Yale, Harvard Law Schools Exit ‘US News’ Rankings Over Flaws (2)

Yale Law School and Harvard Law School are pulling out of the US News & World Report law school rankings they say are flawed.

Yale, which has taken the top spot in the rankings every year, determined the criteria were “profoundly flawed,” Dean Heather Gerken said Wednesday. The school will no longer participate in listings that “disincentivize programs that support public interest careers, champion need-based aid, and welcome working-class students into the profession,” she said.

The rankings devalue programs that encourage low-paying public interest jobs and reward schools that give scholarships for high LSAT scores rather than focusing on a ...