Leaked: Are These The 2018 U.S. News Law School Rankings?

If these rankings are correct, there are some key changes at the top of the rankings -- including a new T14.

onMarch 7, 2017 at 2:57 PMMarch 7, 2017 at 3:18 PM

After the top 30 we see a lot of changes. Between this and the end of the top 50, all of the schools save Maryland have made some kind of move.

36) Fordham (+1)
36) U Colorado Boulder (+4)
36) Wake Forest (+4)
39) UC Davis (-9)
39) UNC (-1)
41) William and Mary (-8)
41) George Mason (+4)
41) U Florida (+7)
44) U Illinois Urbana-Champaign (-4)
44) U Utah (+1)
46) BYU (-8)
46) SMU (-1)
48) FSU (+2)
48) U Arizona (-8)
48) U Maryland

The rest of the rankings — from 51 to the bitter end — were also leaked. In this chunk of the rankings, we are seeing a ton of movement. This section of the rankings is positively volatile, with Maine taking the biggest tumble (28!), and Rutgers moving up a whopping 30 slots.

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From LexisNexis

51) Baylor (+4)
51) Tulane (-1)
53) Temple (-3)
54) UC Hastings (-4)
54) U Connecticut (+11)
54) U Houston (-4)
57) Seton Hall (+8)
57) U Kentucky (+3)
57) U Nebraska Lincoln
57) U Richmond (-2)
57) U Tennessee Knoxville (+8)
62) Case Western (-5)
62) Rutgers (+30)
62) U Nevada Las Vegas (+16)
65) Georgia State (-8)
65) Loyola Marymount
65) Northeastern (+17)
65) Penn State Dickinson (+21)
65) U Kansas
65) U Missouri
65) Cardozo (+9)
72) Pepperdine (-7)
72) St. John’s (+2)
72) U Cincinnati (-12)
72) U Oklahoma (-12)
76) U Denver (-4)
77) U Arkansas Fayetteville (+9)
77) U Miami (-17)
77) U New Mexico (-17)
77) U San Diego (-3)
77) Villanova (-3)
82) Loyola Chicago (-10)
82) Penn State University Park (+4)
82) U Pittsburgh (-4)
82) U Tulsa (+4)
86) American U (-8)
86) U Oregon (-8)
88) Brooklyn (+9)
88) Indiana U Indianapolis (+12)
88) St. Louis U (-6)
88) U South Carolina (+4)
92) Chicago-Kent (-6)
92) Syracuse (-6)
92) Texas A&M (+19)
92) U Louisville
96) LSU (-14)
96) Michigan State (+4)
96) Stetson (+7)
96) WVU (+1)
100) Florida International (+3)
100) Lewis and Clark (-8)
100) Marquette (+23)
100) U Hawaii Manoa (-8)
100) U New Hampshire (-18)
100) Wayne State (-3)
106) Catholic (-3)
106) Drake (+5)
106) U Buffalo SUNY (-6)
109) Albany (+20)
109) U Idaho (+2)
109) U Mississippi (-3)
112) Drexel (-1)
112) Gonzaga (+20)
112) NYLS (-1)
112) U Baltimore (-1)
112) U Missouri Kansas City (+11)
112) U Wyoming (+11)
118) Hofstra (-7)
118) Texas Tech (+5)
120) Creighton (-14)
120) DePaul (-9)
120) Howard (-14)
120) Pace (+16)
120) Seattle (-9)
120) U Montana (+3)
120) St. Thomas (-9)
127) Cleveland State (-21)
127) CUNY (+4)
127) Duquesne (-16)
127) Quinnipiac (+5)
127) Washburn (-21)
132) Santa Clara (-3)
132) U Toledo (+12)
134) Chapman (+2)
134) Mercer (-11)
134) U Akron (+2)
134) U Arkansas Little Rock (+2)
134) Vermont LS (-2)
139) U Maine (-28)
140) Suffolk (NR last year)
140) U Memphis (NR last year)
142) Loyola New Orleans (-2)
142) U North Dakota (+2)
142) U South Dakota (+1)
142) Willamette (-10)
147) Samford (NR last year)
148) Northern Illinois (-4)
148) Widener (NR last year)

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