New Law and Medical School Rankings Shake Up Top Tier Despite Boycotts and Rebellions

Yale Law School and Stanford Law School tied for first in a ranking system overhauled to rely more on employment outcomes and less on Law School Admission Test scores.
Harvard Medical School dropped from first to third in rankings of research-focused medical schools as rankings gave more weight to faculty resources and less to reputation.
Duke Law School jumped five spots to tie for sixth, buoyed by strong bar passage and employment rates, while Columbia Law School tumbled four spots to eighth.
U.S. News & World Report pushed out the rankings despite boycotts from nearly a quarter of law schools over concerns the listings mislead students and pressure schools to game the system.
The rankings prioritized information students value like employment prospects and student support over metrics seen as disadvantaging women, minorities, and low-income applicants.