1 Yale University
2 Stanford University
3 Harvard University
4 University of Chicago
5 Columbia University
6 New York University
7 University of Pennsylvania
8 University of Michigan—Ann Arbor
9 University of California—Berkeley (+3)
9 University of Virginia (-1)
11 Duke University (-1)
11 Northwestern University (-1)
13 Cornell University
14 Georgetown University (+1)
15 University of Texas—Austin (-1)
16 University of California—Los Angeles (-1)
17 Vanderbilt University
18 Washington University in St. Louis
19 University of Southern California
20 University of Minnesota (+3)
21 University of California—Irvine (+7)
22 Boston University (+1)
22 Emory University
24 George Washington University (+6)
24 University of Notre Dame (-4)
26 Washington and Lee University (+2)
27 Arizona State University (-2)
27 Boston College (-1)
27 University of Alabama (-1)
27 University of Iowa (-7)
27 University of Wisconsin—Madison (+3)
32 Indiana University—Bloomington (-2)
32 Ohio State University (-2)
32 University of Georgia (-2)
32 University of Washington (-2)
32 Wake Forest University (+4)
37 Fordham University (-1)
37 University of California—Davis (+2)
37 University of Illinois—Urbana-Champaign (+7)
37 William & Mary Law School (+4)
41 Brigham Young University (+5)
41 George Mason University
41 University of Arizona (+7)
41 University of Florida
45 University of North Carolina—Chapel Hill (-6)
46 University of Colorado—Boulder (-10)
47 Florida State University (+1)
47 Temple University (+6)
49 University of Maryland (-1)
50 Baylor University (+1)
50 Southern Methodist University (-4)
50 University of Connecticut (+4)
50 University of Richmond (+7)
54 Tulane University (-3)
54 University of Utah (-10)
56 University of Houston (-2)
56 Yeshiva University (Cardozo) (+9)
58 University of California—Hastings (-4)
59 Pennsylvania State University—Carlisle (Dickinson) (+6)
59 Pepperdine University (+13)
59 Seton Hall University (-2)
59 University of Nevada—Las Vegas (+3)
63 University of Denver (Sturm) (+13)
63 University of Oklahoma (+9)
65 Case Western Reserve University (-3)
65 Georgia State University
65 Loyola Marymount University
65 University of Cincinnati (+7)
65 University of Kentucky (-8)
65 University of Miami (+12)
65 University of Missouri
65 University of Tennessee—Knoxville (-8)
65 Villanova University (+12)
74 Loyola University Chicago (+8)
74 Northeastern University (-9)
74 Pennsylvania State University—University Park (+8)
74 Rutgers The State University of New Jersey (-12)
74 University of Kansas (-9)
74 University of Pittsburgh (+8)
80 American University (+6)
80 Texas A&M University (+12)
80 University of Nebraska—Lincoln (-23)
83 Brooklyn Law School (+5)
83 St. John's University (-11)
85 Illinois Institute of Technology (Chicago-Kent) (+7)
85 University of New Hampshire (+15)
85 University of Oregon (+1)
88 Louisiana State University (+8)
88 Michigan State University (+8)
88 St. Louis University
88 Syracuse University (+4)
88 University of Arkansas (-11)
88 University of New Mexico (-11)
88 University of South Carolina
95 Lewis & Clark College (+5)
95 Marquette University (+5)
95 University of San Diego (-18)
98 Indiana University—Indianapolis (McKinney) (-10)
98 Stetson University (-2)
98 Wayne State University (+2)
101 Drexel University (+11)
101 Florida International University (-1)
101 University of Hawaii (-1)
101 University of Mississippi (+8)
101 University of Tulsa (-19)
106 Albany Law School (+3)
106 University at Buffalo—SUNY
106 University of Maine (+33)
106 West Virginia University (-10)
110 Hofstra University (+8)
110 New York Law School (+2)
110 Catholic University of America (-4)
113 Cleveland State University (+14)
113 Gonzaga University (-1)
113 Santa Clara University (+19)
113 Texas Tech University (+5)
113 University of Louisville (-21)
113 University of St. Thomas (+7)
119 Duquesne University (+8)
119 University of Baltimore (-7)
119 University of Idaho (-10)
119 University of Missouri—Kansas City (-7)
119 University of Montana (+1)
119 Washburn University (+8)
125 Creighton University (-5)
125 CUNY (+2)
125 Pace University (-5)
128 DePaul University (-8)
128 Howard University (-8)
128 Mercer University (+6)
128 Seattle Universityy (-8)
128 University of South Dakota (+14)
133 Drake University (-27)
133 Quinnipiac Universityy (-6)
133 University of Wyoming (-21)
133 Vermont Law School (+1)
137 University of Memphis (+3)
137 University of Toledo (-5)
139 Belmont University (unranked last year)
139 Chapman University (-5)
141 University of Arkansas—Little Rock (-7)
141 University of Dayton (unranked last year)
143 Widener University (+5)
144 Northern Illinois University (+4)
144 Suffolk University (-4)
144 University of Akron (-10)
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