1 Yale University 2 Stanford University 3 Harvard University 4 University of Chicago 5 Columbia University 6 New York University 7 University of Pennsylvania 8 University of Michigan—Ann Arbor 9 University of California—Berkeley (+3) 9 University of Virginia (-1) 11 Duke University (-1) 11 Northwestern University (-1) 13 Cornell University 14 Georgetown University (+1) 15 University of Texas—Austin (-1) 16 University of California—Los Angeles (-1) 17 Vanderbilt University 18 Washington Universit
Note: University of Richmond and Washington & Lee are excluded in these rankings because they are classified as "National Liberal Arts Colleges" rather than National Universities by US News and World Report. SchoolUSNWR Law School RankingUSNWR National University RankingDifference 1 George Mason University 41 140 99 2Arizona State University 27 115 88 3 University of Alabama 27 110 83 3University of Arizona 41 124 83 5Temple University 47 115 68 6Indiana University Bloomington 32 90 58 7Univers
1 Yale University (CT) — 8% 2 Stanford University (CA) — 10% 3 Harvard University (MA) — 16% 4 University of Pennsylvania — 18% 5 University of Virginia — 18% 6 Columbia University (NY) — 20% 7 University of Chicago (IL) — 21% 8 University of Michigan--Ann Arbor — 22% 9 Cornell University (NY) — 22% 10 University of California--Berkeley — 23% 11 Duke University (NC) — 23% 12 Northwestern University (Pritzker) (IL) — 24% 13 University of Southern California (Gould) — 24% 14 University of Texas--A
*Raw Score* 1 Yale University, 100 2 Stanford University, 98 3 Harvard University, 96 4 University of Chicago, 95 5 Columbia University, 92 6 New York University, 91 7 University of Pennsylvania, 89 8 University of Michigan—Ann Arbor, 87 9 University of California—Berkeley, 85 9 University of Virginia, 85 11 Duke University, 84 11 Northwestern University, 84 13 Cornell University, 81 14 Georgetown University, 78 15 University of Texas—Austin, 76 16 University of California—Los
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Introduction We were asked to write about choosing between a T14 school at sticker (full tuition) versus a T20 to T30 school with merit aid. The below constitutes our best stab at that, but please keep in mind that, as always, these are arbitrary cutoff points based on one flawed rankings system and not designed for you as an individual. Point being that a school ranked 18 may be much more valuable to you for any number of reasons that a school ranked 13, etc. If you want to read or watch more
By Kyle McEntee, executive director of Law School Transparency [http://www.lawschooltransparency.com/]. Originally published on Above the Law [https://abovethelaw.com/] in 2016. Reposted with permission. In this post, I examine five U.S. News rankings failures. I consider the methodology and underlying rankings theory from the perspective of a student who features job prospects prominently in his application and enrollment decisions. Considering the near universal support for prioritizing job o
