Law School News: US News 2016 Law School Rankings Released
U.S. News & World Report yesterday released the 2016 Best Graduate School rankings. Like our friends at jdMission have reminded us, all rankings should be approached with skepticism and that “fit” (be it academic, personal or professional) is far more important.
That said, here’s how the top 15 American law schools stack up this round:
1. YaleUniversity
2. Harvard University
3. Stanford University
4. Columbia University
4. University of Chicago
6. New York University
7. University of Pennsylvania
8. Duke University
8. University of California, Berkeley
8. University of Virginia
11. University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (Ross)
13. Northwestern University
13. Cornell University
14. Georgetown University
15. University of Texas, Austin
See the full list and check out the rankings by law programs and specialties, here.