2009 TOP 104 LAW SCHOOLS TOPICS

TOP 104 USN LAW SCHOOLS ALONG WITH RAW DATA

2009 TOP 104 LAW SCHOOLS TOP 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.      In the publication America's Best Graduate Schools (2009 edition), the five law schools ranked 102 by us (100 by USN) are listed in the Top 100 and are also listed in Tier 3; it is reasonably clear that these five law schools are tied for 102 and do not belong in Tier 3; we deleted these five low schools from Tier 3.

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