▁with ▁two ▁camp uses . ▁ ▁U . S . ▁News ▁& ▁World ▁Report , ▁in ▁its ▁ 2 0 2 1 ▁rank ings ▁of ▁Best ▁Gr adu ate ▁School s , ▁ranked ▁R ut gers ▁Law ▁School ▁ 7 6 th ▁among ▁ 2 0 1 ▁law ▁schools ▁fully ▁acc red ited ▁by ▁the ▁American ▁Bar ▁Association . ▁A bove ▁the ▁Law ▁ranked ▁R ut gers ▁ 4 1 st ▁on ▁its ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁list ▁of ▁top ▁law ▁schools . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁R ut gers ▁Law ▁School ' s ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁A BA - required ▁dis clos ures , ▁ 9 3 . 7 % ▁of ▁the ▁Class ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁obtained ▁full - time , ▁long - term , ▁J D - required ▁or ▁J D - adv antage ▁employ ment ▁nine ▁months ▁after ▁gradu ation , ▁ex cluding ▁solo ▁pract ition ers . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁R ut gers ▁Law ▁School ▁is ▁the ▁oldest ▁law ▁school ▁in ▁New ▁Jersey . ▁ ▁R ut gers ▁Law ▁School ▁has ▁its ▁roots ▁in ▁three ▁law ▁schools . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁was ▁founded ▁October ▁ 5 , ▁ 1 9 0 8 ▁as ▁the ▁New ▁Jersey ▁Law ▁School , ▁the ▁second , ▁the ▁South ▁Jersey ▁Law ▁School ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 6 ▁ ▁by ▁Coll ings wood , ▁New ▁Jersey ▁mayor ▁and ▁business men ▁Arthur ▁E . ▁Ar mit age , ▁Sr . ▁and ▁the ▁final ▁was ▁Mer cer ▁Be as ley