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 2024 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).

		LSAT			GPA
Rank	Name	25th	50th	75th	25th	50th	75th	Acceptance
91	Belmont University	157	160	162	3.56	3.77	3.91	39.6%
14	Cornell University	169	172	175	3.78	3.9	3.97	19.3%
61	Loyola Marymount University—Los Angeles	157	161	163	3.51	3.71	3.83	33.9%
147-193	Ave Maria School Of Law	150	152	155	2.98	3.35	3.64	45.2%
147-193	University of Puerto Rico	144	148	151	3.57	3.76	3.89	42.3%
1	Stanford University	171	173	175	3.83	3.95	3.99	7.3%
136	University of Akron	151	153	157	3.16	3.52	3.8	62.1%
14	Georgetown University	166	171	173	3.7	3.91	3.97	19.6%
82	Lewis And Clark College	158	160	164	3.22	3.59	3.78	67.9%
94	University of New Mexico	151	155	160	3.36	3.61	3.72	53.5%
114	Brooklyn Law School	157	160	162	3.35	3.56	3.7	50.0%
147-193	Elon University	151	153	156	3.06	3.43	3.72	45.9%
147-193	University of the Pacific (Mcgeorge)	152	155	158	2.94	3.4	3.63	61.3%
55	University of Connecticut	155	160	162	3.4	3.71	3.86	29.3%
82	University of Nebraska	154	158	160	3.47	3.75	3.94	65.9%
127	New York Law School	153	156	158	3.29	3.51	3.72	53.1%
147-193	Western State College Of Law	150	152	154	2.91	3.16	3.38	45.1%
19	Vanderbilt University	164	170	171	3.65	3.89	3.96	16.8%
114	Seattle University	152	157	160	3.14	3.51	3.71	52.3%
4	Harvard University	171	174	176	3.84	3.93	3.99	9.6%
147-193	Capital University	147	150	155	3.06	3.45	3.7	77.5%
147-193	South Texas College Of Law—Houston	151	153	156	3.02	3.36	3.59	44.0%
54	Temple University	159	163	165	3.45	3.65	3.81	39.4%
147-193	Southern University	145	147	149	2.8	3.12	3.48	53.5%
147-193	Oklahoma City University	146	149	152	3.02	3.36	3.62	65.4%
48	Florida State University	158	165	166	3.67	3.85	3.93	21.1%
13	University of California—Los Angeles	165	170	171	3.72	3.92	3.98	16.8%
147-193	Santa Clara University	155	159	162	3.31	3.55	3.72	52.4%
9	University of Michigan	165	171	172	3.64	3.85	3.92	12.6%
147-193	University of Illinois—Chicago	149	152	155	3.1	3.39	3.64	69.5%
147-193	Appalachian School of Law	145	146	151	2.65	3.13	3.5	54.2%
78	University of Nevada—Las Vegas	155	160	162	3.42	3.78	3.89	33.6%
108	Illinois Institute of Technology (Kent)	154	159	162	3.39	3.67	3.8	50.4%
75	Georgia State University	157	159	162	3.35	3.56	3.77	31.0%
91	University of Pittsburgh	157	160	163	3.3	3.56	3.73	39.5%
147-193	Lincoln Memorial	148	151	153	3.14	3.49	3.75	52.2%
108	University of Dayton	152	155	158	3.36	3.61	3.83	34.3%
61	Yeshiva University (Cardozo)	160	164	166	3.55	3.79	3.88	37.6%
36	University of Illinois—Urbana Champaign	162	165	167	3.54	3.75	3.87	43.7%
120	University of Mississippi	152	157	159	3.32	3.62	3.82	43.5%
4	Duke University	168	170	172	3.78	3.87	3.96	10.5%
48	Villanova University	157	164	165	3.58	3.8	3.9	22.5%
147-193	St. Thomas University (Florida)	149	152	154	3.09	3.4	3.61	51.4%
55	University of California—Davis	159	165	167	3.49	3.69	3.82	29.0%
26	Ohio State University	161	165	167	3.57	3.83	3.95	33.1%
33	Fordham University	164	167	169	3.57	3.75	3.84	21.1%
108	Chapman University	153	161	162	3.3	3.67	3.77	30.7%
4	University of Virginia	167	171	172	3.72	3.94	3.99	11.5%
16	University of Minnesota	162	168	169	3.62	3.85	3.93	39.8%
52	Pepperdine University	159	164	166	3.48	3.86	3.93	28.2%
89	Case Western Reserve University	156	160	162	3.45	3.7	3.84	41.8%
68	Marquette University	152	155	158	3.39	3.61	3.75	45.5%
103	University of Montana	150	154	158	3.23	3.48	3.69	71.5%
134	Campbell University	153	155	159	3.17	3.48	3.73	38.7%
4	University of Pennsylvania	168	172	174	3.66	3.92	3.98	9.9%
145	Willamette University		152			3.26		69.3%
3	University of Chicago	169	173	175	3.83	3.94	3.99	12.8%
147-193	Jones School of Law	148	150	152	2.77	3.21	3.57	58.3%
147-193	Nova Southeastern University	151	153	155	3.05	3.36	3.62	55.1%
89	University of Denver	156	160	162	3.31	3.58	3.75	50.4%
147-193	(Part-time) Widener University—Pennsylvania (Commonwealth)	146	148	152	3.0	3.34	3.61	65.0%
82	University of Miami	158	162	164	3.52	3.72	3.85	32.9%
147-193	Barry University	147	149	152	2.95	3.24	3.51	55.6%
68	Northeastern University	158	163	165	3.52	3.72	3.83	37.3%
130	Hofstra University	150	156	159	3.3	3.59	3.82	50.4%
103	Cleveland State University	152	155	157	3.0	3.42	3.72	35.9%
20	University of Notre Dame	164	169	170	3.67	3.83	3.92	24.4%
68	University of Houston	158	161	163	3.5	3.72	3.85	32.3%
136	University of Louisville	152	156	158	3.31	3.68	3.83	57.6%
147-193	University of North Dakota	146	150	153	3.1	3.37	3.59	62.0%
78	Tulane University	157	161	163	3.41	3.64	3.78	48.0%
94	Saint Louis University	152	155	160	3.31	3.59	3.81	61.9%
120	Gonzaga University	152	154	157	3.28	3.48	3.69	61.7%
108	University of Buffalo—SUNY	153	156	159	3.48	3.72	3.89	41.1%
147-193	Florida A&M University	148	151	154	3.24	3.52	3.68	35.8%
117	University of Missouri—Kansas City	152	154	158	3.22	3.55	3.75	58.9%
66	University of Richmond	157	164	165	3.5	3.75	3.86	41.5%
66	University of South Carolina	156	160	162	3.45	3.7	3.84	34.0%
98	American University	156	162	163	3.43	3.63	3.75	35.7%
42	Indiana University - Bloomington	157	164	165	3.62	3.86	3.97	46.9%
25	Wake Forest University	160	165	166	3.64	3.79	3.88	31.5%
68	Florida International University	157	160	161	3.5	3.74	3.88	25.2%
75	Pennsylvania State - Dickinson Law	157	162	163	3.29	3.63	3.84	35.4%
94	Catholic University Of America	155	159	161	3.39	3.63	3.75	31.8%
28	University of Florida (Levin)		169			3.91		17.0%
82	Texas Tech University	155	158	160	3.37	3.63	3.81	38.1%
61	Seton Hall University	155	160	163	3.4	3.66	3.79	45.6%
68	St. John's University	155	162	164	3.42	3.71	3.87	41.5%
16	University of Texas at Austin	168	171	172	3.72	3.86	3.96	14.9%
120	University of Maine	154	157	160	3.41	3.62	3.77	58.3%
98	Indiana University - Indianapolis	151	155	158	3.3	3.61	3.79	62.3%
61	University of Kentucky	155	157	160	3.35	3.67	3.87	52.5%
147-193	University of North Texas at Dallas	150	153	155	3.14	3.43	3.65	30.1%
9	New York University	168	172	174	3.77	3.9	3.96	16.8%
46	University of Kansas	155	160	162	3.45	3.71	3.88	48.7%
147-193	Inter American University School of Law	140	142	147	3.07	3.36	3.56	58.4%
28	George Mason University	160	168	169	3.53	3.89	3.95	14.0%
143	Quinnipiac University	150	153	156	3.22	3.51	3.77	58.3%
147-193	St. Mary's University	150	152	156	3.04	3.38	3.65	35.9%
48	University of Washington	160	164	167	3.57	3.74	3.86	34.7%
68	Pennsylvania State - Penn State Law	157	161	163	3.62	3.77	3.9	36.9%
147-193	Southern Illinois University—Carbondale	146	149	152	2.94	3.3	3.62	60.5%
33	University of Alabama	159	167	168	3.63	3.95	4.0	26.6%
98	University of St. Thomas (Minnesota)	152	155	159	3.41	3.62	3.79	72.2%
140	University of Baltimore	151	154	157	3.09	3.39	3.6	58.7%
120	Washburn University	150	154	157	3.25	3.59	3.83	66.1%
147-193	Charleston School Of Law	149	153	155	3.2	3.49	3.72	53.1%
98	Stetson University	156	158	159	3.34	3.59	3.77	38.4%
147-193	CUNY	150	153	157	3.12	3.45	3.73	39.9%
20	University of North Carolina	162	166	167	3.61	3.78	3.9	16.3%
52	University of Tennessee	158	162	163	3.54	3.78	3.9	30.2%
82	University of Oregon	155	158	160	3.18	3.52	3.7	75.2%
42	University of California—Irvine	164	167	169	3.49	3.72	3.84	18.2%
127	University of South Dakota	148	151	154	3.18	3.56	3.72	76.2%
78	University of Cincinnati	154	158	161	3.54	3.8	3.92	47.7%
103	Mercer University	153	155	158	3.33	3.59	3.71	47.0%
147-193	Pontifical Catholic University	135	138	141	2.92	3.32	3.63	39.9%
130	Loyola University—New Orleans	149	151	155	3.07	3.37	3.62	64.7%
140	Liberty University	151	154	159	3.13	3.56	3.8	56.4%
98	University of New Hampshire	151	155	159	3.05	3.41	3.65	57.4%
147-193	Creighton University	149	152	156	3.01	3.35	3.63	71.4%
136	University of Detroit Mercy		154			3.46		52.2%
120	University of Wyoming	152	154	158	3.18	3.51	3.81	55.1%
48	University of Colorado—Boulder	159	164	166	3.51	3.81	3.92	34.2%
24	Boston University	164	170	171	3.7	3.86	3.91	17.8%
8	Columbia University	169	173	175	3.81	3.9	3.97	12.2%
91	Louisiana State University	154	157	159	3.37	3.65	3.83	48.9%
147-193	Western Michigan University (Cooley)	146	148	151	2.71	3.07	3.42	46.1%
117	Albany Law School Of Union University	152	155	157	3.22	3.47	3.68	54.9%
78	Loyola University—Chicago	157	160	162	3.37	3.6	3.77	43.9%
147-193	Atlanta's John Marshall Law School	149	150	153	2.78	3.19	3.51	46.9%
75	Drexel University	153	159	160	3.38	3.7	3.84	34.2%
33	Washington and Lee University	159	165	166	3.4	3.72	3.8	31.4%
41	George Washington University	160	168	170	3.54	3.85	3.91	28.7%
120	Syracuse University	154	157	160	3.1	3.58	3.8	42.6%
114	University of Arkansas, Fayetteville	153	156	159	3.45	3.67	3.85	42.6%
147-193	New England Law \| Boston	148	153	157	3.12	3.44	3.68	74.3%
94	Duquesne University	153	156	158	3.2	3.55	3.75	55.4%
120	University of Tulsa	154	156	159	3.18	3.53	3.86	43.2%
1	Yale University	172	175	177	3.89	3.96	4.0	5.6%
134	DePaul University	153	157	159	3.27	3.59	3.79	43.6%
103	Rutgers State University Newark (old)	154	157	160	3.37	3.6	3.81	38.9%
20	University of Georgia	159	169	170	3.56	3.83	3.95	14.8%
147-193	North Carolina Central University	146	149	151	3.13	3.35	3.57	34.6%
55	University of Oklahoma	154	159	160	3.49	3.71	3.87	47.2%
36	Arizona State University	157	167	169	3.47	3.9	3.97	21.3%
82	Drake University	151	154	157	3.29	3.49	3.77	69.4%
147-193	Vermont Law School	148	151	156	2.8	3.3	3.62	64.2%
26	Texas A&M University	159	166	167	3.61	3.97	4.0	14.6%
145	Southwestern Law School	152	155	158	3.17	3.44	3.63	49.9%
82	University of California (Hastings)	157	160	162	3.4	3.59	3.74	30.9%
36	William & Mary Law School	162	166	168	3.54	3.77	3.87	27.3%
68	University of San Diego	157	161	163	3.52	3.8	3.89	33.6%
145	University of Idaho	148	151	155	3.09	3.35	3.67	75.3%
9	Northwestern University	166	172	174	3.66	3.92	3.97	15.5%
55	University of Maryland	156	163	164	3.42	3.76	3.88	30.2%
55	University of Arizona	159	163	164	3.58	3.79	3.88	29.3%
140	University of Memphis	152	155	157	3.1	3.4	3.68	43.7%
147-193	Texas Southern University	148	150	152	2.68	3.16	3.53	39.6%
16	Washington University in St. Louis	162	173	174	3.49	3.95	4.0	17.2%
147-193	Widener University—Delaware	148	150	153	2.93	3.26	3.58	67.8%
46	Baylor University	160	164	165	3.53	3.73	3.89	17.8%
147-193	Ohio Northern University	144	148	152	3.04	3.4	3.73	68.3%
108	Regent University	152	157	160	3.4	3.68	3.88	40.9%
130	Howard University	153	155	158	3.2	3.43	3.64	33.6%
36	University of Wisconsin		165			3.79		35.6%
12	University of California—Berkeley	168	170	173	3.77	3.87	3.97	14.9%
61	University of Missouri	155	160	162	3.35	3.7	3.92	52.5%
127	University of Hawaii	154	157	160	3.27	3.48	3.79	28.8%
143	University of Arkansas, Little Rock	149	152	155	3.15	3.39	3.68	59.2%
103	Samford University	152	155	157	3.37	3.61	3.79	55.7%
147-193	University of Toledo	149	151	154	3.22	3.53	3.84	61.6%
130	Suffolk University	150	154	158	3.33	3.55	3.72	64.3%
147-193	Roger Williams University	147	150	154	2.93	3.3	3.65	65.2%
136	Pace University	150	152	155	3.2	3.47	3.69	53.3%
147-193	Golden Gate University	150	153	155	3.02	3.28	3.46	22.4%
28	Brigham Young University	162	168	170	3.74	3.94	3.97	28.8%
108	Michigan State University	157	159	161	3.25	3.55	3.77	39.4%
147-193	Mitchell Hamline	149	151	155	2.87	3.26	3.55	67.4%
147-193	University of Massachusetts Dartmouth	147	150	153	3.05	3.39	3.64	67.3%
147-193	California Western School Of Law	150	153	156	3.11	3.38	3.57	55.4%
20	University of Southern California	165	169	169	3.77	3.88	3.96	12.5%
147-193	Touro College	149	151	154	2.85	3.22	3.47	50.5%
28	University of Utah	160	164	166	3.65	3.85	3.95	30.2%
42	Emory University	161	166	168	3.62	3.82	3.93	40.9%
28	Boston College	161	167	168	3.59	3.77	3.85	13.4%
147-193	Western New England University	147	150	153	2.92	3.3	3.57	59.8%
147-193	University of the District of Columbia	147	151	153	2.92	3.27	3.55	44.3%
147-193	Mississippi College	147	150	154	3.02	3.33	3.61	67.4%
55	Wayne State University	155	162	164	3.49	3.83	3.93	27.4%
147-193	Northern Kentucky University	149	152	156	3.07	3.38	3.66	71.9%
36	University of Iowa	160	163	165	3.54	3.76	3.88	47.7%
117	West Virginia University	152	155	158	3.25	3.59	3.88	45.1%
147-193	University of San Francisco	151	153	156	3.09	3.46	3.67	55.2%
147-193	Northern Illinois University	147	150	152	3.13	3.43	3.65	54.5%

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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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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