The University of Virginia School of Law reclaimed its No. 1 spot in Best Quality of Life and continues to top the list for Best Professors and Best Classroom Experience in The Princeton Review’s annual law school rankings, which were released Tuesday.

As reported in the 2025 rankings, the Law School is also No. 5 in Best Career Prospects, No. 6 in Best for Federal Clerkships and No. 7 in Toughest to Get Into.

UVA has ranked in the top 10 in these six categories for the past 12 years (the Best for Federal Clerkships ranking began in 2019). During the same period, the Law School has placed in the top five for Best Professors, Best Classroom Experience and Best Quality of Life.

The ranking names the top 10 law schools in 14 categories based on The Princeton Review’s surveys of 19,600 students attending 168 law schools in the United States, and of administrators at the schools.

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Founded in 1819 by Thomas Jefferson, the University of Virginia School of Law is the second-oldest continuously operating law school in the nation. Consistently ranked among the top law schools, Virginia is a world-renowned training ground for distinguished lawyers and public servants, instilling in them a commitment to leadership, integrity and community service.

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