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2025 Peer Assessment Law School Rankings

2025 peer assessment scores across 194 ABA-accredited schools. LSAT/GPA stats →

About Peer Assessment rankings

The Peer Assessment Scores reflect the academic reputation of law schools as evaluated by deans, faculty members, and practicing attorneys. These scores provide unique insight into how law schools are perceived by legal education experts and professionals in the field, serving as a valuable metric of institutional prestige and academic excellence in legal education.

When comparing law school academic reputations, remember that peer assessments reflect perceptions within the legal academy and profession. These rankings can indicate a school's standing among judges, employers, and other legal professionals. However, a school's reputation may be stronger regionally than nationally, or may excel in particular legal specialties not reflected in overall scores.

The best law schools for academic excellence often provide exceptional faculty mentorship, research opportunities, and intellectual community. Beyond reputation scores, examine each school's scholarly output in your areas of interest, judicial clerkship placement rates, and opportunities for student publication.

#1 Stanford University
Stanford, California
Score: 4.7
#1 Harvard University
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Score: 4.7
#3 University of Chicago
Chicago, Illinois
Score: 4.6
#4 Yale University
New Haven, Connecticut
Score: 4.5
#4 Columbia University
New York City, New York
Score: 4.5
#6 New York University
New York City, New York
Score: 4.4
#6 University of Virginia
Charlottesville, Virginia
Score: 4.4
#6 University of California—Berkeley
Berkeley, California
Score: 4.4
#9 University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Score: 4.3
#9 Duke University
Durham, North Carolina
Score: 4.3
#9 University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Score: 4.3
#12 Cornell University
Ithaca, New York
Score: 4.2
#12 University of California—Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California
Score: 4.2
#12 Georgetown University
Washington, D.C., Washington, D.C.
Score: 4.2
#15 University of Texas at Austin
Austin, Texas
Score: 4.1
#15 Northwestern University
Evanston, Illinois
Score: 4.1
#17 Vanderbilt University
Nashville, Tennessee
Score: 3.9
#18 University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Score: 3.7
#18 Washington University in St. Louis
St. Louis, Missouri
Score: 3.7
#18 University of Southern California
Los Angeles, California
Score: 3.7
#18 University of Notre Dame
South Bend, Indiana
Score: 3.7
#22 University of California—Davis
Davis, California
Score: 3.6
#22 Boston University
Boston, Massachusetts
Score: 3.6
#22 Emory University
Atlanta, Georgia
Score: 3.6
#25 George Washington University
Washington, D.C., Washington, D.C.
Score: 3.5
#25 University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Score: 3.5
#25 University of Wisconsin
Madison, Wisconsin
Score: 3.5
#25 University of California—Irvine
Irvine, California
Score: 3.5
#25 University of Georgia
Athens, Georgia
Score: 3.5
#30 Boston College
Newton, Massachusetts
Score: 3.4
#30 University of Florida (Levin)
Gainesville, Florida
Score: 3.4
#30 William & Mary Law School
Williamsburg, Virginia
Score: 3.4
#30 Ohio State University
Columbus , Ohio
Score: 3.4
#34 University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Score: 3.3
#34 Indiana University - Bloomington
Bloomington, Indiana
Score: 3.3
#34 Fordham University
Bronx, New York
Score: 3.3
#34 Arizona State University
Tempe, Arizona
Score: 3.3
#34 University of Iowa
Iowa City, Iowa
Score: 3.3
#34 University of Washington
Seattle, Washington
Score: 3.3
#34 University of Colorado—Boulder
Boulder, Colorado
Score: 3.3
#41 University of Utah
Salt Lake City, Utah
Score: 3.2
#41 University of Illinois—Urbana Champaign
Champaign, Illinois
Score: 3.2
#41 University of Arizona
Tucson, Arizona
Score: 3.2
#41 Wake Forest University
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Score: 3.2
#41 Washington and Lee University
Lexington, Virginia
Score: 3.2
#46 Tulane University
New Orleans, Louisiana
Score: 3.1
#46 University of Maryland
Baltimore, Maryland
Score: 3.1
#46 Texas A&M University
Fort Worth, Texas
Score: 3.1
#46 University of California (Hastings)
San Francisco, California
Score: 3.1
#46 Florida State University
Tallahassee, Florida
Score: 3.1
#51 University of Connecticut
Hartford, Connecticut
Score: 3.0
#51 Brigham Young University
Provo, Utah
Score: 3.0
#51 University of San Diego
San Diego, California
Score: 3.0
#54 Yeshiva University (Cardozo)
New York City, New York
Score: 2.9
#54 American University
Washington, D.C., Washington, D.C.
Score: 2.9
#54 Georgia State University
Atlanta, Georgia
Score: 2.9
#54 Temple University
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Score: 2.9
#54 University of Oregon
Eugene, Oregon
Score: 2.9
#54 University of Denver
Denver, Colorado
Score: 2.9
#54 Howard University
Washington, D.C., Washington, D.C.
Score: 2.9
#61 Villanova University
Villanova, Pennsylvania
Score: 2.8
#61 Rutgers State University Newark (old)
Newark, New Jersey
Score: 2.8
#61 University of Nevada—Las Vegas
Las Vegas, Nevada
Score: 2.8
#61 University of Tennessee
Knoxville, Tennessee
Score: 2.8
#61 University of Houston
Houston, Texas
Score: 2.8
#61 University of Richmond
Richmond, Virginia
Score: 2.8
#61 University of Miami
Coral Gables, Florida
Score: 2.8
#61 Pepperdine University
Malibu , California
Score: 2.8
#61 University of Kansas
Lawrence, Kansas
Score: 2.8
#70 Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, Ohio
Score: 2.7
#70 Loyola University—Chicago
Chicago , Illinois
Score: 2.7
#70 Northeastern University
Boston, Massachusetts
Score: 2.7
#70 George Mason University
Fairfax, Virginia
Score: 2.7
#70 University of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky
Score: 2.7
#70 University of South Carolina
Columbia, South Carolina
Score: 2.7
#76 Brooklyn Law School
Brooklyn, New York
Score: 2.6
#76 University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Score: 2.6
#76 University of Hawaii
Honolulu, Hawaii
Score: 2.6
#76 Seattle University
Seattle, Washington
Score: 2.6
#76 University of Oklahoma
Norman, Oklahoma
Score: 2.6
#76 Michigan State University
East Lansing, Michigan
Score: 2.6
#76 University of Missouri
Columbia, Missouri
Score: 2.6
#76 Loyola Marymount University—Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California
Score: 2.6
#76 Santa Clara University
Santa Clara, California
Score: 2.6
#85 Pennsylvania State - Penn State Law
State College, Pennsylvania
Score: 2.5
#85 Lewis And Clark College
Portland, Oregon
Score: 2.5
#85 Wayne State University
Detroit, Michigan
Score: 2.5
#85 Illinois Institute of Technology (Kent)
Chicago, Illinois
Score: 2.5
#85 University of Nebraska
Lincoln, Nebraska
Score: 2.5
#85 Pennsylvania State - Dickinson Law
Carlisle, Pennsylvania
Score: 2.5
#85 Seton Hall University
Newark, New Jersey
Score: 2.5
#85 Indiana University - Indianapolis
Indianapolis, Indiana
Score: 2.5
#85 Baylor University
Waco, Texas
Score: 2.5
#85 Marquette University
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Score: 2.5
#85 University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
Fayetteville, Arkansas
Score: 2.5
#85 Saint Louis University
St. Louis, Missouri
Score: 2.5
#97 DePaul University
Chicago, Illinois
Score: 2.4
#97 St. John's University
Queens, New York
Score: 2.4
#97 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Score: 2.4
#97 Drexel University
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Score: 2.4
#97 Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Score: 2.4
#97 Syracuse University
Syracuse, New York
Score: 2.4
#103 University of Baltimore
Baltimore , Maryland
Score: 2.3
#103 Hofstra University
Hempstead, New York
Score: 2.3
#103 Gonzaga University
Spokane, Washington
Score: 2.3
#103 University of Louisville
Louisville, Kentucky
Score: 2.3
#103 University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, Ohio
Score: 2.3
#103 University of Mississippi
Oxford, Mississippi
Score: 2.3
#103 Loyola University—New Orleans
New Orleans, Louisiana
Score: 2.3
#103 CUNY
Queens, New York
Score: 2.3
#103 Catholic University Of America
Washington, D.C., Washington, D.C.
Score: 2.3
#112 University of Buffalo—SUNY
Buffalo, New York
Score: 2.2
#112 Florida International University
MIami, Florida
Score: 2.2
#112 University of St. Thomas (Minnesota)
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Score: 2.2
#112 University of Missouri—Kansas City
Kansas City, Missouri
Score: 2.2
#112 University of the Pacific (Mcgeorge)
Sacramento, California
Score: 2.2
#112 Suffolk University
Boston, Massachusetts
Score: 2.2
#112 Stetson University
Gulfport, Florida
Score: 2.2
#112 University of Maine
Portland, Maine
Score: 2.2
#112 University of Illinois—Chicago
Chicago, Illinois
Score: 2.2
#121 Mercer University
Macon, Georgia
Score: 2.1
#121 Drake University
Des Moines, Iowa
Score: 2.1
#121 New York Law School
New York City, New York
Score: 2.1
#121 Pace University
White Plains, New York
Score: 2.1
#121 Vermont Law School
South Royalton, Vermont
Score: 2.1
#121 University of Wyoming
Laramie, Wyoming
Score: 2.1
#121 Albany Law School Of Union University
Albany, New York
Score: 2.1
#121 University of Tulsa
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Score: 2.1
#121 Washburn University
Topeka, Kansas
Score: 2.1
#121 University of New Hampshire
Concord, New Hampshire
Score: 2.1
#121 Mitchell Hamline
St Paul, Minnesota
Score: 2.1
#121 University of Arkansas, Little Rock
Little Rock , Arkansas
Score: 2.1
#121 Willamette University
Salem , Oregon
Score: 2.1
#121 Quinnipiac University
North Haven, Connecticut
Score: 2.1
#121 University of Idaho
Moscow, Idaho
Score: 2.1
#121 Texas Tech University
Lubbock, Texas
Score: 2.1
#121 Creighton University
Omaha, Nebraska
Score: 2.1
#138 University of Montana
Missoula, Montana
Score: 2.0
#138 Widener University—Delaware
Wilmington, Delaware
Score: 2.0
#138 West Virginia University
Morgantown, West Virginia
Score: 2.0
#138 Cleveland State University
Cleveland, Ohio
Score: 2.0
#138 University of San Francisco
San Francisco, California
Score: 2.0
#138 Duquesne University
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Score: 2.0
#144 University of North Dakota
Grand Forks, North Dakota
Score: 1.9
#144 St. Mary's University
San Antonio, Texas
Score: 1.9
#144 University of South Dakota
Vermillion, South Dakota
Score: 1.9
#144 University of Memphis
Memphis, Tennessee
Score: 1.9
#144 University of Dayton
Dayton, Ohio
Score: 1.9
#144 Elon University
Greensboro, North Carolina
Score: 1.9
#144 University of Detroit Mercy
Detroit, Michigan
Score: 1.9
#144 University of Akron
Akron, Ohio
Score: 1.9
#144 Northern Illinois University
DeKalb, Illinois
Score: 1.9
#144 Southwestern Law School
Los Angeles, California
Score: 1.9
#154 Southern Illinois University—Carbondale
Carbondale, Illinois
Score: 1.8
#154 University of the District of Columbia
Washington, D.C., Washington, D.C.
Score: 1.8
#154 South Texas College Of Law—Houston
Houston, Texas
Score: 1.8
#154 (Part-time) Widener University—Pennsylvania (Commonwealth)
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Score: 1.8
#154 Samford University
Birmingham, Alabama
Score: 1.8
#154 University of Toledo
Toledo, Ohio
Score: 1.8
#154 Roger Williams University
Bristol, Rhode Island
Score: 1.8
#154 North Carolina Central University
Durham, North Carolina
Score: 1.8
#162 University of North Texas at Dallas
Dallas, Texas
Score: 1.7
#162 University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Dartmouth, Massachusetts
Score: 1.7
#162 Chapman University
Orange, California
Score: 1.7
#162 Northern Kentucky University
Highland Heights, Kentucky
Score: 1.7
#162 University of Puerto Rico
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Score: 1.7
#162 Southern University
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Score: 1.7
#162 Touro College
Central Islip, New York
Score: 1.7
#162 Belmont University
Nashville, Tennessee
Score: 1.7
#162 Florida A&M University
Orlando, Florida
Score: 1.7
#171 Texas Southern University
Houston, Texas
Score: 1.6
#171 Atlanta's John Marshall Law School
Atlanta, Georgia
Score: 1.6
#171 California Western School Of Law
San Diego, California
Score: 1.6
#171 Mississippi College
Jackson, Mississippi
Score: 1.6
#171 Oklahoma City University
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Score: 1.6
#171 Campbell University
Raleigh, North Carolina
Score: 1.6
#171 New England Law | Boston
Boston, Massachusetts
Score: 1.6
#171 Nova Southeastern University
Davie, Florida
Score: 1.6
#171 Ohio Northern University
Ada, Ohio
Score: 1.6
#180 Capital University
Columbus, Ohio
Score: 1.5
#180 Western New England University
Springfield, Massachusetts
Score: 1.5
#180 Pontifical Catholic University
Ponce, Puerto Rico
Score: 1.5
#180 Regent University
Virginia Beach, Virginia
Score: 1.5
#184 Liberty University
Lynchburg, Virginia
Score: 1.4
#184 Inter American University School of Law
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Score: 1.4
#184 Western State College Of Law
Irvine, California
Score: 1.4
#184 Lincoln Memorial
Knoxville, Tennessee
Score: 1.4
#184 St. Thomas University (Florida)
Miami Gardens, Florida
Score: 1.4
#184 Charleston School Of Law
Charleston, South Carolina
Score: 1.4
#190 Ave Maria School Of Law
Ave Maria , Florida
Score: 1.3
#190 Western Michigan University (Cooley)
Lansing, Michigan
Score: 1.3
#190 Jones School of Law
Montgomery, Alabama
Score: 1.3
#190 Appalachian School of Law
Grundy, Virginia
Score: 1.3
#190 Barry University
Orlando, Florida
Score: 1.3
194 schools