Following up on Monday’s post, Projected 2024 U.S. News Rankings For All 191 Law Schools: here are the schools most impacted by the methodology changes in the 2024 U.S. News Rankings, using the projected median ranks in Mike Spivey’s 15 models:
Largest increases in the projected 2024 rankings:
| Rank | School | 2023 Rank | Projected 2024 Rank | Difference |
| 1 | St. Thomas (MN) | 127 | 94 | +33 |
| 2 | Florida Int’l | 98 | 66 | +32 |
| 3 | Oklahoma | 88 | 59 | +29 |
| 3 | Marquette | 105 | 76 | +29 |
| 5 | Duquesne | 129 | 102 | +27 |
| 6 | Stetson | 111 | 85 | +26 |
| 7 | Wyoming | 129 | 108 | +21 |
| 8 | Kansas | 67 | 47 | +20 |
| 8 | Texas Tech | 105 | 85 | +20 |
| 10 | St. John’s | 84 | 65 | +19 |
| 11 | South Carolina | 84 | 66 | +18 |
| 11 | Chapman | 118 | 100 | +18 |
| 11 | Dayton | 122 | 104 | +18 |
| 14 | Drake | 111 | 94 | +17 |
| 15 | Belmont | 133 | 117 | +16 |
| 15 | Pace | 142 | 126 | +16 |
| 15 | Regent | 142 | 126 | +16 |
| 18 | Mercer | 122 | 107 | +15 |
| 19 | Texas A&M | 46 | 32 | +14 |
| 19 | Seattle | 116 | 102 | +14 |
| 19 | West Virginia | 118 | 104 | +14 |
| 19 | Samford | 139 | 125 | +14 |
| 23 | Wake Forest | 37 | 24 | +13 |
| 23 | Villanova | 56 | 43 | +13 |
| 25 | Baylor | 58 | 46 | +12 |
| 25 | Temple | 63 | 51 | +12 |
| 27 | SMU | 58 | 47 | +11 |
| 28 | Seton Hall | 73 | 63 | +10 |
| 28 | New York Law School | 129 | 119 | +10 |
Largest decreases in the projected 2024 rankings:
| Rank | School | 2023 Rank | Projected 2024 Rank | Difference |
| 1 | Hawaii | 91 | 129 | -38 |
| 2 | Penn State-Dickinson | 58 | 91 | -33 |
| 3 | Maine | 114 | 144 | -30 |
| 4 | Arkansas-Fayetteville | 86 | 114 | -28 |
| 5 | SUNY-Buffalo | 94 | 120 | -26 |
| 5 | Willamette | 129 | 155 | -26 |
| 7 | Santa Clara | 133 | 156 | -23 |
| 8 | DePaul | 105 | 127 | -22 |
| 8 | Syracuse | 103 | 125 | -22 |
| 10 | UNLV | 67 | 88 | -21 |
| 11 | Missouri-Kansas City | 114 | 134 | -20 |
| 12 | CUNY | 133 | 151 | -18 |
| 12 | Penn State-Univ. Park | 64 | 82 | -18 |
| 12 | UC-Davis | 37 | 55 | -18 |
| 15 | Nebraska | 78 | 95 | -17 |
| 15 | Oregon | 67 | 84 | -17 |
| 17 | Creighton | 139 | 155 | -16 |
| 17 | New Hampshire | 105 | 121 | -16 |
| 17 | Vermont | 142 | 158 | -16 |
| 17 | William & Mary | 30 | 46 | -16 |
| 21 | Baltimore | 122 | 136 | -14 |
| 22 | Michigan State | 91 | 104 | -13 |
| 23 | Catholic | 94 | 106 | -12 |
| 23 | San Diego | 64 | 76 | -12 |
| 23 | UC-San Francisco | 51 | 63 | -12 |
| 26 | Alabama | 25 | 36 | -11 |
| 26 | American | 73 | 84 | -11 |
| 26 | Iowa | 28 | 39 | -11 |
| 26 | Pacific | 133 | 144 | -11 |
| 26 | Suffolk | 122 | 133 | -11 |
| 31 | Louisville | 94 | 104 | -10 |
| 31 | Pittsburgh | 78 | 88 | -10 |
| 31 | Rutgers | 86 | 96 | -10 |
| 31 | Tulane | 55 | 65 | -10 |
The spreadsheet with the increases and decreases for all 191 law schools is here.
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