Relegated to Fourth Tier by U.S. News, CUNY Gets Top Ranking for Public Interest Law
City University of New York School of Law is a fourth-tier school, according to U.S. News & World Report, but for public interest law it’s No. 1.
PreLaw Magazine ranked the nation’s law schools for public service, and gave CUNY the top spot and an A-plus grade. Also receiving an A-plus was Yale Law School, ranked No. 2 by PreLaw Magazine and No. 1 overall by U.S. News.
PreLaw Magazine ranked law schools for public interest based on three categories: curriculum (including clinical opportunities), cost of legal education, and public-service placement. Ninety-six of the nation’s law schools—almost half—have an above average commitment to public service, the publication says.
The top five are:
1) City University of New York School of Law (getting an A-plus)
2) Yale Law School (getting an A-plus)
3) Rutgers School of Law-Newark (getting an A)
4) Stanford Law School (getting an A)
5) University of California at Berkeley School of Law (getting an A)
Hat tip to TaxProf Blog, which posted the magazine’s top 20 schools for public service, as well as those getting passing grades.
