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TOPICS |
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- PREVIOUS AND PEER RANKINGS (Top 50)
- ACADEMIC SELECTIVITY (Top 50)
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PREVIOUS AND PEER RANKING (Top 50) |
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2011 |
2011 |
PEER |
Judge/ |
USNews RANK |
USNews TOP 50 |
Overall |
SCORE |
Lawyer |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
LAW SCHOOL |
Score |
5 MAX |
SCORE |
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1 |
1 |
1 |
Yale U (CT) |
100 |
4.8 |
4.8 |
2.5 |
2 |
2 |
Harvard U (MA) |
97 |
4.8 |
4.8 |
2.5 |
3 |
3 |
Stanford U (CA) |
93 |
4.7 |
4.8 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
Columbia U (NY) |
91 |
4.7 |
4.6 |
7.5 |
6.5 |
5 |
U Chicago (IL) |
88 |
4.7 |
4.6 |
5 |
5 |
6 |
New York U |
87 |
4.5 |
4.4 |
7.5 |
8 |
7.5 |
U Pennsylvania |
85 |
4.4 |
4.5 |
6 |
6.5 |
7.5 |
UC Berkeley |
85 |
4.5 |
4.4 |
10 |
9 |
9 |
U Michigan |
84 |
4.6 |
4.4 |
10 |
11 |
10 |
U Virginia |
83 |
4.4 |
4.6 |
12.5 |
11 |
11.5 |
Duke U (NC) |
82 |
4.2 |
4.3 |
10 |
11 |
11.5 |
Northwestern U (IL) |
82 |
4.1 |
4.3 |
12.5 |
13 |
13 |
Cornell U (NY) |
78 |
4.2 |
4.3 |
14 |
14 |
14 |
Georgetown U (DC) |
77 |
4.2 |
4.3 |
16.5 |
15.5 |
15.5 |
U Texas,Austin |
76 |
4.1 |
4.2 |
16.5 |
15.5 |
15.5 |
UCLA |
76 |
4.0 |
3.8 |
15 |
17 |
17 |
Vanderbilt U (TN) |
75 |
3.9 |
4.0 |
18 |
18 |
18 |
U Southern Calif |
71 |
3.7 |
3.5 |
19 |
19 |
19 |
Washington U (MO) |
70 |
3.7 |
3.8 |
20 |
28.5 |
20 |
George Washington |
69 |
3.5 |
3.8 |
28 |
24 |
21 |
U IIlinois-UC |
68 |
3.5 |
3.6 |
21 |
21 |
23.5 |
Boston U |
67 |
3.4 |
3.6 |
23 |
21 |
23.5 |
Emory U (GA) |
67 |
3.6 |
3.8 |
23 |
21 |
23.5 |
U MinnesotaTC |
67 |
3.6 |
3.8 |
23 |
24 |
23.5 |
U Notre Dame (IN) |
67 |
3.4 |
3.7 |
28 |
26.5 |
26 |
U Iowa |
66 |
3.5 |
3.9 |
36.5 |
24 |
27 |
Indiana U, B |
65 |
3.3 |
3.4 |
26 |
26.5 |
30.5 |
Boston College (MA) |
63 |
3.4 |
3.6 |
33.5 |
36.5 |
30.5 |
U Georgia |
63 |
3.1 |
3.4 |
39.5 |
32 |
30.5 |
U North Carolina CH |
63 |
3.6 |
3.9 |
36.5 |
36.5 |
30.5 |
U Wisconsin |
63 |
3.5 |
3.7 |
44.5 |
36.5 |
30.5 |
UC Davis |
63 |
3.4 |
3.5 |
30.5 |
28.5 |
30.5 |
William & Mary (VA) |
63 |
3.3 |
3.7 |
28 |
32 |
35.5 |
Fordham U (NY) |
62 |
3.3 |
3.3 |
33.5 |
36.5 |
35.5 |
Ohio SU |
62 |
3.3 |
3.5 |
30.5 |
32 |
35.5 |
U Washington |
62 |
3.1 |
3.5 |
25 |
32 |
35.5 |
Washington and Lee |
62 |
3.3 |
3.8 |
53 |
56.5 |
39.5 |
Arizona SU |
60 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
33.5 |
32 |
39.5 |
U Alabama |
60 |
3.0 |
3.1 |
33.5 |
46.5 |
39.5 |
U Colorado-Boulder |
60 |
3.1 |
3.1 |
42.5 |
40 |
39.5 |
Wake Forest U (NC) |
60 |
3.1 |
3.6 |
48 |
41.5 |
44 |
Brigham Young (UT) |
59 |
2.9 |
3.2 |
39.5 |
41.5 |
44 |
George Mason (VA) |
59 |
2.8 |
3.3 |
39.5 |
43.5 |
44 |
U Arizona |
59 |
3.2 |
3.2 |
51 |
46.5 |
44 |
U Utah |
59 |
2.9 |
3.1 |
39.5 |
39 |
44 |
UC Hastings |
59 |
3.3 |
3.7 |
48 |
51 |
47 |
U Florida |
57 |
3.2 |
3.4 |
48 |
46.5 |
49.5 |
American U (DC) |
55 |
3.0 |
3.2 |
48 |
49.5 |
49.5 |
Southern Methodist |
55 |
2.7 |
3.1 |
44.5 |
46.5 |
49.5 |
Tulane U (LA) |
55 |
3.1 |
3.4 |
42.5 |
43.5 |
49.5 |
U Maryland |
55 |
3.0 |
3.0 | |
ACADEMIC SELECTIVITY (TOP 50) |
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2011 |
2011 |
2011 |
2011 |
2011 |
2011 |
2011 |
USN |
TOP FIFTY |
GPA 25TH |
GPA 75TH |
LSAT 25TH |
LSAT 75TH |
ACADEMIC |
TOP |
LAW SCHOOL |
PERCENTILE |
PERCENTILE |
PERCENTILE |
PERCENTILE |
SELECTIVITY |
50 |
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DATA |
RANK |
DATA |
RANK |
DATA |
RANK |
DATA |
RANK |
SCORE |
RANK |
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Harvard U (MA) |
3.76 |
3.0 |
3.96 |
2.5 |
171 |
1.0 |
176 |
1.5 |
219.82 |
1 |
1 |
Yale U (CT) |
3.82 |
1.0 |
3.96 |
2.5 |
170 |
2.5 |
176 |
1.5 |
219.68 |
2 |
4 |
Columbia U (NY) |
3.60 |
6.5 |
3.81 |
25.5 |
170 |
2.5 |
175 |
3.0 |
216.96 |
3 |
3 |
Stanford U (CA) |
3.77 |
2.0 |
3.97 |
1.0 |
167 |
7.5 |
172 |
6.5 |
215.94 |
4 |
5 |
U Chicago (IL) |
3.63 |
5.0 |
3.84 |
18.5 |
169 |
4.5 |
173 |
4.5 |
215.82 |
5 |
6 |
New York U |
3.57 |
9.0 |
3.86 |
12.0 |
169 |
4.5 |
173 |
4.5 |
215.58 |
6 |
11.5 |
Duke U (NC) |
3.60 |
6.5 |
3.84 |
18.5 |
167 |
7.5 |
171 |
9.5 |
213.64 |
7 |
7.5 |
U Pennsylvania |
3.57 |
9.0 |
3.90 |
7.0 |
166 |
10.5 |
171 |
9.5 |
213.32 |
8 |
7.5 |
UC Berkeley |
3.68 |
4.0 |
3.95 |
4.0 |
165 |
14.0 |
170 |
12.5 |
213.28 |
9 |
9 |
U Michigan |
3.55 |
11.0 |
3.84 |
18.5 |
167 |
7.5 |
170 |
12.5 |
212.84 |
10 |
10 |
U Virginia |
3.54 |
12.5 |
3.92 |
5.0 |
165 |
14.0 |
171 |
9.5 |
212.76 |
11 |
14 |
Georgetown U (DC) |
3.42 |
24.5 |
3.79 |
32.0 |
167 |
7.5 |
171 |
9.5 |
212.26 |
12.5 |
11.5 |
Northwestern U (IL) |
3.40 |
29.5 |
3.81 |
25.5 |
166 |
10.5 |
172 |
6.5 |
212.26 |
12.5 |
15.5 |
UCLA |
3.57 |
9.0 |
3.88 |
9.0 |
164 |
18.5 |
169 |
14.5 |
211.20 |
14 |
17 |
Vanderbilt U (TN) |
3.50 |
16.0 |
3.86 |
12.0 |
164 |
18.5 |
169 |
14.5 |
210.66 |
15 |
15.5 |
U Texas,Austin |
3.54 |
12.5 |
3.87 |
10.0 |
164 |
18.5 |
168 |
18.0 |
210.46 |
16 |
13 |
Cornell U (NY) |
3.50 |
16.0 |
3.80 |
29.5 |
165 |
14.0 |
168 |
18.0 |
210.30 |
17 |
23.5 |
Boston U |
3.50 |
16.0 |
3.83 |
22.0 |
164 |
18.5 |
167 |
24.5 |
209.48 |
18 |
20 |
George Washington |
3.41 |
27.5 |
3.86 |
12.0 |
163 |
22.0 |
168 |
18.0 |
209.12 |
19 |
18 |
Southern California |
3.47 |
19.5 |
3.71 |
45.0 |
165 |
14.0 |
167 |
24.5 |
209.08 |
20 |
23.5 |
Emory U (GA) |
3.37 |
32.5 |
3.68 |
48.5 |
165 |
14.0 |
167 |
24.5 |
208.30 |
21 |
23.5 |
U Notre Dame (IN) |
3.36 |
34.0 |
3.74 |
40.5 |
163 |
22.0 |
167 |
24.5 |
207.60 |
22 |
35.5 |
Fordham U (NY) |
3.37 |
32.5 |
3.74 |
40.5 |
162 |
24.0 |
167 |
24.5 |
207.16 |
23 |
30.5 |
Boston College (MA) |
3.34 |
36.5 |
3.68 |
48.5 |
163 |
22.0 |
167 |
24.5 |
207.12 |
24 |
19 |
Washington U (MO) |
3.30 |
41.5 |
3.80 |
29.5 |
161 |
26.5 |
168 |
18.0 |
207.10 |
25 |
23.5 |
U MinnesotaTC |
3.30 |
41.5 |
3.85 |
15.0 |
160 |
33.0 |
168 |
18.0 |
206.90 |
26 |
44 |
Brigham Young (UT) |
3.52 |
14.0 |
3.85 |
15.0 |
160 |
33.0 |
165 |
36.0 |
206.72 |
27 |
30.5 |
William & Mary (VA) |
3.42 |
24.5 |
3.77 |
36.0 |
161 |
26.5 |
166 |
30.0 |
206.64 |
28 |
35.5 |
U Washington |
3.47 |
19.5 |
3.80 |
29.5 |
160 |
33.0 |
166 |
30.0 |
206.62 |
29 |
30.5 |
U Georgia |
3.40 |
29.5 |
3.80 |
29.5 |
161 |
26.5 |
165 |
36.0 |
206.20 |
30 |
21 |
U IIlinois-UC |
3.20 |
49.5 |
3.90 |
7.0 |
160 |
33.0 |
167 |
24.5 |
206.10 |
31 |
35.5 |
Washington and Lee |
3.28 |
43.0 |
3.78 |
34.0 |
160 |
33.0 |
167 |
24.5 |
205.86 |
32 |
39.5 |
U Colorado-Boulder |
3.42 |
24.5 |
3.78 |
34.0 |
160 |
33.0 |
165 |
36.0 |
205.70 |
33 |
44 |
UC Hastings |
3.39 |
31.0 |
3.71 |
45.0 |
161 |
26.5 |
165 |
36.0 |
205.60 |
34 |
39.5 |
U Alabama |
3.32 |
39.0 |
3.90 |
7.0 |
159 |
39.0 |
165 |
36.0 |
205.32 |
35 |
35.5 |
Ohio SU |
3.49 |
18.0 |
3.81 |
25.5 |
158 |
43.5 |
164 |
43.5 |
204.80 |
36 |
49.5 |
Tulane U (LA) |
3.34 |
36.5 |
3.75 |
39.0 |
160 |
33.0 |
164 |
43.5 |
204.54 |
37 |
26 |
U Iowa |
3.43 |
21.5 |
3.81 |
25.5 |
158 |
43.5 |
164 |
43.5 |
204.44 |
38 |
30.5 |
UC Davis |
3.23 |
46.0 |
3.72 |
43.0 |
160 |
33.0 |
165 |
36.0 |
204.20 |
39 |
47 |
U Florida |
3.42 |
24.5 |
3.85 |
15.0 |
158 |
43.5 |
163 |
49.0 |
204.12 |
40 |
44 |
George Mason (VA) |
3.21 |
47.5 |
3.83 |
22.0 |
158 |
43.5 |
165 |
36.0 |
203.74 |
41 |
49.5 |
U Maryland |
3.21 |
47.5 |
3.66 |
50.0 |
159 |
39.0 |
166 |
30.0 |
203.72 |
42 |
30.5 |
U North Carolina CH |
3.43 |
21.5 |
3.73 |
42.0 |
157 |
47.0 |
164 |
43.5 |
203.46 |
43 |
39.5 |
Wake Forest U (NC) |
3.20 |
49.5 |
3.70 |
47.0 |
160 |
33.0 |
164 |
43.5 |
203.40 |
44 |
44 |
U Arizona |
3.34 |
36.5 |
3.71 |
45.0 |
159 |
39.0 |
163 |
49.0 |
203.30 |
45 |
39.5 |
Arizona SU |
3.34 |
36.5 |
3.78 |
34.0 |
158 |
43.5 |
163 |
49.0 |
203.22 |
46 |
27 |
Indiana U, B |
3.26 |
44.0 |
3.83 |
22.0 |
156 |
49.0 |
165 |
36.0 |
203.04 |
47 |
44 |
U Utah |
3.41 |
27.5 |
3.76 |
37.5 |
156 |
49.0 |
163 |
49.0 |
202.52 |
48 |
49.5 |
Southern Methodist |
3.24 |
45.0 |
3.84 |
18.5 |
155 |
51.0 |
165 |
36.0 |
202.48 |
49 |
30.5 |
U Wisconsin |
3.31 |
40.0 |
3.76 |
37.5 |
156 |
49.0 |
163 |
49.0 |
201.92 |
50 |
49.5 |
American U (DC) |
3.13 |
51.0 |
3.56 |
51.0 |
158 |
43.5 |
164 |
43.5 |
201.14 |
51 |
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Highest |
3.82 |
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3.97 |
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171 |
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176 |
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447.36 |
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Average of Top 13 |
3.63 |
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3.91 |
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167.6 |
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172.4 |
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437.36 |
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Average of 14-26 |
3.46 |
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3.83 |
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163.4 |
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167.7 |
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424.83 |
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Average of 27-39 |
3.37 |
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3.78 |
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160.0 |
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165.5 |
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418.38 |
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Average Bottom 12 |
3.24 |
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3.70 |
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157.3 |
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163.7 |
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413.04 |
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Lowest |
3.13 |
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3.56 |
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155 |
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163 |
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408.97 |
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Average of 1-51 |
3.43 |
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3.81 |
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162.2 |
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167.4 |
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423.61 |
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Median of 1-51 |
3.42 |
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3.81 |
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161 |
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167 |
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420.95 |
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BELOW OUT-OF-Date
The latest U.S. News and World Report ranking (USN) of the 184 ABA fully-approved law schools appeared in the April 9, issue. No ranking was given to the law schools not within the top 104 but law schools with a ranking inclusively between 105 and 139 were classified as third-tier while the law schools with a ranking inclusively between 140 and 184 were classified as fourth-tier. This section contains some of the raw data used by U. S. News and World Report to calculate their April 9, 2007 ranking of law schools. This USN Ranking is based on a weighted average of twelve measures of quality including PEER SCORE (counts 25%), JUDGE/LAWER (15%), median of the LSAT SCORES (12.5%), median GPA (10%), STUDENT/FACULTY RATIO (3%). The other measures of quality involve Proportion of Applicants Accepted (2.5%), Placement Success (20%), Faculty Resources (12%). |
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Revised: September 19, 2010
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