UNDERPERFORMERS: OREGON & VILLANOVA RANK HIGH
“Underperformers” are law schools that are held in higher esteem by lawyers and judges than their overall rank would indicate. Make no mistake: Legal professionals are not necessarily happy with these schools. Underperformers fall into two buckets. First, these schools’ assessment scores dropped along with their overall rank. This means that lawyers and judges are sensing the same issues reflected in the U.S. News data. Or, the underperformers’ rank increased, possibly buoyed by positive sentiments from the legal community surveyed. Here are the schools that are considered “Underperformers” in U.S. News’ metrics:
|
2014 Overall Ranking |
2015 Overall Ranking |
School |
2014 Assessment Score – Lawyers and Judges |
2015 Assessment Score – Lawyers and Judges |
2015 Assessment Score Ranking |
2015 Assessment Score Ranking Difference |
|
94 |
100 |
University of Oregon |
3.2 |
3.3 |
42 |
-58 |
|
98 |
93 |
Villanova University |
3.2 |
3.3 |
42 |
-51 |
|
48 |
54 |
U.C.-Hastings |
3.8 |
3.8 |
19 |
-35 |
|
NA |
93 |
St. Louis University |
NA |
3.1 |
58 |
-35 |
|
91 |
81 |
University of Pittsburgh |
2.9 |
3.2 |
51 |
-30 |
|
68 |
87 |
Loyola Marymount |
2.9 |
3.1 |
58 |
-29 |
|
98 |
87 |
Indiana University-Indianapolis |
2.9 |
3.1 |
58 |
-29 |
|
94 |
93 |
Marquette University |
3.0 |
3.0 |
68 |
-25 |
|
56 |
72 |
American University |
3.3 |
3.2 |
51 |
-21 |
|
26 |
43 |
Washington & Lee University |
4.0 |
3.7 |
24 |
-19 |
|
NA |
87 |
University of Seattle |
NA |
3.0 |
68 |
-19 |
|
86 |
83 |
Rutgers University-Newark |
3.0 |
3.0 |
68 |
-15 |
|
31 |
31 |
University of North Carolina |
4.0 |
3.9 |
18 |
-13 |
|
68 |
64 |
Case Western Reserve |
3.3 |
3.2 |
51 |
-13 |
|
91 |
81 |
Rutgers University-Camden |
2.9 |
3.0 |
68 |
-13 |
|
31 |
36 |
Boston College |
3.7 |
3.7 |
24 |
-12 |
|
38 |
36 |
University of California-Davis |
3.7 |
3.7 |
24 |
-12 |
|
61 |
54 |
Pepperdine University |
3.2 |
3.3 |
42 |
-12 |
|
86 |
93 |
Northeastern University |
2.9 |
2.9 |
81 |
-12 |
|
80 |
79 |
University of Cincinnati |
2.7 |
3.0 |
68 |
-11 |
|
46 |
49 |
University of Florida |
3.9 |
3.4 |
39 |
-10 |
|
76 |
61 |
University of Miami |
3.2 |
3.2 |
51 |
-10 |
|
76 |
68 |
Loyola (Chicago) |
3.2 |
3.1 |
58 |
-10 |
|
86 |
68 |
University of Kansas |
3.2 |
3.1 |
58 |
-10 |
|
47 |
40 |
University of Illinois |
3.7 |
3.6 |
31 |
-9 |
|
54 |
51 |
Baylor University |
3.5 |
3.3 |
42 |
-9 |
Source: Tipping the Scales analysis based on U.S. News & World Report 2015 law school ranking
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