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USN&WR: Yale still No. 1, Texas A&M moved up most

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Yale Law School retained the top spot in U.S. News & World Reports annual law school rankings for the 22nd year in a row. But while there was little change at the top, some schools made significant progress.

Texas A&M University School of Law jumped up 38 spots to place at No. 111, the largest increase for the year. Texas A&M took over Texas Wesleyan University School of Law in 2013, and hired Andrew Morriss as dean in 2014.

Morriss, who had previously written about how rankings were destroying legal education, cut the school’s class size from 240 to 140 students per class over a two year period. He also hired 12 faculty last year, boosted scholarships and slashed tuition by more than 15 percent.

“That enabled us to be the fifth most selective school in the country,” Morriss told the Texas Lawyer. “Rankings are a fact of life for law schools, so it is helpful to have our success recognized by an increase in the rankings. It will make it even easier to continue to attract great faculty, staff, and students to Texas A&M School of Law.”

According to a recent survey, 73 percent of pre-law students say U.S. News & World Report rankings will be an important factor in their decision of where to apply and enroll.

But most law school admission officers think rankings should play a less important role. In fact, 52 percent agree with the statement, “I think it would be in everyone’s interests — prospective students, current students, alumni and school administrators — if there were no rankings lists at all.”

Other law schools that improved include University of St. Thomas School of Law – Minneapolis, which was up 24 spots to place at No. 111; and Cleveland State University, Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, up 21 spots to No. 106.

 

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