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2010 TIER THREE LAW SCHOOLS WITH RANKING

2010 TIER THREE LAW SCHOOLS TIER THREE WITH SOME DATA

The 2010 U.S. News and World Report (USN) ranking of the Top 100 (due to a three-way tie for position 100, the top 102) law schools appeared in the April 2009 issue. The USN publication AMERICA'S BEST GRADUATE SCHOOLS (2010 edition) makes an attempt to rank the remaining 82 accredited law schools by partitioning these law schools into Tier 3 (law schools ranked 103 to 139) and Tier 4 (law schools ranked 140 to 184). No explicit ranking of the law schools withn Tier 3 is given; the same applies for Tier 4. We shall state four Tier Three law schools that we think may move into the Top 100 and three law schools that may move into Tier Four.

LAW SCHOOL PEER Judge/ GPA LSAT Accept- SCORE Lawyer PERCENTILE PERCENTILE ance 5 MAX SCORE 25TH 75TH 25TH 75TH Rate                 Albany LS (NY) 2.2 2.3 2.90 3.56 152 156 43% Chapman University (CA) 1.9 2.1 3.16 3.57 155 159 24% Cleveland State University  2.1 2.5 3.06 3.60 152 157 39% Creighton University (NE) 2.1 2.8 3.15 3.67 151 156 56% Drake University (lA) 2.1 2.7 3.07 3.68 153 157 48% Franklin Pierce (NH) 2.0 2.6 3.04 3.55 149 155 45% Howard University (DC) 2.4 2.7 3.50 3.50 150 156 24% Loyola U New Orleans 2.2 3.0 3.03 3.50 149 156 50% Mercer University (GA) 2.3 2.5 3.08 3.69 153 157 37% Michigan Slate University 2.2 2.9 3.08 3.59 151 157 55% New York Law School 2.3 2.6 3.03 3.52 151 157 43% Ohio Northern University 1.7 2.1 3.00 3.65 148 156 31% Quinnlplac University (CT) 2.1 2.1 3.01 3.58 154 159 38% Samford University (AL) 2.0 2.3 2.97 3.53 154 158 47% Southwestern LS (CA) 2.0 1.9 2.96 3.48 153 157 31% Stetson University (FL)) 2.2 2.4 3.12 3.59 152 157 34% Syracuse University (NY) 2.4 2.8 3.05 3.49 152 156 50% Texas Tech University 2.1 2.6 3.20 3.70 154 159 34% University of Akron (OH) 1.9 2.5 3.02 3.64 150 158 34% U Arkansas, Little Rock 2.2 2.5 3.03 3.60 149 155 26% University of Hawaii  2.4 2.6 3.12 3.68 153 159 30% University of Idaho 2.0 2.5 2.85 3.58 151 157 45% University of Memphis  2.0 2.4 3.12 3.62 154 158 30% University of Mississippi 2.3 2.9 3.19 3.68 154 159 34% U Missouri, Kansas City 2.3 2.5 3.07 3.68 152 157 44% University of Montana 2.1 2.5 3.25 3.65 151 156 41% U Nebraska, Lincoln 2.5 3.0 3.23 3.78 155 160 46% University of North Dakota 1.9 2.6 3.13 3.73 148 153 42% University of South Dakota 2.0 2.7 3.05 3.63 148 155 53% U St Thomas (MN) 1.9 2.6 3.01 3.59 154 160 49% U Paciflc (CA) 2.2 2.6 3.01 3.50 155 159 42% University of Toledo (OH) 2.0 2.3 3.00 3.73 152 159 32% University of Wyoming 2.1 3.0 3.27 3.63 150 155 34% Vermont Law School 2.3 2.7 2.95 3.48 152 158 54% Wayne Slate U (MI) 2.2 2.6 3.18 3.69 149 157 45% West Virginia University 2.2 2.5 3.11 3.76 150 156 42% William Mitchell CL (MN) 1.9 2.3 3.15 3.65 150 157 57%                 Average 2.13 2.55 3.09 3.61 151.62 157.11 0.41

2010 TIER THREE LAW SCHOOLS TIER THREE WITH SOME RANKINGS

About the rankings. Since there are 37 law schools in Tier Three, a law school ranking of a Tier Three law school among its Tier Three peers will be an integer between 1 and 37; because of possible ties, a ranking may be a range (e.g. 7 - 11; note that 7-11 indicates a five way tie for seventh or ninth, depending on your point of view.     Dark blue in a cell indicates that, in the column category, the law school did well with respect to its peers whereas dark pink indicates the opposite.      In the 2009 ranking, the University of Nebraska was in the top 104 (ranked 74.5) but, in the 2010 ranking, it is not among the top 102. The University of Nebraska is far-and-away the best 2010 Tier Three Law School and far-and-away not the worst 2010 Top 102 law school. USNews should run its numbers again.     In the 2009 ranking, the University of Hawaii was in the top 104 (ranked 84.5) but, in the 2010 ranking, it is not among the top 102. The University of Hawaii has the numbers of a very good Tier Three Law School and has an impressive Student/Teacher Ratio (9.2).      In the 2009 ranking, Stetson University (FL) was at the bottom of the top 104 (a five-way tie) but, in the 2010 ranking, it is not among the top 102. Stetson University has the numbers of an average or slightl-above averrage Tier Three Law School; It may well be in Tier Three for sometime.      Predictions for the Future. Looking good for a move to the top 100 are: U Nebraska, U Mississippi, Texas Tech, and U Hawaii. Looking like Tier Four material are: Oho Northern U, Franklin Pierce, and Southwestern.

LAW SCHOOL   Judge/ RANK: GPA RANK: LSAT PEER Lawyer PERCENTILE PERCENTILE RANK RANK 25TH 75TH 25TH 75TH               Albany LS (NY) 10-17 30-33 36 28 14-20 25-32 Chapman U (CA) 32-36 34-36 7 27 1-3 3-9 Cleveland State U 18-24 20-27 19 20-21 14-20 14-24 Creighton U (NE) 18-24 6-7 8-9 12 21-25 25-32 Drake University (lA) 18-24 8-11 17-18 8-11 10-13 14-24 Franklin Pierce (NH) 25-31 12-19 22 29 31-34 33-36 Howard U (DC) 2-4 8-11 30-32 32-34 26-30 25-32 Loyola, New Orleans 10-17 1-3 23-25 32-34 31-34 25-32 Mercer University (GA) 5-9 20-27 15-16 6-7 10-13 14-24 Michigan Slate U 10-17 4-5 15-16 22-24 21-25 14-24 New York Law Sch 5-9 12-19 23-25 31 21-25 14-24 Ohio Northern U 37 34-36 30-32 13-15 35-37 25-32 Quinnlplac U (CT) 18-24 34-36 27-29 25-26 4-9 3-9 Samford U(AL) 25-31 30-33 33 30 4-9 10-13 Southwestern (CA) 25-31 37 34 36-37 10-13 14-24 Stetson U (FL) 10-17 28-29 11-13 22-24 14-20 14-24 Syracuse U (NY) 2-4 6-7 20-21 35 14-20 25-32 Texas Tech U 18-24 12-19 4 5 4-9 3-9 U Arkansas, L Rock 10-17 20-27 23-25 20-21 31-34 33-36 U Missouri, Kansas C 5-9 20-27 17-18 8-11 14-20 14-24 U Nebraska, Lincoln 1 1-3 3 1 1-3 1-2 U Paciflc (CA) 10-17 12-19 27-29 32-34 1-3 3-9 U St Thomas (MN) 32-36 12-19 27-29 22-24 4-9 1-2 U Akron (OH) 32-36 20-27 26 16 26-30 10-13 U Hawaii  2-4 12-19 11-13 8-11 10-13 3-9 U Idaho 25-31 20-27 37 25-26 21-25 14-24 U Memphis  (TN) 25-31 28-29 11-13 19 4-9 10-13 U Mississippi 5-9 4-5 5 8-11 4-9 3-9 U Montana 18-24 20-27 2 13-15 21-25 25-32 U North Dakota 32-36 12-19 10 3-4 35-37 37 U South Dakota 25-31 8-11 20-21 17-18 35-37 33-36 U Toledo (OH) 25-31 30-33 30-32 3-4 14-20 3-9 U  Wyoming 18-24 1-3 1 17-18 26-30 33-36 Vermont Law School 5-9 8-11 35 36-37 14-20 10-13 Wayne Slate U (MI) 10-17 12-19 6 6-7 31-34 14-24 William Mitchell (MN) 32-36 30-33 8-9 13-15 26-30 14-24