Yale Law School took the top spot in the 2014 U.S. News law school rankings, followed by Harvard University and Stanford University (both tied for the 2nd place).

The University of Virginia School of Law retained its No. 7 ranking, tied with the University of Pennsylvania. Its tax law program was tied with two others for 7th in that specialty.

The Law School at University of Michigan–​Ann Arbor rose to 9th in the nation (tied with University of California–​Berkeley), moving up one spot from 10th. U-M's rankings in law specialties include: clinical training (6th) and international law (9th).

The University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law moved up six spots and ranked 41st among 194 ABA-accredited U.S. law schools, according to data compiled by U.S. News & World Report (2014). The College's student-to-faculty ratio places it at 6th among ABA-accredited schools.

UC Hastings remained among the top 50 law schools, tied with several others at 48th. UC Hastings programs also ranked in the top tier of "Law Specialties", including Dispute Resolution at 9th, Tax Law at 17th, and Clinical Training at 27th.

The University of Arkansas School of Law was ranked in the top tier of law schools for the fifth consecutive year. It was tied for 36th place among public law schools and tied for 68th place overall. The School of Law has the lowest tuition of any of the top 68 law schools in the U.S. News ranking.

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