U.S. News’ 2013 Ranking of the Best Law Schools
| 2013 Rank & School | Index | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 5-Year Trend |
| 26. University of Iowa | 62 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | —– |
| 26. Washington & Lee Univ. | 62 | 24 | 30 | 34 | 30 | +4 |
| 28. University of Washington | 61 | 20 | 30 | 34 | 30 | +2 |
| 29. Arizona State University | 60 | 26 | 40 | 38 | 55 | +26 |
| 29. Boston University | 60 | 26 | 22 | 22 | 20 | -9 |
| 31. Boston College | 59 | 26 | 22 | 22 | 20 | -11 |
| 31. Univ. of North Carolina | 59 | 38 | 30 | 28 | 30 | -1 |
| 33. College of William & Mary | 58 | 35 | 27 | 28 | 28 | -5 |
| 33. University of Georgia | 58 | 34 | 35 | 28 | 35 | +2 |
| 33. Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison | 58 | 35 | 35 | 28 | 35 | +2 |
| 36. Ohio State University | 57 | 39 | 35 | 34 | 35 | +1 |
| 36. Wake Forest University | 57 | 44 | 39 | 38 | 40 | +4 |
| 38. Fordham University | 56 | 29 | 30 | 34 | 30 | -8 |
| 38. University of Arizona | 56 | 43 | 42 | 42 | 43 | +5 |
| 38. UC-Davis | 56 | 29 | 23 | 28 | 35 | -3 |
| 41. George Mason University | 55 | 39 | 40 | 42 | 41 | —– |
| 41. University of Maryland | 55 | 39 | 42 | 48 | 43 | +2 |
| 41. University of Utah | 55 | 47 | 42 | 42 | 45 | +4 |
| 44. Brigham Young University | 54 | 39 | 42 | 42 | 41 | -3 |
| 44. Univ. of Colorado-Boulder | 54 | 44 | 47 | 38 | 45 | +1 |
| 46. University of Florida | 53 | 48 | 47 | 47 | 51 | +5 |
| 47. University of Illinois-Chicago | 52 | 35 | 23 | 21 | 23 | -24 |
| 48. Florida State University | 50 | 51 | 50 | 54 | 51 | +3 |
| 48. Southern Methodist Univ. | 50 | 51 | 50 | 48 | 49 | +1 |
| 48. Tulane University | 50 | 51 | 47 | 48 | 45 | -3 |
| 48. UC-Hastings | 50 | 44 | 42 | 42 | 39 | -9 |
Source: U.S. News & World Report
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