How To Fix The U.S. News Law School Rankings

January 13th, 2016 / By

This was originally published on Above the Law.

To put it mildly, I’m not a fan of the U.S. News law school rankings. They poison the decision-making process for law students and law schools alike. For students, they cause irrational choices about where to attend or how much to pay. For schools, they produce a host of incentives that do not align with the goal of providing an accessible, affordable legal education.

Because of their undeniable influence, it makes sense to seek methodological changes that nudge schools in a better direction.

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