<p>Chirokeejew, I am not a lawyer, so my insight is based on the information I have collected from various sources. I think there are seven Law schools that are separated by very little. Those are Yale, Harvard, Stanford, Columbia, Chicago, Michigan and NYU, in my opinion in that order. They fluctuate over time of course. Twenty years ago, Michigan would have been considered among the top three. Today, I agree that it is probably one of the weakest of those seven. UVa, Cal and Penn are next, followed closely by GT, Duke, Cornell and NU.</p>
<p>All in all, those 14 Law Schools are considered the cream of the crop.</p>
<p>But as you say, it does not end there. Michigan is extremely strong in the Humanities and Social Sciences. It is also strong in the sciences and has top 5 programs in Nursing, Architecture, Music, Pharmacy, Health Services Administration, Public Health, Public Affairs and Social Work.</p>
<p>In short, Michigan isn’t weak in anything.</p>