T14 Law Schools Ranked by U.S. News, Amid Many Law Schools Declined to Provide Data
The T14 Law School is not an officially used term, but it is publicly used among the law school community and students seeking admission to law school. It refers to the top 14 law schools in the law school rankings published every year by US News.
Several law schools, including Yale, Harvard, and Stanford Law School, no longer gave meaning to the law school rankings and boycotted them[1], but US News announced the law school rankings in 2024 with a new ranking methodology[2].
Rankings in Important Law School Indicators
As you can see in the following list, T14 law schools have high LSAT scores and low acceptance rates. These law schools also charge very high tuition fees. As you might expect, these indicators appear to have a significant impact on law school rankings.
- LSAT score: 11 of T14 law schools ranked in the top 14 in high LSAT scores. Additionally, with 2 law schools ranked in the top 30, all T14 law schools have high LSAT scores.
- Acceptance Rate: 8 of T14 law schools ranked in the top 14 in low acceptance rate. Additionally, with 5 law schools ranked in the top 30, all T14 law schools have low acceptance rates.
- Tuition & Fees: 11 of T14 law schools ranked in the top 14 in expensive tuition & fees. Additionally, with 2 law schools ranked in the top 30, all T14 law schools have expensive tuition & fees.
- Student Population: Of the T14 law schools, 4 were ranked in the top 14 and an additional 2 law schools were ranked in the top 30 in large student population. T14 law schools generally have a large number of students, but the number of students does not seem to have a significant impact on rankings.
T14 Law Schools
The following table compares the top T14 Law Schools with important academic indicators. The rank for each school is not displayed and the schools are order by name alphabetically.
The rankings include 3 public and 11 law schools are included.
The average acceptance rate of the schools is 12.65% and the yield is 37.04%. The acceptance rate of T14 Law Schools is very low, compared to average rate of all law schools, 42.35%.
The average LSAT score submitted by enrolled students is 172 and the average GPA is 3.91 at T14 Law Schools. Their LSAT scores are very high, compared to average LSAT score of all law schools, 159.
For the T14 Law Schools, the average 2024 tuition & fees is $68,950 state residents and $75,093 for out-of-state students in public law schools. In private law schools in the rankings, the tuition & fees is $77,484. The average financial aid amount of them is $30,746 which is 39.94% of tuition & fees.
| School | Founded | Tuition & Fees | Acceptance Rate | Yield | LSAT Score | GPA | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berkeley School of LawPublicBerkeley, CA | 1894 | $74,995 | 14.92% | 32.12% | 170 | 3.87 | 1,302 |
| Columbia Law SchoolPrivateNew York, NY | 1858 | $81,292 | 12.23% | 38.29% | 173 | 3.90 | 1,748 |
| Cornell Law SchoolPrivateIthaca, NY | 1887 | $77,593 | 18.39% | 19.56% | 172 | 3.90 | 875 |
| Duke University School of LawPrivateDurham, NC | 1904 | $75,618 | 10.51% | 35.43% | 170 | 3.87 | 868 |
| Georgetown University Law CenterPrivateWashington, DC | 1870 | $79,672 | 19.57% | 26.90% | 171 | 3.91 | 3,030 |
| Harvard Law SchoolPrivateCambridge, MA | 1817 | $78,692 | 9.58% | 57.02% | 174 | 3.93 | 2,031 |
| New York University School of LawPrivateNew York, NY | 1835 | $80,014 | 16.76% | 28.58% | 172 | 3.90 | 2,094 |
| Northwestern Pritzker School of LawPrivateChicago, IL | 1859 | $74,552 | 15.53% | 23.58% | 172 | 3.92 | 1,189 |
| Stanford Law SchoolPrivateStanford, CA | 1893 | $73,713 | 7.26% | 44.48% | 173 | 3.95 | 682 |
| University of Chicago Law SchoolPrivateChicago, IL | 1902 | $77,877 | 12.78% | 26.79% | 173 | 3.94 | 686 |
| University of Michigan Law SchoolPublicAnn Arbor, MI | 1859 | $72,584 | 12.58% | 34.03% | 171 | 3.85 | 978 |
| University of Pennsylvania Law SchoolPrivatePhiladelphia, PA | 1850 | $76,934 | 9.88% | 35.87% | 172 | 3.92 | 1,048 |
| University of Virginia School of LawPublicCharlottesville, VA | 1826 | $77,700 | 11.46% | 43.08% | 171 | 3.94 | 960 |
| Yale Law SchoolPrivateNew Haven, CT | 1843 | $76,369 | 5.58% | 72.76% | 175 | 3.96 | 705 |
[1] https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2023/1/6/harvard-law-school-ranking-continues/