Dean Of Law School That Saw Worst Drop In Rank Has Choice Words About U.S. News Law School Ranking

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To me, this ranking does not capture our institutional excellence.

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— Dean Melanie Jacobs of the University of Louisville Louis D. Brandeis School of Law, in comments given to Reuters on the school’s performance in the U.S. News & World Report law school rankings. Louisville Law saw the biggest decline this year, dropping 37 spots to No. 136, which Jacobs attributed to the pandemic-era Class of 2022’s lower bar pass and employment rates.

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