It was a GOOD week for…
University of Nebraska, which catapulted 28 spots in U.S. News & World Report’s annual rankings, moving up from 89 to 61. The University of Mississippi saw the largest increase, moving up 33 spots to no. 102. Several other schools saw strong improvements, thanks largely to the use of more detailed employment data for the first time. There was little movement in the top 14 law schools. Harvard moved back up a notch to No. 2, tying Stanford. The University of Alabama moved up 8 spots to land at no. 21.
It was a BAD Week for …
University of San Francisco, after it dropped 38 places in U.S. News & World Report’s annual rankings to land at no. 144. The University of Illinois dropped 12 places after dropping 12 the year before. It is now at 47, where it was once listed in the top 25. The school has been impacted by an admissions scandal. It was caught lying about its LSAT and GPA numbers, which weigh heavily in the rankings
