The Princeton Review’s "Best Law Schools for 2025" Rankings Are Out
"Best" Designations and Rankings in 14 Categories Based on Surveys of
Law School Administrators and of Students Attending the Schools
The company names 168 law schools as "best" and presents 14 categories of ranking lists for this project. Each list names the top 10 schools in a category.
The Princeton Review's editors selected the schools receiving "best" designations and tallied the project's ranking lists based on data from the company's surveys of administrators at 197 law schools in 2025 and its surveys of 19,600 students enrolled in the schools over the past three years. More than 60 data points were factored into the school selections and ranking tallies.
Of the 66 law schools that made one or more of the ranking lists, Stanford University and the University of California, Los Angeles appear on the greatest number of lists (7). Among the schools that earned #1 rankings on the lists, the University of Virginia is #1 on three lists: Best Professors, Best Classroom Experience, and Best Quality of Life. A summary below shows the 14 ranking list categories and the #1 schools on them.
The Princeton Review posted its Best Law Schools for 2025 lists on its website today. The feature also presents the company's profiles of the schools and its ratings of them (scores on a scale of 60 to 99) on topics from admissions selectivity to how accessible professors are.
"Every one of the law schools we name as 'best' for 2025 offers an outstanding program of professional studies for anyone aspiring to earn a J.D," said Rob Franek, The Princeton Review's Editor-in Chief. "We gather data from school administrators and students attending the law schools to help applicants chose which of these institutions may be best for them. Our rankings identify schools that are distinctive for features beyond academics—from stellar career services to notable aspects of their campus culture—all of which law school applicants have told us matter in their school choices."
Information about the student survey, methodology for each ranking, and FAQs about the project is posted on the website at Best Law Schools for 2025.
The Princeton Review's 14 Categories of "Best Law Schools for 2025" Ranking Lists and #1 Schools on the Lists
- Best Career Prospects – #1 Duke University (NC)
- Best Classroom Experience – #1 University of Virginia
- Most Diverse Faculty – #1 University of Hawaii at Manoa
- Greatest Resources for Women – #1 University of California, Davis
- Greatest Resources for Minority Students – #1 Florida International University
- Most Chosen by Older Students – #1 University of the District of Columbia
The lists above are based on data from the administrator and student surveys.
- Best Quality of Life – #1 University of Virginia
- Best Professors – #1 University of Virginia
- Most Competitive Students – #1 Baylor University (TX)
- Most Conservative Students – #1 Ave Maria School of Law (FL)
- Most Liberal Students – #1 Northeastern University (MA)
The lists above are based on data from the student survey.
- Toughest to Get Into – #1 Yale University (CT)
- Best for Federal Clerkships – #1 University of Chicago (IL)
- Best for State and Local Clerkships – #1 Seton Hall University (NJ)
The lists above are based on data from the administrator survey.
Today, The Princeton Review also posted its Best Business Schools for 2025. This report is presented in two groups. One names the Best On-Campus MBA programs: it features 18 ranking lists with each list naming the top 10 schools in a category. The other names the Top 50 Online MBA programs on a single list ranked from 1 to 50.
About The Princeton Review Law School Rankings
The Princeton Review has reported its law school "best" designations and rankings since 2004. They are based on the company's surveys of law school administrators and of law school students. The administrator survey requests data on the law school's academics, selectivity, acceptance rate, graduation rate, faculty, career services, and other topics. The student survey asks students to rate their school’s academics, professors, administrators, and career services and to report on aspects of the campus culture and student body. The Princeton Review editors assess more than 60 data points in their tallies for the project's school selections and 14 ranking lists, each of which names the top 10 schools in a category. The company does not rank the schools on a hierarchical list. It reports the overall list in alphabetical order as well as alphabetical by region (Northeast, Southeast, Midwest and West).
All institutions that participate in The Princeton Review surveys for its "best" school designations and ranking lists are considered for the projects. Schools that do not participate in the surveys are not considered.
About The Princeton Review
The Princeton Review is a leading tutoring, test prep, and college admissions services company. Every year, it helps millions of college- and graduate school–bound students as well as working professionals achieve their education and career goals through its many education services and products. These include online and in-person courses delivered by a network of more than 4,000 teachers and tutors; online resources; a line of more than 150 print and digital books published by Penguin Random House; and dozens of categories of school rankings. The company's Tutor.com brand, now in its 25th year, is one of the largest online tutoring services in the U.S. It comprises a community of thousands of tutors who have delivered more than 28 million tutoring sessions. The Princeton Review, headquartered in New York, NY, is not affiliated with Princeton University. For more information, visit PrincetonReview.com and the company’s Media Center. Follow the company on Instagram (@theprincetonreview) and X (@ThePrincetonRev).
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