Overrated/Underrated Law Schools

There is a lot of fodder for arguments available whenever a 'statistical analysis' relying heavily upon the peer reputation ranks in the U.S. News rankings is completed. However, that doesn't mean that the Overrated/Underrated lists Professor Paul Caron has compiled over at Tax Prof Blog aren't interesting. I would encourage my readers to go to Tax Prof Blog  in general, and specifically on this topic if for no other reason than to check out the comments. That said, the tables are below:



The 20 Most Overrated Law Schools (Median LSAT < Peer Reputation):

Law School	Median LSAT Rank	Median LSAT	Peer Rep. Rank	Peer Rep. (1-5)	LSAT Rank - Peer Rank
Miami	97	156	51	2.8	46
Howard	141	152	102	2.2	39
Arkansas-Little Rock	141	152	102	2.2	39
UMKC	141	152	102	2.2	39
Syracuse	128	153	90	2.3	38
Vermont	128	153	90	2.3	38
North Dakota	165	150	130	1.9	35
Marquette	113	155	80	2.4	33
Dayton	174	149	142	1.8	32
South Dakota	174	149	142	1.8	32
Valparaiso	174	149	142	1.8	32
Loyola-NO	141	152	110	2.1	31
Indiana-Ind.	97	156	68	2.5	29
New Mexico	97	156	68	2.5	29
Kansas	88	157	62	2.6	26
American	66	159	42	3.0	24
Albany	141	152	118	2.0	23
Creighton	141	152	118	2.0	23
Suffolk	141	152	118	2.0	23
Baltimore	141	152	118	2.0	23
Widener	165	150	142	1.8	23
Touro	181	148	158	1.6	23

The 20 Most Underrated Law Schools (Median LSAT > Peer Reputation):

Law School	Median LSAT Rank	Median LSAT	Peer Rep. Rank	Peer Rep. (1-5)	LSAT Rank - Peer Rank
Chapman	73	158	142	1.8	-69
Florida Int'l	97	156	158	1.6	-61
Regent	128	153	186	1.2	-58
Campbell	122	154	173	1.4	-51
Baylor	40	162	90	2.3	-50
Richmond	40	162	90	2.3	-50
Elon	113	155	151	1.7	-38
Texas Tech	97	156	130	1.9	-33
New Hampshire	97	156	130	1.9	-33
Drexel	88	157	118	2.0	-30
South Texas	128	153	158	1.6	-30
Western State	156	151	186	1.2	-30
Northeastern	51	161	80	2.4	-29
St. John's	73	158	102	2.2	-29
Whittier	156	151	181	1.3	-25
Penn State	66	159	90	2.3	-24
Samford	128	153	151	1.7	-23
Pepperdine	40	162	62	2.6	-22
Quinnipiac	97	156	118	2.0	-21
St. Louis	97	156	118	2.0	-21
McGeorge	97	156	118	2.0	-21
Tulsa	97	156	118	2.0	-21
Liberty	165	150	186	1.2	-21