TaxProf Blog

National Jurist: Top Law Schools for Social Justice

March 4, 2026

Law School Rankings, Legal Ed Rankings, Legal Education

Rank	School	Honor Roll
1	Howard University	A+
2	CUNY School of Law	A+
3	Southern Univ. Law Center	A+
4	University of Miami	A+
5	LMU Loyola Law School	A+
6	UC Davis School of Law	A+
7	University of Houston	A+
8	University of Maryland	A+
9	Georgetown University	A+
10	Santa Clara Law	A+
10	Northeastern University	A+
11	Cardozo School of Law	A
11	Columbia Law School	A
11	DePaul University	A
11	Loyola University Chicago	A
11	New York Law School	A
11	Northwestern Law	A
11	Roger Williams University	A
11	Seattle University	A
11	St. John’s School of Law	A
11	UC Berkeley	A
11	UC Law SF	A
11	University of Hawaiʻi	A
11	University of Washington	A
11	USC Gould School of Law	A
12	Boston University	A-
12	Case Western Reserve U.	A-
12	George Washington University	A-
12	Georgia State University	A-
12	Harvard Law School	A-
12	Indiana U Bloomington	A-
12	Loyola University New Orleans	A-
12	St. Mary’s University	A-
12	St. Thomas University	A-
12	Stanford Law School	A-
12	Temple University	A-
12	Texas Southern University	A-
12	UC – Irvine	A-
12	UCLA Law	A-
12	University of Minnesota	A-
12	University of North Carolina	A-
12	University of Pennsylvania	A-
12	University of Virginia	A-
12	Vermont Law School	A-
12	Yale Law School	A-

National Jurist – Top Law Schools for Social Justice

About the Author

Austen Parrish

Austen Parrish is the 2025 President of the Association of American Law Schools and Dean and Chancellor’s Professor of Law at University of California, Irvine School of Law. He also serves as co-editor of the Journal of Legal Education. Before joining UC Irvine, he served as dean of Indiana University Maurer School of Law and Southwestern Law School.

Ad: BlueJ Better Tax Answers. Blue J's generative AI tax research solution is transforming how tax experts work. Learn more.

Information and rates on advertising on TaxProf Blog

TaxProf Blog

National Jurist: Top Law Schools for Social Justice

About the Author

Law Prof Goes to Washington

Arkansas Official Accused of Tampering with Bar Exam Results

Department of Education opens investigation into UC Berkeley Black, Latine resource centers and scholarships