U.S. News Law School Rankings 2024-2025: Big Changes in T100

Demon Team

Apr 15, 2024

The newest U.S. News Law School Rankings were just released, and multiple schools made big waves. Some moved up considerably—The Catholic University of America jumped 28 spots. Others were less fortunate—UC Law, San Francisco (formerly UC Hastings) dropped 22 spots.

Does this matter?

Students often decide which law schools to attend based on these rankings. They shouldn’t dictate your school choice. The factors:

Employment: 33% (average of last two graduating years)
First-Time Bar Passage: 18% (average of last two graduating years)
Ultimate Bar Passage: 7% (average of last two graduating years)
Peer Assessment: 12.5%
Lawyer/Judge Assessment: 12.5%
LSAT/GRE: 5%
UGPA: 4%
Acceptance Rate: 1%
Student-Faculty Ratio: 5%
Library Resources: 2%

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Which schools benefited the most from the updated rankings?

The T14 saw little movement overall. The biggest winner was University of Virginia, which jumped into the number 4 spot, tied with Duke, Harvard, and University of Pennsylvania.

The biggest winner in the next tier of schools (T15-T50) was William & Mary Law School, which jumped 9 spots (45th to 36th). Right behind them, University of Colorado, Boulder and Florida State University both moved up 8 spots (56th to 48th).

Some of the largest gains occurred within the T51-T100 schools. The Catholic University of America rose 28 spots to number 94. Also moving up the rankings was University of Connecticut, with a 16-spot improvement to 55, and Pennsylvania State University, Dickinson Law, with a 14-spot jump to 75.

Who were the losers in the rankings?

In the T14 group, New York University tumbled from number 5 to number 9.

In the T15-T50 group, Emory University and University of California, Irvine both dropped 7 spots, from 35th to 42nd.

Among the biggest losses in rankings was UC Law, San Francisco, plummeting 22 spots to 82nd. Stetson University dropped 14 spots to 98th. Right behind them, University of Miami and Texas Tech University both dropped 11 spots to 82nd.

Here’s the list of T100 law schools as ranked by U.S. News:

School	Rank	+/-
Stanford University	1	-
Yale University	1	-
University of Chicago	3	-
Duke University	4	1
Harvard University	4	1
University of Pennsylvania - Carey	4	-
University of Virginia	4	4
Columbia University	8	-
New York University (NYU)	9	-4
Northwestern University - Pritzker	9	1
University of Michigan	9	1
University of California - Berkeley	12	-2
University of California - Los Angeles	13	1
Cornell University	14	-1
Georgetown University	14	1
University of Minnesota	16	-
University of Texas - Austin	16	-
Washington University in St. Louis (WashU)	16	4
Vanderbilt University	19	-3
University of Georgia	20	-
University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill	20	2
University of Notre Dame	20	7
University of Southern California (USC)	20	-4
Boston University	24	3
Wake Forest University	25	-3
Ohio State University - Moritz	26	-4
Texas A&M University	26	3
Boston College	28	1
Brigham Young University (BYU)	28	-6
George Mason University - Scalia	28	4
University of Florida - Levin	28	-6
University of Utah - Quinney	28	4
Fordham University	33	-4
University of Alabama	33	2
Washington and Lee University	33	7
Arizona State University - O’Connor	36	-4
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	36	7
University of Iowa	36	-1
University of Wisconsin - Madison	36	4
William & Mary Law School	36	9
George Washington University	41	-6
Emory University	42	-7
Indiana University - Bloomington Maurer	42	3
Southern Methodist University (SMU)	42	3
University of California - Irvine	42	-7
Baylor University	46	3
University of Kansas	46	-6
Florida State University	48	8
University of Colorado - Boulder	48	8
University of Washington	48	1
Villanova University - Widger	48	-5
Pepperdine University - Caruso	52	-7
University of Tennessee - Knoxville	52	-1
Temple University - Beasley	54	-
University of Arizona - Rogers	55	-1
University of California - Davis	55	5
University of Connecticut	55	16
University of Maryland - Carey	55	-4
University of Oklahoma	55	-4
Wayne State University	55	1
Loyola Marymount University	61	-1
Seton Hall University	61	-5
University of Kentucky - Rosenberg	61	-1
University of Missouri (Mizzou)	61	10
Yeshiva University - Cardozo	61	8
University of Richmond	66	-6
University of South Carolina	66	-6
Florida International University (FIU)	68	-8
Marquette University	68	3
Northeastern University	68	3
Pennsylvania State University - University Park	68	12
St. John’s University	68	-8
University of Houston Law Center	68	-8
University of San Diego	68	10
Drexel University - Kline	75	5
Georgia State University	75	-6
Pennsylvania State University - Dickinson Law	75	14
Loyola University Chicago	78	6
Tulane University	78	-7
University of Cincinnati	78	6
University of Nevada - Las Vegas (UNLV)	78	11
Drake University	82	6
Lewis & Clark College - Northwestern	82	2
Texas Tech University	82	-11
UC College of the Law, San Francisco (Hastings)	82	-22
University of Miami	82	-11
University of Nebraska - Lincoln	82	7
University of Oregon	82	-4
Case Western Reserve University	89	-9
University of Denver - Sturm	89	-9
Belmont University	91	14
Louisiana State University - Baton Rouge (LSU)	91	8
University of Pittsburgh	91	-2
Duquesne University - Kline	94	-5
Saint Louis University	94	-5
The Catholic University of America	94	28
University of New Mexico	94	2
American University - Washington	98	-9
Indiana University - Indianapolis McKinney	98	1
Stetson University	98	-14
University of New Hampshire - Pierce	98	7
University of St. Thomas	98	-2

The largest shifts in rank occurred outside the T100. Samford University climbed 28 spots to number 103. University of Maine School of Law moved up 26 spots to 120. Gonzaga University dropped 21 spots, landing at number 120. University of Louisville plummeted to number 136, a 37-point drop.

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U.S. News Law School Rankings 2024-2025: Big Changes in T100

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