Boston College Law School has moved up three spots to #25 in the US News and World Report’s latest edition of best law schools, released this morning. This marks an increase of 12 spots above its rank just three years ago, and the School’s highest ranking in US News since 2004.
The Law School also did well in a number of US News specialty rankings, including #18 for the Law Schools with Most Grads at Big Law Firms, a new list this year. BC Law also moved up three in tax at #12, and moved up 5 spots to #31 in intellectual property.
BC Law’s improvements in employment rates, bar passage, and admissions metrics were the primary drivers of its higher score.
US News made no significant methodology changes this year, after a shakeup two years ago that led some schools to refuse to submit their data surveys. The company’s more recent approach to calculating schools’ overall scores weighs outcomes more heavily, removes metrics on school spending, and shifts many categories to two-year averages.
BC Law scores well in a number of other rankings. The school comes in at #15 in National Law Journal’s ‘Go-to Law Schools’ for big firm hiring. Princeton Review ranks BC Law #9 for Best Quality of Life and #10 for Best Classroom Experience, while Boston College Law Review is ranked #16 in Washington & Lee’s ranking of top journals. Firm Prospect ranks the School #13 Top Schools for AMLaw 100 hiring.
For the full list of law school rankings, please see US News & World Report.