2009 TOP 104 LAW SCHOOLS TOPICS
TOP 104 USN LAW SCHOOLS ALONG WITH RAW DATA
2009 TOP 104 LAW SCHOOLSTOP 104 WITH RAW DATA
The annual U.S. News and World Report (USN) ranking of the top 100 (due to a five-way tie for position 100, the top 104) law schools appeared in the April 7-14, 2008 issue of USN. The USN publication AMERICA'S BEST GRADUATE SCHOOLS (2009 edition) makes an attempt to rank the remaining 80 accredited law schools by partitioning these law schools into Tier 3 (law schools ranked 105 to 141) and Tier 4 (law schools ranked 142 to 184). No explicit ranking of the law schools withn Tier 3 is given; the same applies for Tier 4.
2009
Peer
Judge/
GPA
LSAT
USN
USN
Score
Law
25th-75th
25th-75th
Acceptance
RANK
LAW SCHOOL
SCORE
5 Max
Score
Percentile
Percentile
Rate
1
Yale U (CN)
100
4,8
4,8
3,77-3,97
170-177
7.3%
2.5
Harvard U (MA)
91
4.8
4.8
3.75-3.95
170-175
11.8%
2.5
Stanford U (CA)
91
4.7
4.8
3.74-3.95
167-172
9.0%
4
Columbia U (NY)
88
4.7
4.7
3.56-3.81
169-174
15.9%
5
New York U
85
4.5
4.5
3.54-3.86
169-173
22.9%
6
UC Berkeley
81
4.5
4.5
3,64-3.90
163-170
12.0%
7.5
U Chicago
80
4.6
4.6
3.49-3.76
169-173
16.2%
7.5
U Pennsylvania
80
4.3
4.4
3.52-3.86
166-171
16.3%
10
Northwestern U
79
4.1
4.3
3.40-3.80
166-172
17.6%
10
U Mlchigan
79
4.5
4.6
3.49-3.79
167-170
20.7%
10
U Virginia
79
4.4
4.6
3.51-3.87
167-171
24.0%
12.5
Cornell U (NY)
77
4.2
4.4
3.54-3.78
166-168
21.6%
12.5
Duke U (NC)
77
4.2
4.4
3.61-3.82
167·170
26.6%
14
Georgetown U
74
4.2
4.4
3.44-3.82
167·171
23.2%
15
Vanderbilt U (TN)
72
3.8
4.1
3.54·3.83
164-168
25.0%
16.5
UCLA
71
4.0
3.8
3.54-3.85
163·169
17.5%
16.5
U Texas, Austin
71
4.1
4.2
3.38-3.80
163·168
24.0%
18
U Southern Cal
68
3.7
3.6
3.46-3.72
165-167
18.7%
19
Washington U
67
3.6
3.9
3.30·3.70
163·167
25.7%
20
G Washington U
65
3.5
3.8
3.40·3.86
163·168
19.8%
21
Boston U
64
3.4
3.6
3.51-3.81
164-166
26.8%
23
Emory U (GA)
63
3.4
3.8
3.28-3.62
162-166
26.2%
23
U Minnesota
63
3.6
3.6
3.28-3.78
163·167
24.7%
23
U Notre Dame
63
3.3
3.8
3.40·3.76
164-167
18.6%
25
Washington & Lee
62
3.4
3.9
3.25-3.81
161-167
23.6%
26
Boston College
61
3.3
3.7
3.44-3.78
162-165
20.2%
28
Fordham U (NY)
60
3.3
3.5
3.41-3.74
163·167
23.5%
28
U Illinois, C-U
60
3.4
3.7
3.18-3.80
160-167
30.2%
28
U Iowa
60
3.5
3.7
3.41·3.86
159-163
34.6%
30.5
William and Mary
59
3.2
3.6
3.44·3.82
159·166
27.1%
30.5
U Washington
59
3.2
3.5
3.47-3.82
159·165
22.7%
33.5
Ohio Slate U
58
3.4
3.4
3.34-3.81
158-164
29.5%
33.5
U Alabama
58
2.9
3.3
3.31·3.84
160-165
29.2%
33.5
U Colorado
58
3.1
3.1
3.33·3.83
160-165
25.2%
33.5
U Georgia
58
3,1
3.3
3.42·3.86
159·165
24.9%
36.5
Indiana, Blooming
57
3.2
3.6
3.03-3.67
158-165
38.9%
36.5
U Wisconsin
57
3.4
3.6
3.32·3.74
157·163'
29.5%
39.5
George Mason U
56
2.8
3.3
3.11·3.86
159·166
22.3%
39.5
U Arizona
56
3.2
3.4
323-3.73
157-164
30.9%
39.5
UC Hastings
56
3.4
3.7
3.36·3.74
160-165
26.5%
39.5
U North Carolina
56
3.5
3.8
3.45·3.80
157·164
18.5%
42.5
U Maryland
55
2.9
3.2
3.47·3.84
160·166
15.5%
42.5
Wake Forest (NC)
55
3.0
3.5
3.17·3.68
159-166
35.4%
44.5
Tulane U (LA)
54
3.1
3.5
3.37·3.75
158-163
35.6%
44.5
UC Davis
54
3.4
3.5
3.38·3.75
159-165
28.8%
48
American U (DC)
53
3.0
3.2
3.14-3.59
161·163
22.8%
48
Briiham Young U
53
2.8
3.3
3.51-3.85
162·167
28.6%
48
Southern Methodist
53
2.7
3.2
3.28-3.84
157·165
22.9%
48
U Connecticut
53
2.9
3.0
3.24·3.64
160-164
14.1%
48
U Florida
53
3.2
3.3
3.44·3.83
156·162
34.3%
51
U Utah
52
2.8
3.0
3.31·3.77
156·162
36.9%
53
Arizona State University
50
2.9
3.2
3.30-3.81
156·162
23.7%
53
U Cincinnati
50
2.6
2.8
3.39-3.87
157-162
35.1%
53
U Tennessee
50
2.8
3.0
3.35-3.82
157·162
29.2%
56.5
Baylor U (TX)
49
2.5
3.3
3.38-3.78
157·162
30.4%
56.5
Florida State U
49
2.8
2.8
3.30-3.77
158-162
23.8%
56.5
U Houston
49
2.6
3,0
3.30-3.79
158-163
29.3%
56.5
Yeshiva (Cardozo)
49
2.7
2.9
3.30·3.70
162-166
27.5%
60.5
Pepperdine U (CA)
48
2.4
3.2
3.42·3.73
158·162
32.5%
60.5
Temple U (PA)
48
2.7
3.1
3.27-3.65
160-164
41.0%
60.5
U Kentucky
48
2.5
3.0
3.36-3.79
156-162
36.3%
60.5
U Missouri, Columbia
48
2.7
3.2
3.26-3.80
156-161
35.8%
64
Brooklyn Law S
47
2.7
2.8
3.17-3.63
162-165
29.4%
64
Case Western
47
2.7
3.1
3.17-360
156-160
34.8%
64
Loyola (CA)
47
2.6
2.9
3.22-3.65
159-163
29.7%
66.5
IIT (Chicago-Kent)
46
2.7
2.7
3.20-3.77
157-164
33.3%
66.5
Seton Hall U (NJ)
46
2.5
2.8
3.22-3.65
157-162
42.6%
70
Indiana U, India
45
2.6
3.1
3.36-3.78
151-158
35.0%
70
U New Mexico
45
2.5
2.7
3.09-3.72
152-159
22.5%
70
U Oklahoma
45
2.5
3.0
3.35-3.78
154-160
38.4%
70
U Richmond (VA)
45
2.4
3.1
3.23-3.66
158-162
34.7%
70
Villanova U (PA)
45
2.7
3.2
3.14-3.63
160-163
43.4%
74.5
Lewis and Clark
44
2.4
2.9
3.15-3.73
157-163
37.0%
74.5
U Kansas
44
2.7
3.1
3.09-3.77
155-160
36.7%
74.5
U Nebraska-Linc
44
2.5
3.0
3.50-3.82
153-159
37.1%
74.5
U Pittsburgh
44
2.8
2.9
3.11-3.65
158-161
36.9%
79
Georgia State U
43
2.3
2.6
3.11-3.62
158-162
17.7%
79
Pennsylvania SU
43
2.3
2.9
3.02-3.69
156-159
33.3%
79
Rutgers, Camden
43
2.6
2.8
3.09-3.65
160-162
22.5%
79
Rutgers, Newark
43
2.6
2.8
3.08-3.55
155-161
29.8%
79
Santa Clara U
43
2.6
3.2
3.16-3.59
156-161
51.3%
84.5
Loyola Chicago
42
2.5
3.0
3.35-3.75
159-163
25.8%
84.5
Seattle University
42
2.3
2.8
3.17-3.62
155-161
28.2%
84.5
U Hawaii
42
2.4
2.7
3.09-3.62
155-160
18.7%
84.5
U Miami (FL)
42
2.8
2.9
3.21-3.63
155-160
50.9%
84.5
U Oregon
42
2.9
3.1
3.27-3.68
156-160
40.8%
84.5
U San Diego
42
2.8
2.9
3.10-3.53
160-164
31.5%
91
Catholic U (DC)
41
2.5
2.9
3.08-3.57
156-160
34.3%
91
DePaul U (IL)
41
2.4
2.8
3.10-3.66
159-162
35.2%
91
Louisiana SU
41
2.3
2.9
3.16-3.70
155-159
37.4%
91
Northeastern U
41
2.4
2.8
3.14-3.61
156-162
36.2%
91
St. John's U (NY)
41
2.4
2.7
3.19-3.74
157-162
34.2%
91
U Denver
41
2.5
2.8
3.15-3.66
155-160
33.4%
91
U Nevada, LV
41
2.3
2.8
3.20-3.66
156-161
23.0%
96.5
Marquette U (WI)
40
2.3
3.1
3.20-3.65
155-159
45.6%
96.5
St. Louis U
40
2.4
3.2
3.24-3.74
154-159
52.3%
96.5
U South Carolina
40
2.3
2.7
3.04-3.69
156-161
30.9%
96.5
U Pacific
40
2.2
2.5
3.13-3.60
155-159
39.7%
99
Hofstra U (NY)
39
2.4
2.8
3.11-3.69
154-159
42.0%
102
Mercer U (GA)
38
2.2
2.6
3.20-3.69
155-158
31.8%
102
Stetson U (FL)
38
2.1
2.4
3.48-3.71
153-157
31.1%
102
Syracuse U (NY)
38
2.4
2.9
3.09-3.59
152-156
49.6%
102
SUNY Buffalo
38
2.4
2.4
3.19-3.65
154-159
38.5%
102
U Louisville (KY)
38
2.3
2.5
3.17-3.73
155-159
38.0%
Average
Rank 1-25
75.6
4.06
4.21
Rank 26-50
56.5
3.16
3.44
Rank 51-104
43.8
2.52
2.89
