Law School Rankings for 2023

Top law school rankings for 2023. The rankings were released in 2022.

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 2023 (which were published in 2022) 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
1	Yale University	171	174	177	3.9	3.9	4.0	4.1%
2	Stanford University	170	172	175	3.81	3.91	3.99	6.3%
3	University of Chicago	169	172	175	3.82	3.91	3.98	11.9%
4	Columbia University	172	174	176	3.75	3.84	3.92	11.4%
4	Harvard University	170	174	176	3.82	3.92	3.98	6.9%
6	University of Pennsylvania	167	171	173	3.56	3.9	3.96	9.4%
7	New York University	170	172	174	3.73	3.86	3.93	14.5%
8	University of Virginia	166	171	173	3.64	3.91	3.97	9.7%
11	Duke University	167	170	172	3.7	3.82	3.91	14.4%
12	Cornell University	169	171	173	3.74	3.86	3.95	15.6%
13	Northwestern University	167	171	172	3.6	3.86	3.93	13.9%
14	Georgetown University	167	171	173	3.66	3.85	3.94	12.9%
16	Washington University in St. Louis	163	170	171	3.56	3.93	3.99	15.9%
17	Boston University	165	169	171	3.53	3.77	3.87	18.3%
17	Vanderbilt University	165	169	170	3.7	3.89	3.95	14.3%
20	University of Southern California	165	168	169	3.6	3.82	3.9	13.0%
21	University of Florida (Levin)	161	167	169	3.65	3.86	3.94	17.4%
21	University of Minnesota	161	166	167	3.55	3.8	3.89	27.6%
23	Brigham Young University	163	167	169	3.51	3.85	3.93	39.9%
25	George Washington University	162	167	168	3.55	3.83	3.91	21.6%
25	University of Alabama	160	165	166	3.58	3.94	4.0	31.0%
28	University of Iowa	160	163	164	3.5	3.69	3.83	42.8%
29	University of Georgia	160	166	167	3.5	3.82	3.93	18.6%
30	Arizona State University	158	166	167	3.36	3.85	3.94	20.6%
30	George Mason University	158	164	166	3.41	3.81	3.88	27.1%
30	Ohio State University	160	163	165	3.6	3.79	3.9	32.1%
30	William & Mary Law School	161	164	165	3.6	3.8	3.9	30.1%
35	Washington and Lee University	159	164	166	3.41	3.61	3.78	31.4%
37	Boston College	161	165	167	3.52	3.69	3.81	23.5%
37	Fordham University	164	166	168	3.51	3.7	3.8	17.7%
37	University of Utah	159	163	165	3.62	3.82	3.91	25.5%
37	Wake Forest University	160	163	164	3.44	3.68	3.8	31.3%
45	University of Arizona	158	163	164	3.37	3.66	3.81	24.7%
46	Texas A&M University	156	163	165	3.4	3.84	3.94	18.4%
47	Florida State University	158	163	164	3.55	3.82	3.9	22.5%
47	University of Maryland	156	161	163	3.42	3.7	3.8	32.8%
49	University of Washington	160	164	167	3.52	3.67	3.79	25.6%
51	University of California (Hastings)	157	160	162	3.3	3.52	3.69	28.0%
52	Pepperdine University	159	164	166	3.48	3.8	3.91	25.0%
103	University of Montana	152	156	160	3.18	3.5	3.73	40.9%
116	Seattle University	152	157	159	3.08	3.36	3.56	51.9%
52	University of Richmond	157	162	163	3.46	3.7	3.79	36.3%
105	DePaul University	152	156	157	3.25	3.57	3.73	44.3%
118	Chapman University	154	160	162	3.13	3.6	3.71	28.3%
127	University of St. Thomas (Minnesota)	151	155	159	3.26	3.48	3.72	63.6%
52	Yeshiva University (Cardozo)	160	164	166	3.53	3.74	3.86	30.8%
118	Hofstra University	152	156	158	3.16	3.48	3.69	42.3%
55	Tulane University	157	161	164	3.4	3.6	3.74	40.1%
118	University of Tulsa	151	154	156	3.07	3.38	3.7	57.8%
56	Villanova University	157	162	164	3.51	3.7	3.83	17.8%
84	St. John's University	155	162	164	3.39	3.62	3.79	35.6%
94	University of Louisville	153	156	159	3.3	3.56	3.77	51.5%
139	University of Detroit Mercy	150	154	158	3.09	3.32	3.55	52.6%
147-193	Campbell University	151	154	158	3.14	3.4	3.64	54.6%
147-193	Mitchell Hamline	150	153	158	2.91	3.29	3.61	62.4%
58	Baylor University	158	162	163	3.35	3.64	3.78	34.3%
84	University of South Carolina	156	158	160	3.28	3.53	3.72	38.3%
98	Brooklyn Law School	157	159	161	3.31	3.5	3.66	39.6%
142	Pace University	150	152	154	3.11	3.4	3.66	48.1%
147-193	Capital University	148	151	155	3.03	3.3	3.6	75.6%
58	Wayne State University	157	161	164	3.41	3.75	3.87	32.9%
63	Temple University	160	163	166	3.4	3.6	3.74	32.8%
64	University of San Diego	157	161	163	3.39	3.7	3.81	31.0%
78	Georgia State University	157	160	162	3.35	3.55	3.76	27.0%
133	University of South Dakota	148	150	153	3.06	3.44	3.74	69.0%
147-193	Appalachian School of Law	146	147	152	2.96	3.27	3.57	42.2%
147-193	Golden Gate University	148	151	154	2.85	3.13	3.42	51.6%
147-193	Roger Williams University	148	150	155	2.89	3.17	3.52	63.0%
67	Loyola Marymount University—Los Angeles	158	161	163	3.43	3.64	3.78	29.4%
67	University of Kansas	154	158	162	3.31	3.69	3.89	53.9%
73	American University	157	161	163	3.39	3.57	3.71	27.9%
78	University of Denver	157	160	162	3.4	3.6	3.8	37.7%
94	Illinois Institute of Technology (Kent)	152	159	162	3.31	3.56	3.74	53.1%
94	Catholic University Of America	155	158	160	3.33	3.5	3.67	39.7%
139	Creighton University	150	153	157	3.04	3.39	3.74	66.4%
147-193	Barry University	147	149	153	2.83	3.15	3.47	57.3%
147-193	Southern University	144	146	148	2.72	3.03	3.39	53.9%
73	Loyola University—Chicago	157	159	161	3.2	3.46	3.64	40.0%
73	Northeastern University	158	162	164	3.45	3.66	3.79	24.4%
122	Suffolk University	150	154	158	3.25	3.48	3.69	56.7%
73	University of Miami	157	160	163	3.42	3.63	3.77	30.1%
78	Case Western Reserve University	156	160	162	3.42	3.61	3.83	46.6%
111	University of Mississippi	153	156	159	3.16	3.56	3.8	37.3%
78	University of Pittsburgh	158	160	162	3.22	3.51	3.75	36.6%
129	New York Law School	152	155	157	3.25	3.49	3.69	48.5%
139	Samford University	151	154	157	3.24	3.54	3.76	60.7%
147-193	California Western School Of Law	151	153	156	2.97	3.26	3.48	56.6%
88	Lewis And Clark College	159	162	164	3.24	3.54	3.78	45.2%
88	University of Cincinnati	156	158	161	3.48	3.7	3.85	46.6%
88	University of Oklahoma	156	158	160	3.29	3.59	3.81	50.1%
98	Saint Louis University	153	156	160	3.21	3.5	3.73	60.4%
122	University of Dayton	150	153	155	3.18	3.53	3.72	25.9%
133	Loyola University—New Orleans	150	153	157	3.1	3.35	3.63	58.5%
142	University of Idaho	149	153	157	2.87	3.26	3.62	58.9%
142	University of Memphis	152	154	157	3.03	3.36	3.65	48.5%
147-193	Elon University	149	152	154	2.96	3.31	3.57	43.7%
147-193	Jones School of Law	147	150	154	2.88	3.23	3.5	44.5%
147-193	Oklahoma City University	146	149	152	3.06	3.3	3.59	59.3%
98	Florida International University	158	160	162	3.4	3.69	3.84	20.6%
142	Regent University	153	156	159	3.38	3.64	3.85	39.7%
147-193	Charleston School Of Law	148	151	154	3.0	3.32	3.6	60.0%
105	Marquette University	152	155	157	3.38	3.56	3.72	42.7%
116	Gonzaga University	152	154	157	3.23	3.51	3.72	55.3%
118	West Virginia University	152	154	157	3.29	3.56	3.88	59.2%
122	Albany Law School Of Union University	152	154	157	3.21	3.42	3.69	50.4%
129	University of Wyoming	151	154	157	3.1	3.32	3.53	51.5%
147-193	St. Mary's University	150	153	155	2.97	3.36	3.59	48.5%
129	Willamette University	151	154	157	2.94	3.32	3.61	61.6%
147-193	North Carolina Central University	145	147	153	2.99	3.27	3.53	37.9%
147-193	St. Thomas University (Florida)	150	152	155	2.91	3.32	3.51	48.0%
133	Belmont University	153	158	161	3.44	3.71	3.86	40.8%
147-193	Northern Illinois University	146	148	152	3.0	3.2	3.5	62.4%
133	Santa Clara University	155	157	160	3.18	3.42	3.62	53.3%
133	University of the Pacific (Mcgeorge)	152	155	157	3.03	3.44	3.66	55.7%
142	Vermont Law School	150	154	159	3.08	3.4	3.65	65.8%
147-193	Atlanta's John Marshall Law School	149	151	153	2.81	3.13	3.38	43.1%
147-193	Florida A&M University	147	149	152	3.15	3.42	3.64	37.0%
147-193	Liberty University	150	153	157	3.17	3.48	3.78	57.8%
147-193	Quinnipiac University	150	152	156	3.19	3.46	3.74	58.6%
147-193	Mississippi College	147	150	153	2.84	3.24	3.58	62.0%
147-193	South Texas College Of Law—Houston	152	154	156	2.94	3.22	3.46	42.2%
147-193	Southwestern Law School	152	154	157	3.03	3.31	3.57	46.8%
147-193	University of Akron	151	153	156	3.05	3.39	3.59	59.6%
9	University of California—Berkeley	165	169	171	3.74	3.83	3.92	13.7%
10	University of Michigan	166	171	172	3.61	3.84	3.93	10.6%
15	University of California—Los Angeles	166	170	171	3.57	3.82	3.92	15.4%
17	University of Texas at Austin	167	169	170	3.67	3.8	3.9	15.2%
23	University of North Carolina	162	164	166	3.6	3.73	3.83	15.5%
35	University of Illinois—Urbana Champaign	162	164	166	3.44	3.66	3.82	29.8%
37	University of California—Davis	160	165	167	3.44	3.7	3.82	28.3%
37	University of California—Irvine	163	167	168	3.5	3.69	3.8	16.8%
43	Indiana University - Bloomington	161	164	166	3.5	3.77	3.9	36.6%
43	University of Wisconsin	158	164	165	3.34	3.65	3.81	36.2%
56	University of Tennessee	157	160	162	3.47	3.67	3.81	28.9%
58	Southern Methodist University	158	163	164	3.43	3.76	3.89	33.4%
58	University of Houston	159	161	163	3.37	3.64	3.76	30.8%
64	Pennsylvania State - Penn State Law	155	162	163	3.4	3.76	3.9	35.6%
67	University of Nevada—Las Vegas	156	160	163	3.34	3.7	3.85	31.7%
86	University of Arkansas, Fayetteville	152	156	159	3.22	3.59	3.8	47.8%
91	University of Hawaii	153	156	159	3.28	3.54	3.76	32.7%
98	Indiana University - Indianapolis	152	155	159	3.28	3.56	3.77	58.6%
105	Louisiana State University	154	156	159	3.28	3.56	3.78	45.7%
114	University of Missouri—Kansas City	152	154	157	3.21	3.48	3.74	54.2%
147-193	New England Law \| Boston	149	154	157	2.92	3.28	3.58	66.1%
147-193	Northern Kentucky University	151	153	156	2.85	3.37	3.63	65.2%
147-193	Nova Southeastern University	151	153	155	2.93	3.26	3.52	48.9%
147-193	Ohio Northern University	148	150	153	3.14	3.43	3.8	47.3%
147-193	Southern Illinois University—Carbondale	147	149	151	2.94	3.36	3.62	59.2%
147-193	Texas Southern University	149	151	153	2.81	3.32	3.6	28.2%
147-193	Touro College	148	150	152	2.89	3.15	3.44	52.0%
147-193	University of Arkansas, Little Rock	149	152	155	3.02	3.43	3.63	59.6%
147-193	University of Illinois—Chicago	149	152	155	3.0	3.3	3.5	56.7%
147-193	University of Massachusetts Dartmouth	148	150	153	2.99	3.36	3.62	64.5%
147-193	University of North Dakota	147	150	153	3.12	3.39	3.68	54.7%
147-193	University of San Francisco	153	155	157	3.01	3.33	3.6	46.9%
147-193	University of the District of Columbia	147	149	153	2.76	3.08	3.34	42.2%
147-193	University of Toledo	149	152	155	3.06	3.42	3.65	67.3%
147-193	Western Michigan University (Cooley)	146	148	151	2.61	2.99	3.28	49.0%
147-193	Western New England University	147	150	154	3.12	3.47	3.7	57.4%
147-193	Western State College Of Law	148	150	153	2.86	3.11	3.43	46.0%
147-193	Widener University—Delaware	148	150	152	2.9	3.2	3.5	62.1%
64	University of Connecticut	156	159	161	3.28	3.54	3.71	29.3%
58	Pennsylvania State - Dickinson Law	157	161	163	3.22	3.54	3.73	39.6%
30	Emory University	160	167	169	3.47	3.8	3.9	27.3%
147-193	(Part-time) Widener University—Pennsylvania (Commonwealth)	146	148	152	2.87	3.2	3.5	58.9%
67	University of Oregon	156	159	161	3.33	3.54	3.7	48.8%
133	CUNY	151	155	160	3.19	3.46	3.66	29.6%
147-193	Ave Maria School Of Law	148	151	155	2.84	3.17	3.57	48.9%
91	University of New Mexico	152	156	159	3.37	3.61	3.83	41.2%
114	University of Maine	154	158	161	3.24	3.57	3.79	52.3%
98	Howard University	152	154	158	3.24	3.49	3.69	24.5%
86	Rutgers University	155	157	160	3.09	3.39	3.63	41.6%
91	Michigan State University	153	156	158	3.31	3.59	3.74	48.1%
67	University of Missouri	154	159	161	3.52	3.69	3.86	53.0%
73	Seton Hall University	157	160	162	3.31	3.58	3.75	45.7%
78	University of Nebraska	155	158	161	3.38	3.64	3.95	62.6%
111	Stetson University	154	157	159	3.17	3.45	3.65	41.8%
105	Washburn University	151	155	159	3.15	3.53	3.8	49.0%
25	University of Notre Dame	162	168	170	3.52	3.77	3.85	17.5%
103	Syracuse University	154	157	160	3.19	3.51	3.72	32.7%
122	University of Baltimore	151	154	157	2.97	3.34	3.56	54.2%
94	University of Buffalo—SUNY	153	156	159	3.35	3.58	3.78	38.8%
105	University of New Hampshire	153	158	160	3.15	3.5	3.69	49.7%
127	Cleveland State University	152	155	157	3.12	3.48	3.7	44.3%
67	University of Kentucky	155	157	160	3.36	3.62	3.84	45.7%
49	University of Colorado—Boulder	160	164	166	3.38	3.61	3.77	27.7%
78	Drexel University	152	158	160	3.36	3.59	3.73	32.0%
111	Drake University	152	155	158	3.21	3.5	3.75	66.5%
122	Mercer University	154	156	158	3.17	3.51	3.7	36.0%
129	Duquesne University	153	155	158	3.08	3.43	3.72	53.4%
105	Texas Tech University	154	157	158	3.27	3.56	3.74	34.3%
147-193	University of North Texas at Dallas	149	151	155	2.89	3.14	3.52	36.5%

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.

Can I get into with aGPA andLSAT?

Above The Law Rankings for 2023

ATL rankings are (arguably) the second most popular ranking system to determine the best law schools. ATL law school rankings are usually drastically different from USNews rankings of best law schools.

The main reason that Above the Law (ATL) Rankings are different from USNews Rankings is because ATL focuses on employment outcomes and school cost above all other things. US News looks at things like student:faculty ratio and peer review score which ATL doesn’t take into account. The underlying rule that ATL believes is that what happens after law school is the thing that matters most. Not how many professors the school can afford, or what law school administrators think.

Rank	Prev	Change	Name
1	3	+2	Duke University
2	2	+0	University of Virginia
4	1	-3	University of Chicago
5	15	+10	Vanderbilt University
6	9	+3	Washington University in St. Louis
7	5	-2	University of Michigan
8	13	+5	Columbia University
9	12	+3	Northwestern University
10	7	-3	University of Pennsylvania
11	14	+3	University of Texas at Austin
12	11	-1	University of California—Berkeley
13	22	+9	University of Georgia
14	21	+7	University of Notre Dame
15	6	-9	Yale University
16	10	-6	Harvard University
17	16	-1	New York University
18	27	+9	University of Southern California
19	25	+6	University of Illinois—Urbana Champaign
20	24	+4	University of North Carolina
21	30	+9	Wake Forest University
22	36	+14	Brigham Young University
23	18	-5	University of California—Los Angeles
24	23	-1	University of Florida (Levin)
25	32	+7	Boston College
26	28	+2	Washington and Lee University
27	8	-19	Stanford University
30	44	+14	University of Kansas
31	41	+10	University of Minnesota
32	20	-12	Georgetown University
33	19	-14	University of Iowa
34	29	-5	Boston University
35	35	+0	Villanova University
36	34	-2	University of Utah
37	33	-4	University of Kentucky
38	26	-12	Ohio State University
39	17	-22	University of Alabama
42	50	+8	University of Missouri
43	38	-5	Wayne State University
44	47	+3	University of Houston
45	40	-5	Florida State University
46	46	+0	Texas A&M University
48	39	-9	University of Tennessee
49	42	-7	University of Wisconsin
50	37	-13	Drexel University

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.

Warning

Info

Law School Rankings for 2023

Above The Law Rankings for 2023

Summary

General

Help us make LSD better!