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Below are the 2023 (released 2022) U.S. News & World Report law school rankings as compared to last year's 2022 rankings edition. As always, we want to disclaim that it is our strong opinion that rankings should not be a major factor in where you decide to attend law school. You can watch our video on how best to use rankings to decide on a law school here, and you can always visit our site My Rank to create your own custom law school rankings based on the metrics you prioritize.
U.S. News & World Report Law School Rankings, 2023 vs. 2022
1. Yale University (0)
2. Stanford University (0)
3. University of Chicago (+1)
4. Columbia University (0)
4. Harvard University (-1)
6. University of Pennsylvania (0)
7. New York University (-1)
8. University of Virginia (0)
9. University of California–Berkeley (0)
10. University of Michigan–Ann Arbor (0)
11. Duke University (-1)
12. Cornell University (+1)
13. Northwestern University (-1)
14. Georgetown University (+1)
15. University of California–Los Angeles (-1)
16. Washington University in St. Louis (0)
17. Boston University (+3)
17. University of Texas–Austin (-1)
17. Vanderbilt University (-1)
20. University of Southern California (-1)
21. University of Florida (0)
21. University of Minnesota (+1)
23. Brigham Young University (+6)
23. University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill (+1)
25. George Washington University (+2)
25. University of Alabama (0)
25. University of Notre Dame (-3)
28. University of Iowa (+1)
29. University of Georgia (-2)
30. Arizona State University (-5)
30. Emory University (-1)
30. George Mason University (+11)
30. Ohio State University (+10)
30. William & Mary Law School (+5)
35. University of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign (-6)
35. Washington and Lee University (0)
37. Boston College (-8)
37. Fordham University (-2)
37. University of California–Davis (-2)
37. University of California–Irvine (-2)
37. University of Utah (+6)
37. Wake Forest University (+4)
43. Indiana University–Bloomington (Maurer) (0)
43. University of Wisconsin–Madison (-14)
45. University of Arizona (+1)
46. Texas A&M University (+7)
47. Florida State University (+1)
47. University of Maryland (+3)
49. University of Colorado–Boulder (-1)
49. University of Washington (-4)
51. University of California–Hastings (-1)
52. Pepperdine University (-6)
52. University of Richmond (+1)
52. Yeshiva University (Cardozo) (+1)
55. Tulane University (+5)
56. University of Tennessee–Knoxville (+4)
56. Villanova University (-3)
58. Baylor University (0)
58. Pennsylvania State University Dickinson Law (+2)
58. Southern Methodist University (-6)
58. University of Houston Law Center (+2)
58. Wayne State University (+14)
63. Temple University (-10)
64. Pennsylvania State University University Park (-4)
64. University of Connecticut (-6)
64. University of San Diego (+22)
67. Loyola Marymount University (+5)
67. University of Kansas (+3)
67. University of Kentucky (+14)
67. University of Missouri (-7)
67. University of Nevada–Las Vegas (-7)
67. University of Oregon (+5)
73. American University (+8)
73. Loyola University Chicago (+5)
73. Northeastern University (-6)
73. Seton Hall University (-3)
73. University of Miami (-1)
78. Case Western Reserve University (-6)
78. Drexel University (+3)
78. Georgia State University (0)
78. University of Denver (0)
78. University of Nebraska–Lincoln (+9)
78. University of Pittsburgh (-11)
84. St. John's University (-12)
84. University of South Carolina (+12)
86. Rutgers University (+5)
86. University of Arkansas–Fayetteville (+10)
88. Lewis & Clark College (0)
88. University of Cincinnati (-7)
88. University of Oklahoma (-21)
91. Michigan State University (0)
91. University of Hawaii–Manoa (+7)
91. University of New Mexico (+11)
94. Illinois Institute of Technology (Chicago-Kent) (-3)
94. The Catholic University of America (+8)
94. University at Buffalo–SUNY (+4)
94. University of Louisville (+4)
98. Brooklyn Law School (-17)
98. Florida International University (-10)
98. Howard University (-7)
98. Indiana University–Indianapolis (McKinney) (+13)
98. Saint Louis University (-7)
103. Syracuse University (-1)
103. University of Montana (+31)
105. DePaul University (+6)
105. Louisiana State University–Baton Rouge (+4)
105. Marquette University (-3)
105. Texas Tech University (-3)
105. University of New Hampshire (-17)
105. Washburn University (+4)
111. Drake University (-9)
111. Stetson University (0)
111. University of Mississippi (-13)
114. University of Maine (+10)
114. University of Missouri–Kansas City (-3)
116. Gonzaga University (+13)
116. Seattle University (+10)
118. Chapman University (+16)
118. Hofstra University (+1)
118. University of Tulsa (-7)
118. West Virginia University (-2)
122. Albany Law School (-6)
122. Mercer University (+2)
122. Suffolk University (+7)
122. University of Baltimore (+7)
122. University of Dayton (-3)
127. Cleveland State University (Cleveland-Marshall) (-11)
127. University of St. Thomas (-1)
129. Duquesne University (-10)
129. New York Law School (-10)
129. University of Wyoming (-10)
129. Willamette University College of Law (+) (ranked 147-193 last year)
133. Belmont University (+1)
133. CUNY (-21)
133. Loyola University New Orleans (+11)
133. Santa Clara University (-7)
133. University of South Dakota (+1)
133. University of the Pacific (McGeorge) (+8)
139. Creighton University (+2)
139. Samford University (+5)
139. University of Detroit Mercy (+) (ranked 147-193 last year)
142. Pace University (-3)
142. Regent University (+) (ranked 147-193 last year)
142. University of Idaho (-3)
142. University of Memphis (+2)
142. Vermont Law School (+) (ranked 147-193 last year)
147-192. Appalachian School of Law (0)
147-192. Atlanta's John Marshall Law School (0)
147-192. Ave Maria School of Law (0)
147-192. Barry University (0)
147-192. California Western School of Law (0)
147-192. Campbell University (0)
147-192. Capital University (0)
147-192. Charleston School of Law (0)
147-192. Elon University (0)
147-192. Faulkner University (0)
147-192. Florida A&M University (0)
147-192. Golden Gate University (0)
147-192. Liberty University (0)
147-192. Lincoln Memorial University (0)
147-192. Mississippi College (0)
147-192. Mitchell Hamline School of Law (0)
147-192. New England Law Boston (0)
147-192. North Carolina Central University (0)
147-192. Northern Illinois University (0)
147-192. Northern Kentucky University (0)
147-192. Nova Southeastern University (0)
147-192. Ohio Northern University (0)
147-192. Oklahoma City University (0)
147-192. Quinnipiac University
147-192. Roger Williams University (0)
147-192. South Texas College of Law Houston (0)
147-192. Southern Illinois University–Carbondale (0)
147-192. Southern University Law Center (0)
147-192. Southwestern Law School (0)
147-192. St. Mary's University (0)
147-192. St. Thomas University (0)
147-192. Texas Southern University (0)
147-192. Touro College (0)
147-192. University of Akron (-) (134 last year)
147-192. University of Arkansas–Little Rock (-) (141 last year)
147-192. University of Illinois–Chicago (0)
147-192. University of Massachusetts–Dartmouth (0)
147-192. University of North Dakota (0)
147-192. University of San Francisco (0)
147-192. University of the District of Columbia (0)
147-192. University of Toledo (-) (129 last year)
147-192. Western Michigan University Thomas M. Cooley Law School (0)
147-192. Western New England University (0)
147-192. Western State College of Law at Westcliff University (0)
147-192. Widener University–Delaware (0)
147-192. Widener University–Pennsylvania (0)
