Us news law school rankings

The US News & World Report law school rankings are a widely recognized and influential measure of the quality of law schools in the United States. Here are the top 20 law schools in the US, according to the 2022 US News & World Report rankings:

  1. Yale Law School (CT) - Score: 4.8/5
  2. Stanford Law School (CA) - Score: 4.7/5
  3. Harvard Law School (MA) - Score: 4.6/5
  4. University of Chicago Law School (IL) - Score: 4.5/5
  5. New York University School of Law (NY) - Score: 4.4/5
  6. University of Pennsylvania Law School (PA) - Score: 4.4/5
  7. Columbia Law School (NY) - Score: 4.3/5
  8. University of California, Berkeley Law School (CA) - Score: 4.3/5
  9. Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law (IL) - Score: 4.2/5
  10. University of Virginia Law School (VA) - Score: 4.2/5
  11. University of Michigan Law School (MI) - Score: 4.2/5
  12. Duke University School of Law (NC) - Score: 4.1/5
  13. University of California, Los Angeles School of Law (CA) - Score: 4.1/5
  14. Cornell Law School (NY) - Score: 4.1/5
  15. University of Texas at Austin School of Law (TX) - Score: 4.0/5
  16. Washington University School of Law (MO) - Score: 4.0/5
  17. University of Southern California Gould School of Law (CA) - Score: 3.9/5
  18. Vanderbilt University Law School (TN) - Score: 3.9/5
  19. University of Illinois College of Law (IL) - Score: 3.8/5
  20. University of Washington School of Law (WA) - Score: 3.8/5

The rankings are based on a variety of factors, including:

  1. Peer assessment score (25%): A survey of law school deans and professors to assess the quality of the school.
  2. Student selectivity score (15%): The quality of the student body, including LSAT scores and GPA.
  3. Faculty resources score (15%): The quality and quantity of faculty, including the number of full-time professors and the student-faculty ratio.
  4. Library resources score (10%): The quality and quantity of the law library, including the number of volumes and the availability of electronic resources.
  5. Career resources score (10%): The quality and quantity of career services, including the number of career counselors and the availability of job placement statistics.
  6. Bar passage rate (10%): The percentage of graduates who pass the bar exam on their first attempt.
  7. Graduation rate (5%): The percentage of students who graduate within three years.
  8. Student-faculty ratio (5%): The number of students per full-time faculty member.

It's worth noting that while the US News & World Report rankings are widely followed, they are not the only measure of a law school's quality, and some critics argue that they can be misleading or overly simplistic.