Western Michigan University - Thomas M. Cooley Law School: Rankings

Updated: March 15, 2026

Western Michigan University - Thomas M. Cooley Law School ranked 1495th in the United States, 5737th in the global 2026 rating, and scored in 11 research topics. Western Michigan University - Thomas M. Cooley Law School ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 215 academic publications and 161 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 13 notable alumni.

Ranking	Category
#5737 of 14,131	In the World
#1581 of 2,597	In North America
#1495 of 2,496	In the United States
#38 of 62	In Michigan
#1 of 2	In Lansing
#5914 of 6,670	For Law
#6061 of 6,742	For Political Science
#6298 of 7,088	For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
#2183 of 8,074	For Alumni Impact
#4361 of 14,131	For Non-academic Prominence

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Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Western Michigan University - Thomas M. Cooley Law School ranked 1473rd for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in the United States and 6298th in the World with 203 publications made and 153 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Law, Philosophy, Sociology, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking	Location
#1473 of 1,763	In the United States
#1559 of 1,854	In North America
#6298 of 7,088	In the World

Western Michigan University - Thomas M. Cooley Law School
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year	Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications	Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
2007	5	3
2008	10	0
2009	17	2
2010	13	4
2011	17	3
2012	11	6
2013	22	9
2014	7	10
2015	2	7
2016	9	7
2017	8	17
2018	15	16
2019	10	4
2020	10	5
2021	2	5
2022	2	10
2023	0	12
2024	1	9

The following table provides academic rankings for Western Michigan University - Thomas M. Cooley Law School in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield	United States ranking	North America ranking	World rank
Law	1398	1479	5914
Political Science	1429	1512	6061
History	1502	1590	6414
Philosophy	1513	1601	6414
Sociology	1564	1652	6488

Environmental Science rankings

Western Michigan University - Thomas M. Cooley Law School ranked 1635th for Environmental Science in the United States and 6871st in the World with 56 publications made and 43 citations received. Main research topic: Geography and Cartography.

Environmental Science ranking	Location
#1635 of 1,637	In the United States
#1725 of 1,727	In North America
#6871 of 6,888	In the World

Western Michigan University - Thomas M. Cooley Law School
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year	Environmental Science publications	Environmental Science citations
2005	1	1
2006	1	0
2007	0	0
2008	3	0
2009	9	2
2010	5	1
2011	3	2
2012	1	3
2013	6	0
2014	0	4
2015	1	4
2016	2	1
2017	2	4
2018	6	7
2019	1	4
2020	2	5

The following table provides academic rankings for Western Michigan University - Thomas M. Cooley Law School in various areas of Environmental Science.