| Peer Rank | Peer Score | School | Overall Rank | Difference |
|
53 |
2.7 |
Oregon |
100 |
47 |
|
58 |
2.6 |
Loyola Marymount |
87 |
29 |
|
53 |
2.7 |
University of San Diego |
79 |
26 |
|
76 |
2.4 |
University of Hawaii |
100 |
24 |
|
58 |
2.6 |
Pittsburgh |
81 |
23 |
|
49 |
2.8 |
American |
72 |
23 |
|
35 |
3.1 |
U.C.-Hastings |
54 |
19 |
|
76 |
2.4 |
Marquette |
93 |
17 |
|
67 |
2.5 |
Brooklyn Law |
83 |
16 |
|
49 |
2.8 |
Yeshiva |
64 |
15 |
|
28 |
3.2 |
Washington & Lee |
43 |
15 |
|
58 |
2.6 |
Tennessee |
72 |
14 |
|
35 |
3.1 |
University of Florida |
49 |
14 |
|
22 |
3.4 |
University of California-Davis |
36 |
14 |
|
19 |
3.5 |
University of North Carolina |
31 |
12 |
|
76 |
2.4 |
Indiana University-Indianapolis |
87 |
11 |
|
58 |
2.6 |
University of Denver |
68 |
10 |
|
58 |
2.6 |
University of Kansas |
68 |
10 |
|
53 |
2.7 |
Temple University |
61 |
8 |
|
53 |
2.7 |
Miami |
61 |
8 |
|
28 |
3.2 |
Boston College |
36 |
8 |
|
28 |
3.2 |
Fordham University |
36 |
8 |
|
76 |
2.4 |
Rutgers University-Newark |
83 |
7 |
|
87 |
2.3 |
Northeastern |
93 |
6 |
|
87 |
2.3 |
South Carolina |
93 |
6 |
|
87 |
2.3 |
Villanova |
93 |
6 |
|
58 |
2.6 |
Case Western Reserve |
64 |
6 |
|
76 |
2.4 |
Rutgers University-Camden |
81 |
5 |
|
67 |
2.5 |
Illinois Institute of Technology (Kent) |
72 |
5 |
|
49 |
2.8 |
University of Connecticut |
54 |
5 |
|
35 |
3.1 |
University of Arizona |
40 |
5 |
|
35 |
3.1 |
University of Illinois |
40 |
5 |
|
26 |
3.3 |
University of Wisconsin |
31 |
5 |
Source: U.S. News & World Report 2015 ranking of the best law schools
Here, the big winner is the University of Oregon. Despite nearly tumbling out of the top 100 – and dropping 23 places since the 2011 rankings – the Ducks are held in much higher esteem than the University of Tennessee or rising power Kansas. Despite slipping 36 places in two years, Loyola Marymount still maintains a solid reputation among academics. However, as Morse had noted earlier, peer assessment could also be seen as a lagging indicator, as academics often have little day-to-day contact with other schools.
Conversely, schools where the peer assessments are lower than overall rankings can often reflect schools on the rise. Check out this chart to see why:
(See next page for law schools that perform worse according to academics than their ranking indicates)
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