Tuesday, February 18, 2025
Preview Of The 2025-26 U.S. News Law School Rankings: Acceptance Rate
Update:
- Preview Of The 2025-26 U.S. News Law School Rankings: Overall Ranking
- Preview Of The 2025-26 U.S. News Law School Rankings: Resources
- Preview Of The 2025-26 U.S. News Law School Rankings: Student Outcomes
- Preview Of The 2025-26 U.S. News Law School Rankings: Admissions
| Rank | School | 2024 Acceptance Rate | 2023 Acceptance Rate |
| 1 | Yale | 5.25 | 5.58 (1) |
| 2 | Stanford | 8.85 | 7.26 (2) |
| 3 | Penn | 9.95 | 9.88 (4) |
| 4 | Harvard | 10.97 | 9.58 (3) |
| 5 | Ohio Northern | 11.53 | 68.25 (184) |
| 6 | Columbia | 11.75 | 12.23 (7) |
| 7 | Michigan | 11.85 | 12.58 (9) |
| 8 | USC | 12.41 | 12.52 (8) |
| 9 | Chicago | 12.73 | 12.78 (10) |
| 10 | Boston College | 13.27 | 13.38 (11) |
| 11 | Texas A&M | 13.48 | 14.64 (13) |
| 12 | Duke | 13.88 | 10.51 (5) |
| 13 | Virginia | 13.92 | 11.46 (6) |
| 14 | Georgia | 14.48 | 14.77 (14) |
| 15 | George Mason | 14.60 | 14.03 (12) |
| 16 | North Carolina | 15.18 | 16.27 (18) |
| 17 | Northwestern | 15.36 | 15.53 (17) |
| 18 | Texas | 15.60 | 14.90 (15) |
| 19 | UCLA | 16.10 | 16.80 (21) |
| 20 | NYU | 16.67 | 16.76 (19) |
| 21 | UC-Berkeley | 17.30 | 14.92 (16) |
| 22 | UC-Irvine | 17.38 | 18.18 (26) |
| 23 | Florida | 17.44 | 17.01 (22) |
| 24 | Vanderbilt | 18.45 | 16.76 (19) |
| 25 | Washington Univ. | 19.90 | 17.16 (23) |
| 26 | Florida State | 19.91 | 21.12 (29) |
| 27 | Georgetown | 20.13 | 19.57 (28) |
| 28 | Boston Univ. | 20.61 | 17.82 (25) |
| 29 | Florida Int'l | 21.03 | 25.18 (35) |
| 30 | Villanova | 21.93 | 22.50 (33) |
| 31 | Arizona State | 22.05 | 21.28 (31) |
| 32 | Fordham | 22.15 | 21.13 (30) |
| 33 | Cornell | 23.11 | 19.30 (27) |
| 34 | Notre Dame | 23.26 | 24.39 (34) |
| 35 | Utah | 24.76 | 30.2 (48) |
| 36 | Tennessee | 26.30 | 30.21 (49) |
| 37 | Alabama | 26.58 | 26.62 (36) |
| 38 | Wake Forest | 26.84 | 31.47 (54) |
| 39 | Baylor | 26.93 | 17.77 (24) |
| 40 | Chapman | 27.14 | 30.68 (50) |
| 41 | North Texas | 27.68 | 30.06 (46) |
| 42 | BYU | 27.76 | 28.77 (41) |
| 43 | Arkansas-Fayetteville | 28.00 | 42.57 (98) |
| 44 | Houston | 28.44 | 32.27 (56) |
| 44 | Pepperdine | 28.44 | 28.18 (39) |
| 46 | Wisconsin | 28.93 | 35.58 (71) |
| 47 | Miami | 29.13 | 32.94 (58) |
| 48 | Wayne State | 29.33 | 27.41 (38) |
| 49 | Ohio State | 29.40 | 33.08 (59) |
| 50 | Marquette | 29.42 | 45.51 (111) |
| Rank | School | 2024 Acceptance Rate | 2023 Acceptance Rate |
| 51 | South Carolina | 29.50 | 34.00 (64) |
| 52 | Connecticut | 30.18 | 29.31 (44) |
| 53 | University of Arizona | 30.38 | 29.35 (45) |
| 54 | SMU | 30.39 | 32.69 (57) |
| 55 | Loyola-L.A. | 30.60 | 33.92 (63) |
| 55 | St. John's | 30.60 | 41.48 (95) |
| 57 | Maryland | 30.83 | 30.18 (47) |
| 58 | Washington & Lee | 31.68 | 31.44 (53) |
| 59 | Michigan State | 31.86 | 39.37 (83) |
| 60 | North Carolina Central | 31.95 | 34.62 (68) |
| 61 | Hawaii | 32.00 | 28.80 (42) |
| 62 | Howard | 32.01 | 33.55 (60) |
| 63 | William & Mary | 32.23 | 27.31 (37) |
| 64 | St. Mary's | 32.48 | 35.94 (75) |
| 65 | George Washington | 32.59 | 28.72 (40) |
| 66 | UC-Davis | 33.16 | 28.99 (43) |
| 67 | Texas Tech | 33.54 | 38.08 (79) |
| 68 | Jacksonville | 34.41 | N/A (N/A) |
| 69 | Campbell | 34.43 | 38.66 (81) |
| 70 | Catholic | 34.63 | 31.83 (55) |
| 71 | Minnesota | 34.93 | 39.76 (88) |
| 72 | Texas Southern | 35.63 | 39.65 (87) |
| 73 | Temple | 35.77 | 39.40 (84) |
| 74 | Georgia State | 36.04 | 31.03 (52) |
| 75 | Northeastern | 36.20 | 37.27 (77) |
| 76 | Cleveland State | 36.28 | 35.88 (74) |
| 77 | Colorado | 36.43 | 34.24 (66) |
| 78 | District of Columbia | 37.10 | 44.34 (107) |
| 78 | San Diego | 37.10 | 33.61 (62) |
| 80 | Case Western | 37.14 | 41.79 (96) |
| 81 | UC-San Francisco | 37.50 | 30.91 (51) |
| 82 | Cardozo | 37.54 | 37.64 (78) |
| 83 | Dayton | 37.66 | 34.3 (67) |
| 84 | Drexel | 37.79 | 34.16 (65) |
| 85 | Rutgers | 38.17 | 38.88 (82) |
| 86 | Kansas | 38.30 | 48.71 (122) |
| 87 | South Texas | 38.77 | 44.04 (106) |
| 88 | Syracuse | 38.98 | 42.59 (99) |
| 89 | Arkansas-Little Rock | 39.16 | 59.17 (161) |
| 90 | Southwestern | 39.38 | 49.85 (124) |
| 91 | Oklahoma | 39.41 | 47.23 (118) |
| 92 | Indiana (Maurer) | 39.45 | 46.86 (115) |
| 93 | Florida A&M | 39.64 | 35.83 (73) |
| 94 | American | 39.78 | 35.69 (72) |
| 95 | Emory | 40.12 | 40.87 (91) |
| 96 | CUNY | 40.29 | 39.89 (90) |
| 97 | University of Washington | 40.50 | 34.67 (69) |
| 97 | UNLV | 40.50 | 33.59 (61) |
| 99 | Stetson | 40.99 | 38.39 (80) |
| 100 | Penn State-Dickinson | 41.33 | 35.37 (70) |
| 101 | Belmont | 41.44 | 39.62 (86) |
| 102 | Toledo | 42.18 | 61.59 (165) |
| 103 | Cincinnati | 42.64 | 47.66 (119) |
| 104 | Seton Hall | 42.83 | 45.58 (112) |
| 105 | Richmond | 42.91 | 41.46 (94) |
| 106 | Loyola-Chicago | 43.02 | 43.92 (105) |
| 107 | Mercer | 43.27 | 46.98 (117) |
| 108 | Appalachian | 43.74 | 54.19 (142) |
| 109 | West Virginia | 43.75 | 45.13 (108) |
| 110 | Memphis | 43.76 | 43.66 (103) |
| 111 | Pontifical Catholic (PR) | 44.34 | 39.88 (89) |
| 111 | Regent | 44.34 | 40.88 (92) |
| 113 | SUNY-Buffalo | 44.63 | 41.08 (93) |
| 114 | DePaul | 45.37 | 43.59 (102) |
| 115 | John Marshall (GA) | 45.49 | 46.88 (116) |
| 116 | Mississippi | 46.23 | 43.53 (101) |
| 117 | Illinois | 46.79 | 43.69 (104) |
| 118 | Cooley | 47.59 | 46.15 (114) |
| 119 | Albany | 47.62 | 54.87 (144) |
| 120 | Detroit Mercy | 47.72 | 52.22 (132) |
| 121 | Tulsa | 47.78 | 43.17 (100) |
| 122 | Elon | 47.85 | 45.93 (113) |
| 123 | Kentucky | 48.24 | 52.54 (136) |
| 124 | Touro | 48.27 | 50.49 (129) |
| 125 | Western State | 48.48 | 45.14 (109) |
| 126 | Puerto Rico | 49.23 | 42.35 (97) |
| 127 | Chicago-Kent | 49.35 | 50.45 (128) |
| 128 | Baltimore | 49.40 | 58.66 (159) |
| 129 | Louisiana State | 49.46 | 48.93 (123) |
| 130 | Charleston | 50.09 | 53.13 (138) |
| 131 | Hofstra | 50.86 | 50.38 (127) |
| 132 | Penn State-Univ. Park | 51.40 | 36.94 (76) |
| 133 | New Mexico | 51.58 | 53.48 (141) |
| 134 | Pittsburgh | 51.66 | 39.45 (85) |
| 135 | Missouri-Columbia | 52.01 | 52.49 (135) |
| 136 | North Dakota | 52.22 | 62.01 (168) |
| 137 | Pace | 52.42 | 53.34 (139) |
| 138 | New York Law School | 52.71 | 53.11 (137) |
| 139 | Ave Maria | 53.02 | 45.19 (110) |
| 140 | Tulane | 53.03 | 48.01 (121) |
| 141 | Denver | 53.06 | 50.37 (126) |
| 142 | Seattle | 53.23 | 52.26 (133) |
| 143 | Gonzaga | 53.58 | 61.67 (166) |
| 144 | Brooklyn | 54.29 | 50.00 (125) |
| 145 | Lincoln Memorial | 54.32 | 52.17 (131) |
| 146 | Inter-American (PR) | 54.33 | 58.41 (158) |
| 147 | San Francisco | 54.52 | 55.23 (147) |
| 148 | Cal-Western | 55.30 | 55.38 (148) |
| 149 | Northern Illinois | 55.60 | 54.48 (143) |
| 150 | Faulkner | 55.97 | 58.25 (155) |
| 151 | Duquesne | 56.06 | 55.43 (149) |
| 152 | Oklahoma City | 56.36 | 65.40 (176) |
| 153 | Nova | 56.61 | 55.11 (146) |
| 154 | Montana | 58.08 | 71.49 (189) |
| 155 | Loyola-New Orleans | 58.55 | 64.71 (173) |
| 156 | Samford | 58.84 | 55.67 (151) |
| 157 | Liberty | 59.08 | 56.43 (152) |
| 158 | Pacific | 59.46 | 61.31 (164) |
| 159 | Iowa | 59.76 | 47.71 (120) |
| 160 | Massachusetts | 59.89 | 67.27 (179) |
| 161 | New Hampshire | 60.14 | 57.38 (153) |
| 162 | Drake | 60.17 | 69.42 (186) |
| 163 | Barry | 60.20 | 55.63 (150) |
| 164 | Mitchell | Hamline | 60.35 | 67.43 (181) |
| 165 | St. Thomas (FL) | 60.66 | 51.44 (130) |
| 166 | Akron | 60.83 | 62.07 (169) |
| 167 | Quinnipiac | 61.46 | 58.33 (157) |
| 168 | Western New England | 61.60 | 59.82 (162) |
| 169 | Missouri-Kansas City | 61.86 | 58.87 (160) |
| 170 | Wyoming | 61.97 | 55.09 (145) |
| 171 | St. Louis | 62.04 | 61.90 (167) |
| 172 | Nebraska | 62.12 | 65.90 (177) |
| 173 | Southern | 62.90 | 53.46 (140) |
| 174 | Indiana (McKinney) | 62.92 | 62.29 (170) |
| 175 | Lewis & Clark | 63.29 | 67.88 (183) |
| 176 | Illinois-Chicago | 64.14 | 69.53 (187) |
| 177 | St. Thomas (MN) | 64.36 | 72.17 (191) |
| 178 | Louisville | 64.40 | 57.64 (154) |
| 179 | Vermont | 64.66 | 64.19 (171) |
| 180 | Suffolk | 65.30 | 64.30 (172) |
| 181 | South Dakota | 65.57 | 76.16 (195) |
| 182 | Santa Clara | 66.33 | 52.43 (134) |
| 183 | Mississippi College | 66.34 | 67.41 (180) |
| 184 | Widener (DE) | 66.37 | 67.83 (182) |
| 185 | Oregon | 66.42 | 75.23 (193) |
| 186 | Widener (PA) | 66.49 | 65.00 (174) |
| 187 | Willamette | 66.53 | 69.34 (185) |
| 188 | Maine | 66.54 | 58.29 (156) |
| 189 | Idaho | 67.23 | 75.27 (194) |
| 190 | Southern Illinois | 67.35 | 60.47 (163) |
| 191 | Northern Kentucky | 67.46 | 71.91 (190) |
| 192 | Roger Williams | 67.67 | 65.19 (175) |
| 193 | Creighton | 69.57 | 71.36 (188) |
| 194 | Capital | 72.18 | 77.52 (196) |
| 195 | Washburn | 73.12 | 66.10 (178) |
| 196 | New England | 76.27 | 74.29 (192) |
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