Paul L. Caron
Dean
Pepperdine Caruso
School of Law
Law School Rankings
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Seto: 2022 First-Time Bar Pass Performance Of California Law Schools, Controlling For 25th Percentile LSATs
TaxProf Blog op-ed: First-Time Bar Pass Performance of California Law Schools, Controlling For 25th Percentile LSATs, by Theodore Seto (Loyola-L.A.; Google Scholar): In a recent TaxProf blog post, Paul Caron ranked all law schools by their 2022 first-time bar passage rates, based on ABA data. Based on that same 2022 data, I then explored the extent
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More Commentary On The U.S. News Law School Rankings Op-Ed
Mike Spivey (Spivey Consulting), Some Commentary on the U.S. News Op-Ed: U.S. News & World Report is not sitting idle while its rankings come under fire. The CEO published an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal offering his views on the rankings boycott. … We have been paid money over the years to help law
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More Commentary On The U.S. News Law School Rankings Op-Ed
Mike Spivey (Spivey Consulting), Some Commentary on the U.S. News Op-Ed: U.S. News & World Report is not sitting idle while its rankings come under fire. The CEO published an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal offering his views on the rankings boycott. … We have been paid money over the years to help law
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Seto: 2022 First-Time Bar Pass Performance Of California Law Schools, Controlling For Median LSATs
TaxProf Blog op-ed: First-Time Bar Pass Performance of California Law Schools, Controlling For Median LSATs, by Theodore Seto (Loyola-L.A.; Google Scholar): In a recent TaxProf Blog post, Paul Caron ranked all law schools by their 2022 first-time bar passage rates, based on ABA data. Based on that same 2022 data, I here examine the extent
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Seto: 2022 First-Time Bar Pass Performance Of California Law Schools, Controlling For Median LSATs
TaxProf Blog op-ed: First-Time Bar Pass Performance of California Law Schools, Controlling For Median LSATs, by Theodore Seto (Loyola-L.A.; Google Scholar): In a recent TaxProf Blog post, Paul Caron ranked all law schools by their 2022 first-time bar passage rates, based on ABA data. Based on that same 2022 data, I here examine the extent
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Muller: Boycotting Law Schools Are Still Admitting ‘Splitters’ To Maximize Their U.S. News Ranking
Following up on my previous post, Law School Admissions, U.S. News Rankings, And 'Splitters': Derek Muller (Iowa; Google Scholar), Law Schools Say They're "Boycotting" the USNWR Rankings, But Their Admissions Practices Suggest Otherwise: Earlier, I pointed out that law schools “boycotting” the USNWR law school rankings really meant that they would not be completing the
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Muller: Boycotting Law Schools Are Still Admitting ‘Splitters’ To Maximize Their U.S. News Ranking
Following up on my previous post, Law School Admissions, U.S. News Rankings, And 'Splitters': Derek Muller (Iowa; Google Scholar), Law Schools Say They're "Boycotting" the USNWR Rankings, But Their Admissions Practices Suggest Otherwise: Earlier, I pointed out that law schools “boycotting” the USNWR law school rankings really meant that they would not be completing the
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Amar: What Law Schools Rankings Can Learn From College Sports Rankings
Vikram David Amar (Dean, Illinois), Some Thoughts on the Recent Controversies Concerning Law (and Med) School Rankings: Part I in a Series: [T]here is no doubt that certain specific aspects of U.S. News’ methodology have been the focus of fire by law and medical school critics. One recurring source of criticism has been that these
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Amar: What Law Schools Rankings Can Learn From College Sports Rankings
Vikram David Amar (Dean, Illinois), Some Thoughts on the Recent Controversies Concerning Law (and Med) School Rankings: Part I in a Series: [T]here is no doubt that certain specific aspects of U.S. News’ methodology have been the focus of fire by law and medical school critics. One recurring source of criticism has been that these
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NY Times: Defending Its Rankings, U.S. News Takes Aim At Top Law Schools
New York Times, Defending Its Rankings, U.S. News Takes Aim at Top Law Schools: U.S. News & World Report said little last fall as Yale, Harvard and other elite law schools announced that they would no longer submit data to the publication’s rankings, charging that the influential list was an engine of inequality. But in
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NY Times: Defending Its Rankings, U.S. News Takes Aim At Top Law Schools
New York Times, Defending Its Rankings, U.S. News Takes Aim at Top Law Schools: U.S. News & World Report said little last fall as Yale, Harvard and other elite law schools announced that they would no longer submit data to the publication’s rankings, charging that the influential list was an engine of inequality. But in
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Law School Rankings By Ultimate Bar Passage Rate (2020)
Following up on my previous posts: 2022 Bar Pass Rate Fell 2 Percentage Points Due To Fewer 1L Academic Dismissals After Spring 2020 Covid Semester Law School Rankings By 2022 First-Time Bar Passage Rate Here is the ranking of schools in the Ultimate Graduation Year 2020 Bar Pass Data from the ABA’s spreadsheet released last Friday:
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Law School Rankings By Ultimate Bar Passage Rate (2020)
Following up on my previous posts: 2022 Bar Pass Rate Fell 2 Percentage Points Due To Fewer 1L Academic Dismissals After Spring 2020 Covid Semester Law School Rankings By 2022 First-Time Bar Passage Rate Here is the ranking of schools in the Ultimate Graduation Year 2020 Bar Pass Data from the ABA’s spreadsheet released last Friday:
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Law School Rankings By 2022 First-Time Bar Passage Rate
Following up on Monday’s post, 2022 Bar Pass Rate Fell 2 Percentage Points Due To Fewer 1L Academic Dismissals After Spring 2020 Covid Semester: here is the ranking of schools in the Calendar Year 2022 First-Time Takers Bar Pass Data from the ABA’s spreadsheet released last Friday: Rank School School Pass Rate Average State Pass
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Law School Rankings By 2022 First-Time Bar Passage Rate
Following up on Monday’s post, 2022 Bar Pass Rate Fell 2 Percentage Points Due To Fewer 1L Academic Dismissals After Spring 2020 Covid Semester: here is the ranking of schools in the Calendar Year 2022 First-Time Takers Bar Pass Data from the ABA’s spreadsheet released last Friday: Rank School School Pass Rate Average State Pass
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U.S. News, Department Of Education, And Law Schools Take The Gloves Off In Rankings Battle
Wall Street Journal Op-Ed: Why Elite Law and Medical Schools Can’t Stand U.S. News, by Eric J. Gertler (Chairman & CEO, U.S. News): The decision by some elite law and medical schools to opt out of the U.S. News & World Report ranking surveys has ignited a national debate on meritocracy and equity. But lost
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U.S. News, Department Of Education, And Law Schools Take The Gloves Off In Rankings Battle
Wall Street Journal Op-Ed: Why Elite Law and Medical Schools Can’t Stand U.S. News, by Eric J. Gertler (Chairman & CEO, U.S. News): The decision by some elite law and medical schools to opt out of the U.S. News & World Report ranking surveys has ignited a national debate on meritocracy and equity. But lost
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Colorado College President (And Former UC-Irvine Law Dean) Song Richardson Withdraws From U.S. News Rankings
Wall Street Journal, Colorado College Withdraws From U.S. News & World Report Undergrad Ranking: Colorado College will no longer cooperate with U.S. News & World Report’s ranking of the nation’s best colleges, making it the highest-ranked college to pull out of the undergraduate rankings in decades. “We have a very strong vision for where we
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Colorado College President (And Former UC-Irvine Law Dean) Song Richardson Withdraws From U.S. News Rankings
Wall Street Journal, Colorado College Withdraws From U.S. News & World Report Undergrad Ranking: Colorado College will no longer cooperate with U.S. News & World Report’s ranking of the nation’s best colleges, making it the highest-ranked college to pull out of the undergraduate rankings in decades. “We have a very strong vision for where we
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The Choosiest Law Schools: Wash U Is Top 5, Yale Is No. 1 (Mostly)
ABA Journal, Which Law Schools Are Choosiest? Washington University Is In Top Five, While Yale Is Mostly No. 1: Yale Law School is No. 1 based on ABA admissions data showing that it is the choosiest law school in terms of acceptance rate and median LSAT scores for fall 2022. But Yale Law falls to
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The Choosiest Law Schools: Wash U Is Top 5, Yale Is No. 1 (Mostly)
ABA Journal, Which Law Schools Are Choosiest? Washington University Is In Top Five, While Yale Is Mostly No. 1: Yale Law School is No. 1 based on ABA admissions data showing that it is the choosiest law school in terms of acceptance rate and median LSAT scores for fall 2022. But Yale Law falls to
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WSJ: Boycotting Medical Schools, Diversity, And Merit
Wall Street Journal Op-Ed: Medical Schools Are Wrong to Think Diversity and Merit Are in Conflict, by Fritz François (NYU Medical School) & Gbenga Ogedegbe (NYU Medical School): A growing number of medical schools have announced that they will no longer share data with U.S. News & World Report. These schools claim that the magazine’s
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WSJ: Boycotting Medical Schools, Diversity, And Merit
Wall Street Journal Op-Ed: Medical Schools Are Wrong to Think Diversity and Merit Are in Conflict, by Fritz François (NYU Medical School) & Gbenga Ogedegbe (NYU Medical School): A growing number of medical schools have announced that they will no longer share data with U.S. News & World Report. These schools claim that the magazine’s
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The U.S. News Rankings Drama And The Future Of Legal Education
David Lat Podcast, The U.S. News Rankings Drama And The Future Of Legal Education: In almost thirty years of following the world of U.S. legal education, from applying to law schools in fall 1995 to covering them today as a journalist, I don’t think I have seen as consequential a time as the current one.
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The U.S. News Rankings Drama And The Future Of Legal Education
David Lat Podcast, The U.S. News Rankings Drama And The Future Of Legal Education: In almost thirty years of following the world of U.S. legal education, from applying to law schools in fall 1995 to covering them today as a journalist, I don’t think I have seen as consequential a time as the current one.