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U.S. News to Expand Rankings of Part-Time J.D. Programs

Paul Caron
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Robert Morse, Director of Data Research at U.S. News & World Report, announced on his blog yesterday that the magazine will expand its ranking of part-time J.D. programs to include peer assessment scores:

In addition to having a peer score on a 5.0 scale, U.S. News is contemplating including other factors in the upcoming part-time law J.D. program rankings. Additional ranking variables under consideration include:

  • 2009 entering part-time J.D. students' LSAT scores
  • 2009 entering part-time J.D. students' undergraduate grade point averages
  • 2009 acceptance rate for those entering a part-time J.D. program
  • An indicator to measure to what degree a part-time program has both rich academic offerings and other law school activities for its students.

See also ABA Journal,U.S. News to Add Peer Assessment to Part-Time JD Program Rankings.

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Paul Caron
Paul Caron was named Duane and Kelly Roberts Dean of Pepperdine University School of Law on June 1, 2017. Dean Caron joined the Pepperdine faculty in 2013 after serving as the Dorothy and Leonard Straus Distinguished Visiting Professor of Law in the spring semesters of 2010 through 2013. He served as Associate Dean for Research and Faculty Development at Pepperdine in 2015-2017. Before coming to Pepperdine, he was Associate Dean of Faculty and Charles Hartsock Professor of Law at the University of Cincinnati College of Law.
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