Two Florida law schools were just ranked among the nation’s top 50 by U.S. News

Florida now boasts two law schools ranked in the nation’s top 50 — and five schools in the top 100, according to U.S. News and World Report.

In its newly released annual rankings of the best graduate schools in four categories, U.S. News placed the University of Florida’s law school in a tie for 28^th nationwide. That’s a drop from last year, when it was rated 22^nd.

But meanwhile, FSU’s law school surged into the top 50, rating at 48^th. That’s an eight-point jump from a year ago.

Three more Florida law schools dropped from last year but remain in the top 100 – Florida International University (68), the University of Miami (82) and Stetson University (98).

U.S. News ranks law schools based on 10 factors, giving the most weight to students' job placements 10 months after graduation, Bar exam passage rates and evaluations of the schools from legal professionals and academics at other law schools.

Here are the top 5 Florida law schools on U.S. News’ list:

28. (tie) University of Florida (down 6)

48. (tie) Florida State University (up 8)

68. (tie) Florida International University (down 8)   

82. (tie) University of Miami (down 11)

98. (tie) Stetson University (down 14)

The top law school overall? It was a tie between Stanford University and Yale University.

To see U.S. News' full law school rankings click here.

Andrew Marra is a reporter at The Palm Beach Post. Reach him at amarra@pbpost.com.