (July 14, 2023) 
• Bryce Clayton Newell (Oregon), 2023 Meta-Ranking Of Flagship U.S. Law Reviews (July 26, 2023) 
• Bradley Areheart (Tennessee), The Top 100 Law Schools, Based On 5-, 10-, And 15-Year Rolling Average U.S. News Rankings (July 27, 2023) 
• Law.com, Can Law School Rankings Predict Future Career Satisfaction? (July 29, 2023) 
• Rob Willey (George Mason), Melanie Knapp (George Mason) & Ashley Matthews (George Mason), Constructing Inclusive & Current Scholarship Impact Rankings (Aug. 1, 2023) 
• Michael Conklin (Angelo State University), Boycotts, Race, And Rankings: Howard Law School's Peculiar Position (Aug. 3, 2023) 
• ABA Journal, Incoming Class Of 2026 Relied Less On The U.S. News Rankings In Choosing A Law School (Aug. 7, 2023) 
• preLaw (Spring 2023), The Best Law Schools For Practical Training (Aug. 10, 2023) 
• LSAC, The Fall 2023 Admissions Season: Applicants Are Down 1.9%, As Law Schools May Reduce Enrollment Due To Dramatic Changes In U.S. News Rankings Methodology (Aug. 14, 2023) 
• U.S. Department Of Education Takes Action Against Five Law Schools For Disbursing $2.9 Million In Federal Financial Aid To Students In Unaccredited LL.M. Programs (Aug. 26, 2023) 
• preLaw (Fall 2023), The Best Law Schools For Human Rights Law (Aug. 29, 2023) 
• Law360, U.S. District Court Dismisses Whistleblower's Claim That Rutgers Created Fake Jobs For Graduates To Raise Business School Ranking (Sept. 2, 2023) 
• preLaw (Winter 2023), 2023 Religious Law School Rankings (Sept. 10, 2023) 
• Quacquarelli Symonds, 2023 World Law School Rankings (Sept. 11, 2023) 
• preLaw, The Most Diverse Law Schools (Sept. 13, 2023) 
• preLaw (Winter 2023), Do Devout Law Schools Take A Hit In The U.S. News Peer Reputation Rankings? (Sept. 17, 2023) 
• 2023-24 U.S. News College Rankings Released With Biggest Methodology Changes In History, Including First-Ever Measure Of Faculty Research (Sept. 19, 2023) 
• Florida Bar, July 2023 Florida Bar Exam Results: Florida International Is #1 For 9th Year In A Row (Sept. 19, 2023) 
• After Adding Graduate Debt And Salaries, And Faculty Research, To Its College Rankings, Will U.S. News Overhaul The Law School Rankings Methodology Yet Again? (Oct. 2, 2023) 
• Inside Higher Ed, Harvard Resident Used AI To Create Medical School Ranking Alternative To U.S. News (Oct. 31, 2023) 
• Ohio Bar, July 2023 Ohio Bar Exam Results: Ohio State #1 (Oct. 31, 2023) 
• Robert Morse (Chief Data Strategist. U.S. News), U.S. News Recalculates Ranking Of 213 Colleges Due To 'Code Anomaly' (Nov. 1, 2023)
• Brooklyn Daily Eagle, The U.S. News Rankings Of New York's 14 Law Schools (Nov. 4, 2023) 
• Washington Post, Behind The Scenes Of The U.S. News Law School Rankings Boycott (Dec. 6, 2023) 
• Projected 2024-25 U.S. News Rankings Of All 196 Law Schools (Dec. 18, 2023) 
• Robert Morse (Chief Data Strategist, U.S. News), What Do Dramatic Changes To U.S. News Medical School Rankings Methodology Portend For Law Schools: 'Transparency Credits' For Non-Boycotting Schools, Faculty Citation Counts? (Dec. 20, 2023) 
• Law.com, Law School Rankings: Judicial Clerkships (Dec. 20, 2023) 
• California Bar, July 2023 California Bar Exam Results (Dec. 22, 2023) 
• California Bar, July 2023 California Bar Exam Results For Out-Of-State Law Schools (Dec. 23, 2023)
• Derek Muller (Notre Dame), Projected Declines Of NYU & Cornell In 2024-25 U.S. News Law School Rankings Highlight Impact Of New Methodology's Shift From Quality To Quantity (Dec. 30, 2023) 
• Los Angeles Times, U.S. News Sues San Francisco City Attorney Over Subpoenas Seeking Rankings Data (Jan. 30, 2024) 
• Jill Switzer (Alternative Resolution Centers, Los Angeles), Will Lawsuit Against U.S. News Over Hospital Rankings Lead To A Lawsuit Over Law School Rankings? (Feb. 3, 2024) 
• Mike Spivey (Spivey Consulting), U.S. News Likely Will Change Methodology In Forthcoming Law School Rankings (Feb. 14, 2024) 
• Darren Bush (Houston), The FTC Needs To Intervene In Law School Rankings (Feb. 27, 2024) 
• Preview Of The 2024-25 U.S. News Law School Rankings: Acceptance Rate (Feb. 28, 2024) 
• Preview Of The 2024-25 U.S. News Law School Rankings: Median UGPA (Feb. 29, 2024) 
• Preview Of The 2024-25 U.S. News Law School Rankings: Median LSAT (Mar. 1, 2024) 
• preLaw (Spring 2024), The Best Law Schools For Practical Training (Mar. 5, 2024) 
• Preview Of The 2024-25 U.S. News Law School Rankings: Admissions (Mar. 6, 2024) 
• Preview Of The 2024-25 U.S. News Law School Rankings: First-Time Bar Passage (Mar. 7, 2024) 
• Preview Of The 2024-25 U.S. News Law School Rankings: Ultimate Bar Passage (Mar. 12, 2024) 
• Preview Of The 2024-25 U.S. News Law School Rankings: Employment (Mar. 13, 2024) 
• Preview Of The 2024-25 U.S. News Law School Rankings: Student Outcomes (Mar. 14, 2024) 
• Preview Of The 2024-25 U.S. News Law School Rankings: Resources (Mar. 15, 2024) 
• Preview Of The 2024-25 U.S. News Law School Rankings: Overall Ranking (Mar. 18, 2024) 
• Law.com, 2024 Law School Rankings By Graduates In BigLaw Jobs (Mar. 19, 2024)
• Reuters & Law.com, Reading The U.S. News Law School Rankings Tea Leaves (Mar. 21, 2024)
• ChatGPT, U.S. News Releases 2024-25 Law School Top 50 Rankings (Apr. 1, 2024) 
• U.S. News, Delayed Release Of Embargoed 2024-25 Law School Rankings (Apr. 2, 2024) 
• Mike Spivey (Spivey Consulting), U.S. News 2024-25 Top 25 Law Schools (Apr. 4, 2024) 
• U.S. News, Updated Embargoed Law School Rankings, Impacting Overall Ranking Of 80 Schools (Apr. 5, 2024)