{"id":129182,"date":"2025-08-01T09:35:41","date_gmt":"2025-08-01T17:35:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2025\/08\/01\/the-law-schools-with-the-best-professors-2025\/"},"modified":"2025-08-01T09:35:41","modified_gmt":"2025-08-01T17:35:41","slug":"the-law-schools-with-the-best-professors-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2025\/08\/01\/the-law-schools-with-the-best-professors-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"The Law Schools With The Best Professors (2025)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you\u2019re considering applying to law school, you obviously want to attend the best one you\u2019re able to get into, but another one of the things you may want to consider in your search is finding a school where the professors are truly masters of their craft, the law schools with the best professors, as ranked by current law students.<\/p>\n<p>As our readers know, the latest Princeton Review law school rankings are out, and today, we\u2019ll focus on a category that\u2019s important for students who are looking for the very best education possible: The law schools with the best professors.<\/p>\n<p>Which schools do you think rose to the top of this ranking?<\/p>\n<p>First, we\u2019ll begin with the methodology Princeton Review used to determine which law schools have the best professors. This ranking was based on student opinions on how well their professors teach and their accessibility outside the classroom.<\/p>\n<p>Per\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.princetonreview.com\/law-school-rankings?rankings=best-professors\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Princeton Review<\/a>, these are the law schools with the best professors:<\/p>\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>University of Virginia School of Law (no change)<\/li>\n<li>Duke University School of Law (ranked #3 last year)<\/li>\n<li>Vanderbilt University Law School (ranked #4 last year)<\/li>\n<li>University of Notre Dame Law School (ranked #5 last year)<\/li>\n<li>University of Chicago Law School (ranked #2 last year)<\/li>\n<li>Florida State University College of Law (no change)<\/li>\n<li>University of Michigan Law School (ranked #10 last year)<\/li>\n<li>Stanford University School of Law (ranked #7 last year)<\/li>\n<li>UCLA School of Law (no change)<\/li>\n<li>University of Georgia School of Law (ranked #8 last year)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Did your law school make the cut? If it did, do you think it was ranked fairly? If it didn\u2019t make the list for the best professors, do you agree with that assessment? Please\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:tips@abovethelaw.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">email us<\/a>\u00a0or text us (<a href=\"tel:646-820-8477\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">646-820-8477<\/a>) your thoughts.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.princetonreview.com\/law-school-rankings?rankings=best-law-schools\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Best Law Schools 2025<\/a>\u00a0[Princeton Review]<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.princetonreview.com\/law-school-rankings?rankings=best-professors\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Best Professors 2025<\/a>\u00a0[Princeton Review]<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\">\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\/2016\/11\/Staci-Zaretsky.jpg?w=1080&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Staci Zaretsky\" class=\"wp-image-441281\" title=\"\"><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/author\/staci-zaretsky\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Staci Zaretsky<\/a>\u00a0is the managing editor of Above the Law, where she\u2019s worked since 2011. She\u2019d love to hear from you, so please feel free to <a href=\"mailto:staci@abovethelaw.com\">email<\/a> her with any tips, questions, comments, or critiques. You can follow her on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/stacizaretsky.bsky.social\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Bluesky<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/stacizaretsky\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">X\/Twitter<\/a>, and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.threads.net\/@stacizaretsky\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Threads<\/a>,\u00a0or connect with her on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/staci-zaretsky\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">LinkedIn<\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2025\/08\/the-law-schools-with-the-best-professors-2025\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Law Schools With The Best Professors (2025)<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Above the Law<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"post-single__featured-image post-single__featured-image--medium alignright\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/abovethelaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2016\/12\/GettyImages-597959356-300x200.jpg?resize=300%2C200&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n<p>If you\u2019re considering applying to law school, you obviously want to attend the best one you\u2019re able to get into, but another one of the things you may want to consider in your search is finding a school where the professors are truly masters of their craft, the law schools with the best professors, as ranked by current law students.<\/p>\n<p>As our readers know, the latest Princeton Review law school rankings are out, and today, we\u2019ll focus on a category that\u2019s important for students who are looking for the very best education possible: The law schools with the best professors.<\/p>\n<p>Which schools do you think rose to the top of this ranking?<\/p>\n<p>First, we\u2019ll begin with the methodology Princeton Review used to determine which law schools have the best professors. This ranking was based on student opinions on how well their professors teach and their accessibility outside the classroom.<\/p>\n<p>Per\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.princetonreview.com\/law-school-rankings?rankings=best-professors\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Princeton Review<\/a>, these are the law schools with the best professors:<\/p>\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>University of Virginia School of Law (no change)<\/li>\n<li>Duke University School of Law (ranked #3 last year)<\/li>\n<li>Vanderbilt University Law School (ranked #4 last year)<\/li>\n<li>University of Notre Dame Law School (ranked #5 last year)<\/li>\n<li>University of Chicago Law School (ranked #2 last year)<\/li>\n<li>Florida State University College of Law (no change)<\/li>\n<li>University of Michigan Law School (ranked #10 last year)<\/li>\n<li>Stanford University School of Law (ranked #7 last year)<\/li>\n<li>UCLA School of Law (no change)<\/li>\n<li>University of Georgia School of Law (ranked #8 last year)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Did your law school make the cut? If it did, do you think it was ranked fairly? If it didn\u2019t make the list for the best professors, do you agree with that assessment? Please\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/cdn-cgi\/l\/email-protection#fe8a978e8dbe9f9c91889b8a969b929f89d09d9193\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">email us<\/a>\u00a0or text us (<a href=\"tel:646-820-8477\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">646-820-8477<\/a>) your thoughts.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.princetonreview.com\/law-school-rankings?rankings=best-law-schools\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Best Law Schools 2025<\/a>\u00a0[Princeton Review]<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.princetonreview.com\/law-school-rankings?rankings=best-professors\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Best Professors 2025<\/a>\u00a0[Princeton Review]<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\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\/2016\/11\/Staci-Zaretsky.jpg?w=1080&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Staci Zaretsky\" class=\"wp-image-441281\" title=\"\"><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/author\/staci-zaretsky\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Staci Zaretsky<\/a>\u00a0is the managing editor of Above the Law, where she\u2019s worked since 2011. She\u2019d love to hear from you, so please feel free to <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/cdn-cgi\/l\/email-protection#384b4c595b5178595a574e5d4c505d54594f165b5755\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">email<\/a> her with any tips, questions, comments, or critiques. You can follow her on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/stacizaretsky.bsky.social\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Bluesky<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/stacizaretsky\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">X\/Twitter<\/a>, and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.threads.net\/@stacizaretsky\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Threads<\/a>,\u00a0or connect with her on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/staci-zaretsky\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">LinkedIn<\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you\u2019re considering applying to law school, you obviously want to attend the best one you\u2019re able to get into, but another one of the things you may want to consider in your search is finding a school where the professors are truly masters of their craft, the law schools with the best professors, as [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":129176,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-129182","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-above_the_law"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/xira.com\/p\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Staci-Zaretsky-pH8CVv.jpg?fit=150%2C100&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/129182","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=129182"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/129182\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/129176"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=129182"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=129182"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=129182"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}