Based on academic reputation and national standing , Columbia University is ranked in the top four laws schools .
`` Best Graduate Schools ï¿½ Education ï¿½ US News and World Report U.S. News & World Report consistently places Columbia Law among the top four law schools ( for academic reputation and overall national standing ) .2009 Reputational Scores from U.S. News Surveys of Academics and Practitioners Forbes Magazine ranks Columbia Law < sup > < span style= '' '' font-variant : small-caps '' '' > # < /font > < /sup > 1 for highest earning law graduates in the nation and U.S. News and World Report ranks Columbia Law < sup > < span style= '' '' font-variant : small-caps '' '' > # < /font > < /sup > 4 in its 2011 Law Firm Recruiters ' Ranking of Best Law Schools . ''
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