Paul L. Caron
Dean
Pepperdine Caruso
School of Law
Legal Ed Rankings
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Law School Rankings By Ultimate Bar Passage Rate (2022)
Following up on my previous post, Law School Rankings By First-Time Bar Passage Rate (2024): here is the ranking of law schools based on Graduation Year 2022 Ultimate Bar Pass Data from the ABA’s spreadsheet. The Ultimate Bar Pass rate includes all 2022 graduates who sat for a bar exam and passed it within two
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Law School Rankings By Ultimate Bar Passage Rate (2022)
Following up on my previous post, Law School Rankings By First-Time Bar Passage Rate (2024): here is the ranking of law schools based on Graduation Year 2022 Ultimate Bar Pass Data from the ABA’s spreadsheet. The Ultimate Bar Pass rate includes all 2022 graduates who sat for a bar exam and passed it within two
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Law School Rankings By First-Time Bar Passage Rate (2024)
Following up on my previous post, New ABA Bar Data: Pass Rate Increased 3 Percentage Points For First-Time Takers; 6 Law Schools Fell Short of 75% Accreditation Threshold: here is the ranking of law schools in the Calendar Year 2024 First-Time Takers Bar Pass Data from the ABA’s spreadsheet. The ranking uses an adjusted pass
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Law School Rankings By First-Time Bar Passage Rate (2024)
Following up on my previous post, New ABA Bar Data: Pass Rate Increased 3 Percentage Points For First-Time Takers; 6 Law Schools Fell Short of 75% Accreditation Threshold: here is the ranking of law schools in the Calendar Year 2024 First-Time Takers Bar Pass Data from the ABA’s spreadsheet. The ranking uses an adjusted pass
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2025-26 U.S. News Omnibus Specialty Rankings v. Overall Rankings
Following up on yesterday’s post, 2025-26 U.S. News Omnibus Specialty Rankings: Here are the law schools whose U.S. News Omnibus Specialty Ranking most exceeds their overall U.S. News Ranking: School Specialty Rank Overall Rank Difference 1 American 24 104 +80 2 Santa Clara 85 156 +71 3 Pacific 94 163 +69 4 Illinois-Chicago 104 169
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2025-26 U.S. News Omnibus Specialty Rankings v. Overall Rankings
Following up on yesterday’s post, 2025-26 U.S. News Omnibus Specialty Rankings: Here are the law schools whose U.S. News Omnibus Specialty Ranking most exceeds their overall U.S. News Ranking: School Specialty Rank Overall Rank Difference 1 American 24 104 +80 2 Santa Clara 85 156 +71 3 Pacific 94 163 +69 4 Illinois-Chicago 104 169
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2025-26 U.S. News Omnibus Specialty Rankings
The new 2025-26 U.S. News Specialty Rankings include the rankings for 13 specialty programs at 195 law schools. Here are the Top 100 law schools, determined by giving equal weight to each of the 13 separate specialty rankings: Business/Corporate Law Clinical Law Constitutional Law Contracts/Commercial Law Criminal Law Dispute Resolution Environmental Law Health Care Law Intellectual
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2025-26 U.S. News Omnibus Specialty Rankings
The new 2025-26 U.S. News Specialty Rankings include the rankings for 13 specialty programs at 195 law schools. Here are the Top 100 law schools, determined by giving equal weight to each of the 13 separate specialty rankings: Business/Corporate Law Clinical Law Constitutional Law Contracts/Commercial Law Criminal Law Dispute Resolution Environmental Law Health Care Law Intellectual
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Law Schools That Boycotted The U.S. News Rankings
2023-2024 (Rank) 2024-2025 (Rank) 2025-2026 (Rank) Stanford (1) Stanford (1) Stanford (1) Yale (1) Yale (1) Yale (1) Virginia (8) Virginia (4) Virginia (4) Penn (4) Penn (4) Penn (5) Duke (5) Duke (4) Duke (6) Harvard (5) Harvard (4) Harvard (6) Michigan (10) Michigan (9) Michigan (8) NYU (5) NYU (9) NYU (8) Columbia (8) Columbia (8)
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Law Schools That Boycotted The U.S. News Rankings
2023-2024 (Rank) 2024-2025 (Rank) 2025-2026 (Rank) Stanford (1) Stanford (1) Stanford (1) Yale (1) Yale (1) Yale (1) Virginia (8) Virginia (4) Virginia (4) Penn (4) Penn (4) Penn (5) Duke (5) Duke (4) Duke (6) Harvard (5) Harvard (4) Harvard (6) Michigan (10) Michigan (9) Michigan (8) NYU (5) NYU (9) NYU (8) Columbia (8) Columbia (8)
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2025-26 U.S. News Trial Advocacy Rankings
The new 2025-26 U.S. News Trial Advocacy Rankings include the trial advocacy programs at 195 law schools (the faculty survey had a 47% response rate). Here are the Top 50: Rank School 1 Stetson 2 Temple 3 Baylor 4 Samford 5 Fordham 5 UCLA 7 Loyola-L.A. 8 Denver 8 Drexel 8 Hofstra 8 Syracuse 12
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2025-26 U.S. News Trial Advocacy Rankings
The new 2025-26 U.S. News Trial Advocacy Rankings include the trial advocacy programs at 195 law schools (the faculty survey had a 47% response rate). Here are the Top 50: Rank School 1 Stetson 2 Temple 3 Baylor 4 Samford 5 Fordham 5 UCLA 7 Loyola-L.A. 8 Denver 8 Drexel 8 Hofstra 8 Syracuse 12
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2025-26 U.S. News Legal Writing Rankings
The new 2025-26 U.S. News Legal Writing Rankings include the legal writing programs at 109 law schools (the faculty survey had a 52% response rate). Here are the Top 50: Rank School 1 Oregon 1 UNLV 3 Arizona State 3 Stetson 3 Suffolk 6 Seattle 7 Wake Forest 8 UC-Irvine 8 University of Arizona 10
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2025-26 U.S. News Legal Writing Rankings
The new 2025-26 U.S. News Legal Writing Rankings include the legal writing programs at 109 law schools (the faculty survey had a 52% response rate). Here are the Top 50: Rank School 1 Oregon 1 UNLV 3 Arizona State 3 Stetson 3 Suffolk 6 Seattle 7 Wake Forest 8 UC-Irvine 8 University of Arizona 10
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Are Faith-Based Law Schools Fairly Ranked By U.S. News?
Anton Sorkin (Director of Law Student Ministries, Christian Legal Society): Interesting observation from David Lat: “schools with a strong ideological brand, including religiously affiliated law schools . . . tend to fare well in rankings[.]” Imagine how well they'd fare if there wasn't a peer ranking penalty, tabulated by Michael Conklin at 17.65 in his
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Are Faith-Based Law Schools Fairly Ranked By U.S. News?
Anton Sorkin (Director of Law Student Ministries, Christian Legal Society): Interesting observation from David Lat: “schools with a strong ideological brand, including religiously affiliated law schools . . . tend to fare well in rankings[.]” Imagine how well they'd fare if there wasn't a peer ranking penalty, tabulated by Michael Conklin at 17.65 in his
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2025-26 U.S. News International Law Rankings
The new 2025-26 U.S. News International Law Rankings include the international law programs at 195 law schools (the faculty survey had a 47% response rate). Here are the Top 50: Rank School 1 NYU 2 Harvard 3 Columbia 3 Georgetown 3 Yale 6 American 6 UC-Berkeley 8 George Washington 8 Michigan 10 Stanford 11 Cornell
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2025-26 U.S. News International Law Rankings
The new 2025-26 U.S. News International Law Rankings include the international law programs at 195 law schools (the faculty survey had a 47% response rate). Here are the Top 50: Rank School 1 NYU 2 Harvard 3 Columbia 3 Georgetown 3 Yale 6 American 6 UC-Berkeley 8 George Washington 8 Michigan 10 Stanford 11 Cornell
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2025-26 U.S. News Intellectual Property Law Rankings
The new 2025-26 U.S. News Intellectual Property Law Rankings include the intellectual property law programs at 194 law schools (the faculty survey had a 56% response rate). Here are the Top 50: Rank School 1 Stanford 2 UC-Berkeley 3 NYU 4 Santa Clara 5 George Washington 6 American 6 Cardozo 6 Texas A&M 9 Chicago-Kent
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2025-26 U.S. News Intellectual Property Law Rankings
The new 2025-26 U.S. News Intellectual Property Law Rankings include the intellectual property law programs at 194 law schools (the faculty survey had a 56% response rate). Here are the Top 50: Rank School 1 Stanford 2 UC-Berkeley 3 NYU 4 Santa Clara 5 George Washington 6 American 6 Cardozo 6 Texas A&M 9 Chicago-Kent
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2025-26 U.S. News Health Care Law Rankings
The new 2025-26 U.S. News Health Care Law Rankings include the health care law programs at 191 law schools (the faculty survey had a 45% response rate). Here are the Top 50: Rank School 1 St. Louis 2 Boston University 3 Georgia State 4 Loyola-Chicago 4 Maryland 6 Harvard 7 Stanford 8 Georgetown 9 Houston
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2025-26 U.S. News Health Care Law Rankings
The new 2025-26 U.S. News Health Care Law Rankings include the health care law programs at 191 law schools (the faculty survey had a 45% response rate). Here are the Top 50: Rank School 1 St. Louis 2 Boston University 3 Georgia State 4 Loyola-Chicago 4 Maryland 6 Harvard 7 Stanford 8 Georgetown 9 Houston
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2025-26 U.S. News Environmental Law Rankings
The new 2025-26 U.S. News Environmental Law Rankings include the environmental law programs at 189 law schools (the faculty survey had a 50% response rate). Here are the Top 50: Rank School 1 Pace 2 Lewis & Clark 2 UC-Berkeley 4 Vermont 5 Columbia 6 UCLA 7 Colorado 7 Harvard 7 NYU 7 Oregon 7
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2025-26 U.S. News Environmental Law Rankings
The new 2025-26 U.S. News Environmental Law Rankings include the environmental law programs at 189 law schools (the faculty survey had a 50% response rate). Here are the Top 50: Rank School 1 Pace 2 Lewis & Clark 2 UC-Berkeley 4 Vermont 5 Columbia 6 UCLA 7 Colorado 7 Harvard 7 NYU 7 Oregon 7
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2025-26 U.S. News Dispute Resolution Rankings
The new 2025-26 U.S. News Dispute Resolution Rankings include the dispute resolution programs at 149 law schools (the faculty survey had a 43% response rate). Here are the Top 50: Rank School 1 Ohio State 2 Pepperdine 3 Harvard 3 Texas A&M 5 Cardozo 5 Missouri-Columbia 7 Northwestern 8 Mitchell | Hamline 9 Arizona State