Law School Rankings for 2021

One way to compare schools is the USNews law school rankings of top law schools (but not the only way).

Below you will find the law school rankings for 2021 (which were published in 2020) as well as the GPA and LSAT scores of accepted students. Click on a school name for in-depth information on that school. If you scroll to the bottom you can find Top-5s on different metrics. We hope with these other rankings you will start to look beyond USNews to determine the top law schools for you.

Rankings for other years: 2021 (published 2020), 2022 (published 2021), 2023 (published 2022), 2024 (published 2023).

		LSAT			GPA
Rank	Name	25th	50th	75th	25th	50th	75th	Acceptance
20	Boston University	161	166	168	3.56	3.78	3.86
31	Boston College	161	164	165	3.45	3.64	3.73
23	George Washington University	159	166	167	3.39	3.73	3.83
47	University of Arizona	160	162	163	3.36	3.65	3.82
37	Brigham Young University	160	164	167	3.6	3.82	3.92
47	Pepperdine University	157	161	163	3.29	3.66	3.79
42	George Mason University	158	164	165	3.39	3.75	3.86
31	Washington and Lee University	157	163	164	3.43	3.64	3.73
24	Arizona State University	156	164	165	3.39	3.81	3.91
13	Cornell University	165	168	169	3.71	3.81	3.91
27	University of California—Irvine	162	165	167	3.39	3.59	3.74
38	Ohio State University	158	161	163	3.61	3.76	3.86
38	Indiana University - Bloomington	155	162	163	3.57	3.79	3.93
3	Harvard University	170	173	175	3.79	3.89	3.96
4	Columbia University	169	172	173	3.69	3.8	3.89
14	Georgetown University	163	168	169	3.55	3.78	3.89
38	University of Wisconsin	156	162	164	3.42	3.65	3.79
47	University of Maryland	153	159	161	3.49	3.66	3.79
15	University of California—Los Angeles	164	168	169	3.51	3.79	3.89
8	University of Virginia	164	170	172	3.47	3.9	3.96
9	Northwestern University	165	169	171	3.56	3.85	3.92
6	New York University	167	170	172	3.63	3.8	3.89
42	Wake Forest University	156	162	163	3.5	3.68	3.81
7	University of Pennsylvania	163	170	171	3.54	3.89	3.96
27	Fordham University	161	164	166	3.43	3.64	3.76
4	University of Chicago	167	170	172	3.78	3.9	3.96
18	University of Southern California	163	166	167	3.65	3.8	3.91
31	University of Illinois—Urbana Champaign	157	162	164	3.42	3.7	3.82
17	Washington University in St. Louis	162	169	170	3.4	3.83	3.93
50	University of Connecticut	157	159	161	3.27	3.49	3.67
27	University of North Carolina	158	161	162	3.46	3.63	3.77
27	University of Iowa	156	161	163	3.41	3.64	3.77
9	University of California—Berkeley	165	168	170	3.7	3.81	3.9
12	Duke University	167	169	170	3.65	3.78	3.87
2	Stanford University	169	171	174	3.79	3.91	3.96
21	University of Minnesota	161	165	166	3.48	3.75	3.87
42	University of Washington	158	162	164	3.5	3.68	3.79
31	University of Alabama	157	164	166	3.42	3.88	3.95
56	Southern Methodist University	155	161	163	3.33	3.7	3.83
56	University of Houston	156	160	161	3.33	3.61	3.75
24	University of Florida (Levin)	156	164	166	3.34	3.8	3.89
50	Florida State University	155	160	161	3.48	3.73	3.84
38	University of California—Davis	159	162	164	3.41	3.61	3.75
16	University of Texas at Austin	165	168	169	3.48	3.72	3.89
53	Yeshiva University (Cardozo)	157	162	163	3.39	3.6	3.74
59	University of California (Hastings)	154	158	160	3.2	3.45	3.62
56	Temple University	158	161	163	3.28	3.56	3.72
31	University of Georgia	157	164	165	3.46	3.73	3.87
54	Tulane University	154	159	161	3.27	3.5	3.65
22	University of Notre Dame	160	165	166	3.5	3.74	3.87
24	Emory University	158	165	166	3.43	3.8	3.9
18	Vanderbilt University	162	167	168	3.56	3.8	3.87
1	Yale University	170	173	175	3.85	3.93	3.99
9	University of Michigan	163	169	170	3.56	3.81	3.88
31	William & Mary Law School	159	163	164	3.46	3.76	3.89
46	University of Colorado—Boulder	157	163	165	3.36	3.61	3.81
45	University of Utah	157	160	162	3.43	3.6	3.8
54	University of Richmond	155	161	162	3.27	3.6	3.7
147-193	St. Thomas University (Florida)	151	154	158	3.25	3.51	3.69
105	Drake University	152	154	158	3.17	3.44	3.73
60	Pennsylvania State - Penn State Law	153	160	161	3.34	3.65	3.8
74	University of Denver	155	159	161	3.18	3.49	3.66
90	Florida International University	155	157	158	3.23	3.61	3.77
133	University of Wyoming	150	152	154	3.11	3.32	3.55
118	Gonzaga University	152	154	156	3.16	3.41	3.63
147-193	Ave Maria School Of Law	146	148	152	2.87	3.21	3.5
147-193	New England Law \| Boston	148	152	155	2.9	3.25	3.58
90	Saint Louis University	152	155	158	3.18	3.45	3.68
136	Pace University	149	151	153	3.0	3.28	3.55
147-193	Texas Southern University	143	145	147	2.78	3.07	3.33
76	American University	155	159	161	3.24	3.5	3.62
60	Texas A&M University	154	159	160	3.34	3.62	3.8
105	Stetson University	153	155	158	3.05	3.3	3.55
147-193	Barry University	146	148	151	2.75	3.07	3.39
118	University of St. Thomas (Minnesota)	146	149	151	2.89	3.25	3.51
147-193	North Carolina Central University	144	146	149	2.94	3.24	3.48
147-193	Northern Illinois University	147	150	153	3.07	3.28	3.56
147-193	Touro College	147	149	151	2.75	3.1	3.39
62	Loyola Marymount University—Los Angeles	157	160	162	3.3	3.57	3.73
136	Suffolk University	149	152	156	3.08	3.33	3.55
107	CUNY	151	154	158	3.11	3.36	3.63
76	Case Western Reserve University	156	159	161	3.36	3.63	3.76
122	Indiana University - Indianapolis	150	154	157	3.14	3.44	3.64
90	University of Arkansas, Fayetteville	153	156	158	3.15	3.5	3.69
147-193	California Western School Of Law	149	151	153	2.99	3.26	3.44
147-193	University of Arkansas, Little Rock	148	152	155	3.06	3.35	3.61
76	Georgia State University	156	158	160	3.34	3.51	3.66
62	Pennsylvania State - Dickinson Law	158	161	162	3.05	3.4	3.73
147-193	Campbell University	150	153	155	3.08	3.33	3.54
107	Howard University	149	152	156	3.09	3.33	3.58
122	Quinnipiac University	150	152	154	3.26	3.46	3.77
136	University of Idaho	148	153	155	2.98	3.28	3.57
93	Drexel University	152	157	158	3.15	3.47	3.67
147-193	Northern Kentucky University	148	151	154	3.0	3.28	3.53
136	University of Toledo	148	152	155	3.0	3.31	3.62
147-193	Nova Southeastern University	149	151	153	2.85	3.16	3.4
107	Santa Clara University	153	156	159	3.1	3.33	3.53
93	Lewis And Clark College	155	158	161	3.19	3.46	3.67
62	Seton Hall University	153	158	160	3.18	3.5	3.69
122	University of Maine	151	154	158	3.2	3.48	3.68
76	Rutgers University	153	156	158	3.13	3.41	3.63
147-193	University of Detroit Mercy	150	153	155	3.02	3.24	3.46
147-193	Capital University	147	150	155	2.89	3.22	3.6
50	Baylor University	157	160	161	3.38	3.6	3.72
140	University of Illinois—Chicago	147	150	153	2.95	3.22	3.43
93	Michigan State University	152	155	157	3.29	3.58	3.77
76	University of Nebraska	154	157	160	3.51	3.73	3.91
122	University of Montana	152	154	157	3.12	3.4	3.66
107	Washburn University	150	154	157	3.03	3.41	3.71
147-193	Charleston School Of Law	146	148	151	2.75	3.12	3.39
147-193	Ohio Northern University	147	151	155	2.95	3.31	3.67
62	University of Nevada—Las Vegas	154	159	161	3.28	3.69	3.81
147-193	University of Massachusetts Dartmouth	147	149	153	2.98	3.22	3.53
62	Villanova University	154	159	161	3.37	3.6	3.78
147-193	Oklahoma City University	146	149	152	2.95	3.29	3.5
76	University of Oklahoma	153	157	159	3.34	3.63	3.78
126	University of Baltimore	150	153	156	2.92	3.19	3.44
111	Catholic University Of America	152	155	158	3.21	3.42	3.61
96	Louisiana State University	152	155	157	3.19	3.48	3.72
147-193	University of North Dakota	145	149	152	2.97	3.3	3.66
76	University of Pittsburgh	155	158	160	3.22	3.49	3.71
147-193	University of San Francisco	151	153	155	3.0	3.29	3.51
67	Northeastern University	156	162	163	3.4	3.63	3.75
141	University of Akron	151	153	155	3.05	3.45	3.67
126	Loyola University—New Orleans	148	151	154	3.0	3.3	3.5
147-193	Regent University	150	155	157	3.12	3.45	3.69
96	University of Hawaii	153	156	159	3.15	3.45	3.71
147-193	Elon University	146	149	152	2.99	3.2	3.53
111	Chapman University	155	158	160	3.28	3.49	3.64
129	Seattle University	151	155	157	3.08	3.37	3.57
141	University of Dayton	147	150	153	3.05	3.38	3.67
147-193	University of the District of Columbia	146	148	150	2.87	3.08	3.35
67	University of Miami	156	158	161	3.24	3.44	3.64
111	Syracuse University	152	154	157	3.04	3.33	3.61
83	Brooklyn Law School	155	157	160	3.24	3.44	3.58
147-193	Roger Williams University	146	149	152	2.93	3.21	3.54
126	Mercer University	151	153	155	3.12	3.37	3.6
96	University of South Carolina	153	155	158	3.23	3.43	3.67
99	University of Buffalo—SUNY	151	154	157	3.19	3.49	3.75
83	Illinois Institute of Technology (Kent)	153	158	160	3.11	3.49	3.69
111	Texas Tech University	153	155	157	3.2	3.42	3.6
67	University of Missouri	152	157	160	3.32	3.64	3.84
147-193	University of the Pacific (Mcgeorge)	150	153	156	3.03	3.35	3.54
129	Belmont University	153	156	158	3.28	3.63	3.84
141	University of Memphis	148	152	155	2.93	3.32	3.55
147-193	Florida A&M University	145	146	149	2.87	3.1	3.43
147-193	Samford University	150	153	156	3.25	3.48	3.65
147-193	South Texas College Of Law—Houston	150	152	155	2.85	3.15	3.38
147-193	Western Michigan University (Cooley)	141	145	150	2.62	2.95	3.32
70	Loyola University—Chicago	157	159	161	3.2	3.4	3.57
111	University of Mississippi	151	155	157	3.16	3.48	3.75
83	University of Cincinnati	153	157	159	3.39	3.64	3.82
99	University of Louisville	151	154	157	3.16	3.46	3.67
129	Duquesne University	150	152	155	3.17	3.4	3.69
141	University of South Dakota	147	152	154	3.15	3.44	3.78
147-193	Florida Coastal School Of Law	146	147	151	2.66	2.94	3.36
141	Vermont Law School	145	150	154	2.88	3.24	3.51
83	University of San Diego	155	159	161	3.29	3.57	3.68
129	New York Law School	150	153	155	3.11	3.35	3.59
147-193	Western New England University	146	148	152	2.95	3.36	3.67
147-193	Southern Illinois University—Carbondale	147	149	153	2.99	3.22	3.5
147-193	Golden Gate University	147	150	152	2.79	3.14	3.38
70	University of Kansas	152	157	159	3.34	3.65	3.87
99	University of New Mexico	151	155	157	3.16	3.47	3.72
111	University of Tulsa	151	154	156	3.13	3.42	3.63
70	University of Kentucky	154	155	158	3.36	3.62	3.8
102	Cleveland State University	150	154	157	3.23	3.43	3.69
147-193	Western State College Of Law	147	148	152	2.68	3.17	3.4
111	West Virginia University	152	154	157	3.15	3.45	3.7
83	Wayne State University	154	159	161	3.16	3.56	3.73
147-193	Liberty University	149	152	154	3.02	3.37	3.76
141	Willamette University	149	153	156	2.77	3.16	3.51
147-193	Southern University	142	145	147	2.68	2.99	3.31
147-193	Appalachian School of Law	143	145	149	2.64	3.13	3.4
147-193	Widener University—Delaware	147	149	151	2.9	3.21	3.46
102	Hofstra University	150	154	156	3.19	3.53	3.73
118	Albany Law School Of Union University	151	153	156	3.07	3.37	3.64
147-193	Southwestern Law School	151	153	155	3.03	3.3	3.56
133	Creighton University	150	152	155	2.95	3.19	3.54
88	University of New Hampshire	152	156	158	3.16	3.45	3.61
70	University of Tennessee	156	159	161	3.32	3.65	3.85
147-193	St. Mary's University	149	151	154	2.87	3.24	3.5
118	DePaul University	152	155	156	3.05	3.39	3.61
74	St. John's University	153	159	161	3.32	3.62	3.78
88	University of Oregon	154	157	160	3.26	3.51	3.65
147-193	Mississippi College	145	148	152	2.89	3.19	3.43
102	Marquette University	150	154	156	3.25	3.44	3.63
147-193	Atlanta's John Marshall Law School	147	150	152	2.65	3.13	3.48
133	University of Missouri—Kansas City	151	153	156	3.19	3.41	3.67

A rank of 147-193 means that the school is in the bottom tier as ranked by U.S. News & World Report.

* The data in this table is user-reported and may be inaccurate.

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Summary

The U.S. News & World Report (USNWR) law school rankings for 2023 showcase a highly competitive landscape among top-tier institutions. Stanford University and Yale University share the first spot, closely followed by the University of Chicago, University of Pennsylvania, and Duke University, Harvard University, and New York University, which all tie for the fifth rank. The rankings consider a multitude of factors including the 25th, 50th, and 75th percentile LSAT scores and GPAs of enrolled students, as well as the acceptance rate, painting a comprehensive picture of each school's selectivity and the quality of its students.

Stanford and Yale Universities both have 25th percentile LSAT scores of 170 or above and 75th percentile scores reaching 176 and 178 respectively, indicating a highly accomplished student body. Yale, however, has a slightly lower acceptance rate at 5.7%, reflecting a higher level of competitiveness for admission. Both schools also boast strong GPA percentiles, with 75th percentile GPAs hitting 3.99 for both schools, illustrating the high academic achievements of their students.

In the fifth spot, Duke University, Harvard University, and New York University exhibit a diverse range of LSAT and GPA percentiles, with Duke showing slightly lower metrics, but still boasting strong figures. Duke’s 75th percentile LSAT score stands at 171, with Harvard and NYU reaching 176 and 174 respectively. Harvard's GPA and LSAT scores are highly competitive, tying with the leaders Stanford and Yale at several points. NYU, while still being a top-ranked institution, does have a higher acceptance rate at 15.7%, suggesting a slightly less selective admissions process. Nonetheless, the continued presence of these institutions at the top of the USNWR rankings underscores their esteemed reputation and the high caliber of their law programs.

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