The University of Miami School of Law has been listed in the top 10 in the 2022 Princeton Review in its specialty listings in three categories: most diverse faculty, greatest resources for minority students, and southeastern law schools. The influential guide published each year showcases “The Best Law Schools” in the nation, a determination based on institutional and student surveys of academic rigor, student bodies, and campus life, with additional questions about student career plans. The ranking lists name the top 10 law schools in 14 categories based on the company's surveys of 15,000 students attending 168 law schools in the U.S., and of administrators at the schools.
#6 in Most Diverse Faculty and #7 in Greatest Resources for Minority Students
The rankings break down three subcategories: Academics & Admissions, Career, and Student Body and Life. In Academics & Admissions, Miami Law is in the top 10 in two areas. Based on institutional demographic data and law student ratings of their perception of diversity among the law faculty, Miami Law is #6 in Most Diverse Faculty. Additionally and based on institutional demographic data and law student ratings of whether all student in their law program receives equal treatment by faculty and students, regardless of ethnicity, Miami Law is #7 in Greatest Resources for Minority Students which moves Miami Law up 2 points from our ranking as #9 in The Princeton Review's 2021 listing.
Top Law School in Southeast
In the best Southeastern Law Schools category, Miami Law is listed 9th in a list that includes top schools like University of Virginia, Duke University, Vanderbilt, and UNC Chapel Hill. The southeastern list was pulled from the following states: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia.
The Methodology
The Princeton Review's student survey for this project asked students to rate their law schools on dozens of topics and report their experiences at the schools. The company's administrator survey collected data on everything from admission requirements, academic offerings, and financial aid to facts about graduates' employment.
"Every school we chose for our list of Best Law Schools for 2022 offers outstanding academics," said Rob Franek, The Princeton Review's editor in chief. "We report law school ranking lists in several categories—in lieu of a mega-list, solely based on academics—for one reason: to help applicants identify the law school best for them.
"Our 14 ranking list categories report schools we have found to be exceptional for distinctions beyond academics—from characteristics of their campus culture to their career placement records—all of which law school applicants have told us matter to them.”
The Princeton Review's rankings of Best Law Schools for 2022 are based on data from the company's surveys of 15,000 students attending 168 law schools and of administrators at those schools. The surveys of students were conducted during the 2020-21, 2019–20, and 2018–19 academic years. The 80-question survey (completed at www.princetonreview.com/survey) asked students about their schools’ academics, student body, and campus life, and about their career plans. On average, 85 students at each law school were surveyed. The surveys of administrators at the schools were conducted in 2020-21. Information about the methodology for the rankings can be found here.
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