Boston University School of Law Ranks #20 in 2025–26 U.S. News Omnibus Specialty Rankings

Boston University School of Law is proud to announce that it has earned the #20 spot in the 2025–26 U.S. News & World Report Omnibus Specialty Rankings.

This strong placement is driven in part by BU Law’s nationally recognized Health Care Law program, which secured the #2 spot. The school’s Intellectual Property Law and Tax Law programs also contributed significantly, ranking #12 and #15, respectively.

The Omnibus Specialty Rankings evaluate 13 specialty programs across 195 law schools. A school’s score is calculated by averaging the rankings of all its eligible specialty programs, with each weighted equally. A lower average ranking corresponds to a higher overall placement.

BU Law has maintained its # 20 Omnibus Specialty Ranking from the 2024–25 results, however, the average score used to calculate the ranking has improved from 35.9 to 34.8, reflecting an overall strengthening across BU Law’s specialty programs. Notably, the Legal Writing program jumped 40 spots, rising from #74 to #34. The Criminal Law and Constitutional Law programs also saw an increase, rising from #24 to #21 and #25 to #23 respectively.

The 13 specialty programs considered in the rankings are: Business/Corporate Law, Clinical Law, Constitutional Law, Contracts/Commercial Law, Criminal Law, Dispute Resolution, Environmental Law, Health Care Law, Intellectual Property Law, International Law, Legal Writing, Tax Law, and Trial Advocacy.