UConn Law rises to 55th in U.S. News rankings, up from 64th a year ago.

Refusing to cooperate with US News in its gathering of information for law school rankings is paying off for the University of Connecticut School of Law. The law school moved from 2023’s dismal 64th spot to 55th this year out of 196.

Dean and Professor of Law Eboni S. Nelson wrote last year, “The decision not to participate derives from our long-held belief that the U.S. News rankings do not appropriately measure or adequately capture UConn Law’s strengths and values or the life-transformative education experience we offer our students.” If Nelson’s assessment was correct the improvement in UConn Law’s rank may reflect the survey not capturing the life-transformative education experience at other schools.

Published April 10, 2024.