2021 USNWR Law School Rankings: This Year vs. Last Year

1 Yale University (CT) (0)
2 Stanford University (CA) (0)
3 Harvard University (MA) (0)
4 Columbia University (NY) (+1)
4 University of Chicago (IL) (0)
6 New York University (0)
7 University of Pennsylvania (Carey) (0)
8 University of Virginia (0)
9 Northwestern University (Pritzker) (IL) (+1)
9 University of California--Berkeley (+1)
9 University of Michigan--Ann Arbor (0)
12 Duke University (NC) (-2)
13 Cornell University (NY) (0)
14 Georgetown University (DC) (0)
15 University of California--Los Angeles (0)
16 University of Texas--Austin (0)
17 Washington University in St. Louis (MO) (+1)
18 University of Southern California (Gould) (-1)
18 Vanderbilt University (TN) (0)
20 Boston University (MA) (+3)
21 University of Minnesota (-1)
22 University of Notre Dame (IN) (-1)
23 George Washington University (DC) (-1)
24 Arizona State University (O'Connor) (+3)
24 Emory University (GA) (+2)
24 University of Florida (Levin) (+7)
27 Fordham University (NY) (+12)
27 University of California--Irvine (-4)
27 University of Iowa (0)
27 University of North Carolina--Chapel Hill (+7)
31 Boston College (MA) (-4)
31 University of Alabama (-6)
31 University of Georgia (-4)
31 University of Illinois--Urbana-Champaign (+8)
31 Washington and Lee University (VA) (+3)
31 William & Mary Law School (VA) (+8)
37 Brigham Young University (Clark) (UT) (+2)
38 Indiana University--Bloomington (Maurer) (-4)
38 Ohio State University (Moritz) (-4)
38 University of California--Davis (-7)
38 University of Wisconsin--Madison (-4)
42 George Mason University (VA) (+3)
42 University of Washington (+2)
42 Wake Forest University (NC) (-11)
45 University of Utah (Quinney) (+2)
46 University of Colorado--Boulder (-1)
47 Pepperdine University Caruso (CA) (+4)
47 University of Arizona (Rogers) (-8)
47 University of Maryland (Carey) (+5)
50 Baylor University (TX) (-2)
50 Florida State University (-2)
50 University of Connecticut (+2)
53 Yeshiva University (Cardozo) (NY) (-1)
54 Tulane University (LA) (-2)
54 University of Richmond (VA) (-2)
56 Southern Methodist University (Dedman) (TX) (-4)
56 Temple University (Beasley) (PA) (-8)
56 University of Houston (TX) (+3)
59 University of California (Hastings) (+3)
60 Pennsylvania State University--University Park (+4)
60 Texas A&M University (+23)
62 Loyola Marymount University (CA) (0)
62 Pennsylvania State University--Carlisle (Dickinson) (+9)
62 Seton Hall University (NJ) (-3)
62 University of Nevada--Las Vegas (-4)
62 Villanova University (PA) (+9)
67 Northeastern University (MA) (-3)
67 University of Miami (FL) (0)
67 University of Missouri (-3)
70 Loyola University Chicago (IL) (+7)
70 University of Kansas (-3)
70 University of Kentucky (+1)
70 University of Tennessee--Knoxville (-11)
74 St. John's University (NY) (+3)
74 University of Denver (Sturm) (CO) (-7)
76 American University (Washington) (DC) (+1)
76 Case Western Reserve University (OH) (-5)
76 Georgia State University (-9)
76 Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey (+1)
76 University of Nebraska--Lincoln (+1)
76 University of Oklahoma (-5)
76 University of Pittsburgh (PA) (+1)
83 Brooklyn Law School (NY) (-12)
83 Illinois Institute of Technology (Chicago-Kent) (+4)
83 University of Cincinnati (OH) (0)
83 University of San Diego (CA) (+3)
83 Wayne State University (MI) (+8)
88 University of New Hampshire (-1)
88 University of Oregon (-5)
90 Florida International University (+1)
90 Saint Louis University (MO) (0)
90 University of Arkansas--Fayetteville (+1)
93 Drexel University (Kline) (PA) (+7)
93 Lewis & Clark College (Northwestern) (OR) (+11)
93 Michigan State University (-2)
96 Louisiana State University--Baton Rouge (Hebert) (+4)
96 University of Hawaii--Manoa (Richardson) (-5)
96 University of South Carolina (-5)
99 University at Buffalo--SUNY (NY) (+5)
99 University of Louisville (Brandeis) (KY) (+9)
99 University of New Mexico (-8)
102 Cleveland State University (Cleveland-Marshall) (OH) (+24)
102 Hofstra University (Deane) (NY) (-2)
102 Marquette University (WI) (-11)
105 Drake University (IA) (+17)
105 Stetson University (FL) (-1)
107 CUNY (NY) (+1)
107 Howard University (DC) (+1)
107 Santa Clara University (CA) (-3)
107 Washburn University (KS) (+25)
111 Chapman University (Fowler) (CA) (+21)
111 Syracuse University (NY) (-20)
111 Texas Tech University (+6)
111 The Catholic University of America (DC) (-3)
111 University of Mississippi (-3)
111 University of Tulsa (OK) (-24)
111 West Virginia University (-11)
118 Albany Law School (NY) (-3)
118 DePaul University (IL) (+14)
118 Gonzaga University (WA) (-1)
118 University of St. Thomas (MN) (-1)
122 Indiana University--Indianapolis (McKinney) (-14)
122 Quinnipiac University (CT) (+4)
122 University of Maine (+4)
122 University of Montana (-7)
126 Loyola University New Orleans (LA) (+12)
126 Mercer University (George) (GA ) (+12)
126 University of Baltimore (MD) (0)
129 Belmont University (TN) (+9)
129 Duquesne University (PA) (-7)
129 New York Law School (-12)
129 Seattle University (WA) (-7)
133 Creighton University (NE) (-16)
133 University of Missouri--Kansas City (-25)
133 University of Wyoming (-1)
136 Pace University (Haub) (NY) (-14)
136 Suffolk University (MA) (+7)
136 University of Idaho (-10)
136 University of Toledo (OH) (-10)
140 University of Illinois--Chicago (John Marshall) (N/A)
141 Mitchell Hamline School of Law (MN) (N/A)
141 University of Akron (OH) (+2)
141 University of Dayton (OH) (N/A)
141 University of Memphis (Humphreys) (TN) (-3)
141 University of South Dakota (-3)
141 Vermont Law School (-5)
141 Willamette University College of Law (OR) (N/A)
148-194 Appalachian School of Law (VA) (N/A)
148-194 Atlanta's John Marshall Law School1 (GA) (N/A)
148-194 Ave Maria School of Law (FL) (N/A)
148-194 Barry University (FL) (N/A)
148-194 California Western School of Law (N/A)
148-194 Campbell University (NC) (N/A)
148-194 Capital University (OH) (N/A)
148-194 Charleston School of Law (SC) (N/A)
148-194 Concordia University (ID) (N/A)
148-194 Elon University (NC) (N/A)
148-194 Faulkner University (Jones) (AL) (N/A)
148-194 Florida A&M University (N/A)
148-194 Florida Coastal School of Law (N/A)
148-194 Golden Gate University (CA) (N/A)
148-194 Liberty University (VA) (N/A)
148-194 Lincoln Memorial University (TN) (N/A)
148-194 Mississippi College (N/A)
148-194 New England Law Boston (MA) (N/A)
148-194 North Carolina Central University (N/A)
148-194 Northern Illinois University (N/A)
148-194 Northern Kentucky University (Chase) (N/A)
148-194 Nova Southeastern University (Broad) (FL) (N/A)
148-194 Ohio Northern University (Pettit) (N/A)
148-194 Oklahoma City University (N/A)
148-194 Regent University (VA) (N/A)
148-194 Roger Williams University (RI) (N/A)
148-194 Samford University (Cumberland) (AL) (N/A)
148-194 South Texas College of Law Houston (N/A)
148-194 Southern Illinois University--Carbondale (N/A)
148-194 Southern University Law Center (LA) (N/A)
148-194 Southwestern Law School (CA) (N/A)
148-194 St. Mary's University (TX) (N/A)
148-194 St. Thomas University (FL) (N/A)
148-194 Texas Southern University (Marshall) (N/A)
148-194 Touro College (Fuchsberg) (NY) (N/A)
148-194 University of Arkansas--Little Rock (Bowen) (N/A)
148-194 University of Detroit Mercy (MI) (N/A)
148-194 University of Massachusetts--Dartmouth (N/A)
148-194 University of North Dakota (N/A)
148-194 University of San Francisco (CA) (N/A)
148-194 University of the District of Columbia (Clarke) (N/A)
148-194 University of the Pacific (McGeorge) (CA) (N/A)
148-194 Western Michigan University Thomas M. Cooley Law School (N/A)
148-194 Western New England University (MA) (N/A)
148-194 Western State College of Law at Westcliff University (CA) (N/A)
148-194 Widener University--Delaware (N/A)
148-194 Widener University--Pennsylvania (Commonwealth) (N/A)