{"id":114274,"date":"2025-04-09T15:03:09","date_gmt":"2025-04-09T23:03:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2025\/04\/09\/all-you-need-to-know-about-the-2025-u-s-news-law-school-rankings\/"},"modified":"2025-04-09T15:03:09","modified_gmt":"2025-04-09T23:03:09","slug":"all-you-need-to-know-about-the-2025-u-s-news-law-school-rankings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2025\/04\/09\/all-you-need-to-know-about-the-2025-u-s-news-law-school-rankings\/","title":{"rendered":"All You Need To Know About The 2025 U.S. News Law School Rankings"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/abovethelaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2015\/10\/US-News-Rankings-Logo-no-year.png?w=1080&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usnews.com\/best-graduate-schools\/top-law-schools\/law-rankings\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">U.S. News &amp; World Report law school rankings<\/a> are here, and the legal world is definitely interested in all the ups and downs that we\u2019re seeing when it comes to changes in rank. First and foremost, lawyers and law students are in an absolute tizzy over the state of the T14.<\/p>\n<p>Before we get to that, here is the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usnews.com\/education\/best-graduate-schools\/articles\/law-schools-methodology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">methodology<\/a> for the latest edition of the rankings, which may explain some of the wild gains and losses you\u2019re about to see:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Employment: 33%\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>First-Time Bar Passage: 18%\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Ultimate Bar Passage: 7%\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Peer Assessment: 12.5%\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Lawyer\/Judge Assessment: 12.5%\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>LSAT\/GRE: 5%<\/li>\n<li>UGPA: 4%<\/li>\n<li>Acceptance Rate: 1%<\/li>\n<li>Student-Faculty Ratio: 5%<\/li>\n<li>Library Resources: 2%<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Once again, here is the new-and-improved T14, featuring some pretty major moves:<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-card__wrapper  post-card--is-sponsored \">\n<article class=\"post-card post-card--has-thumbnail   \" data-title=\"8 Tips For Creating A Comprehensive \u2018AI In The Workplace\u2019 Policy\" data-url=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/4i2X7u4\">\n<div class=\"post-card__categories\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\">\n<table class=\"has-fixed-layout\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Stanford University<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>\u2013<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Yale University<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>\u2013<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>University of Chicago<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>\u2013<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>University of Virginia<\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>\u2013<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>University of Pennsylvania<\/td>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<td>+1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Duke University<\/td>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<td>-2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Harvard University<\/td>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<td>-2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>New York University<\/td>\n<td>8<\/td>\n<td>+1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>University of Michigan-Ann Arbor<\/td>\n<td>8<\/td>\n<td>+1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Columbia University<\/td>\n<td>10<\/td>\n<td>-2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Northwestern University<\/td>\n<td>10<\/td>\n<td>-1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>University of California\u2013Los Angeles<\/td>\n<td>12<\/td>\n<td>+1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>University of California\u2013Berkeley<\/td>\n<td>13<\/td>\n<td>-1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Georgetown University<\/td>\n<td>14<\/td>\n<td>\u2013<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>University of Texas-Austin<\/td>\n<td>14<\/td>\n<td>+2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Vanderbilt University<\/td>\n<td>14<\/td>\n<td>+5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Washington University in St. Louis<\/td>\n<td>14<\/td>\n<td>+2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Talk about a shakeup in the rankings. As we mentioned previously, this version of the T14 sure looks different, with Harvard officially out of the Top 5, Cornell out of the T14 altogether, and a four-way tie at No. 14. Inclusion may no longer be en vogue, but this is the most inclusive T14 yet, with 17 schools included in the ranking of the top 14 law schools in the nation. Congratulations to UT-Austin, Vanderbilt, and Wash U. on their ascent into greatness. Let\u2019s see how long these law schools will be able to retain their places at the tippy top of the rankings.<\/p>\n<p>Now, let\u2019s take a gander at the law schools outside of the T14. Like years past, we\u2019re faced with yet another rankings orgy, with nothing but ties, ties, and more ties. There are five ties in this segment of the rankings alone (three ties and two three-way ties), with more to follow. Here are the schools ranked 16 \u2013 28:<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\">\n<table class=\"has-fixed-layout\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Cornell University<\/td>\n<td>18<\/td>\n<td>-4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill<\/td>\n<td>18<\/td>\n<td>+2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>University of Minnesota<\/td>\n<td>20<\/td>\n<td>-4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>University of Notre Dame<\/td>\n<td>20<\/td>\n<td>\u2013<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Boston University<\/td>\n<td>22<\/td>\n<td>+2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Texas A&amp;M University<\/td>\n<td>22<\/td>\n<td>+4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>University of Georgia<\/td>\n<td>22<\/td>\n<td>-2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Boston College<\/td>\n<td>25<\/td>\n<td>+3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>University of Southern California (Gould)<\/td>\n<td>26<\/td>\n<td>-6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Wake Forest University<\/td>\n<td>26<\/td>\n<td>-1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Brigham Young University (Clark)<\/td>\n<td>28<\/td>\n<td>\u2013<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Ohio State University (Moritz)<\/td>\n<td>28<\/td>\n<td>-2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>University of Wisconsin\u2013Madison<\/td>\n<td>28<\/td>\n<td>+8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The biggest winners here were Wisconsin (up eight places and into the Top 30) and Texas A&amp;M (up four places, and inching closer and closer to the Top 20). Nicely done. USC and Minnesota both fell out of the Top 20, which must sting. The biggest loser here was of course Cornell, which finds itself out of the T14 for the first time since the 90s. Yikes.<\/p>\n<p>Now, for the rest of the law schools in the Top 50, where there are seven ties (noticing a trend within these rankings yet?). As you can see, there was A LOT of movement here:<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\">\n<table class=\"has-fixed-layout\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>George Mason University (Scalia)<\/td>\n<td>31<\/td>\n<td>-3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>George Washington University<\/td>\n<td>31<\/td>\n<td>+10<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>University of Alabama<\/td>\n<td>31<\/td>\n<td>+2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>University of Utah (Quinney)<\/td>\n<td>31<\/td>\n<td>-3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>William &amp; Mary Law School<\/td>\n<td>31<\/td>\n<td>+5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>University of Iowa<\/td>\n<td>36<\/td>\n<td>\u2013<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Washington &amp; Lee University<\/td>\n<td>36<\/td>\n<td>-3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Emory University<\/td>\n<td>38<\/td>\n<td>+4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Florida State University<\/td>\n<td>38<\/td>\n<td>+10<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Fordham University<\/td>\n<td>38<\/td>\n<td>-5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>University of California-Irvine<\/td>\n<td>38<\/td>\n<td>+4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>University of Florida (Levin)<\/td>\n<td>38<\/td>\n<td>+10<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Baylor University<\/td>\n<td>43<\/td>\n<td>+3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Southern Methodist University (Dedman)<\/td>\n<td>43<\/td>\n<td>-1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Arizona State University (O\u2019Connor)<\/td>\n<td>45<\/td>\n<td>-9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Indiana University-Bloomington (Maurer)<\/td>\n<td>46<\/td>\n<td>-4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>University of Colorado\u2013Boulder<\/td>\n<td>46<\/td>\n<td>+2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>University of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign<\/td>\n<td>48<\/td>\n<td>-12<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Villanova University (Widger)<\/td>\n<td>48<\/td>\n<td>\u2013<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Temple University (Beasley)<\/td>\n<td>50<\/td>\n<td>+4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>University of California-Davis<\/td>\n<td>50<\/td>\n<td>+5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>University of Connecticut<\/td>\n<td>50<\/td>\n<td>+5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>University of Kansas<\/td>\n<td>50<\/td>\n<td>-9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>University of Washington<\/td>\n<td>50<\/td>\n<td>-2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The biggest winners here were George Washington (+10), Florida State (+10), and University of Florida (+10). The biggest losers here were Arizona State (-9), Kansas (-9), and Illinois (-12). Whatever some of the schools here are doing, they\u2019d better shape up, because some have almost been shipped out of the Top 50.<\/p>\n<p>The rest of the rankings are available on the next page.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2025\/04\/all-you-need-to-know-about-the-2025-u-s-news-law-school-rankings\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">All You Need To Know About The 2025 U.S. News Law School Rankings<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Above the Law<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/abovethelaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2015\/10\/US-News-Rankings-Logo-no-year.png?w=1080&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usnews.com\/best-graduate-schools\/top-law-schools\/law-rankings\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">U.S. News &amp; World Report law school rankings<\/a> are here, and the legal world is definitely interested in all the ups and downs that we\u2019re seeing when it comes to changes in rank. First and foremost, lawyers and law students are in an absolute tizzy over the state of the T14.<\/p>\n<p>Before we get to that, here is the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usnews.com\/education\/best-graduate-schools\/articles\/law-schools-methodology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">methodology<\/a> for the latest edition of the rankings, which may explain some of the wild gains and losses you\u2019re about to see:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Employment: 33%\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>First-Time Bar Passage: 18%\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Ultimate Bar Passage: 7%\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Peer Assessment: 12.5%\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Lawyer\/Judge Assessment: 12.5%\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>LSAT\/GRE: 5%<\/li>\n<li>UGPA: 4%<\/li>\n<li>Acceptance Rate: 1%<\/li>\n<li>Student-Faculty Ratio: 5%<\/li>\n<li>Library Resources: 2%<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Once again, here is the new-and-improved T14, featuring some pretty major moves:<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\">\n<table class=\"has-fixed-layout\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Stanford University<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>\u2013<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Yale University<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>\u2013<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>University of Chicago<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>\u2013<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>University of Virginia<\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>\u2013<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>University of Pennsylvania<\/td>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<td>+1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Duke University<\/td>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<td>-2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Harvard University<\/td>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<td>-2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>New York University<\/td>\n<td>8<\/td>\n<td>+1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>University of Michigan-Ann Arbor<\/td>\n<td>8<\/td>\n<td>+1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Columbia University<\/td>\n<td>10<\/td>\n<td>-2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Northwestern University<\/td>\n<td>10<\/td>\n<td>-1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>University of California\u2013Los Angeles<\/td>\n<td>12<\/td>\n<td>+1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>University of California\u2013Berkeley<\/td>\n<td>13<\/td>\n<td>-1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Georgetown University<\/td>\n<td>14<\/td>\n<td>\u2013<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>University of Texas-Austin<\/td>\n<td>14<\/td>\n<td>+2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Vanderbilt University<\/td>\n<td>14<\/td>\n<td>+5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Washington University in St. Louis<\/td>\n<td>14<\/td>\n<td>+2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Talk about a shakeup in the rankings. As we mentioned previously, this version of the T14 sure looks different, with Harvard officially out of the Top 5, Cornell out of the T14 altogether, and a four-way tie at No. 14. Inclusion may no longer be en vogue, but this is the most inclusive T14 yet, with 17 schools included in the ranking of the top 14 law schools in the nation. Congratulations to UT-Austin, Vanderbilt, and Wash U. on their ascent into greatness. Let\u2019s see how long these law schools will be able to retain their places at the tippy top of the rankings.<\/p>\n<p>Now, let\u2019s take a gander at the law schools outside of the T14. Like years past, we\u2019re faced with yet another rankings orgy, with nothing but ties, ties, and more ties. There are five ties in this segment of the rankings alone (three ties and two three-way ties), with more to follow. Here are the schools ranked 16 \u2013 28:<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\">\n<table class=\"has-fixed-layout\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Cornell University<\/td>\n<td>18<\/td>\n<td>-4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill<\/td>\n<td>18<\/td>\n<td>+2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>University of Minnesota<\/td>\n<td>20<\/td>\n<td>-4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>University of Notre Dame<\/td>\n<td>20<\/td>\n<td>\u2013<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Boston University<\/td>\n<td>22<\/td>\n<td>+2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Texas A&amp;M University<\/td>\n<td>22<\/td>\n<td>+4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>University of Georgia<\/td>\n<td>22<\/td>\n<td>-2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Boston College<\/td>\n<td>25<\/td>\n<td>+3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>University of Southern California (Gould)<\/td>\n<td>26<\/td>\n<td>-6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Wake Forest University<\/td>\n<td>26<\/td>\n<td>-1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Brigham Young University (Clark)<\/td>\n<td>28<\/td>\n<td>\u2013<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Ohio State University (Moritz)<\/td>\n<td>28<\/td>\n<td>-2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>University of Wisconsin\u2013Madison<\/td>\n<td>28<\/td>\n<td>+8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The biggest winners here were Wisconsin (up eight places and into the Top 30) and Texas A&amp;M (up four places, and inching closer and closer to the Top 20). Nicely done. USC and Minnesota both fell out of the Top 20, which must sting. The biggest loser here was of course Cornell, which finds itself out of the T14 for the first time since the 90s. Yikes.<\/p>\n<p>Now, for the rest of the law schools in the Top 50, where there are seven ties (noticing a trend within these rankings yet?). As you can see, there was A LOT of movement here:<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\">\n<table class=\"has-fixed-layout\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>George Mason University (Scalia)<\/td>\n<td>31<\/td>\n<td>-3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>George Washington University<\/td>\n<td>31<\/td>\n<td>+10<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>University of Alabama<\/td>\n<td>31<\/td>\n<td>+2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>University of Utah (Quinney)<\/td>\n<td>31<\/td>\n<td>-3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>William &amp; Mary Law School<\/td>\n<td>31<\/td>\n<td>+5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>University of Iowa<\/td>\n<td>36<\/td>\n<td>\u2013<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Washington &amp; Lee University<\/td>\n<td>36<\/td>\n<td>-3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Emory University<\/td>\n<td>38<\/td>\n<td>+4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Florida State University<\/td>\n<td>38<\/td>\n<td>+10<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Fordham University<\/td>\n<td>38<\/td>\n<td>-5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>University of California-Irvine<\/td>\n<td>38<\/td>\n<td>+4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>University of Florida (Levin)<\/td>\n<td>38<\/td>\n<td>+10<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Baylor University<\/td>\n<td>43<\/td>\n<td>+3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Southern Methodist University (Dedman)<\/td>\n<td>43<\/td>\n<td>-1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Arizona State University (O\u2019Connor)<\/td>\n<td>45<\/td>\n<td>-9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Indiana University-Bloomington (Maurer)<\/td>\n<td>46<\/td>\n<td>-4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>University of Colorado\u2013Boulder<\/td>\n<td>46<\/td>\n<td>+2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>University of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign<\/td>\n<td>48<\/td>\n<td>-12<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Villanova University (Widger)<\/td>\n<td>48<\/td>\n<td>\u2013<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Temple University (Beasley)<\/td>\n<td>50<\/td>\n<td>+4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>University of California-Davis<\/td>\n<td>50<\/td>\n<td>+5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>University of Connecticut<\/td>\n<td>50<\/td>\n<td>+5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>University of Kansas<\/td>\n<td>50<\/td>\n<td>-9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>University of Washington<\/td>\n<td>50<\/td>\n<td>-2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The biggest winners here were George Washington (+10), Florida State (+10), and University of Florida (+10). The biggest losers here were Arizona State (-9), Kansas (-9), and Illinois (-12). Whatever some of the schools here are doing, they\u2019d better shape up, because some have almost been shipped out of the Top 50.<\/p>\n<p>The rest of the rankings are available on the next page.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2025\/04\/all-you-need-to-know-about-the-2025-u-s-news-law-school-rankings\/2\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">2<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2025\/04\/all-you-need-to-know-about-the-2025-u-s-news-law-school-rankings\/3\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">3<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2025\/04\/all-you-need-to-know-about-the-2025-u-s-news-law-school-rankings\/2\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Next \u00bb<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The U.S. News &amp; World Report law school rankings are here, and the legal world is definitely interested in all the ups and downs that we\u2019re seeing when it comes to changes in rank. First and foremost, lawyers and law students are in an absolute tizzy over the state of the T14. 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