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UA Law Ranks Among Nation’s Top Law Schools

March 14, 2017

The University of Alabama School of Law is ranked 26th among the nation’s top law schools, both public and private, according to U.S. News & World Report’s annual “Best Graduate Schools” rankings for 2018.

The U.S. News rankings of 197 law schools fully accredited by the American Bar Association are based on a weighted average of the 12 measures of quality, including a peer assessment score and an assessment score by lawyers and judges. Data were collected in fall 2016 and early 2017.


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