1 Yale University

2 Stanford University

3 Harvard University

4 University of Chicago

5 Columbia University

6 New York University

7 University of Pennsylvania

8 University of Michigan—Ann Arbor

9 University of California—Berkeley (+3)

9 University of Virginia (-1)

11 Duke University (-1)

11 Northwestern University (-1)

13 Cornell University

14 Georgetown University (+1)

15 University of Texas—Austin (-1)

16 University of California—Los Angeles (-1)

17 Vanderbilt University

18 Washington University in St. Louis

19 University of Southern California

20 University of Minnesota (+3)

21 University of California—Irvine (+7)

22 Boston University (+1)

22 Emory University

24 George Washington University (+6)

24 University of Notre Dame (-4)

26 Washington and Lee University (+2)

27 Arizona State University (-2)

27 Boston College (-1)

27 University of Alabama (-1)

27 University of Iowa (-7)

27 University of Wisconsin—Madison (+3)

32 Indiana University—Bloomington (-2)

32 Ohio State University (-2)

32 University of Georgia (-2)

32 University of Washington (-2)

32 Wake Forest University (+4)

37 Fordham University (-1)

37 University of California—Davis (+2)

37 University of Illinois—Urbana-Champaign (+7)

37 William & Mary Law School (+4)

41 Brigham Young University (+5)

41 George Mason University

41 University of Arizona (+7)

41 University of Florida

45 University of North Carolina—Chapel Hill (-6)

46 University of Colorado—Boulder (-10)

47 Florida State University (+1)

47 Temple University (+6)

49 University of Maryland (-1)

50 Baylor University (+1)

50 Southern Methodist University (-4)

50 University of Connecticut (+4)

50 University of Richmond (+7)

54 Tulane University (-3)

54 University of Utah (-10)

56 University of Houston (-2)

56 Yeshiva University (Cardozo) (+9)

58 University of California—Hastings (-4)

59 Pennsylvania State University—Carlisle (Dickinson) (+6)

59 Pepperdine University (+13)

59 Seton Hall University (-2)

59 University of Nevada—Las Vegas (+3)

63 University of Denver (Sturm) (+13)

63 University of Oklahoma (+9)

65 Case Western Reserve University (-3)

65 Georgia State University

65 Loyola Marymount University

65 University of Cincinnati (+7)

65 University of Kentucky (-8)

65 University of Miami (+12)

65 University of Missouri

65 University of Tennessee—Knoxville (-8)

65 Villanova University (+12)

74 Loyola University Chicago (+8)

74 Northeastern University (-9)

74 Pennsylvania State University—University Park (+8)

74 Rutgers The State University of New Jersey (-12)

74 University of Kansas (-9)

74 University of Pittsburgh (+8)

80 American University (+6)

80 Texas A&M University (+12)

80 University of Nebraska—Lincoln (-23)

83 Brooklyn Law School (+5)

83 St. John's University (-11)

85 Illinois Institute of Technology (Chicago-Kent) (+7)

85 University of New Hampshire (+15)

85 University of Oregon (+1)

88 Louisiana State University (+8)

88 Michigan State University (+8)

88 St. Louis University

88 Syracuse University (+4)

88 University of Arkansas (-11)

88 University of New Mexico (-11)

88 University of South Carolina

95 Lewis & Clark College (+5)

95 Marquette University (+5)

95 University of San Diego (-18)

98 Indiana University—Indianapolis (McKinney) (-10)

98 Stetson University (-2)

98 Wayne State University (+2)

101 Drexel University (+11)

101 Florida International University (-1)

101 University of Hawaii (-1)

101 University of Mississippi (+8)

101 University of Tulsa (-19)

106 Albany Law School (+3)

106 University at Buffalo—SUNY

106 University of Maine (+33)

106 West Virginia University (-10)

110 Hofstra University (+8)

110 New York Law School (+2)

110 Catholic University of America (-4)

113 Cleveland State University (+14)

113 Gonzaga University (-1)

113 Santa Clara University (+19)

113 Texas Tech University (+5)

113 University of Louisville (-21)

113 University of St. Thomas (+7)

119 Duquesne University (+8)

119 University of Baltimore (-7)

119 University of Idaho (-10)

119 University of Missouri—Kansas City (-7)

119 University of Montana (+1)

119 Washburn University (+8)

125 Creighton University (-5)

125 CUNY (+2)

125 Pace University (-5)

128 DePaul University (-8)

128 Howard University (-8)

128 Mercer University (+6)

128 Seattle Universityy (-8)

128 University of South Dakota (+14)

133 Drake University (-27)

133 Quinnipiac Universityy (-6)

133 University of Wyoming (-21)

133 Vermont Law School (+1)

137 University of Memphis (+3)

137 University of Toledo (-5)

139 Belmont University (unranked last year)

139 Chapman University (-5)

141 University of Arkansas—Little Rock (-7)

141 University of Dayton (unranked last year)

143 Widener University (+5)

144 Northern Illinois University (+4)

144 Suffolk University (-4)

144 University of Akron (-10)

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