What It Is: Rankings incorporating the latest ABA employment data.
Why It Matters To You: Particularly relevant if you’re concerned about law school debt, as the rankings prioritize employment outcomes, specifically “real law jobs”. Includes a salary-to-debt ratio.
Considerations: Only looks at national law schools. Prioritizes employment outcomes. Does not prioritize LSAT scores.
Created By: Above the Law
Read MoreWhat It Is: A ranking of the top law schools.
Why It Matters To You: Find the best law schools using rankings, GPA, LSAT, bar pass rates, admissions statistics, employment and tuition for law schools across the nation.
Considerations: Easily sorted by SmartClass ranking, bar passage rate, LSAT, GPA, and other categories. Results can also be filtered by areas of interest and type of degree desired. Difficult to find methodology.
Created By: SmartClass
Read MoreWhat It Is: Rankings of academics, faculty, clerkship placement, and more at the nation’s law schools.
Why It Matters To You: Particularly relevant if you’re considering a career in academia. You’ll find professors nationwide you might want to work as a research assistant for, put together articles with, and start your career as a law school professor.
Considerations: Read his methodologies and caveats carefully. Professor Leiter’s rankings sometimes emphasize what law schools are looking for in new or junior professors.
Created By: Prof. Brian Leiter
Read MoreWhat It Is: A ranking of the top law schools.
Why It Matters To You: Find the best law schools using rankings, GPA, LSAT, bar pass rates, admissions statistics, employment and tuition for law schools across the nation.
Considerations: Easily sorted by SmartClass ranking, bar passage rate, LSAT, GPA, and other categories. Results can also be filtered by areas of interest and type of degree desired. Difficult to find methodology.
Created By: SmartClass
Read MoreWhat It Is: Leading ranking of U.S. law schools.
Why It Matters To You: Many employers consider this ranking in hiring, so it’s best to know where you stand to that you can leverage it, or defuse it.
Considerations: People have complained about the limitations and the undue influence of this ranking system for years. But for better or worse, it’s the gold standard.
Created By: U.S. News & World Reports
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