LSU law school ranked No. 76 in nation

The LSU Paul M. Hebert Law Center has climbed back to its second-highest ranking on the U.S. News & World Report‘s latest listing of the best law schools in the country. In the 2014 edition of the rankings, LSU is at No. 76, up three spots from last year. The best ranking LSU has gotten on the list is No. 75 in 2010. The annual ranking of top law schools is closely watched among the nation’s public and private law schools. To compile the rankings, 194 accredited law schools in the nation are reviewed by the magazine. The LSU Law Center is one of just three law schools in Louisiana, Alabama and Mississippi, public or private, ranked in the top 100. LSU entered the top 100 for the first time in 2004. In 2007, it was ranked No. 91. “As I’ve said in previous years, the U.S. News rankings are notoriously unpredictable and are, in part, very subjective. Every law school dean holds his breath until the rankings are announced,” acknowledges LSU Law Center Chancellor Jack Weiss. “As always at LSU Law, we will continue to make decisions that are in the best interest of our students and the state of Louisiana. A good U.S. News ranking is lagniappe, not our overriding goal.” The law school has more details on the ranking at its website here. Meanwhile, the LSU MBA program jumped 20 spots on the rankings for graduate business school programs, to No. 61. Daily Report has more on that story here. You can also check out the complete 2014 rankings for graduate and law schools here.