CHAPTER 0.7 
2012 THE USNews 190 ORDERED BY RANK 


2012: THE 190 LAW SCHOOLS
ORDERING BY USNews RANK

 

USNews RANK

 

USNews SCORE

2009

2010

2011

2012

LAW   SCHOOL

2009

2010

2011

2012

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

1

1

1

Yale U (CT) 

100

100

100

100

2.5

2

2

2

Harvard U (MA) 

91

95

97

96

2.5

3

3

3

Stanford U (CA) 

91

93

93

94

4

4

4

4

Columbia U (NY) 

88

88

91

92

7.5

6.5

5

5

U Chicago (IL)

80

84

88

90

5

5

6

6

New York U 

85

87

87

89

10

9

9

7.5

U Michigan 

79

81

84

86

7.5

8

7.5

7.5

U Pennsylvania 

80

82

85

86

10

11

10

9.5

U Virginia 

79

80

83

85

6

6.5

7.5

9.5

UC Berkeley

81

84

85

85

12.5

11

11.5

11

Duke U (NC) 

77

80

82

83

10

11

11.5

12

Northwestern U (IL)

79

80

82

82

12.5

13

13

13

Cornell U (NY) 

77

78

78

80

14

14

14

14.5

Georgetown U (DC) 

74

75

77

77

16.5

15.5

15.5

14.5

U Texas, Austin 

71

74

76

77

16.5

15.5

15.5

16.5

UCLA

71

74

76

76

15

17

17

16.5

Vanderbilt U (TN) 

72

73

75

76

18

18

18

18.5

U Southern California

68

72

71

73

19

19

19

18.5

Washington U (MO)

67

69

70

73

20

28.5

20

20.5

George Washington

65

63

69

71

23

21

23.5

20.5

U MinnesotaTC

63

66

67

71

21

21

23.5

22

Boston U 

64

66

67

68

36.5

24

27

24.5

Indiana U, B

57

65

65

67

28

24

21

24.5

U IIlinois-UC

60

65

68

67

23

24

23.5

24.5

U Notre Dame (IN) 

63

65

67

67

44.5

36.5

30.5

24.5

UC Davis

54

61

63

67

26

26.5

30.5

28

Boston College

61

64

63

65

28

26.5

26

28

U Iowa 

60

64

66

65

30.5

28.5

30.5

28

William & Mary (VA)

59

63

63

65

23

21

23.5

32

Emory U (GA) 

63

66

67

64

28

32

35.5

32

Fordham U (NY) 

60

62

62

64

39.5

32

30.5

32

U North Carolina CH

56

62

63

64

30.5

32

35.5

32

U Washington 

59

62

62

64

25

32

35.5

32

Washington and Lee

62

62

62

64

33.5

36.5

35.5

36.5

Ohio SU

58

61

62

62

33.5

32

39.5

36.5

U Alabama 

58

62

60

62

33.5

36.5

30.5

36.5

U Georgia 

58

61

63

62

36.5

36.5

30.5

36.5

U Wisconsin

57

61

63

62

42.5

40

39.5

39

Wake Forest U (NC) 

55

59

60

61

53

56.5

39.5

40.5

Arizona SU

50

51

60

60

39.5

41.5

44

40.5

George Mason (VA) 

56

58

59

60

48

41.5

44

44

Brigham Young (UT)

53

58

59

59

39.5

43.5

44

44

U Arizona

56

57

59

59

42.5

43.5

49.5

44

U Maryland 

55

57

55

59

51

46.5

44

44

U Utah 

52

56

59

59

39.5

39

44

44

UC Hastings

56

60

59

59

44.5

46.5

49.5

48

Tulane U (LA) 

54

56

55

56

33.5

46.5

39.5

48

U Colorado-Boulder 

58

56

60

56

48

51

47

48

U Florida 

53

53

57

56

48

46.5

49.5

51.5

American U (DC) 

53

56

55

54

56.5

53

54.5

51.5

Florida SU 

49

52

52

54

48

49.5

49.5

51.5

Southern Methodist

53

54

55

54

56.5

49.5

52.5

51.5

Yeshiva-Cardozo (NY) 

49

54

53

54

64

72.5

57.5

54.5

Loyola Marymount (CA)

47

47

51

53

60.5

56.5

52.5

54.5

Pepperdine U (CA) 

48

51

53

53

56.5

67.5

65

57.5

Baylor U (TX) 

49

48

49

52

48

53

54.5

57.5

U Connecticut 

53

52

52

52

56.5

59.5

61.5

57.5

U Houston (TX)

49

50

50

52

53

59.5

61.5

57.5

U Tennessee

50

50

50

52

79

67.5

74.5

60

Pennsylvania SU

43

48

47

51

64

56.5

57.5

63.5

Case Western  U

47

51

51

50

79

67.5

61.5

63,5

Georgia SU 

43

48

50

50

66.5

80.5

82.5

63.5

IIT (Chicago-Kent) 

46

45

45

50

66.5

80.5

74.5

63.5

Seton Hall U (NJ) 

46

45

47

50

60.5

67.5

74.5

63.5

Temple U (PA) 

48

48

47

50

53

53

57.5

63.5

U Cincinnati  (OH)

50

52

51

50

64

62.5

69

68.5

Brooklyn LS (NY) 

47

49

48

49

74.5

62.5

65

68.5

Lewis & Clark C (OR)

44

49

49

49

70

80.5

89

68.5

U Richmond (VA) 

45

45

44

49

84.5

62.5

57.5

68.5

U San Diego (CA)

42

49

51

49

70

72.5

74.5

73.5

 U Oklahoma 

45

47

47

48

84.5

90

78.5

73.5

Loyola U Chicago 

42

43

46

48

91

95.5

89

73.5

Northeastern U (MA) 

41

42

44

48

60.5

56.5

65

73.5

U Kentucky 

48

51

49

48

91

75.5

78.5

73.5

U Nevada, Las Vegas

41

46

46

48

74.5

72.5

69

73.5

U Pittsburgh 

44

47

48

48

91

80.5

82.5

77.5

U Denver (CO) 

41

45

45

47

84.5

72.5

61.5

77.5

U Miami (FL)

42

47

50

47

91

95.5

100

81

Catholic U Amer (DC)

41

42

42

46

70

90

89

81

Indiana U-lndianapolis 

45

43

44

46

74.5

67.5

69

81

U Kansas 

44

48

48

46

70

80.5

69

81

U New Mexico 

45

45

48

46

84.5

80.5

82.5

81

U Oregon 

42

45

45

46

Tier 3

95.5

89

89

Arkansas-Fayetteville 

Tier 3

42

44

45

91

90

100

89

DePaul U (lL) 

41

43

42

45

99

101

89

89

Hofstra U (NY) 

39

40

44

45

91

75.5

82.5

89

Louisiana SU

41

46

45

45

79

80.5

82.5

89

Rutgers- Camden 

43

45

45

45

79

90

82.5

89

Rutgers-Newark 

43

43

45

45

79

85.5

95

89

Santa Clara U (CA) 

43

44

43

45

84.5

80.5

89

89

Seattle U 

42

45

44

45

102

85.5

Tier 3

89

SUNY Buffalo 

38

44

Tier 3

45

74.5

Tier 3

95

89

U Nebraska, Lincoln 

44

Tier 3

43

45

70

62.5

69

89

Villanova U (PA) 

45

49

48

45

96.5

90

Tier 3

97

Marquette U (WI) 

40

43

Tier 3

44

Tier 3

Tier 3

Tier 3

97

Michigan State U 

Tier 3

Tier 3

Tier 3

44

91

90

74.5

97

St. John's U (NY) 

41

43

47

44

84.5

Tier 3

74.5

97

U Hawaii

42

Tier 3

47

44

Tier 3

Tier 3

95

97

West Virginia U 

Tier 3

Tier 3

43

44

102

Tier 3

89

101.5

Syracuse U (NY) 

38

Tier 3

44

43

Tier 3

98.5

Tier 3

101.5

U Louisville (KY) 

Tier 3

41

Tier 3

43

96.5

Tier 3

100

101.5

U Pacific (CA) 

40

Tier 3

42

43

Tier 3

98.5

100

101.5

U San Francisco (CA)

Tier 3

41

42

43

Tier 3

Tier 3

95

105

Chapman U (CA) 

Tier 3

Tier 3

43

42

96.5

95.5

Tier 3

105

St. Louis U (MO)

40

42

Tier 3

42

96.5

87.5

Tier 3

105

U South Carolina 

40

43

Tier 3

42

Tier 3

Tier 3

Tier 3

108

Quinnipiac U CT

Tier 3

Tier 3

Tier 3

41

Tier 3

Tier 3

Tier 3

108

U Mississippi 

Tier 3

Tier 3

Tier 3

41

60.5

67.5

95

108

U Missouri, Columbia

48

48

43

41

Tier 3

Tier 3

Tier 3

111

Drake U (lA) 

Tier 3

Tier 3

Tier 3

40

Tier 3

Tier 3

Tier 3

111

Stetson U (FL)

Tier 3

Tier 3

Tier 3

40

Tier 4

Tier 4

Tier 3

111

U Tulsa (OK) 

Tier 4

Tier 4

Tier 3

40

Tier 3

Tier 3

Tier 3

114.5

Albany LS

Tier 3

Tier 3

Tier 3

39

Tier 3

Tier 3

Tier 3

114.5

U Missouri-Kansas C

Tier 3

Tier 3

Tier 3

39

Tier 3

Tier 3

Tier 3

114.5

U Wyoming 

Tier 3

Tier 3

Tier 3

39

Tier 3

Tier 4

Tier 3

114.5

Willamete (U (OR)

Tier 3

Tier 4

Tier 3

39

Tier 3

Tier 4

Tier 3

118.5

Pace U (NY) 

Tier 3

Tier 4

Tier 3

38

Tier 3

Tier 3

Tier 3

118.5

Texas Tech U 

Tier 3

Tier 3

Tier 3

38

Tier 3

Tier 4

Tier 3

118.5

U Baltimore  (MD)

Tier 3

Tier 4

Tier 3

38

Tier 3

Tier 3

Tier 3

118.5

Vermont LS

Tier 3

Tier 3

Tier 3

38

Tier 4

Tier 4

Tier 4

123.5

CUNY Queens

Tier 4

Tier 4

Tier 4

37

Tier 3

Tier 3

Tier 3

123.5

Gonzaga U (WA) 

Tier 3

Tier 3

Tier 3

37

Tier 3

Tier 3

Tier 3

123.5

Howard U (DC) 

Tier 3

Tier 3

Tier 3

37

Tier 4

Tier 3

Tier 3

123.5

Southwestern U LC (CA) 

Tier 4

Tier 3

Tier 3

37

Tier 3

Tier 3

Tier 3

123.5

U Maine 

Tier 3

Tier 3

Tier 3

37

Tier 3

Tier 3

Tier 3

123.5

Wayne State U (MI) 

Tier 3

Tier 3

Tier 3

37

Tier 3

Tier 3

Tier 3

129

Creighton U (NE) 

Tier 3

Tier 3

Tier 3

36

Tier 3

Tier 3

Tier 3

129

Mercer U (GA) 

Tier 3

Tier 3

Tier 3

36

Tier 3

Tier 3

Tier 3

129

Samford U (AL) 

Tier 3

Tier 3

Tier 3

36

Tier 3

Tier 3

Tier 3

129

U Akron (OH) 

Tier 3

Tier 3

Tier 3

36

Tier 3

Tier 3

Tier 3

129

U Idaho 

Tier 3

Tier 3

Tier 3

36

Tier 3

Tier 3

Tier 3

133

Cleveland SU (OH)

Tier 3

Tier 3

Tier 3

35

Tier 4

Tier 4

Tier 4

133

Florida International U

Tier 4

Tier 4

Tier 4

35

Tier 3

Tier 3

Tier 3

133

U Montana 

Tier 3

Tier 3

Tier 3

35

Tier 3

Tier 3

Tier 3

137

New York LS

Tier 3

Tier 3

Tier 3

34

Tier 3

Tier 3

Tier 3

137

Ohio Northern U 

Tier 3

Tier 3

Tier 3

34

Tier 3

Tier 3

Tier 3

137

U Arkansas-Little Rock 

Tier 3

Tier 3

Tier 3

34

Tier 3

Tier 3

Tier 3

137

U St. Thomas (MN) 

Tier 3

Tier 3

Tier 3

34

Tier 4

Tier 3

100

137

William Mitchell (MN) 

Tier 4

Tier 3

42

34

Tier 4

Tier 4

Tier 4

141

John Marshall (IL)

Tier 4

Tier 4

Tier 4

33

Tier 4

Tier 3

Tier 3

141

U Memphis (TN) 

Tier 4

Tier 3

Tier 3

33

Tier 4

Tier 4

Ter 3

141

Washburn U (KS) 

Tier 4

Tier 4

Ter 3

33

Tier 4

Tier 4

Tier 4

144

Campbell U (NC) 

Tier 4

Tier 4

Tier 4

32

Tier 3

Tier 3

Tier 3

144

Loyola New Orleans 

Tier 3

Tier 3

Tier 3

32

Tier 3

Tier 3

Tier 3

144

U New Hampshire

Tier 3

Tier 3

Tier 3

32

Tier 4

Tier 4

Tier 4

Tier 4

Appalachian SL (VA)

Tier 4

Tier 4

Tier 4

Tier 4

N/A

N/A

Tier 4

Tier 4

Atlanta'sJohn Marshall LS

N/A

N/A

Tier 4

Tier 4

Tier 4

Tier 4

Tier 4

Tier 4

Ave Maria SL (FL) 

Tier 4

Tier 4

Tier 4

Tier 4

Tier 4

Tier 4

Tier 4

Tier 4

Barry U (Fl) 

Tier 4

Tier 4

Tier 4

Tier 4

Tier 4

Tier 4

Tier 4

Tier 4

California Western SL

Tier 4

Tier 4

Tier 4

Tier 4

Tier 4

Tier 4

Tier 4

Tier 4

Capital U (OH) 

Tier 4

Tier 4

Tier 4

Tier 4

Tier 4

Tier 4

Tier 4

Tier 4

Duquesne U (PA) 

Tier 4

Tier 4

Tier 4

Tier 4

N/A

N/A

Tier 4

Tier 4

Faulkner U (AL) 

N/A

N/A

Tier 4

Tier 4

N/A

N/A

Tier 4

Tier 4

Florida A&M (FAMU)

N/A

N/A

Tier 4

Tier 4

Tier 4

Tier 4

Tier 4

Tier 4

Florida Coastal SL

Tier 4

Tier 4

Tier 4

Tier 4

Tier 4

Tier 4

Tier 4

Tier 4

Golden Gate U (CA)

Tier 4

Tier 4

Tier 4

Tier 4

Tier 3

Tier 4

Tier 4

Tier 4

Hamline U

Tier 3

Tier 4

Tier 4

Tier 4

N/A

N/A

N/A

Tier 4

Liberty U

N/A

N/A

N/A

Tier 4

Tier 4

Tier 4

Tier 4

Tier 4

Mississippi C

Tier 4

Tier 4

Tier 4

Tier 4

Tier 4

Tier 4

Tier 4

Tier 4

N Caroline Central U

Tier 4

Tier 4

Tier 4

Tier 4

Tier 4

Tier 4

Tier 4

Tier 4

New England SL (MA)

Tier 4

Tier 4

Tier 4

Tier 4

Tier 4

Tier 4

Tier 4

Tier 4

Northern Illinois U

Tier 4

Tier 4

Tier 4

Tier 4

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Northern Kentucky U

Tier 4

Tier 4

Tier 4

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Tier 4

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Nova Southeastern U

Tier 4

Tier 4

Tier 4

Tier 4

Tier 4

Tier 4

Tier 4

Tier 4

Oklahoma City U

Tier 4

Tier 4

Tier 4

Tier 4

N/A

N/A

Tier 4

Tier 4

Phoenix SL

N/A

N/A

Tier 4

Tier 4

Tier 4

Tier 4

Tier 4

Tier 4

Regent U (VA)

Tier 4

Tier 4

New

Tier 4

Tier 4

Tier 4

Tier 4

Tier 4

Roger Williams U (RI)

Tier 4

Tier 4

Tier 4

Tier 4

Tier 4

Tier 4

Tier 4

Tier 4

South Texas CL

Tier 4

Tier 4

Tier 4

Tier 4

Tier 4

Tier 4

Tier 4

Tier 4

Southern Illinois U

Tier 4

Tier 4

Tier 4

Tier 4

Tier 4

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Tier 4

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Southern U (LA)

Tier 4

Tier 4

Tier 4

Tier 4

Tier 4

Tier 4

Tier 4

Tier 4

St Mary's U (TX)

Tier 4

Tier 4

Tier 4

Tier 4

Tier 4

Tier 4

Tier 4

Tier 4

St Thomas U (FL)

Tier 4

Tier 4

Tier 4

Tier 4

Tier 3

Tier 4

Tier 4

Tier 4

Suffolk U (MA) 

Tier 3

Tier 4

Tier 4

Tier 4

Tier 4

Tier 4

Tier 3

Tier 4

Texas Southern U 

Tier 4

Tier 4

Tier 3

Tier 4

Tier 4

Tier 4

Tier 4

Tier 4

Texas Wesleyan U

Tier 4

Tier 4

Tier 4

Tier 4

Tier 4

Tier 4

Tier 4

Tier 4

Thomas Jefferson SL

Tier 4

Tier 4

Tier 4

Tier 4

Tier 4

Tier 4

Tier 4

Tier 4

Thoms M Cooley (LS)

Tier 4

Tier 4

Tier 4

Tier 4

Tier 4

Tier 4

Tier 4

Tier 4

Touro C (NY)

Tier 4

Tier 4

Tier 4

Tier 4

Tier 4

Tier 4

Tier 4

Tier 4

U Dayton (OH)

Tier 4

Tier 4

Tier 4

Tier 4

Tier 4

Tier 4

Tier 4

Tier 4

U Detroit Mercy

Tier 4

Tier 4

Tier 4

Tier 4

Tier 4

Tier 4

Tier 4

Tier 4

U District Columbia

Tier 4

Tier 4

Tier 4

Tier 4

Tier 3

Tier 3

Tier 4

Tier 4

U North Dakota

Tier 3

Tier 3

Tier 4

Tier 4

Tier 3

Tier 3

Tier 4

Tier 4

U South Dakota 

Tier 3

Tier 3

Tier 4

Tier 4

Tier 3

Tier 3

Tier 3

Tier 4

U Toledo (OH) 

Tier 3

Tier 3

Tier 3

Tier 4

Tier 4

Tier 4

Tier 3

Tier 4

Valparaiso U (IN)

Tier 4

Tier 4

Tier 3

Tier 4

Tier 4

Tier 4

Tier 4

Tier 4

Western New England

Tier 4

Tier 4

Tier 4

Tier 4

N/A

N/A

Tier 4

Tier 4

Western State U (CA)

N/A

N/A

Tier 4

Tier 4

Tier 4

Tier 4

Tier 4

Tier 4

Whittier C (CA)

Tier 4

Tier 4

Tier 4

Tier 4

Tier 4

Tier 4

Tier 4

Tier 4

Widener U (DE)

Tier 4

Tier 4

Tier 4

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