petersuberVery glad to see this:
Harvard Law School will stop participating in the U.S. News & World Report’s annual rankings.
https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2022/11/17/harvard-law-school-drops-out-of-us-news-rankings/
Update. Five major US law schools have now stopped participating in the US News World and World Report rankings:
#Yale, #Harvard, #Berkeley, #Columbia, and #Georgetown (apparently in this order).
Update. There may soon be a sixth.
The University of Pennsylvania’s Carey Law School told the Chronicle of Higher Education: “Penn Carey Law applauds Yale Law and Harvard Law for their leadership in raising key questions for all law schools by withdrawing from the U.S. News & World Report rankings. We are evaluating this issue and assessing a process for our own decision-making.”
https://www.chronicle.com/article/yale-and-harvards-law-schools-are-ditching-the-u-s-news-rankings-will-others-follow
Update. #Stanford Law School has also refused to take part in the US News and Word report #rankings.
https://law.stanford.edu/press/stanford-law-school-will-not-participate-in-us-news-law-school-ranking/
h/t @jeridansky
Update. The U of #Michigan Law School has now joined #Yale, #Harvard, #Berkeley, #Columbia, #Georgetown, and #Stanford in refusing to take part in the USNWR #rankings.
https://michigan.law.umich.edu/news/michigan-law-will-not-participate-us-news-rankings
https://michigan.law.umich.edu/news/michigan-law-will-not-participate-us-news-rankings
Update. Now add #Northwestern Pritzker School of Law.
https://news.law.northwestern.edu/us-news-rankings-participation/
That makes 8 major US law schools to date: #Yale, #Harvard, #Berkeley, #Columbia, #Georgetown, #Stanford, #Michigan, and #Northwestern. #Penn is still deliberating.
I'm esp glad to see Northwestern join this list. I got my JD there in 1982.
Northwestern Pritzker School of Law Will Not Participate in U.S. News Rankings - Northwestern Pritzker School of Law News
Earlier today, Northwestern Pritzker Law Dean Hari Osofsky shared the following message with the Northwestern Pritzker Law community: Dear Members of the Northwestern Pritzker Law Community, Northwestern Pritzker School of Law has decided not to participate in the U.S. News rankings because its approach does not align with our law school’s values. We remain committed…
Update. Now add #Duke Law School.
https://law.duke.edu/news/message-dean-abrams-regarding-withdrawal-us-news-rankings
That makes 9 major US law schools to date: #Yale, #Harvard, #Berkeley, #Columbia, #Georgetown, #Stanford, #Michigan, #Northwestern, and #Duke
Update. Now add the #UCIrvine School of Law.
https://www.law.uci.edu/news/in-the-news/2022/11-23-ucilaw-usnews-ranking.html
That makes 10 major US law schools that have stopped participating in the USNWR rankings: #Yale, #Harvard, #Berkeley, #Columbia, #Georgetown, #Stanford, #Michigan, #Northwestern, #Duke, and #UCIrvine.
Update. Now add the U of #Washington and the U of #Pennsylvania law schools.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2022/12/03/law-schools-protest-us-news-rankings/
That makes 12 major US law schools that have stopped participating in the USNWR rankings: #Yale, #Harvard, #Berkeley, #Columbia, #Georgetown, #Stanford, #Michigan, #Northwestern, #Duke, #UCIrvine, #Penn, and #UWashington.
Law school revolt against U.S. News rankings gains steam
Complaints from the law deans echo perennial criticisms of the U.S. News rankings. There is no sign yet that their revolt will spread to a more generalized boycott of U.S. News rankings of undergraduate and graduate programs.
Walt Crawford@petersuber I wonder how that list compares to the top dozen law schools in the rankings. I'd guess at least half, probably more? (But IANAL...)
@waltcrawford
Most but not all of the top 10 have refused to participate in the rankings. (Chicago and Cornell are two that have said they will continue.) I'd have to look up the rankings to be more precise. But it's well over half.
Most but not all of the top 10 have refused to participate in the rankings. (Chicago and Cornell are two that have said they will continue.) I'd have to look up the rankings to be more precise. But it's well over half.
@petersuber Sigh. After I posted that reply I read through the article, and should already have known it was over half. So basically the rankings will be "100 of the not-quite-top law schools." Or USNWR will have the sense to drop the rankings.