Law School Rankings for 2025

Top law school rankings for 2024-2025.

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 2025 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, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025

		LSAT			GPA
Rank	Name	25th	50th	75th	25th	50th	75th	Acceptance
59	Marquette University	153	156	159	3.55	3.7	3.85	29.4%
22	Boston University	163	170	171	3.66	3.88	3.92	20.6%
88	Texas Tech University	154	158	160	3.4	3.65	3.82	33.5%
28	Brigham Young University	164	168	170	3.7	3.92	3.98	27.8%
147-193	Atlanta's John Marshall Law School	149	150	153	2.72	3.09	3.46	45.5%
107	Illinois Institute of Technology (Kent)	155	160	162	3.43	3.74	3.89	49.4%
127	Suffolk University	151	155	159	3.35	3.55	3.74	65.3%
107	Indiana University - Indianapolis	152	155	159	3.31	3.59	3.83	62.9%
6	Harvard University	171	174	176	3.89	3.95	4.0	11.0%
147-193	Vermont Law School	147	151	156	2.89	3.18	3.53	64.7%
50	University of California—Davis	159	163	165	3.48	3.68	3.87	33.2%
92	University of Miami	158	163	164	3.58	3.76	3.87	29.1%
57	University of San Diego	157	161	163	3.53	3.8	3.89	37.1%
147-193	New England Law \| Boston	149	153	157	2.95	3.31	3.58	76.3%
59	University of Arizona	160	163	164	3.52	3.78	3.88	30.4%
107	Mercer University	153	155	157	3.39	3.63	3.78	43.3%
147-193	Oklahoma City University	148	151	155	3.16	3.47	3.7	56.4%
63	University of Maryland	154	163	165	3.33	3.73	3.86	30.8%
147-193	Southern Illinois University—Carbondale	144	148	152	2.91	3.38	3.58	67.4%
14	Georgetown University	166	171	172	3.72	3.92	3.97	20.1%
18	Cornell University	169	173	175	3.73	3.89	3.96	23.1%
134	University of Detroit Mercy		154			3.55		47.7%
31	George Washington University	159	168	169	3.62	3.87	3.93	32.6%
38	Fordham University	165	167	169	3.57	3.76	3.84	22.2%
127	University of Akron	151	153	157	3.08	3.54	3.81	60.8%
14	University of Texas at Austin	167	171	172	3.74	3.89	3.97	15.6%
12	University of California—Los Angeles	165	170	171	3.69	3.95	4.0	16.1%
117	Brooklyn Law School	156	160	162	3.27	3.54	3.69	54.3%
147-193	University of Massachusetts Dartmouth	148	151	155	3.06	3.39	3.7	59.9%
63	St. John's University		162			3.74		30.6%
88	University of Denver	155	159	162	3.43	3.65	3.81	53.1%
88	University of California (Hastings)	157	160	162	3.43	3.63	3.77	37.5%
68	Pennsylvania State - Penn State Law	152	155	158	3.5	3.71	3.83	51.4%
36	Washington and Lee University	159	166	167	3.42	3.73	3.83	31.7%
147-193	California Western School Of Law	151	153	157	3.07	3.39	3.6	55.3%
107	University of Dayton	154	156	158	3.35	3.66	3.84	37.7%
147-193	University of Puerto Rico	144	148	153	3.52	3.73	3.88	49.2%
141	Gonzaga University	153	154	157	3.32	3.55	3.8	53.6%
79	University of Pittsburgh	156	159	162	3.28	3.56	3.79	51.7%
147-193	Nova Southeastern University	150	153	156	3.29	3.52	3.7	56.6%
71	University of Cincinnati	155	158	161	3.64	3.81	3.92	42.6%
147-193	Widener University—Delaware	148	150	154	2.95	3.28	3.56	66.4%
63	University of Houston	158	161	163	3.6	3.75	3.87	28.4%
121	University of Mississippi	153	157	159	3.41	3.64	3.88	46.2%
10	Northwestern University	166	172	174	3.77	3.95	4.0	15.4%
134	Loyola University—New Orleans	149	152	155	3.04	3.38	3.66	58.6%
22	Texas A&M University	160	168	169	3.56	3.97	4.0	13.5%
6	Duke University	168	170	171	3.79	3.89	3.96	13.9%
79	Georgia State University	156	159	162	3.39	3.56	3.75	36.0%
38	Emory University	162	165	167	3.63	3.81	3.88	40.1%
28	University of Wisconsin		165			3.81		28.9%
141	Liberty University	150	153	156	3.24	3.55	3.79	59.1%
121	Cleveland State University	152	155	157	3.02	3.43	3.73	36.3%
147-193	Ave Maria School Of Law	150	153	156	3.06	3.41	3.76	53.0%
147-193	University of the District of Columbia	148	150	154	2.81	3.18	3.51	37.1%
8	University of Michigan	166	171	172	3.7	3.86	3.94	11.9%
71	Tulane University	156	160	162	3.42	3.64	3.78	53.0%
115	University of Arkansas, Fayetteville	153	156	158	3.31	3.63	3.86	28.0%
50	University of Kansas	156	161	163	3.59	3.79	3.89	38.3%
71	Wayne State University		162			3.84		29.3%
59	Pennsylvania State - Dickinson Law	155	161	162	3.42	3.68	3.88	41.3%
79	Drexel University	153	158	160	3.45	3.72	3.85	37.8%
38	Florida State University	158	165	166	3.59	3.91	3.97	19.9%
117	University of Wyoming	152	155	158	3.46	3.46	3.72	62.0%
147-193	University of Illinois—Chicago	149	152	154	3.12	3.38	3.61	64.1%
71	University of Richmond	158	164	165	3.5	3.75	3.83	42.9%
147-193	Willamette University		152			3.4		66.5%
147-193	Touro College	150	151	153	2.89	3.22	3.52	48.3%
55	University of Tennessee	158	163	164	3.47	3.82	3.93	26.3%
50	University of Washington	160	163	166	3.47	3.67	3.83	40.5%
84	Louisiana State University	154	156	159	3.45	3.71	3.92	49.5%
20	University of Minnesota	162	169	170	3.63	3.88	3.95	34.9%
99	University of Hawaii	153	156	159	3.28	3.7	3.84	32.0%
31	William & Mary Law School	159	164	166	3.49	3.75	3.86	32.2%
146	University of Louisville	153	156	158	3.26	3.59	3.86	64.4%
134	Campbell University	153	156	158	3.28	3.57	3.8	34.4%
147-193	Appalachian School of Law	145	147	150	2.77	3.04	3.56	43.7%
84	Belmont University	157	160	162	3.58	3.79	3.9	41.4%
43	Baylor University	157	163	164	3.47	3.73	3.85	26.9%
31	George Mason University	160	168	169	3.63	3.92	3.99	14.6%
107	University of New Mexico	150	157	160	3.22	3.57	3.74	51.6%
71	Catholic University Of America	158	160	162	3.38	3.64	3.76	34.6%
141	University of Idaho	149	152	157	3.07	3.46	3.71	67.2%
107	Syracuse University	151	158	161	3.28	3.62	3.83	39.0%
38	University of Florida (Levin)	164	169	170	3.67	3.9	3.96	17.4%
25	Boston College	161	167	168	3.64	3.8	3.89	13.3%
31	University of Utah	161	165	167	3.7	3.86	3.95	24.8%
99	Lewis And Clark College	157	160	163	3.28	3.58	3.79	63.3%
20	University of Notre Dame	164	169	170	3.74	3.85	3.92	23.3%
63	University of South Carolina	159	161	163	3.48	3.74	3.91	29.5%
147-193	Jones School of Law	147	150	153	2.92	3.3	3.59	56.0%
147-193	Western New England University	148	150	154	2.95	3.29	3.67	61.6%
104	Chapman University	156	162	164	3.27	3.67	3.83	27.1%
127	Howard University	153	155	158	3.15	3.47	3.7	32.0%
147-193	CUNY	151	154	158	3.09	3.44	3.72	40.3%
147-193	University of North Texas at Dallas	150	153	156	3.26	3.49	3.72	27.7%
59	University of Oklahoma	156	160	162	3.46	3.74	3.89	39.4%
147-193	Florida A&M University	147	151	154	3.21	3.44	3.64	39.6%
88	University of Maine	152	157	161	3.3	3.66	3.81	66.5%
107	Case Western Reserve University	156	160	162	3.45	3.7	3.85	37.1%
107	Samford University	152	155	159	3.44	3.63	3.8	58.8%
8	New York University	169	172	173	3.8	3.91	3.96	16.7%
68	University of Kentucky	155	158	160	3.52	3.71	3.86	48.2%
71	Loyola Marymount University—Los Angeles	159	162	165	3.52	3.72	3.85	30.6%
1	Stanford University	169	173	175	3.78	3.92	4.0	8.9%
147-193	Elon University	151	153	156	3.16	3.41	3.68	47.9%
147-193	Barry University	148	150	152	2.91	3.21	3.53	60.2%
46	University of Colorado—Boulder	160	164	166	3.55	3.79	3.88	36.4%
147-193	Western State College Of Law	149	151	154	2.97	3.26	3.56	48.5%
147-193	Roger Williams University	146	149	153	3.1	3.44	3.71	67.7%
84	Drake University	153	156	159	3.27	3.56	3.78	60.2%
13	University of California—Berkeley	167	170	172	3.8	3.87	3.95	17.3%
147-193	Southern University	144	146	149	2.82	3.15	3.53	62.9%
99	University of Montana	153	156	160	3.21	3.52	3.75	58.1%
147-193	Creighton University	149	152	156	3.02	3.42	3.73	69.6%
125	University of New Hampshire	151	155	158	3.05	3.45	3.65	60.1%
94	University of Oregon	155	159	161	3.35	3.56	3.76	66.4%
115	Michigan State University	157	160	162	3.39	3.63	3.86	31.9%
94	Saint Louis University	153	156	160	3.37	3.64	3.88	62.0%
117	Albany Law School Of Union University	154	156	159	3.19	3.47	3.71	47.6%
147-193	Capital University	148	151	155	3.07	3.39	3.72	72.2%
147-193	University of North Dakota	147	150	154	3.19	3.46	3.76	52.2%
147-193	Mississippi College	147	150	154	3.04	3.31	3.62	66.3%
147-193	Southwestern Law School	153	155	158	3.24	3.48	3.67	39.4%
127	University of Tulsa	154	156	158	3.21	3.52	3.85	47.8%
99	Stetson University	156	158	161	3.37	3.6	3.79	41.0%
147-193	Lincoln Memorial	150	152	154	3.05	3.44	3.7	54.3%
38	University of California—Irvine	163	167	168	3.65	3.81	3.89	17.4%
48	University of Illinois—Urbana Champaign	160	165	167	3.47	3.77	3.88	46.8%
14	Washington University in St. Louis	163	173	176	3.45	3.96	4.0	19.9%
141	Quinnipiac University	149	153	156	3.33	3.59	3.81	61.5%
48	Villanova University	160	164	165	3.65	3.81	3.91	21.9%
121	Washburn University	148	151	154	3.26	3.61	3.83	73.1%
14	Vanderbilt University	163	169	170	3.66	3.89	3.94	18.5%
147-193	Santa Clara University	154	157	160	3.15	3.44	3.69	66.3%
71	University of Nebraska	154	158	161	3.44	3.77	3.96	62.1%
3	University of Chicago	169	173	175	3.83	3.94	3.99	12.7%
46	Indiana University - Bloomington	159	164	165	3.63	3.91	3.99	39.5%
94	Regent University	153	158	161	3.39	3.64	3.8	44.3%
139	University of Arkansas, Little Rock	148	151	155	3.19	3.47	3.69	39.2%
99	University of Missouri—Kansas City	152	155	158	3.18	3.51	3.78	61.9%
84	Florida International University	158	160	161	3.38	3.73	3.86	21.0%
28	Ohio State University	161	166	168	3.66	3.89	3.97	29.4%
125	Hofstra University	151	155	158	3.32	3.62	3.77	50.9%
121	New York Law School	153	156	158	3.33	3.59	3.75	52.7%
127	University of South Dakota	149	152	155	3.15	3.55	3.87	65.6%
138	South Texas College Of Law—Houston	151	154	157	3.04	3.35	3.57	38.8%
127	Seattle University	153	157	160	3.21	3.53	3.72	53.2%
26	University of Southern California	165	169	170	3.82	3.91	3.97	12.4%
63	Yeshiva University (Cardozo)	160	164	166	3.6	3.8	3.88	37.5%
50	University of Connecticut	158	161	163	3.5	3.72	3.87	30.2%
147-193	Inter American University School of Law	140	143	148	3.07	3.32	3.6	54.3%
147-193	Northern Illinois University	147	150	153	3.07	3.26	3.59	55.6%
79	University of Nevada—Las Vegas	154	160	162	3.32	3.78	3.92	40.5%
31	University of Alabama	158	165	168	3.68	3.95	4.0	26.6%
147-193	University of Toledo	149	152	155	3.26	3.58	3.79	42.2%
147-193	Ohio Northern University	146	148	151	3.02	3.3	3.61	32.8%
22	University of Georgia	159	169	170	3.62	3.91	3.97	14.5%
147-193	Texas Southern University	148	150	152	2.72	3.21	3.61	35.6%
147-193	(Part-time) Widener University—Pennsylvania (Commonwealth)	147	148	151	3.06	3.36	3.64	66.5%
147-193	Western Michigan University (Cooley)	146	147	151	2.86	3.15	3.49	47.6%
147-193	Pontifical Catholic University	135	137	140	3.0	3.37	3.69	44.3%
94	University of Buffalo—SUNY	153	156	159	3.44	3.71	3.87	44.6%
45	Arizona State University	156	165	167	3.62	3.9	4.0	22.1%
71	Seton Hall University	157	160	162	3.47	3.69	3.86	42.8%
79	Loyola University—Chicago	157	160	163	3.6	3.6	3.75	43.0%
104	Rutgers State University Newark (old)	154	158	160	3.28	3.61	3.8	38.2%
146	University of Memphis	152	154	157	3.19	3.48	3.84	43.8%
139	University of Baltimore	151	153	156	3.1	3.42	3.63	49.4%
147-193	St. Mary's University	150	153	156	3.09	3.41	3.68	32.5%
57	University of Missouri	154	160	163	3.44	3.76	3.95	52.0%
50	Temple University	159	163	165	3.42	3.67	3.81	35.8%
147-193	Charleston School Of Law	150	153	155	3.26	3.54	3.75	50.1%
147-193	University of San Francisco	152	154	157	3.07	3.37	3.58	54.5%
26	Wake Forest University	163	166	167	3.66	3.84	3.93	26.8%
1	Yale University	170	174	177	3.91	3.96	4.0	5.3%
133	DePaul University	153	158	159	3.16	3.65	3.82	45.4%
134	Northern Kentucky University	150	152	156	3.14	3.5	3.77	67.5%
4	University of Virginia	167	172	174	3.78	3.96	4.0	13.9%
94	University of St. Thomas (Minnesota)	152	156	161	3.47	3.64	3.81	64.4%
68	Northeastern University	159	163	165	3.54	3.73	3.85	36.2%
92	Duquesne University	154	156	159	3.2	3.57	3.83	56.1%
141	Pace University	150	153	156	3.17	3.51	3.75	52.4%
55	Pepperdine University	159	164	165	3.49	3.85	3.94	28.4%
147-193	St. Thomas University (Florida)	149	152	155	2.98	3.3	3.58	60.7%
117	West Virginia University	152	156	158	3.25	3.58	3.83	43.8%
147-193	North Carolina Central University	148	150	153	3.02	3.41	3.66	32.0%
10	Columbia University	170	173	175	3.81	3.9	3.96	11.8%
36	University of Iowa	157	162	164	3.6	3.76	3.91	59.8%
104	American University	155	160	163	3.37	3.61	3.73	39.8%
5	University of Pennsylvania	168	172	174	3.77	3.93	3.99	10.0%
147-193	Mitchell Hamline	149	152	157	2.99	3.34	3.64	60.4%
147-193	University of the Pacific (Mcgeorge)	152	155	158	3.13	3.52	3.77	59.5%
18	University of North Carolina	164	167	168	3.73	3.85	3.92	15.2%

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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The U.S. News & World Report (USNWR) law school rankings for 2024 showcase a highly competitive landscape among top-tier institutions. Stanford University and Yale University share the first spot, followed by the University of Chicago. Tied in fourth place are Duke University, Harvard University, University of Pennsylvania, and University of Virginia. The USNews rankings consider a multitude of factors including (but not limited to) the 25th, 50th, and 75th percentile LSAT scores and GPAs of first year enrolled students, as well as the acceptance rate, in an effort to paint a comprehensive picture of each school's selectivity and the quality of its students.

Stanford and Yale Law Schools both have 25th percentile LSAT scores of 171 or above and 75th percentile scores reaching 175 and 177 respectively, indicating a highly accomplished student body. Yale, however, has a slightly lower acceptance rate at 5.6%, reflecting a higher level of competitiveness for admission. Both schools also boast strong GPA percentiles, with 75th percentile GPAs hitting 3.99 for Stanford and 4.0 for Yale, illustrating the high academic achievements of their students.

In the fourth spot, UPenn, Duke, Harvard, and UVA exhibit a diverse range of LSAT and GPA percentiles, which for many feel much more achievable (especially the 75th percentile, Harvard excluded) than Stanford or Yale. Duke, UChicago, and UVA stand out due to their acceptance rates above 10%. Interestingly, in the past high acceptance rates have led to increased applicants which drive down acceptance rates leading to much of the T-6 floating around a 5-10% acceptance rate, and the rest of T-14 around 10-15%.

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