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The 2021 U.S. News Law School Rankings Are Here

Check out some of the largest rankings tumbles and gains. Yikes!

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With that out of the way, let’s take a sneak peek at the law schools outside of the Top 50, i.e., the law schools that make up the rest of the Top 100, starting with Nos. 53 through 74. This section of the rankings was especially erratic, with three ties, two three-way ties, one four-way tie, and one five-way tie. Here we saw one school rise like a phoenix with a double-digit gain.

53. Yeshiva University (Cardozo) (NY) (-1)
54. Tulane University (LA) (-2)
54. University of Richmond (VA) (-2)
56. Southern Methodist University (Dedman) (TX) (-4)
56. Temple University (Beasley) (PA) (-8)
56. University of Houston (TX) (+3)
59. University of California (Hastings) (+3)
60. Pennsylvania State University–University Park (+4)
60. Texas A&M University (+23)
62. Loyola Marymount University (CA) (0)
62. Pennsylvania State University–Carlisle (Dickinson) (+9)
62. Seton Hall University (NJ) (-3)
62. University of Nevada–Las Vegas (-4)
62. Villanova University (PA) (+9)
67. Northeastern University (MA) (-3)
67. University of Miami (FL) (0)
67. University of Missouri (-3)
70. Loyola University Chicago (IL) (+7)
70. University of Kansas (-3)
70. University of Kentucky (+1)
70. University of Tennessee–Knoxville (-11)
74. St. John’s University (NY) (+3)
74. University of Denver (Sturm) (CO) (-7)

Way to go, Texas A&M! Congratulations also go out to Loyola Chicago (+7), Penn State-Dickinson (+9), and Villanova Northeastern (+9). Well done! As for the lowest drops in this segment of the rankings, we’ve got Denver (-7), Temple (-8), and Tennessee (-11). Ooof.

Moving right along, let’s check out the schools that make up the bottom of the Top 100. This segment of the rankings is the most volatile yet, with one tie, four three-way ties, one five-way tie, and one seven-way tie.

76. American University (Washington) (DC) (+1)
76. Case Western Reserve University (OH) (-5)
76. Georgia State University (-9)
76. Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey (+1)
76. University of Nebraska–Lincoln (+1)
76. University of Oklahoma (-5)
76. University of Pittsburgh (PA) (+1)
83. Brooklyn Law School (NY) (-12)
83. Illinois Institute of Technology (Chicago-Kent) (+4)
83. University of Cincinnati (OH) (0)
83. University of San Diego (CA) (+3)
83. Wayne State University (MI) (+8)
88. University of New Hampshire (-1)
88. University of Oregon (-5)
90. Florida International University (+1)
90. Saint Louis University (MO) (0)
90. University of Arkansas–Fayetteville (+1)
93. Drexel University (Kline) (PA) (+7)
93. Lewis & Clark College (Northwestern) (OR) (+11)
93. Michigan State University (-2)
96. Louisiana State University–Baton Rouge (Hebert) (+4)
96. University of Hawaii–Manoa (Richardson) (-5)
96. University of South Carolina (-5)
99. University at Buffalo–SUNY (NY) (+5)
99. University of Louisville (Brandeis) (KY) (+9)
99. University of New Mexico (-8)

Ouch, Brooklyn posted a 12-spot rankings drop, the most offensive drop in rank thus far in the 2021 edition the rankings. On the other hand, let’s shine a light on Lewis & Clark, which deserves some recognition for an 11-spot jump that put it into the Top 100 this year. Nice work!

The final portion of the 2021 rankings are available on the next page.

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Staci ZaretskyStaci Zaretsky is a senior editor at Above the Law, where she’s worked since 2011. She’d love to hear from you, so please feel free to email her with any tips, questions, comments, or critiques. You can follow her on Twitter or connect with her on LinkedIn.

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