Law School Rankings for 2024

Top law school rankings for 2024.

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 2020 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), 2024 (published 2024).

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		LSAT			GPA
Rank	Name	25th	50th	75th	25th	50th	75th	Acceptance
1	Yale University	170	173	175	3.85	3.93	3.99
2	Stanford University	169	171	174	3.79	3.91	3.96
3	Harvard University	170	173	175	3.79	3.89	3.96
4	Columbia University	169	172	173	3.69	3.8	3.89
4	University of Chicago	167	170	172	3.78	3.9	3.96
6	New York University	167	170	172	3.63	3.8	3.89
7	University of Pennsylvania	163	170	171	3.54	3.89	3.96
8	University of Virginia	164	170	172	3.47	3.9	3.96
9	Northwestern University	165	169	171	3.56	3.85	3.92
9	University of California—Berkeley	165	168	170	3.7	3.81	3.9
9	University of Michigan	163	169	170	3.56	3.81	3.88
12	Duke University	167	169	170	3.65	3.78	3.87
13	Cornell University	165	168	169	3.71	3.81	3.91
14	Georgetown University	163	168	169	3.55	3.78	3.89
15	University of California—Los Angeles	164	168	169	3.51	3.79	3.89
16	University of Texas at Austin	165	168	169	3.48	3.72	3.89
17	Washington University in St. Louis	162	169	170	3.4	3.83	3.93
18	University of Southern California	163	166	167	3.65	3.8	3.91
18	Vanderbilt University	162	167	168	3.56	3.8	3.87
20	Boston University	161	166	168	3.56	3.78	3.86
21	University of Minnesota	161	165	166	3.48	3.75	3.87
22	University of Notre Dame	160	165	166	3.5	3.74	3.87
23	George Washington University	159	166	167	3.39	3.73	3.83
24	Arizona State University	156	164	165	3.39	3.81	3.91
24	Emory University	158	165	166	3.43	3.8	3.9
24	University of Florida (Levin)	156	164	166	3.34	3.8	3.89
27	Fordham University	161	164	166	3.43	3.64	3.76
27	University of California—Irvine	162	165	167	3.39	3.59	3.74
27	University of Iowa	156	161	163	3.41	3.64	3.77
27	University of North Carolina	158	161	162	3.46	3.63	3.77
31	Boston College	161	164	165	3.45	3.64	3.73
31	University of Alabama	157	164	166	3.42	3.88	3.95
31	University of Georgia	157	164	165	3.46	3.73	3.87
31	University of Illinois—Urbana Champaign	157	162	164	3.42	3.7	3.82
31	Washington and Lee University	157	163	164	3.43	3.64	3.73
31	William & Mary Law School	159	163	164	3.46	3.76	3.89
37	Brigham Young University	160	164	167	3.6	3.82	3.92
38	Indiana University - Bloomington	155	162	163	3.57	3.79	3.93
38	Ohio State University	158	161	163	3.61	3.76	3.86
38	University of California—Davis	159	162	164	3.41	3.61	3.75
38	University of Wisconsin	156	162	164	3.42	3.65	3.79
42	George Mason University	158	164	165	3.39	3.75	3.86
42	University of Washington	158	162	164	3.5	3.68	3.79
42	Wake Forest University	156	162	163	3.5	3.68	3.81
45	University of Utah	157	160	162	3.43	3.6	3.8
46	University of Colorado—Boulder	157	163	165	3.36	3.61	3.81
47	Pepperdine University	157	161	163	3.29	3.66	3.79
47	University of Arizona	160	162	163	3.36	3.65	3.82
47	University of Maryland	153	159	161	3.49	3.66	3.79
50	Baylor University	157	160	161	3.38	3.6	3.72
50	Florida State University	155	160	161	3.48	3.73	3.84
50	University of Connecticut	157	159	161	3.27	3.49	3.67
53	Yeshiva University (Cardozo)	157	162	163	3.39	3.6	3.74
54	Tulane University	154	159	161	3.27	3.5	3.65
54	University of Richmond	155	161	162	3.27	3.6	3.7
56	Southern Methodist University	155	161	163	3.33	3.7	3.83
56	Temple University	158	161	163	3.28	3.56	3.72
56	University of Houston	156	160	161	3.33	3.61	3.75
59	University of California (Hastings)	154	158	160	3.2	3.45	3.62
60	Pennsylvania State - Penn State Law	153	160	161	3.34	3.65	3.8
60	Texas A&M University	154	159	160	3.34	3.62	3.8
62	Loyola Marymount University—Los Angeles	157	160	162	3.3	3.57	3.73
62	Pennsylvania State - Dickinson Law	158	161	162	3.05	3.4	3.73
62	Seton Hall University	153	158	160	3.18	3.5	3.69
62	University of Nevada—Las Vegas	154	159	161	3.28	3.69	3.81
62	Villanova University	154	159	161	3.37	3.6	3.78
67	Northeastern University	156	162	163	3.4	3.63	3.75
67	University of Miami	156	158	161	3.24	3.44	3.64
67	University of Missouri	152	157	160	3.32	3.64	3.84
70	Loyola University—Chicago	157	159	161	3.2	3.4	3.57
70	University of Kansas	152	157	159	3.34	3.65	3.87
70	University of Kentucky	154	155	158	3.36	3.62	3.8
70	University of Tennessee	156	159	161	3.32	3.65	3.85
74	St. John's University	153	159	161	3.32	3.62	3.78
74	University of Denver	155	159	161	3.18	3.49	3.66
76	American University	155	159	161	3.24	3.5	3.62
76	Case Western Reserve University	156	159	161	3.36	3.63	3.76
76	Georgia State University	156	158	160	3.34	3.51	3.66
76	Rutgers University	153	156	158	3.13	3.41	3.63
76	University of Nebraska	154	157	160	3.51	3.73	3.91
76	University of Oklahoma	153	157	159	3.34	3.63	3.78
76	University of Pittsburgh	155	158	160	3.22	3.49	3.71
83	Brooklyn Law School	155	157	160	3.24	3.44	3.58
83	Illinois Institute of Technology (Kent)	153	158	160	3.11	3.49	3.69
83	University of Cincinnati	153	157	159	3.39	3.64	3.82
83	University of San Diego	155	159	161	3.29	3.57	3.68
83	Wayne State University	154	159	161	3.16	3.56	3.73
88	University of New Hampshire	152	156	158	3.16	3.45	3.61
88	University of Oregon	154	157	160	3.26	3.51	3.65
90	Florida International University	155	157	158	3.23	3.61	3.77
90	Saint Louis University	152	155	158	3.18	3.45	3.68
90	University of Arkansas, Fayetteville	153	156	158	3.15	3.5	3.69
93	Drexel University	152	157	158	3.15	3.47	3.67
93	Lewis And Clark College	155	158	161	3.19	3.46	3.67
93	Michigan State University	152	155	157	3.29	3.58	3.77
96	Louisiana State University	152	155	157	3.19	3.48	3.72
96	University of Hawaii	153	156	159	3.15	3.45	3.71
96	University of South Carolina	153	155	158	3.23	3.43	3.67
99	University of Buffalo—SUNY	151	154	157	3.19	3.49	3.75
99	University of Louisville	151	154	157	3.16	3.46	3.67
99	University of New Mexico	151	155	157	3.16	3.47	3.72
102	Cleveland State University	150	154	157	3.23	3.43	3.69
102	Hofstra University	150	154	156	3.19	3.53	3.73
102	Marquette University	150	154	156	3.25	3.44	3.63
105	Drake University	152	154	158	3.17	3.44	3.73
105	Stetson University	153	155	158	3.05	3.3	3.55
107	CUNY	151	154	158	3.11	3.36	3.63
107	Howard University	149	152	156	3.09	3.33	3.58
107	Santa Clara University	153	156	159	3.1	3.33	3.53
107	Washburn University	150	154	157	3.03	3.41	3.71
111	Catholic University Of America	152	155	158	3.21	3.42	3.61
111	Chapman University	155	158	160	3.28	3.49	3.64
111	Syracuse University	152	154	157	3.04	3.33	3.61
111	Texas Tech University	153	155	157	3.2	3.42	3.6
111	University of Mississippi	151	155	157	3.16	3.48	3.75
111	University of Tulsa	151	154	156	3.13	3.42	3.63
111	West Virginia University	152	154	157	3.15	3.45	3.7
118	Albany Law School Of Union University	151	153	156	3.07	3.37	3.64
118	DePaul University	152	155	156	3.05	3.39	3.61
118	Gonzaga University	152	154	156	3.16	3.41	3.63
118	University of St. Thomas (Minnesota)	146	149	151	2.89	3.25	3.51
122	Indiana University - Indianapolis	150	154	157	3.14	3.44	3.64
122	Quinnipiac University	150	152	154	3.26	3.46	3.77
122	University of Maine	151	154	158	3.2	3.48	3.68
122	University of Montana	152	154	157	3.12	3.4	3.66
126	Loyola University—New Orleans	148	151	154	3.0	3.3	3.5

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.

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Summary

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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