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“Top Law Schools” for the highest percentage of 2025 graduates placed in long-term, full-time, bar-passage required jobs. -TaxProf Blog, May 2026 |
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Ranked No. 5 nationally for first-time bar exam pass rates in 2025 (97.75%), placing alongside Stanford, Yale, Duke, and Harvard. -The American Bar Association |
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SMU Dedman School of Law is ranked #6 in Law schools with the most alumni selected by Super Lawyers |
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National Juris Best Law Schools for Law Firm Employment ranks SMU Dedman Law #12 (tied with NYU, UC Berkeley, UCLA, and the University of Chicago). |
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U.S. News & World Report Best Law Schools 2026 edition ranks SMU Dedman Law #42 out of 196 ABA accredited law schools. |
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U.S. News & World Report Best Law Schools 2026 edition ranks SMU Dedman Law #25 in Best Business/Corporate Law Programs. |
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U.S. News & World Report Best Law Schools 2026 edition ranks SMU Dedman Law #38 in Best Intellectual Property Law Programs. |
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U.S. News & World Report Best Law Schools 2026 edition ranks SMU Dedman Law #28 in the nation for the most graduates working at big law firms. |
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Law.com ranks SMU Dedman Law #23 among law schools whose 2024 graduates landed associate jobs at the nation’s 100 largest law firms. |
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“Top 50 Law Schools” outcomes-based rankings. |
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“Top Schools for Business Law and IP Law” |
A+ |
National Jurist Top Law Schools for Business Law rates SMU Dedman Law with an A+. |
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National Jurist Top Law Schools for Family Law rates SMU Dedman Law with an A. |
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of the job seekers in the Class of 2025 secured employment opportunities by March 15, 2025. |