Faculty size is listed in parentheses after the faculty name; unsurprisingly,
larger schools are more likely to be strong in more different areas of
legal scholarship.
| Yale University (53) |
Rank |
Score |
|
| Overall: |
1 |
4.8 |
|
| Administrative & Environmental Law |
1 |
4.4 |
|
| Business Law |
6 |
4.1 |
|
| Civil Procedure |
5 |
4.3 |
|
| Constitutional Law |
1 |
4.8 |
|
| Criminal Law & Procedure |
8 |
3.9 |
|
| Critical Theories |
11 |
3.6 |
|
| International & Comparative Law |
2 |
4.5 |
|
| Law & Economics |
2 |
4.5 |
|
| Law & Philosophy |
3 |
4.2 |
|
| Law & the Social Sciences |
2 |
4.2 |
|
| Legal History |
1 |
4.5 |
|
| |
| Harvard University (80) |
| Overall: |
2 |
4.7 |
|
| Administrative & Environmental Law |
5 |
4.2 |
|
| Business Law |
1 |
4.7 |
|
| Civil Procedure |
1 |
4.5 |
|
| Constitutional Law |
2 |
4.6 |
|
| Criminal Law & Procedure |
3 |
4.2 |
|
| Critical Theories |
1 |
4.4 |
|
| International & Comparative Law |
6 |
3.9 |
|
| Law & Economics |
2 |
4.5 |
|
| Law & Philosophy |
12 |
3.4 |
|
| Law & the Social Sciences |
2 |
4.2 |
|
| Legal History |
2 |
4.3 |
|
| |
| University of Chicago (35) |
| Overall: |
2 |
4.7 |
|
| Administrative & Environmental Law |
4 |
4.3 |
|
| Business Law |
3 |
4.4 |
|
| Civil Procedure |
10 |
4.0 |
|
| Constitutional Law |
3 |
4.5 |
|
| Criminal Law & Procedure |
4 |
4.1 |
|
| Critical Theories |
__ |
2.7 |
|
| International & Comparative Law |
12 |
3.4 |
** |
| Law & Economics |
1 |
4.8 |
|
| Law & Philosophy |
13 |
3.3 |
|
| Law & the Social Sciences |
12 |
3.9 |
|
| Legal History |
5 |
4.1 |
|
| |
| Stanford University (40) |
| Overall: |
4 |
4.5 |
|
| Administrative & Environmental Law |
7 |
4.1 |
|
| Business Law |
3 |
4.4 |
|
| Civil Procedure |
7 |
4.2 |
|
| Constitutional Law |
5 |
4.4 |
|
| Criminal Law & Procedure |
8 |
3.9 |
|
| Critical Theories |
4 |
4.1 |
|
| International & Comparative Law |
14 |
3.3 |
|
| Law & Economics |
4 |
4.4 |
|
| Law & Philosophy |
18 |
3.1 |
|
| Law & the Social Sciences |
6 |
4.1 |
|
| Legal History |
5 |
4.1 |
|
| |
| Columbia University (61) |
| Overall: |
5 |
4.3 |
|
| Administrative & Environmental Law |
1 |
4.4 |
** |
| Business Law |
2 |
4.5 |
|
| Civil Procedure |
7 |
4.2 |
|
| Constitutional Law |
8 |
4.3 |
|
| Criminal Law & Procedure |
1 |
4.3 |
|
| Critical Theories |
4 |
4.1 |
|
| International & Comparative Law |
3 |
4.4 |
|
| Law & Economics |
11 |
3.9 |
|
| Law & Philosophy |
2 |
4.6 |
|
| Law & the Social Sciences |
15 |
3.8 |
|
| Legal History |
9 |
3.9 |
|
| |
| New York University (82) |
| Overall: |
5 |
4.3 |
|
| Administrative & Environmental Law |
1 |
4.4 |
|
| Business Law |
5 |
4.2 |
|
| Civil Procedure |
2 |
4.4 |
|
| Constitutional Law |
5 |
4.4 |
|
| Criminal Law & Procedure |
8 |
3.9 |
|
| Critical Theories |
9 |
3.7 |
|
| International & Comparative Law |
1 |
4.6 |
|
| Law & Economics |
8 |
4.1 |
|
| Law & Philosophy |
1 |
4.7 |
|
| Law & the Social Sciences |
9 |
4.0 |
|
| Legal History |
2 |
4.3 |
|
| |
| University of California, Berkeley (54) |
| Overall: |
7 |
4.2 |
|
| Administrative & Environmental Law |
7 |
4.1 |
|
| Business Law |
7 |
3.9 |
|
| Civil Procedure |
12 |
3.8 |
|
| Constitutional Law |
8 |
4.3 |
|
| Criminal Law & Procedure |
5 |
4.0 |
|
| Critical Theories |
7 |
4.0 |
|
| International & Comparative Law |
8 |
3.7 |
|
| Law & Economics |
5 |
4.2 |
|
| Law & Philosophy |
9 |
3.8 |
|
| Law & the Social Sciences |
2 |
4.2 |
|
| Legal History |
9 |
3.9 |
|
| |
| University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (52) |
| Overall: |
8 |
4.1 |
|
| Administrative & Environmental Law |
13 |
3.9 |
|
| Business Law |
18 |
3.5 |
|
| Civil Procedure |
9 |
4.1 |
|
| Constitutional Law |
11 |
3.9 |
|
| Criminal Law & Procedure |
11 |
3.8 |
|
| Critical Theories |
__ |
3.2 |
|
| International & Comparative Law |
5 |
4.0 |
|
| Law & Economics |
14 |
3.5 |
|
| Law & Philosophy |
7 |
3.9 |
|
| Law & the Social Sciences |
2 |
4.2 |
|
| Legal History |
7 |
4.0 |
|
| |
| University of Texas, Austin (73) |
| Overall: |
8 |
4.1 |
|
| Administrative & Environmental Law |
9 |
4.0 |
|
| Business Law |
11 |
3.7 |
|
| Civil Procedure |
5 |
4.3 |
|
| Constitutional Law |
3 |
4.5 |
|
| Criminal Law & Procedure |
5 |
4.0 |
|
| Critical Theories |
15 |
3.5 |
|
| International & Comparative Law |
6 |
3.9 |
|
| Law & Economics |
18 |
3.2 |
|
| Law & Philosophy |
3 |
4.2 |
|
| Law & the Social Sciences |
12 |
3.9 |
|
| Legal History |
9 |
3.9 |
|
| |
| University of Virginia (60) |
| Overall: |
10 |
4.0 |
|
| Administrative & Environmental Law |
9 |
4.0 |
|
| Business Law |
11 |
3.7 |
|
| Civil Procedure |
12 |
3.8 |
|
| Constitutional Law |
10 |
4.0 |
|
| Criminal Law & Procedure |
5 |
4.0 |
|
| Critical Theories |
__ |
2.6 |
|
| International & Comparative Law |
12 |
3.4 |
** |
| Law & Economics |
5 |
4.2 |
|
| Law & Philosophy |
18 |
3.1 |
|
| Law & the Social Sciences |
15 |
3.8 |
|
| Legal History |
4 |
4.2 |
|
| |
| University of Pennsylvania (45) |
| Overall: |
11 |
3.9 |
|
| Administrative & Environmental Law |
9 |
4.0 |
|
| Business Law |
7 |
3.9 |
|
| Civil Procedure |
2 |
4.4 |
|
| Constitutional Law |
16 |
3.7 |
|
| Criminal Law & Procedure |
1 |
4.3 |
|
| Critical Theories |
__ |
3.3 |
|
| International & Comparative Law |
14 |
3.3 |
|
| Law & Economics |
5 |
4.2 |
|
| Law & Philosophy |
5 |
4.0 |
|
| Law & the Social Sciences |
6 |
4.1 |
|
| Legal History |
12 |
3.7 |
|
| |
| Georgetown University (87) |
| Overall: |
12 |
3.8 |
|
| Administrative & Environmental Law |
5 |
4.2 |
|
| Business Law |
15 |
3.6 |
** |
| Civil Procedure |
12 |
3.8 |
|
| Constitutional Law |
5 |
4.4 |
|
| Criminal Law & Procedure |
11 |
3.8 |
|
| Critical Theories |
2 |
4.3 |
|
| International & Comparative Law |
4 |
4.1 |
|
| Law & Economics |
19 |
3.1 |
|
| Law & Philosophy |
__ |
2.8 |
|
| Law & the Social Sciences |
17 |
3.7 |
|
| Legal History |
12 |
3.7 |
|
| |
| University of Southern California (43) |
| Overall: |
12 |
3.8 |
|
| Administrative & Environmental Law |
17 |
3.7 |
|
| Business Law |
10 |
3.8 |
|
| Civil Procedure |
17 |
3.7 |
|
| Constitutional Law |
14 |
3.8 |
|
| Criminal Law & Procedure |
17 |
3.6 |
|
| Critical Theories |
__ |
3.3 |
|
| International & Comparative Law |
__ |
2.7 |
|
| Law & Economics |
9 |
4.0 |
|
| Law & Philosophy |
16 |
3.2 |
|
| Law & the Social Sciences |
12 |
3.9 |
|
| Legal History |
7 |
4.0 |
|
| |
| Cornell University (32) |
| Overall: |
13 |
3.7 |
|
| Administrative & Environmental Law |
13 |
3.9 |
|
| Business Law |
7 |
3.9 |
|
| Civil Procedure |
2 |
4.4 |
|
| Constitutional Law |
17 |
3.6 |
|
| Criminal Law & Procedure |
__ |
3.4 |
|
| Critical Theories |
15 |
3.5 |
** |
| International & Comparative Law |
9 |
3.6 |
|
| Law & Economics |
12 |
3.8 |
|
| Law & Philosophy |
__ |
2.8 |
|
| Law & the Social Sciences |
1 |
4.3 |
|
| Legal History |
16 |
3.4 |
|
| |
| Northwestern University (50) |
| Overall: |
13 |
3.7 |
|
| Administrative & Environmental Law |
9 |
4.0 |
** |
| Business Law |
11 |
3.7 |
|
| Civil Procedure |
12 |
3.8 |
|
| Constitutional Law |
11 |
3.9 |
|
| Criminal Law & Procedure |
11 |
3.8 |
|
| Critical Theories |
__ |
2.9 |
|
| International & Comparative Law |
10 |
3.5 |
|
| Law & Economics |
12 |
3.8 |
|
| Law & Philosophy |
__ |
2.4 |
|
| Law & the Social Sciences |
6 |
4.1 |
|
| Legal History |
12 |
3.7 |
|
| |
| University of California, Los Angeles (62) |
| Overall: |
14 |
3.7 |
|
| Administrative & Environmental Law |
15 |
3.8 |
|
| Business Law |
11 |
3.7 |
|
| Civil Procedure |
12 |
3.8 |
|
| Constitutional Law |
11 |
3.9 |
|
| Criminal Law & Procedure |
16 |
3.7 |
|
| Critical Theories |
2 |
4.3 |
|
| International & Comparative Law |
14 |
3.3 |
|
| Law & Economics |
19 |
3.1 |
|
| Law & Philosophy |
10 |
3.6 |
|
| Law & the Social Sciences |
9 |
4.0 |
|
| Legal History |
16 |
3.4 |
|
| |
| Duke University (47) |
| Overall: |
17 |
3.5 |
|
| Administrative & Environmental Law |
17 |
3.7 |
|
| Business Law |
20 |
3.4 |
|
| Civil Procedure |
11 |
3.9 |
|
| Constitutional Law |
14 |
3.8 |
|
| Criminal Law & Procedure |
17 |
3.6 |
|
| Critical Theories |
19 |
3.4 |
|
| International & Comparative Law |
14 |
3.3 |
|
| Law & Economics |
__ |
2.6 |
|
| Law & Philosophy |
__ |
2.7 |
|
| Law & the Social Sciences |
19 |
3.6 |
|
| Legal History |
__ |
3.2 |
|
| |
| Vanderbilt University (39) |
| Overall: |
18 |
3.4 |
|
| Administrative & Environmental Law |
19 |
3.6 |
|
| Business Law |
15 |
3.6 |
|
| Civil Procedure |
17 |
3.7 |
|
| Constitutional Law |
17 |
3.6 |
|
| Criminal Law & Procedure |
17 |
3.6 |
|
| Critical Theories |
__ |
2.8 |
|
| International & Comparative Law |
__ |
2.6 |
|
| Law & Economics |
15 |
3.4 |
|
| Law & Philosophy |
__ |
2.9 |
|
| Law & the Social Sciences |
19 |
3.6 |
|
| Legal History |
__ |
3.2 |
|
| |
| Boston University (54) |
| Overall: |
19 |
3.3 |
|
| Administrative & Environmental Law |
19 |
3.6 |
|
| Business Law |
__ |
3.2 |
|
| Civil Procedure |
17 |
3.7 |
|
| Constitutional Law |
17 |
3.6 |
|
| Criminal Law & Procedure |
11 |
3.8 |
|
| Critical Theories |
__ |
2.8 |
|
| International & Comparative Law |
__ |
2.6 |
|
| Law & Economics |
15 |
3.4 |
|
| Law & Philosophy |
13 |
3.3 |
|
| Law & the Social Sciences |
__ |
3.2 |
|
| Legal History |
16 |
3.4 |
|
| |
| University of Iowa (40) |
| Overall: |
19 |
3.3 |
|
| Administrative & Environmental Law |
__ |
3.3 |
|
| Business Law |
18 |
3.5 |
|
| Civil Procedure |
__ |
3.3 |
|
| Constitutional Law |
__ |
3.1 |
|
| Criminal Law & Procedure |
__ |
3.2 |
|
| Critical Theories |
19 |
3.4 |
|
| International & Comparative Law |
14 |
3.3 |
|
| Law & Economics |
__ |
2.9 |
|
| Law & Philosophy |
18 |
3.1 |
|
| Law & the Social Sciences |
17 |
3.7 |
|
| Legal History |
__ |
3.3 |
|
| |
| University of Minnesota, Twin Cities (49) |
| Overall: |
21 |
3.2 |
|
| Administrative & Environmental Law |
__ |
3.3 |
|
| Business Law |
__ |
2.9 |
|
| Civil Procedure |
__ |
3.1 |
|
| Constitutional Law |
__ |
3.3 |
|
| Criminal Law & Procedure |
17 |
3.6 |
|
| Critical Theories |
__ |
2.8 |
|
| International & Comparative Law |
20 |
3.2 |
|
| Law & Economics |
__ |
2.5 |
|
| Law & Philosophy |
18 |
3.1 |
|
| Law & the Social Sciences |
__ |
3.3 |
|
| Legal History |
__ |
2.9 |
|
| |
| George Washington University (66) |
| Overall: |
22 |
3.1 |
|
| Administrative & Environmental Law |
15 |
3.8 |
|
| Business Law |
__ |
3.2 |
** |
| Civil Procedure |
__ |
3.3 |
|
| Constitutional Law |
17 |
3.6 |
|
| Criminal Law & Procedure |
__ |
3.4 |
|
| Critical Theories |
__ |
3.2 |
|
| International & Comparative Law |
10 |
3.5 |
|
| Law & Economics |
__ |
2.3 |
|
| Law & Philosophy |
__ |
2.0 |
|
| Law & the Social Sciences |
__ |
2.9 |
|
| Legal History |
__ |
2.9 |
|
| |
| University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (35) |
| Overall: |
22 |
3.1 |
|
| Administrative & Environmental Law |
__ |
3.2 |
|
| Business Law |
15 |
3.6 |
|
| Civil Procedure |
__ |
3.0 |
|
| Constitutional Law |
__ |
2.9 |
|
| Criminal Law & Procedure |
11 |
3.8 |
|
| Critical Theories |
__ |
2.5 |
|
| International & Comparative Law |
__ |
2.6 |
|
| Law & Economics |
15 |
3.4 |
** |
| Law & Philosophy |
7 |
3.9 |
|
| Law & the Social Sciences |
__ |
3.3 |
|
| Legal History |
__ |
2.4 |
|
| |
| University of San Diego (47) |
| Overall: |
22 |
3.1 |
|
| Administrative & Environmental Law |
__ |
3.2 |
|
| Business Law |
__ |
3.2 |
|
| Civil Procedure |
__ |
2.9 |
|
| Constitutional Law |
17 |
3.6 |
** |
| Criminal Law & Procedure |
17 |
3.6 |
|
| Critical Theories |
__ |
2.6 |
|
| International & Comparative Law |
__ |
2.4 |
|
| Law & Economics |
__ |
2.9 |
|
| Law & Philosophy |
10 |
3.6 |
** |
| Law & the Social Sciences |
__ |
3.1 |
|
| Legal History |
__ |
2.3 |
|
| |
| University of Wisconsin, Madison (49) |
| Overall: |
22 |
3.1 |
|
| Administrative & Environmental Law |
__ |
3.1 |
|
| Business Law |
__ |
2.7 |
|
| Civil Procedure |
__ |
3.2 |
|
| Constitutional Law |
__ |
3.1 |
|
| Criminal Law & Procedure |
__ |
3.0 |
|
| Critical Theories |
9 |
3.7 |
|
| International & Comparative Law |
__ |
2.6 |
|
| Law & Economics |
__ |
2.1 |
|
| Law & Philosophy |
__ |
2.3 |
|
| Law & the Social Sciences |
9 |
4.0 |
|
| Legal History |
15 |
3.6 |
|
