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U.S. News & World Report Law School Rankings 2024

The U.S. News & World Report Law School Rankings are the most established and influential rankings in legal education. The 2024 edition evaluates law schools based on a comprehensive methodology that includes peer assessment, employment outcomes, bar passage rates, student selectivity, and faculty resources. These rankings provide prospective law students with valuable insights when selecting their ideal law school.

When comparing top law schools in 2024, remember that rankings are just one factor in your decision process. The best JD program for you depends on your career goals, preferred location, and financial considerations. Many highly-ranked schools excel in specific legal specialties like corporate law, public interest, or international law. Consider how each school's employment statistics align with your career aspirations, and whether their alumni network is strong in your desired practice area or geographic region.

Law school admission statistics like median LSAT scores and GPA requirements vary widely even among similarly ranked institutions. Rather than focusing solely on a school's position in the 2024 rankings, evaluate each program holistically—examining factors such as scholarship opportunities, clinical programs, externship placements, and quality of life. The ideal law school matches your academic profile, career objectives, and personal circumstances, regardless of its ranking position.

Top Law Schools 2024

U.S. News & World Report Law School Rankings

Rank	School	Accept %
1	Stanford University	7.26%
1	Yale University	5.58%
3	University of Chicago	12.78%
4	University of Pennsylvania	9.88%
4	Duke University	10.51%

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Rank	School	Acceptance %	LSAT			GPA
Rank	School	Acceptance %	25%	50%	75%	25%	50%	75%
1	Stanford University Stanford, California	7.26%	171	173	175	3.83	3.95	3.99
1	Yale University New Haven, Connecticut	5.58%	172	175	177	3.89	3.96	4.00
3	University of Chicago Chicago, Illinois	12.78%	169	173	175	3.83	3.94	3.99
4	University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	9.88%	168	172	174	3.66	3.92	3.98
4	Duke University Durham, North Carolina	10.51%	168	170	172	3.78	3.87	3.96
4	University of Virginia Charlottesville, Virginia	11.46%	167	171	172	3.72	3.94	3.99
4	Harvard University Cambridge, Massachusetts	9.58%	171	174	176	3.84	3.93	3.99
8	Columbia University New York City, New York	12.23%	169	173	175	3.81	3.90	3.97
9	Northwestern University Evanston, Illinois	15.53%	166	172	174	3.66	3.92	3.97
9	University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Michigan	12.58%	165	171	172	3.64	3.85	3.92
9	New York University New York City, New York	16.76%	168	172	174	3.77	3.90	3.96
12	University of California—Berkeley Berkeley, California	14.92%	168	170	173	3.77	3.87	3.97
13	University of California—Los Angeles Los Angeles, California	16.8%	165	170	171	3.72	3.92	3.98
14	Georgetown University Washington, D.C., Washington, D.C.	19.57%	166	171	173	3.70	3.91	3.97
14	Cornell University Ithaca, New York	19.3%	169	172	175	3.78	3.90	3.97
16	University of Texas at Austin Austin, Texas	14.9%	168	171	172	3.72	3.86	3.96
16	University of Minnesota Minneapolis, Minnesota	39.76%	162	168	169	3.62	3.85	3.93
16	Washington University in St. Louis St. Louis, Missouri	17.16%	162	173	174	3.49	3.95	4.00
19	Vanderbilt University Nashville, Tennessee	16.76%	164	170	171	3.65	3.89	3.96
20	University of Southern California Los Angeles, California	12.52%	165	169	169	3.77	3.88	3.96
20	University of Notre Dame South Bend, Indiana	24.39%	164	169	170	3.67	3.83	3.92
20	University of Georgia Athens, Georgia	14.77%	159	169	170	3.56	3.83	3.95
20	University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, North Carolina	16.27%	162	166	167	3.61	3.78	3.90
24	Boston University Boston, Massachusetts	17.82%	164	170	171	3.70	3.86	3.91
25	Wake Forest University Winston-Salem, North Carolina	31.47%	160	165	166	3.64	3.79	3.88
26	Texas A&M University Fort Worth, Texas	14.64%	159	166	167	3.61	3.97	4.00
26	Ohio State University Columbus , Ohio	33.08%	161	165	167	3.57	3.83	3.95
28	University of Florida (Levin) Gainesville, Florida	17.01%	163	169	171	3.55	3.91	3.96
28	Boston College Newton, Massachusetts	13.38%	161	167	168	3.59	3.77	3.85
28	University of Utah Salt Lake City, Utah	30.2%	160	164	166	3.65	3.85	3.95
28	George Mason University Fairfax, Virginia	14.03%	160	168	169	3.53	3.89	3.95
28	Brigham Young University Provo, Utah	28.77%	162	168	170	3.74	3.94	3.97
33	Washington and Lee University Lexington, Virginia	31.44%	159	165	166	3.40	3.72	3.80
33	Fordham University Bronx, New York	21.13%	164	167	169	3.57	3.75	3.84
33	University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, Alabama	26.62%	159	167	168	3.63	3.95	4.00
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36	University of Illinois—Urbana Champaign Champaign, Illinois	43.69%	162	165	167	3.54	3.75	3.87
36	University of Iowa Iowa City, Iowa	47.71%	160	163	165	3.54	3.76	3.88
36	Arizona State University Tempe, Arizona	21.28%	157	167	169	3.47	3.90	3.97
36	William & Mary Law School Williamsburg, Virginia	27.31%	162	166	168	3.54	3.77	3.87
36	University of Wisconsin Madison, Wisconsin	35.58%	157	165	167	3.49	3.79	3.90
41	George Washington University Washington, D.C., Washington, D.C.	28.72%	160	168	170	3.54	3.85	3.91
42	Emory University Atlanta, Georgia	40.87%	161	166	168	3.62	3.82	3.93
42	Indiana University - Bloomington Bloomington, Indiana	46.86%	157	164	165	3.62	3.86	3.97
42	University of California—Irvine Irvine, California	18.18%	164	167	169	3.49	3.72	3.84
46	University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas	48.71%	155	160	162	3.45	3.71	3.88
46	Baylor University Waco, Texas	17.77%	160	164	165	3.53	3.73	3.89
48	University of Colorado—Boulder Boulder, Colorado	34.24%	159	164	166	3.51	3.81	3.92
48	Villanova University Villanova, Pennsylvania	22.5%	157	164	165	3.58	3.80	3.90
48	Florida State University Tallahassee, Florida	21.12%	158	165	166	3.67	3.85	3.93
48	University of Washington Seattle, Washington	34.67%	160	164	167	3.57	3.74	3.86
52	University of Tennessee Knoxville, Tennessee	30.21%	158	162	163	3.54	3.78	3.90
52	Pepperdine University Malibu , California	28.18%	159	164	166	3.48	3.86	3.93
54	Temple University Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	39.4%	159	163	165	3.45	3.65	3.81
55	University of Maryland College Park, Maryland	30.18%	156	163	164	3.42	3.76	3.88
55	University of California—Davis Davis, California	28.99%	159	165	167	3.49	3.69	3.82
55	University of Arizona Tucson, Arizona	29.35%	159	163	164	3.58	3.79	3.88
55	Wayne State University Detroit, Michigan	27.41%	155	162	164	3.49	3.83	3.93
55	University of Oklahoma Norman, Oklahoma	47.23%	154	159	160	3.49	3.71	3.87
55	University of Connecticut Hartford, Connecticut	29.31%	155	160	162	3.40	3.71	3.86
61	Loyola Marymount University—Los Angeles Los Angeles, California	33.92%	157	161	163	3.51	3.71	3.83
61	Seton Hall University Newark, New Jersey	45.58%	155	160	163	3.40	3.66	3.79
61	Yeshiva University (Cardozo) New York City, New York	37.64%	160	164	166	3.55	3.79	3.88
61	University of Kentucky Lexington, Kentucky	52.54%	155	157	160	3.35	3.67	3.87
61	University of Missouri Columbia, Missouri	52.49%	155	160	162	3.35	3.70	3.92
66	University of South Carolina Columbia, South Carolina	34.0%	156	160	162	3.45	3.70	3.84
66	University of Richmond Richmond, Virginia	41.46%	157	164	165	3.50	3.75	3.86
68	Florida International University MIami, Florida	25.18%	157	160	161	3.50	3.74	3.88
68	Northeastern University Boston, Massachusetts	37.27%	158	163	165	3.52	3.72	3.83
68	Marquette University Milwaukee, Wisconsin	45.51%	152	155	158	3.39	3.61	3.75
68	Pennsylvania State - Penn State Law State College, Pennsylvania	36.94%	157	161	163	3.62	3.77	3.90
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68	University of Houston Houston, Texas	32.27%	158	161	163	3.50	3.72	3.85
68	University of San Diego San Diego, California	33.61%	157	161	163	3.52	3.80	3.89
68	St. John's University Queens, New York	41.48%	155	162	164	3.42	3.71	3.87
75	Drexel University Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	34.16%	153	159	160	3.38	3.70	3.84
75	Georgia State University Atlanta, Georgia	31.03%	157	159	162	3.35	3.56	3.77
75	Pennsylvania State - Dickinson Law Carlisle, Pennsylvania	35.37%	157	162	163	3.29	3.63	3.84
78	Tulane University New Orleans, Louisiana	48.01%	157	161	163	3.41	3.64	3.78
78	University of Nevada—Las Vegas Las Vegas, Nevada	33.59%	156	160	162	3.43	3.78	3.89
78	Loyola University—Chicago Chicago , Illinois	43.92%	157	160	162	3.37	3.60	3.77
78	University of Cincinnati Cincinnati, Ohio	47.66%	154	158	161	3.54	3.80	3.92
82	University of Oregon Eugene, Oregon	75.23%	155	158	160	3.18	3.52	3.70
82	Texas Tech University Lubbock, Texas	38.08%	155	158	160	3.37	3.63	3.81
82	University of Miami Coral Gables, Florida	32.94%	158	162	164	3.52	3.72	3.85
82	Drake University Des Moines, Iowa	69.42%	151	154	157	3.29	3.49	3.77
82	Lewis And Clark College Portland, Oregon	67.88%	158	160	164	3.22	3.59	3.78
82	University of Nebraska Lincoln, Nebraska	65.9%	154	158	160	3.47	3.75	3.94
82	University of California (Hastings) San Francisco, California	30.91%	157	160	162	3.40	3.59	3.74
89	University of Denver Denver, Colorado	50.37%	156	160	162	3.31	3.58	3.75
89	Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, Ohio	41.79%	156	160	162	3.45	3.70	3.84
91	Belmont University Nashville, Tennessee	39.62%	157	160	162	3.56	3.77	3.91
91	University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	39.45%	157	160	163	3.30	3.56	3.73
91	Louisiana State University Baton Rouge, Louisiana	48.93%	154	157	159	3.37	3.65	3.83
94	Duquesne University Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	55.43%	153	156	158	3.20	3.55	3.75
94	Saint Louis University St. Louis, Missouri	61.9%	152	155	160	3.31	3.59	3.81
94	Catholic University Of America Washington, D.C., Washington, D.C.	31.83%	155	159	161	3.39	3.63	3.75
94	University of New Mexico Albuquerque, New Mexico	53.48%	151	155	160	3.36	3.61	3.72
98	Indiana University - Indianapolis Indianapolis, Indiana	62.29%	151	155	158	3.30	3.61	3.79
98	American University Washington, D.C., Washington, D.C.	35.69%	156	162	163	3.43	3.63	3.75
98	Stetson University Gulfport, Florida	38.39%	156	158	159	3.34	3.59	3.77
98	University of St. Thomas (Minnesota) Minneapolis, Minnesota	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
98	University of New Hampshire Concord, New Hampshire	57.38%	151	155	159	3.05	3.41	3.65
103	University of Montana Missoula, Montana	71.49%	150	154	158	3.23	3.48	3.69
103	Samford University Birmingham, Alabama	55.67%	152	155	157	3.37	3.61	3.79
103	Cleveland State University Cleveland, Ohio	35.88%	152	155	157	3.00	3.42	3.72
103	Rutgers State University Newark (old) Newark, New Jersey	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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103	Mercer University Macon, Georgia	46.98%	153	155	158	3.33	3.59	3.71
108	Illinois Institute of Technology (Kent) Chicago, Illinois	50.45%	154	159	162	3.39	3.67	3.80
108	Regent University Virginia Beach, Virginia	40.88%	152	157	160	3.40	3.68	3.88
108	Chapman University Orange, California	30.68%	153	161	162	3.30	3.67	3.77
108	Michigan State University East Lansing, Michigan	39.37%	157	159	161	3.25	3.55	3.77
108	University of Buffalo—SUNY Buffalo, New York	41.08%	153	156	159	3.48	3.72	3.89
108	University of Dayton Dayton, Ohio	34.3%	152	155	158	3.36	3.61	3.83
114	Seattle University Seattle, Washington	52.26%	152	157	160	3.14	3.51	3.71
114	Brooklyn Law School Brooklyn, New York	50.0%	157	160	162	3.35	3.56	3.70
114	University of Arkansas, Fayetteville Fayetteville, Arkansas	42.57%	153	156	159	3.45	3.71	3.85
117	West Virginia University Morgantown, West Virginia	45.13%	152	155	158	3.25	3.59	3.88
117	Albany Law School Of Union University Albany, New York	54.87%	152	155	157	3.22	3.47	3.68
117	University of Missouri—Kansas City Kansas City, Missouri	58.87%	152	154	158	3.22	3.55	3.75
120	Gonzaga University Spokane, Washington	61.67%	152	154	157	3.28	3.48	3.69
120	University of Mississippi Oxford, Mississippi	43.53%	152	157	159	3.32	3.62	3.82
120	University of Wyoming Laramie, Wyoming	55.09%	152	154	158	3.18	3.51	3.81
120	Syracuse University Syracuse, New York	42.59%	154	157	160	3.10	3.58	3.80
120	Washburn University Topeka, Kansas	66.1%	150	154	157	3.25	3.59	3.83
120	University of Tulsa Tulsa, Oklahoma	43.17%	154	156	159	3.18	3.53	3.86
120	University of Maine Portland, Maine	58.29%	154	157	160	3.41	3.62	3.77
127	New York Law School New York City, New York	53.11%	153	156	158	3.29	3.51	3.72
127	University of South Dakota Vermillion, South Dakota	76.16%	148	151	154	3.18	3.56	3.72
127	University of Hawaii Honolulu, Hawaii	28.8%	154	157	160	3.27	3.48	3.79
130	Hofstra University Hempstead, New York	50.38%	150	156	159	3.30	3.59	3.82
130	Loyola University—New Orleans New Orleans, Louisiana	64.71%	149	151	155	3.07	3.37	3.62
130	Howard University Washington, D.C., Washington, D.C.	33.55%	153	155	158	3.20	3.43	3.64
130	Suffolk University Boston, Massachusetts	64.3%	150	154	158	3.33	3.55	3.72
134	DePaul University Chicago, Illinois	43.59%	153	157	159	3.27	3.59	3.79
134	Campbell University Raleigh, North Carolina	38.66%	153	155	159	3.17	3.48	3.73
136	University of Louisville Louisville, Kentucky	57.64%	152	156	158	3.31	3.68	3.83
136	Pace University White Plains, New York	53.34%	150	152	155	3.20	3.47	3.69
136	University of Detroit Mercy Detroit, Michigan	52.22%	151	154	156	3.11	3.46	3.67
136	University of Akron Akron, Ohio	62.07%	151	153	157	3.16	3.52	3.80
140	Liberty University Lynchburg, Virginia	56.43%	151	154	159	3.13	3.56	3.80
140	University of Memphis Memphis, Tennessee	43.66%	152	155	157	3.10	3.40	3.68
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140	University of Baltimore Baltimore , Maryland	58.66%	151	154	157	3.09	3.39	3.60
143	Quinnipiac University North Haven, Connecticut	58.33%	150	153	156	3.22	3.51	3.77
143	University of Arkansas, Little Rock Little Rock , Arkansas	59.17%	149	152	155	3.15	3.39	3.68
145	University of Idaho Moscow, Idaho	75.27%	148	151	155	3.09	3.35	3.67
145	Southwestern Law School Los Angeles, California	49.85%	152	155	158	3.17	3.44	3.63
145	Willamette University Salem , Oregon	69.34%	150	152	156	3.01	3.26	3.59
148	University of Toledo Toledo, Ohio	61.59%	149	151	154	3.21	3.53	3.83
148	Elon University Greensboro, North Carolina	45.93%	151	153	156	3.06	3.43	3.72
150	CUNY Queens, New York	39.89%	150	153	157	3.12	3.45	3.73
150	Northern Kentucky University Highland Heights, Kentucky	71.91%	149	152	156	3.07	3.38	3.66
150	South Texas College Of Law—Houston Houston, Texas	44.04%	151	153	156	3.02	3.36	3.59
153	Ohio Northern University Ada, Ohio	68.25%	144	148	152	3.04	3.40	3.73
153	Creighton University Omaha, Nebraska	71.36%	149	152	156	3.01	3.35	3.63
153	Oklahoma City University Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	65.4%	146	149	152	3.02	3.36	3.62
153	St. Mary's University San Antonio, Texas	35.94%	150	152	156	3.04	3.38	3.65
157	Northern Illinois University DeKalb, Illinois	54.48%	147	150	152	3.13	3.43	3.65
158	Santa Clara University Santa Clara, California	52.43%	155	159	162	3.31	3.55	3.72
159	New England Law \| Boston Boston, Massachusetts	74.29%	148	153	157	3.12	3.44	3.68
159	University of the Pacific (Mcgeorge) Sacramento, California	61.31%	152	155	158	2.94	3.40	3.63
161	University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Dartmouth, Massachusetts	67.27%	147	150	153	3.05	3.39	3.64
161	University of Illinois—Chicago Chicago, Illinois	69.53%	149	152	155	3.10	3.39	3.64
161	Ave Maria School Of Law Ave Maria , Florida	45.19%	150	152	155	2.98	3.35	3.64
164	Mitchell Hamline St Paul, Minnesota	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
165	Lincoln Memorial Knoxville, Tennessee	52.17%	148	151	153	3.14	3.49	3.75
165	University of San Francisco San Francisco, California	55.23%	151	153	156	3.09	3.46	3.67
165	(Part-time) Widener University—Pennsylvania (Commonwealth) Harrisburg, Pennsylvania	65.0%	146	148	152	3.00	3.34	3.61
168	Mississippi College Jackson, Mississippi	67.41%	147	150	154	3.02	3.33	3.61
168	University of North Dakota Grand Forks, North Dakota	62.01%	146	150	153	3.12	3.37	3.79
168	Vermont Law School South Royalton, Vermont	64.19%	148	151	156	2.80	3.30	3.62
168	Touro College Central Islip, New York	50.49%	149	151	154	2.85	3.22	3.47
172	Southern Illinois University—Carbondale Carbondale, Illinois	60.47%	146	149	152	2.94	3.30	3.62
172	St. Thomas University (Florida) Miami Gardens, Florida	51.44%	149	152	154	3.09	3.40	3.61
172	Roger Williams University Bristol, Rhode Island	65.19%	147	150	154	2.93	3.30	3.65
172	University of North Texas at Dallas Dallas, Texas	30.06%	150	153	155	3.15	3.43	3.65
176	Atlanta's John Marshall Law School Atlanta, Georgia	46.88%	149	150	153	2.78	3.19	3.51
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176	Jones School of Law Montgomery, Alabama	58.25%	148	150	152	2.77	3.21	3.57
178	North Carolina Central University Durham, North Carolina	34.62%	146	149	151	3.13	3.35	3.57
178	Widener University—Delaware Wilmington, Delaware	67.83%	148	150	153	2.93	3.26	3.58
178	Florida A&M University Orlando, Florida	35.83%	148	151	154	3.24	3.52	3.68
178	Western Michigan University (Cooley) Lansing, Michigan	46.15%	146	148	151	2.71	3.07	3.42
178	California Western School Of Law San Diego, California	55.38%	150	153	156	3.11	3.38	3.57
178	Inter American University School of Law San Juan, Puerto Rico	58.41%	140	142	147	3.07	3.36	3.56
178	Barry University Orlando, Florida	55.63%	147	149	152	2.95	3.24	3.51
178	Nova Southeastern University Davie, Florida	55.11%	151	153	155	3.05	3.36	3.62
178	Western State College Of Law Irvine, California	45.14%	150	152	154	2.91	3.16	3.38
178	Western New England University Springfield, Massachusetts	59.82%	147	150	153	2.92	3.30	3.57
178	Southern University Baton Rouge, Louisiana	53.46%	145	147	149	2.80	3.12	3.48
178	Pontifical Catholic University Ponce, Puerto Rico	39.88%	135	138	141	2.92	3.32	3.63
178	Golden Gate University San Francisco, California	22.43%	150	153	155	3.02	3.28	3.46
178	University of the District of Columbia Washington, D.C., Washington, D.C.	44.34%	147	151	153	2.92	3.27	3.55
178	University of Puerto Rico San Juan, Puerto Rico	42.35%	144	148	151	3.57	3.76	3.89
178	Capital University Columbus, Ohio	77.52%	147	150	155	3.06	3.45	3.70
178	Texas Southern University Houston, Texas	39.65%	148	150	152	2.68	3.16	3.53
178	Charleston School Of Law Charleston, South Carolina	53.13%	149	153	155	3.20	3.49	3.72
178	Appalachian School of Law Grundy, Virginia	54.19%	145	146	151	2.65	3.13	3.50

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