February 16, 2013

U.S. News Rankings (with +/-) from 2012/2013

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U.S. News Rankings (with +/-) from 2012/2013Spivey Consulting Group

Here is a look at last year’s rankings, with who moved up and down, in anticipation of the upcoming rankings release:

2012-13 U.S. News & World Report Top 100 Law Schools

1. Yale (1, -)

2. Stanford (3, +1)

3. Harvard (2, -1)

4. Columbia (4, -)

5. Chicago (5, -)

6. NYU (6, -)

7. UC-Berkeley (9, +2)

7. Penn (7, -)

7. Virginia (9, +2)

10. Michigan (7, -3)

11. Duke (11, -)

12. Northwestern (11, -1)

13. Georgetown (14, +1)

14. Cornell (13, -1)

15. UC-Los Angeles (16, +1)

16. Texas (14, -2)

16. Vanderbilt (16, -)

18. USC (18, -)

19. Minnesota (20, +1)

20. George Washington (20, -)

20. Washington (30, +10)

22. Notre Dame (23, +1)

23. Washington University – St. Louis (18, -5)

24. Emory (30, +6)

24. Washington & Lee (30, +6)

26. Arizona State (40, +14)

26. Boston University (22, -4)

26. Indiana-Bloomington (23, -3)

29. Alabama (35, +6)

29. Boston College (27, -2)

29. UC-Davis (23, -6)

29. Fordham (30, +1)

29. Iowa (27, -2)

34. Georgia (35, +1)

35. William & Mary (27, -8)

35. Illinois (23, -12)

35. Wisconsin (35, -)

38. North Carolina (30, -8)

39. Brigham Young (42, +3)

39. George Mason (40, +1)

39. Maryland (42, +3)

39. Ohio State (35, -4)

43. Arizona (42, -1)

44. Colorado (47, +3)

44. UC-Hastings (42, -2)

44. Wake Forest (39, -5)

47. Utah (42, -5)

48. Florida (47, -1)

49. American (50, +1)

49. Pepperdine (54, +5)

51. Baylor (56, +5)

51. Florida State (50, -1)

51. Loyola – Los Angeles/Marymount (54, +3)

51. Southern Methodist (50, -1)

51. Tulane (47, -4)

56. Yeshiva – Cardozo (50, -6)

57. Houston (56, -1)

58. Georgia State (61, +3)

58. Lewis & Clark (67, +9)

58. Temple (61, +3)

58. Richmond (67, +9)

62. Connecticut (56, -6)

62. IIT – Chicago-Kent (61, -1)

62. Kentucky (71, +9)

65. Brooklyn (67, +2)

65. San Diego (67, +2)

67. Case Western Reserve (61, -6)

67. Loyola – Chicago (71, +4)

69. Cincinnati (61, -8)

69. Denver (77, +8)

69. Miami (77, +8)

69. New Mexico (79, +10)

69. Pittsburgh (71, +2)

69. Seton Hall (61, -8)

69. Tennessee (56, -13)

76. Nevada-Las Vegas (71, -5)

76. Northeastern (71, -5)

76. Penn State (60, -16)

79. Louisiana State (84, +5)

79. St. John’s (95, +16)

79. Missouri-Columbia (NR)

82. SUNY-Buffalo, (84, +2)

82. Catholic (79, -3)

82. Michigan State (95, +13)

82. Oklahoma (71, -11)

82. Rutgers-Newark (84, +2)

82. Seattle (84, +2)

82. Oregon (79, -3)

89. Arkansas-Fayetteville (84,-5)

89. DePaul (84, -5)

89. Hofstra (84, -5)

89. Indiana-Indianapolis (79, -10)

89. Kansas (79, -10)

89. Louisville (79, +11)

89. Nebraska (84, -5)

96. Marquette (95, -1)

96. Santa Clara (84, -12)

96. Syracuse (100, +4)

99. Rutgers-Camden (84, -15)

99. Tulsa (NR)

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