Here is a summary of the changes in the new U.S. News Law School Rankings methodology:
|
U.S. News Law School Rankings |
2023 | 2024 |
| Categories | Weight | Weight |
| Student Outcomes | 26% | 58% |
| Employed 10 Months After Graduation | 14% | 33% |
| Employed at Graduation | 4% | – |
| 1-Year First-Time Test-Takers Bar Passage | 3% | 18% |
| 2-Year Ultimate Bar Passage | – | 7% |
| Graduates With Student Loans | 2% | – |
| Average Debt of Graduates With Loans | 3% | – |
| Quality Assessment | 40% | 25% |
| Peer Assessment | 25% | 12.5% |
| Lawyers & Judges Assessment | 15% | 12.5% |
| Student Selectivity | 21% | 10% |
| Median LSAT | 11.25% | 5% |
| Median Undergraduate GPA | 8.75% | 4% |
| Acceptance Rate | 1% | 1% |
| Resources | 13% | 7% |
| Student-Faculty Ratio | 2% | 5% |
| Student-Librarian Ratio | 1% | 2% |
| Average Expenditure Per Student | 9% | – |
| Average Financial Aid Per Student | 1% | – |
- 2024 U.S. News Law School Peer Reputation Rankings (And Overall Rankings)
- The Law Schools Most Impacted By The Methodology Changes In The 2024 U.S. News Rankings
- Donald Tobin (Maryland; Google Scholar), A Preliminary Analysis Of The New U.S. News Law School Rankings
- 62 Law Schools Boycotted The U.S. News Law School Rankings
- Pepperdine’s Place In The 2024 U.S. News Law School Rankings
- A Law-School Rankings Formula After Ron DeSantis’s Own Heart
For more on the new U.S. News Law School Rankings methodology, see:
See also Derek Muller (Iowa; Google Scholar), New USNWR Methodology Will Yield Dramatically More Compression and Volatility in Law School Rankings
