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Law School Rankings for 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 2022 (which were published in 2021) 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).

		LSAT			GPA
Rank	Name	25th	50th	75th	25th	50th	75th	Acceptance
1	Yale University		173			3.94		7.0%
16	University of Texas at Austin		168			3.76		18.0%
29	Boston College		164			3.69		32.0%
50	University of California (Hastings)		158			3.42		39.0%
70	University of Kansas		157			3.66		60.0%
91	Rutgers University		156			3.31		44.0%
111	Indiana University - Indianapolis		154			3.45		56.0%
129	University of Baltimore		153			3.32		55.0%
147-193	Ave Maria School Of Law		151			3.37		52.0%
147-193	Florida A&M University		147			3.3		34.0%
147-193	Northern Illinois University		149			3.2		59.0%
147-193	Widener University—Delaware		149			3.22		63.0%
2	Stanford University		171			3.89		10.0%
16	Washington University in St. Louis		169			3.88		20.0%
29	University of Illinois—Urbana Champaign		162			3.64		43.0%
52	Southern Methodist University		162			3.73		41.0%
72	Loyola Marymount University—Los Angeles		160			3.59		36.0%
91	Illinois Institute of Technology (Kent)		158			3.48		47.0%
111	Stetson University		155			3.44		52.0%
129	Suffolk University		154			3.44		69.0%
147-193	Barry University		148			3.02		59.0%
147-193	Florida Coastal School Of Law		149			3.12		46.0%
147-193	Northern Kentucky University		152			3.19		65.0%
3	Harvard University		173			3.88		13.0%
16	Vanderbilt University		167			3.82		23.0%
29	Brigham Young University		166			3.82		37.0%
53	Yeshiva University (Cardozo)		162			3.65		38.0%
72	University of Miami		159			3.53		51.0%
91	Saint Louis University		155			3.45		62.0%
111	University of Tulsa		155			3.38		60.0%
129	University of Toledo		152			3.43		66.0%
147-193	California Western School Of Law		152			3.24		53.0%
147-193	Golden Gate University		150			3.02		55.0%
147-193	Nova Southeastern University		152			3.19		47.0%
4	University of Chicago		171			3.89		18.0%
19	University of Southern California		167			3.83		17.0%
29	University of Wisconsin		163			3.61		42.0%
53	University of Richmond		161			3.62		44.0%
72	St. John's University		160			3.62		41.0%
91	Michigan State University		156			3.56		59.0%
111	DePaul University		155			3.41		50.0%
134	Chapman University		159			3.52		33.0%
147-193	Campbell University		152			3.37		63.0%
147-193	Liberty University		151			3.4		55.0%
147-193	Ohio Northern University		150			3.26		50.0%
4	Columbia University		172			3.82		17.0%
20	Boston University		167			3.8		25.0%
35	University of California—Irvine		166			3.61		20.0%
53	Temple University		161			3.57		36.0%
72	Case Western Reserve University		159			3.5		47.0%
91	Howard University		153			3.41		34.0%
111	University of Missouri—Kansas City		153			3.43		55.0%
134	University of Montana		156			3.44		60.0%
147-193	Capital University		150			3.21		76.0%
147-193	Oklahoma City University		147			3.32		63.0%
6	New York University		170			3.82		22.0%
21	University of Florida (Levin)		165			3.84		20.0%
35	Fordham University		164			3.64		27.0%
41	George Mason University		164			3.77		23.0%
53	Texas A&M University		160			3.76		22.0%
60	University of Houston		160			3.57		34.0%
72	Wayne State University		159			3.65		37.0%
81	University of Kentucky		155			3.54		61.0%
96	University of Arkansas, Fayetteville		155			3.61		54.0%
98	University of Buffalo—SUNY		155			3.52		45.0%
116	Cleveland State University		153			3.35		47.0%
119	New York Law School		153			3.47		52.0%
134	Belmont University		156			3.6		39.0%
141	Creighton University		152			3.25		63.0%
147-193	Charleston School Of Law		150			3.2		55.0%
147-193	Regent University		155			3.45		51.0%
6	University of Pennsylvania		170			3.89		14.0%
22	University of Minnesota		165			3.77		36.0%
35	Washington and Lee University		163			3.63		37.0%
41	Wake Forest University		163			3.73		18.0%
53	Villanova University		160			3.63		30.0%
60	Pennsylvania State - Penn State Law		160			3.72		38.0%
72	University of Oregon		157			3.48		60.0%
81	American University		160			3.51		36.0%
96	University of South Carolina		156			3.5		47.0%
102	University of New Mexico		155			3.5		46.0%
116	West Virginia University		154			3.45		63.0%
119	University of Wyoming		153			3.4		57.0%
134	University of Akron		153			3.34		53.0%
141	University of Arkansas, Little Rock		151			3.41		50.0%
147-193	University of Detroit Mercy		152			3.24		54.0%
147-193	Roger Williams University		149			3.21		65.0%
8	University of Virginia		170			3.9		14.0%
22	University of Notre Dame		167			3.75		20.0%
35	William & Mary Law School		163			3.6		42.0%
43	Indiana University - Bloomington		162			3.78		43.0%
58	Baylor University		160			3.63		34.0%
60	University of Nevada—Las Vegas		159			3.67		31.0%
78	Loyola University—Chicago		159			3.41		44.0%
81	Brooklyn Law School		158			3.44		49.0%
98	University of Hawaii		154			3.42		40.0%
102	Marquette University		154			3.5		51.0%
116	Albany Law School Of Union University		154			3.4		51.0%
119	University of Dayton		152			3.48		36.0%
134	University of South Dakota		149			3.56		64.0%
141	University of the Pacific (Mcgeorge)		154			3.4		56.0%
147-193	University of the District of Columbia		150			3.09		33.0%
147-193	University of San Francisco		153			3.32		49.0%
9	University of California—Berkeley		168			3.81		22.0%
24	University of North Carolina		163			3.68		22.0%
35	University of California—Davis		163			3.72		33.0%
43	University of Utah		161			3.77		33.0%
58	University of Connecticut		158			3.53		45.0%
60	Pennsylvania State - Dickinson Law		160			3.39		39.0%
78	University of Denver		159			3.55		51.0%
81	University of Cincinnati		158			3.65		51.0%
98	University of Louisville		155			3.63		49.0%
102	Drake University		155			3.46		69.0%
119	Hofstra University		154			3.37		46.0%
124	University of Maine		156			3.51		46.0%
139	University of Idaho		153			3.24		67.0%
144	Loyola University—New Orleans		151			3.32		64.0%
147-193	Elon University		150			3.3		46.0%
147-193	South Texas College Of Law—Houston		152			3.17		46.0%
10	University of Michigan		169			3.76		16.0%
25	Arizona State University		165			3.83		26.0%
40	Ohio State University		161			3.79		35.0%
45	University of Washington		162			3.68		35.0%
60	Tulane University		159			3.54		53.0%
60	University of Missouri		158			3.66		55.0%
78	Georgia State University		158			3.52		29.0%
81	Drexel University		156			3.56		43.0%
98	University of Mississippi		156			3.51		42.0%
102	CUNY		154			3.45		35.0%
119	Duquesne University		154			3.41		57.0%
124	Mercer University		153			3.41		45.0%
139	Pace University		151			3.33		51.0%
144	University of Memphis		153			3.33		47.0%
147-193	Southern Illinois University—Carbondale		150			3.29		50.0%
10	Duke University		169			3.8		22.0%
25	University of Alabama		164			3.94		36.0%
46	University of Arizona		163			3.56		28.0%
60	University of Tennessee		159			3.63		33.0%
86	University of San Diego		159			3.65		39.0%
102	Catholic University Of America		156			3.4		42.0%
126	Santa Clara University		156			3.34		55.0%
144	Samford University		152			3.49		68.0%
147-193	Mississippi College		148			3.22		70.0%
147-193	Southern University		144			2.98		62.0%
147-193	Touro College		149			3.07		50.0%
12	Northwestern University		169			3.85		19.0%
27	George Washington University		166			3.76		34.0%
46	Pepperdine University		162			3.68		28.0%
67	Northeastern University		162			3.65		36.0%
87	University of Nebraska		156			3.63		66.0%
102	Syracuse University		155			3.53		39.0%
126	University of St. Thomas (Minnesota)		154			3.51		69.0%
147-193	University of Illinois—Chicago		151			3.27		57.0%
147-193	Mitchell Hamline		152			3.24		58.0%
147-193	Southwestern Law School		153			3.25		47.0%
147-193	University of Massachusetts Dartmouth		149			3.27		56.0%
13	Cornell University		168			3.86		19.0%
27	University of Georgia		165			3.78		19.0%
48	University of Colorado—Boulder		163			3.65		37.0%
67	University of Oklahoma		157			3.63		54.0%
88	University of New Hampshire		156			3.46		57.0%
102	Texas Tech University		156			3.56		37.0%
126	Seattle University		155			3.39		60.0%
147-193	Vermont Law School		152			3.19		65.0%
147-193	New England Law \| Boston		152			3.27		71.0%
147-193	St. Mary's University		151			3.2		58.0%
147-193	Western Michigan University (Cooley)		147			2.94		44.0%
14	University of California—Los Angeles		169			3.79		23.0%
29	Emory University		166			3.8		32.0%
48	Florida State University		161			3.72		30.0%
67	University of Pittsburgh		159			3.51		42.0%
88	Florida International University		158			3.65		27.0%
109	Louisiana State University		155			3.45		52.0%
129	Gonzaga University		153			3.43		59.0%
147-193	Willamette University		152			3.07		64.0%
147-193	North Carolina Central University		145			3.24		44.0%
147-193	St. Thomas University (Florida)		150			3.23		52.0%
147-193	Western New England University		148			3.27		60.0%
15	Georgetown University		168			3.78		20.0%
29	University of Iowa		161			3.64		60.0%
50	University of Maryland		160			3.66		36.0%
70	Seton Hall University		158			3.55		46.0%
88	Lewis And Clark College		158			3.49		61.0%
109	Washburn University		155			3.39		51.0%
129	Quinnipiac University		152			3.46		60.0%
147-193	Appalachian School of Law		147			3.17		45.0%
147-193	University of North Dakota		148			3.34		66.0%
147-193	Texas Southern University		148			3.17		30.0%
147-193	Western State College Of Law		150			3.14		43.0%

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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Top 5 schools according to U.S. News & World Report.

Yale University
Stanford University
University of Chicago
Columbia University
Harvard University

USNews Law School rankings are the most often used ranking system for law school. When people talk about T3 schools, or T14 schools they are (almost) always talking about USNews’ law school ranking.

Top 5 Law schools according to Above the Law

Duke
University of Virginia
Cornell
University of Chicago
Vanderbilt

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 really think matter.

Law schools with best quality of life according to Princeton Review

Based on student ratings of the beauty, safety, and friendliness on campus, among other ratings.

University of Virginia - School of Law
Vanderbilt University - Law School
Florida State University - College of Law
Samford University - Cumberland School of Law
University of Pennsylvania - Law School

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