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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.
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%.