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

Updated: March 02, 2025

Western Michigan University - Thomas M. Cooley Law School ranked 1520th in the United States, 5729th in the global 2025 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 149 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 13 notable alumni.

Ranking	Category
#5729 of 14,131	In the World
#1604 of 2,597	In North America
#1520 of 2,496	In the United States
#38 of 62	In Michigan
#1 of 2	In Lansing
#5874 of 6,655	For Law
#6032 of 6,729	For Political Science
#6291 of 7,081	For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
#2159 of 7,918	For Alumni Impact
#4399 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 1477th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in the United States and 6291st in the World with 203 publications made and 141 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Law, Philosophy, Sociology, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking	Location
#1477 of 1,761	In the United States
#1564 of 1,852	In North America
#6291 of 7,081	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	8
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	1395	1476	5874
Political Science	1424	1507	6032
History	1494	1582	6383
Philosophy	1512	1600	6405
Sociology	1556	1644	6448

Environmental Science rankings

Western Michigan University - Thomas M. Cooley Law School ranked 1629th for Environmental Science in the United States and 6855th in the World with 56 publications made and 42 citations received. Main research topic: Geography and Cartography.

Environmental Science ranking	Location
#1629 of 1,631	In the United States
#1719 of 1,721	In North America
#6855 of 6,876	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	4

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