Friday, March 15, 2024
Preview Of The 2024-25 U.S. News Law School Rankings: Resources
Following up on my previous posts:
- Preview Of The 2024-25 U.S. News Law School Rankings: Overall Ranking
- Preview Of The 2024-25 U.S. News Law School Rankings: Student Outcomes
- Preview Of The 2024-25 U.S. News Law School Rankings: Employment
- Preview Of The 2024-25 U.S. News Law School Rankings: Ultimate Bar Passage
- Preview Of The 2024-25 U.S. News Law School Rankings: First-Time Bar Passage
- Preview Of The 2024-25 U.S. News Law School Rankings: Admissions
In the current 2023-24 methodology, resources count 7% in the overall ranking:
- Student-Faculty Ratio (5%)
- Librarian-Student Ratio (2%)
Below are two resource rankings. The first is a simple ranking using the above weights. The second uses Z-scores with the above weights to better approximate the U.S. News methodology.
| Rank | School | Student-Faculty Ratio Rank | Librarian-Student Ratio Rank | Weighted Rank |
| 1 | University of Arizona | 1 (3.66) | 6 (38.95) | 2.43 |
| 2 | Stanford | 5 (4.38) | 2 (35.94) | 4.14 |
| 3 | Utah | 2 (4.21) | 15 (46.33) | 5.71 |
| 4 | Yale | 8 (4.43) | 1 (31.65) | 6.00 |
| 5 | George Mason | 9 (4.49) | 9 (40.86) | 9.00 |
| 6 | Hawaii | 6 (4.39) | 17 (47.83) | 9.14 |
| 7 | Minnesota | 13 (4.68) | 8 (40.55) | 11.57 |
| 8 | Cleveland State | 7 (4.41) | 26 (53.81) | 12.43 |
| 9 | Penn | 16 (4.82) | 11 (42.53) | 14.57 |
| 10 | Pittsburgh | 3 (4.22) | 50 (69.09) | 16.43 |
| 11 | New Mexico | 18 (4.86) | 14 (44.86) | 16.86 |
| 12 | Northwestern | 4 (4.31) | 52 (69.36) | 17.71 |
| 13 | Connecticut | 22 (5.11) | 10 (41.15) | 18.57 |
| 14 | Richmond | 19 (4.99) | 24 (53) | 20.43 |
| 15 | Cornell | 14 (4.78) | 49 (68.82) | 24.00 |
| 16 | UCLA | 28 (5.5) | 16 (46.79) | 24.57 |
| 17 | Duke | 27 (5.48) | 27 (53.86) | 27.00 |
| 18 | Virginia | 29 (5.5) | 31 (56.13) | 29.57 |
| 19 | Catholic | 37 (5.82) | 12 (42.94) | 29.86 |
| 20 | UC-Irvine | 36 (5.81) | 18 (49.16) | 30.86 |
| 21 | Vermont | 12 (4.68) | 84 (84.47) | 32.57 |
| 22 | Texas A&M | 20 (5.03) | 71 (78.22) | 34.57 |
| 23 | Western New England | 23 (5.11) | 64 (75) | 34.71 |
| 24 | Boston Univ. | 35 (5.78) | 36 (58.38) | 35.29 |
| 25 | Georgetown | 10 (4.64) | 100 (90.26) | 35.71 |
| 26 | North Carolina | 43 (6) | 19 (49.33) | 36.14 |
| 27 | Chicago | 15 (4.82) | 91 (87.14) | 36.71 |
| 28 | Columbia | 31 (5.55) | 53 (69.59) | 37.29 |
| 29 | District of Columbia | 34 (5.71) | 46 (67.22) | 37.43 |
| 30 | Florida | 17 (4.84) | 89 (86.5) | 37.57 |
| 31 | Cincinnati | 42 (5.94) | 29 (55.43) | 38.29 |
| 32 | Golden Gate | 21 (5.04) | 94 (88) | 41.86 |
| 33 | Wayne State | 26 (5.44) | 83 (84.22) | 42.29 |
| 34 | BYU | 59 (6.33) | 3 (38.4) | 43.00 |
| 35 | Wake Forest | 48 (6.18) | 32 (57.43) | 43.43 |
| 36 | Washington Univ. | 11 (4.65) | 125 (104) | 43.57 |
| 37 | UNLV | 41 (5.92) | 54 (69.72) | 44.71 |
| 38 | Florida State | 46 (6.07) | 42 (62.75) | 44.86 |
| 39 | Texas | 40 (5.88) | 60 (73.63) | 45.71 |
| 39 | UC-Berkeley | 30 (5.51) | 85 (85.17) | 45.71 |
| 41 | Quinnipiac | 25 (5.41) | 98 (90.08) | 45.86 |
| 42 | Colorado | 47 (6.12) | 44 (63.25) | 46.14 |
| 43 | Georgia | 55 (6.27) | 25 (53.7) | 46.43 |
| 44 | Maryland | 57 (6.28) | 23 (52.96) | 47.29 |
| 45 | Michigan | 39 (5.87) | 75 (81) | 49.29 |
| 46 | NYU | 38 (5.85) | 79 (83.12) | 49.71 |
| 47 | Univ. of Washington | 49 (6.21) | 63 (74.57) | 53.00 |
| 48 | SUNY-Buffalo | 76 (6.73) | 5 (38.5) | 55.71 |
| 49 | Cooley | 71 (6.61) | 21 (51.5) | 56.71 |
| 50 | Case Western | 56 (6.28) | 62 (74.33) | 57.71 |
| 51 | Lewis & Clark | 32 (5.57) | 123 (103.6) | 58.00 |
| 52 | Ohio State | 68 (6.57) | 34 (57.89) | 58.29 |
| 53 | Indiana (Maurer) | 67 (6.51) | 37 (60.56) | 58.43 |
| 54 | Drake | 52 (6.25) | 76 (81.25) | 58.86 |
| 55 | Vanderbilt | 45 (6.06) | 95 (88.50) | 59.29 |
| 56 | Temple | 24 (5.26) | 152 (123.53) | 60.57 |
| 57 | Tennessee | 70 (6.61) | 40 (61.67) | 61.43 |
| 58 | USC | 50 (6.23) | 99 (90.14) | 64.00 |
| 59 | Illinois | 53 (6.26) | 92 (87.33) | 64.14 |
| 60 | Maine | 54 (6.26) | 90 (87.00) | 64.29 |
| 61 | Baylor | 33 (5.58) | 144 (116.75) | 64.71 |
| 62 | Drexel | 64 (6.43) | 67 (76.5) | 64.86 |
| 63 | Alabama | 84 (7.04) | 20 (50.00) | 65.71 |
| 64 | Notre Dame | 74 (6.65) | 48 (67.63) | 66.57 |
| 65 | Houston | 61 (6.37) | 88 (86.39) | 68.71 |
| 66 | Boston College | 73 (6.64) | 58 (73.45) | 68.71 |
| 67 | San Francisco | 66 (6.51) | 86 (86.25) | 71.71 |
| 68 | Seattle | 44 (6.00) | 153 (124.47) | 75.14 |
| 69 | George Washington | 51 (6.23) | 138 (110.73) | 75.86 |
| 70 | Villanova | 91 (7.39) | 41 (62.44) | 76.71 |
| 71 | Washington & Lee | 75 (6.71) | 82 (84.00) | 77.00 |
| 72 | Washburn | 101 (7.66) | 22 (52.33) | 78.43 |
| 73 | Harvard | 78 (6.81) | 80 (83.71) | 78.57 |
| 74 | William & Mary | 94 (7.45) | 47 (67.33) | 80.57 |
| 75 | Iowa | 112 (8.02) | 4 (38.46) | 81.14 |
| 76 | Florida Int'l | 92 (7.41) | 56 (72.21) | 81.71 |
| 76 | Pepperdine | 72 (6.64) | 106 (91.83) | 81.71 |
| 78 | West Virginia | 86 (7.13) | 72 (79.00) | 82.00 |
| 79 | Dayton | 63 (6.42) | 140 (114.11) | 85.00 |
| 80 | Penn State-Dickinson | 80 (6.86) | 102 (90.67) | 86.29 |
| 81 | South Dakota | 110 (7.86) | 28 (55.00) | 86.57 |
| 82 | South Carolina | 104 (7.67) | 43 (62.9) | 86.57 |
| 83 | Puerto Rico | 100 (7.62) | 57 (72.78) | 87.71 |
| 84 | St. Louis | 89 (7.29) | 87 (86.31) | 88.43 |
| 85 | Cardozo | 58 (6.32) | 165 (136.71) | 88.57 |
| 85 | Northern Illinois | 96 (7.49) | 70 (78) | 88.57 |
| 87 | Arkansas-Little Rock | 93 (7.45) | 78 (82.4) | 88.71 |
| 87 | Fordham | 65 (6.47) | 148 (121.37) | 88.71 |
| 87 | Wisconsin | 109 (7.81) | 38 (60.64) | 88.71 |
| 90 | Memphis | 107 (7.76) | 45 (63.60) | 89.29 |
| 91 | Penn State-Univ. Park | 79 (6.81) | 117 (100.50) | 89.86 |
| 92 | Idaho | 81 (6.91) | 114 (99.00) | 90.43 |
| 93 | Miami | 62 (6.39) | 163 (132.11) | 90.86 |
| 94 | Florida A&M | 118 (8.26) | 30 (55.50) | 92.86 |
| 95 | Emory | 102 (7.66) | 73 (79.20) | 93.71 |
| 96 | Arizona State | 77 (6.79) | 149 (121.86) | 97.57 |
| 97 | Loyola-Chicago | 60 (6.36) | 192 (244.76) | 97.71 |
| 98 | St. Thomas (MN) | 69 (6.59) | 174 (156.00) | 99.00 |
| 99 | Rutgers | 97 (7.54) | 110 (98.19) | 100.71 |
| 99 | Wyoming | 127 (8.59) | 35 (58) | 100.71 |
| 101 | Oregon | 121 (8.39) | 51 (69.14) | 101.00 |
| 102 | DePaul | 83 (7.01) | 155 (126.25) | 103.57 |
| 102 | Ohio Northern | 123 (8.48) | 55 (71.20) | 103.57 |
| 104 | Arkansas-Fayetteville | 130 (8.79) | 39 (61.50) | 104.00 |
| 104 | Baltimore | 82 (6.97) | 159 (127.87) | 104.00 |
| 106 | SMU | 105 (7.71) | 111 (98.43) | 106.71 |
| 107 | Denver | 108 (7.81) | 113 (98.88) | 109.43 |
| 108 | Chapman | 85 (7.06) | 171 (144.33) | 109.57 |
| 109 | Howard | 98 (7.57) | 142 (116.00) | 110.57 |
| 110 | Missouri-Columbia | 113 (8.03) | 107 (93.00) | 111.29 |
| 111 | Nebraska | 120 (8.3) | 93 (87.40) | 112.29 |
| 112 | Santa Clara | 90 (7.3) | 169 (142.81) | 112.57 |
| 113 | American | 88 (7.24) | 175 (157.62) | 112.86 |
| 114 | Texas Tech | 135 (9.00) | 61 (74.00) | 113.86 |
| 115 | Indiana (McKinney) | 95 (7.48) | 162 (132.07) | 114.14 |
| 116 | North Dakota | 136 (9.04) | 66 (76.33) | 116.00 |
| 117 | New Hampshire | 99 (7.57) | 161 (129.25) | 116.71 |
| 118 | Southwestern | 115 (8.06) | 129 (106.75) | 119.00 |
| 119 | Kansas | 111 (7.94) | 141 (114.67) | 119.57 |
| 120 | CUNY | 119 (8.3) | 122 (102.78) | 119.86 |
| 121 | Kentucky | 129 (8.75) | 108 (97.75) | 123.00 |
| 122 | Western State | 143 (9.27) | 74 (80.38) | 123.29 |
| 123 | UC-San Francisco | 114 (8.05) | 147 (118.42) | 123.43 |
| 124 | Northeastern | 103 (7.67) | 177 (161.08) | 124.14 |
| 125 | Appalachian | 122 (8.47) | 131 (107.33) | 124.57 |
| 126 | New York Law School | 137 (9.06) | 97 (89.45) | 125.57 |
| 127 | Pacific | 106 (7.73) | 176 (159.78) | 126.00 |
| 128 | Southern Illinois | 116 (8.22) | 154 (126) | 126.86 |
| 129 | Loyola-L.A. | 132 (8.92) | 119 (100.81) | 128.29 |
| 129 | Pontifical Catholic (PR) | 128 (8.60) | 129 (106.75) | 128.29 |
| 131 | Samford | 178 (10.89) | 7 (40.27) | 129.14 |
| 132 | Louisville | 154 (9.68) | 77 (81.78) | 132.00 |
| 133 | Seton Hall | 117 (8.25) | 173 (154.07) | 133.00 |
| 134 | Marquette | 138 (9.07) | 124 (103.88) | 134.00 |
| 134 | Mississippi | 164 (10.16) | 59 (73.57) | 134.00 |
| 136 | Cal-Western | 161 (10.08) | 68 (76.83) | 134.43 |
| 137 | Michigan State | 126 (8.58) | 157 (127) | 134.86 |
| 138 | Faulkner | 177 (10.79) | 33 (57.56) | 135.86 |
| 139 | Louisiana State | 165 (10.17) | 65 (75.88) | 136.43 |
| 140 | San Diego | 141 (9.13) | 128 (105.62) | 137.29 |
| 141 | Chicago-Kent | 125 (8.50) | 170 (143.33) | 137.86 |
| 142 | Campbell | 139 (9.10) | 136 (110.40) | 138.14 |
| 143 | Albany | 150 (9.42) | 109 (97.83) | 138.29 |
| 144 | Duquesne | 146 (9.32) | 120 (100.81) | 138.57 |
| 145 | Widener (PA) | 142 (9.21) | 132 (107.44) | 139.14 |
| 146 | Tulane | 124 (8.49) | 178 (163.50) | 139.43 |
| 147 | Ave Maria | 157 (9.85) | 96 (89.14) | 139.57 |
| 148 | Creighton | 151 (9.48) | 112 (98.75) | 139.86 |
| 149 | Inter-American (PR) | 192 (12.98) | 13 (44.59) | 140.86 |
| 150 | Oklahoma City | 160 (10.07) | 101 (90.60) | 143.14 |
| 151 | Hofstra | 145 (9.30) | 143 (116.43) | 144.43 |
| 152 | Mercer | 140 (9.12) | 156 (126.67) | 144.57 |
| 153 | Nova | 170 (10.37) | 81 (83.95) | 144.57 |
| 154 | St. John's | 131 (8.9) | 183 (188.42) | 145.86 |
| 155 | Northern Kentucky | 133 (8.96) | 180 (170.33) | 146.43 |
| 156 | Stetson | 144 (9.28) | 164 (133.74) | 149.71 |
| 157 | Massachusetts | 152 (9.49) | 145 (117.00) | 150.00 |
| 158 | Elon | 158 (9.95) | 134 (109.50) | 151.14 |
| 158 | Willamette | 134 (8.97) | 194 (332.00) | 151.14 |
| 160 | Oklahoma | 184 (11.27) | 69 (77.29) | 151.14 |
| 161 | Syracuse | 172 (10.41) | 102 (90.67) | 152.00 |
| 162 | Touro | 163 (10.16) | 126 (104.33) | 152.43 |
| 163 | Roger Williams | 147 (9.34) | 167 (137.75) | 152.71 |
| 164 | North Carolina Central | 173 (10.48) | 104 (91.53) | 153.29 |
| 165 | Toledo | 169 (10.37) | 115 (99.71) | 153.57 |
| 166 | Loyola-New Orleans | 149 (9.42) | 172 (145.17) | 155.57 |
| 167 | North Texas | 168 (10.30) | 127 (105.33) | 156.29 |
| 168 | Texas Southern | 166 (10.21) | 135 (109.60) | 157.14 |
| 169 | Southern | 148 (9.34) | 182 (185.41) | 157.71 |
| 170 | Tulsa | 159 (10.05) | 158 (127.33) | 158.71 |
| 171 | Brooklyn | 156 (9.79) | 166 (137.06) | 158.86 |
| 172 | UC-Davis | 162 (10.14) | 160 (128.40) | 161.43 |
| 173 | Regent | 153 (9.62) | 188 (213.78) | 163.00 |
| 174 | Akron | 176 (10.65) | 133 (108.25) | 163.71 |
| 175 | Gonzaga | 183 (11.25) | 121 (102.00) | 165.29 |
| 176 | Montana | 155 (9.78) | 193 (251.00) | 165.86 |
| 177 | Capital | 167 (10.23) | 168 (142.11) | 167.29 |
| 178 | John Marshall (GA) | 189 (12.08) | 118 (100.67) | 168.71 |
| 179 | Barry | 195 (17.07) | 105 (91.75) | 169.29 |
| 180 | Belmont | 180 (10.97) | 145 (117.00) | 170.00 |
| 181 | Detroit Mercy | 193 (13.04) | 116 (100.00) | 171.00 |
| 182 | Lincoln Memorial | 185 (11.63) | 139 (113.67) | 171.86 |
| 183 | Liberty | 187 (12) | 137 (110.67) | 172.71 |
| 184 | Illinois-Chicago | 171 (10.39) | 181 (178.91) | 173.86 |
| 185 | Widener (DE) | 186 (11.85) | 151 (122.40) | 176.00 |
| 186 | Mississippi College | 190 (12.77) | 150 (122.00) | 178.57 |
| 186 | St. Mary's | 174 (10.52) | 190 (240.78) | 178.57 |
| 188 | St. Thomas (FL) | 175 (10.54) | 191 (243.67) | 179.57 |
| 189 | Pace | 179 (10.91) | 185 (196.33) | 180.71 |
| 190 | Suffolk | 182 (11.17) | 184 (193.06) | 182.57 |
| 191 | Mitchell | Hamline | 181 (11.17) | 189 (232.75) | 183.29 |
| 192 | South Texas | 188 (12.07) | 187 (199.6) | 187.71 |
| 193 | New England | 191 (12.87) | 186 (197.33) | 189.57 |
| 194 | Charleston | 194 (14.47) | 179 (164) | 189.71 |
| N/A | Missouri-Kansas City* | 87 (7.23) | - | - |
| N/A | Georgia State** | - | - | - |
Z-score ranking:
| Rank | School | Student-Faculty Ratio Rank | Librarian-Student Ratio Rank | Weighted Z-Score |
| 1 | University of Arizona | 1 | 6 | 1.69 |
| 2 | Yale | 8 | 1 | 1.49 |
| 3 | Stanford | 5 | 2 | 1.48 |
| 4 | Utah | 2 | 15 | 1.47 |
| 5 | George Mason | 9 | 9 | 1.41 |
| 6 | Hawaii | 6 | 17 | 1.40 |
| 7 | Cleveland State | 7 | 26 | 1.36 |
| 8 | Minnesota | 13 | 8 | 1.35 |
| 9 | Pittsburgh | 3 | 50 | 1.33 |
| 10 | Penn | 16 | 11 | 1.30 |
| 11 | Northwestern | 4 | 52 | 1.30 |
| 12 | New Mexico | 18 | 14 | 1.27 |
| 13 | Connecticut | 22 | 10 | 1.22 |
| 14 | Richmond | 19 | 24 | 1.18 |
| 15 | Cornell | 14 | 49 | 1.15 |
| 16 | Vermont | 12 | 84 | 1.09 |
| 17 | Georgetown | 10 | 100 | 1.06 |
| 18 | UCLA | 28 | 16 | 1.06 |
| 19 | Chicago | 15 | 91 | 1.03 |
| 20 | Florida | 17 | 89 | 1.02 |
| 21 | Duke | 27 | 27 | 1.02 |
| 22 | Texas A&M | 20 | 71 | 1.01 |
| 23 | Western New England | 23 | 64 | 1.01 |
| 24 | Virginia | 29 | 31 | 1.00 |
| 25 | Catholic | 37 | 12 | 0.98 |
| 26 | Washington Univ. | 11 | 125 | 0.98 |
| 27 | Golden Gate | 21 | 94 | 0.95 |
| 28 | UC-Irvine | 36 | 18 | 0.94 |
| 29 | Columbia | 31 | 53 | 0.90 |
| 30 | Boston Univ. | 35 | 36 | 0.90 |
| 31 | North Carolina | 43 | 19 | 0.88 |
| 32 | District of Columbia | 34 | 46 | 0.87 |
| 33 | Cincinnati | 42 | 29 | 0.86 |
| 34 | Wayne State | 26 | 83 | 0.85 |
| 35 | BYU | 59 | 3 | 0.84 |
| 36 | Quinnipiac | 25 | 98 | 0.82 |
| 37 | UC-Berkeley | 30 | 85 | 0.82 |
| 38 | UNLV | 41 | 54 | 0.78 |
| 39 | Florida State | 46 | 42 | 0.78 |
| 40 | Wake Forest | 48 | 32 | 0.77 |
| 41 | Texas | 40 | 60 | 0.77 |
| 42 | Georgia | 55 | 25 | 0.77 |
| 43 | Maryland | 57 | 23 | 0.77 |
| 44 | Colorado | 47 | 44 | 0.76 |
| 45 | Michigan | 39 | 75 | 0.73 |
| 46 | NYU | 38 | 79 | 0.72 |
| 47 | SUNY-Buffalo | 76 | 5 | 0.72 |
| 48 | Lewis & Clark | 32 | 123 | 0.69 |
| 49 | Cooley | 71 | 21 | 0.68 |
| 50 | Temple | 24 | 152 | 0.66 |
| 51 | Univ. of Washington | 49 | 63 | 0.66 |
| 52 | Indiana (Maurer) | 67 | 37 | 0.65 |
| 53 | Ohio State | 68 | 34 | 0.65 |
| 54 | Case Western | 56 | 62 | 0.64 |
| 55 | Vanderbilt | 45 | 95 | 0.62 |
| 56 | Tennessee | 70 | 40 | 0.61 |
| 57 | Drake | 52 | 76 | 0.61 |
| 58 | Baylor | 33 | 144 | 0.60 |
| 59 | Drexel | 64 | 67 | 0.58 |
| 60 | Maine | 54 | 90 | 0.57 |
| 61 | Illinois | 53 | 92 | 0.57 |
| 62 | Notre Dame | 74 | 48 | 0.56 |
| 63 | USC | 50 | 99 | 0.56 |
| 64 | Alabama | 84 | 20 | 0.55 |
| 65 | Houston | 61 | 88 | 0.54 |
| 66 | Boston College | 73 | 58 | 0.53 |
| 67 | San Francisco | 66 | 86 | 0.50 |
| 68 | Washington & Lee | 75 | 82 | 0.45 |
| 69 | George Washington | 51 | 138 | 0.43 |
| 70 | Seattle | 44 | 153 | 0.42 |
| 71 | Pepperdine | 72 | 106 | 0.42 |
| 72 | Harvard | 78 | 80 | 0.42 |
| 73 | Villanova | 91 | 41 | 0.36 |
| 74 | Penn State-Dickinson | 80 | 102 | 0.36 |
| 75 | Dayton | 63 | 140 | 0.35 |
| 76 | West Virginia | 86 | 72 | 0.34 |
| 77 | Washburn | 101 | 22 | 0.34 |
| 78 | William & Mary | 94 | 47 | 0.31 |
| 79 | Penn State-Univ. Park | 79 | 117 | 0.31 |
| 80 | Iowa | 112 | 4 | 0.31 |
| 81 | Florida Int'l | 92 | 56 | 0.30 |
| 82 | Fordham | 65 | 148 | 0.29 |
| 83 | Idaho | 81 | 114 | 0.29 |
| 84 | South Carolina | 104 | 43 | 0.27 |
| 85 | South Dakota | 110 | 28 | 0.26 |
| 86 | Miami | 62 | 163 | 0.25 |
| 87 | St. Louis | 89 | 87 | 0.25 |
| 88 | Cardozo | 58 | 165 | 0.25 |
| 89 | Memphis | 107 | 45 | 0.24 |
| 90 | Wisconsin | 109 | 38 | 0.24 |
| 91 | Northern Illinois | 96 | 70 | 0.24 |
| 92 | Puerto Rico | 100 | 57 | 0.23 |
| 93 | Arkansas-Little Rock | 93 | 78 | 0.22 |
| 94 | Arizona State | 77 | 149 | 0.19 |
| 95 | Emory | 102 | 73 | 0.17 |
| 96 | Florida A&M | 118 | 30 | 0.13 |
| 97 | Rutgers | 97 | 110 | 0.10 |
| 98 | Baltimore | 82 | 159 | 0.09 |
| 99 | DePaul | 83 | 155 | 0.09 |
| 100 | St. Thomas (MN) | 69 | 174 | 0.04 |
| 101 | SMU | 105 | 111 | 0.04 |
| 102 | Wyoming | 127 | 35 | 0.01 |
| 103 | Denver | 108 | 113 | 0.01 |
| 104 | Oregon | 121 | 51 | 0.00 |
| 105 | Howard | 98 | 142 | -0.02 |
| 106 | Missouri-Columbia | 113 | 107 | -0.03 |
| 107 | Chapman | 85 | 171 | -0.03 |
| 108 | Ohio Northern | 123 | 55 | -0.04 |
| 109 | Arkansas-Fayetteville | 130 | 39 | -0.08 |
| 110 | Nebraska | 120 | 93 | -0.08 |
| 111 | Indiana (McKinney) | 95 | 162 | -0.09 |
| 112 | Santa Clara | 90 | 169 | -0.10 |
| 113 | New Hampshire | 99 | 161 | -0.10 |
| 114 | Southwestern | 115 | 129 | -0.12 |
| 115 | Kansas | 111 | 141 | -0.13 |
| 116 | CUNY | 119 | 122 | -0.17 |
| 117 | American | 88 | 175 | -0.17 |
| 118 | UC-San Francisco | 114 | 147 | -0.19 |
| 119 | Texas Tech | 135 | 61 | -0.22 |
| 120 | North Dakota | 136 | 66 | -0.25 |
| 121 | Appalachian | 122 | 131 | -0.26 |
| 122 | Kentucky | 129 | 108 | -0.29 |
| 123 | Southern Illinois | 116 | 154 | -0.29 |
| 124 | Pontifical Catholic (PR) | 128 | 129 | -0.29 |
| 125 | Northeastern | 103 | 177 | -0.33 |
| 126 | New York Law School | 137 | 97 | -0.33 |
| 127 | Pacific | 106 | 176 | -0.34 |
| 128 | Western State | 143 | 74 | -0.35 |
| 129 | Loyola-L.A. | 132 | 119 | -0.36 |
| 130 | Michigan State | 126 | 157 | -0.41 |
| 131 | Marquette | 138 | 124 | -0.42 |
| 132 | Loyola-Chicago | 60 | 192 | -0.43 |
| 133 | San Diego | 141 | 128 | -0.45 |
| 134 | Seton Hall | 117 | 173 | -0.47 |
| 135 | Campbell | 139 | 136 | -0.47 |
| 136 | Chicago-Kent | 125 | 170 | -0.48 |
| 137 | Louisville | 154 | 77 | -0.48 |
| 138 | Duquesne | 146 | 120 | -0.49 |
| 139 | Widener (PA) | 142 | 132 | -0.49 |
| 140 | Albany | 150 | 109 | -0.50 |
| 141 | Creighton | 151 | 112 | -0.52 |
| 142 | Hofstra | 145 | 143 | -0.57 |
| 143 | Cal-Western | 161 | 68 | -0.58 |
| 144 | Mercer | 140 | 156 | -0.58 |
| 145 | Ave Maria | 157 | 96 | -0.58 |
| 146 | Mississippi | 164 | 59 | -0.59 |
| 147 | Louisiana State | 165 | 65 | -0.60 |
| 148 | Tulane | 124 | 178 | -0.61 |
| 149 | Samford | 178 | 7 | -0.61 |
| 150 | Massachusetts | 152 | 145 | -0.64 |
| 151 | Oklahoma City | 160 | 101 | -0.66 |
| 152 | Stetson | 144 | 164 | -0.67 |
| 153 | Faulkner | 177 | 33 | -0.69 |
| 154 | Nova | 170 | 81 | -0.72 |
| 155 | Roger Williams | 147 | 167 | -0.72 |
| 156 | Elon | 158 | 134 | -0.74 |
| 157 | Syracuse | 172 | 102 | -0.77 |
| 158 | Touro | 163 | 126 | -0.77 |
| 159 | Loyola-New Orleans | 149 | 172 | -0.79 |
| 160 | North Carolina Central | 173 | 104 | -0.80 |
| 161 | Northern Kentucky | 133 | 180 | -0.80 |
| 162 | Toledo | 169 | 115 | -0.81 |
| 163 | Texas Southern | 166 | 135 | -0.82 |
| 164 | North Texas | 168 | 127 | -0.82 |
| 165 | Brooklyn | 156 | 166 | -0.86 |
| 166 | Tulsa | 159 | 158 | -0.88 |
| 167 | St. John's | 131 | 183 | -0.89 |
| 168 | UC-Davis | 162 | 160 | -0.91 |
| 169 | Akron | 176 | 133 | -0.95 |
| 170 | Oklahoma | 184 | 69 | -0.96 |
| 171 | Southern | 148 | 182 | -1.01 |
| 172 | Capital | 167 | 168 | -1.03 |
| 173 | Gonzaga | 183 | 121 | -1.10 |
| 174 | Belmont | 180 | 145 | -1.11 |
| 175 | Regent | 153 | 188 | -1.27 |
| 176 | Lincoln Memorial | 185 | 139 | -1.29 |
| 177 | Inter-American (PR) | 192 | 13 | -1.30 |
| 178 | Illinois-Chicago | 171 | 181 | -1.30 |
| 179 | John Marshall (GA) | 189 | 118 | -1.36 |
| 180 | Liberty | 187 | 137 | -1.40 |
| 181 | Widener (DE) | 186 | 151 | -1.42 |
| 182 | Montana | 155 | 193 | -1.55 |
| 183 | Pace | 179 | 185 | -1.57 |
| 184 | Suffolk | 182 | 184 | -1.64 |
| 185 | Detroit Mercy | 193 | 116 | -1.66 |
| 186 | Mississippi College | 190 | 150 | -1.71 |
| 187 | St. Mary's | 174 | 190 | -1.72 |
| 188 | St. Thomas (FL) | 175 | 191 | -1.75 |
| 189 | Willamette | 134 | 194 | -1.79 |
| 190 | Mitchell | Hamline | 181 | 189 | -1.88 |
| 191 | South Texas | 188 | 187 | -1.96 |
| 192 | New England | 191 | 186 | -2.20 |
| 193 | Charleston | 194 | 179 | -2.50 |
| 194 | Barry | 195 | 105 | -2.89 |
| N/A | Missouri-Kansas City* | 87 | - | - |
| N/A | Georgia State** | - | - | - |
*Due to the reported number of zero (0) for total librarians (full time and part time) in the Faculty Resources section of the 2023 ABA Standard 509 Information Report for University of Missouri-Kansas City, only the student-faculty ratio could be calculated.
**Due to the reported number of zero (0) for total number of students (full time and part time) in the Grants and Scholarships section of the 2023 ABA Standard 509 Information Report for Georgia State University College of Law, they have been removed from this ranking.
For the Z-scores used to calculate this ranking, see here.
https://taxprof.typepad.com/taxprof_blog/2024/03/preview-of-the-2024-25-us-news-law-school-rankings-resources.html
