CHAPTER 0.5 
2012 TIER FOUR LAW SCHOOLS 

2012 LAW SCHOOL RANKINGS 

 

 For the 2012 top 145 ABA-approved law schools,
we give their score and rank
for each of the four years 2009-2012.
Even more data for the Top 25. 

 

2009-2012: 146-190
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USNews RANK

 

USNews SCORE

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LAW   SCHOOL

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Appalachian SL (VA)

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Atlanta'sJohn Marshall LS

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Ave Maria SL (FL) 

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Barry U (Fl) 

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California Western SL

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Capital U (OH) 

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Duquesne U (PA) 

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Faulkner U (AL) 

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Florida A&M (FAMU)

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Florida Coastal SL

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Golden Gate U (CA)

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Hamline U

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Liberty U

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Mississippi C

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N Caroline Central U

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New England SL (MA)

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Northern Illinois U

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Northern Kentucky U

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Nova Southeastern U

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Oklahoma City U

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Phoenix SL

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Regent U (VA)

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New

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Roger Williams U (RI)

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South Texas CL

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Southern Illinois U

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Southern U (LA)

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St Mary's U (TX)

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St Thomas U (FL)

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Suffolk U (MA) 

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Texas Southern U 

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Texas Wesleyan U

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Thomas Jefferson SL

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Thoms M Cooley (LS)

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Touro C (NY)

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U Dayton (OH)

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U Detroit Mercy

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U District Columbia

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U North Dakota

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U South Dakota 

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U Toledo (OH) 

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Valparaiso U (IN)

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Western New England

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Western State U (CA)

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Whittier C (CA)

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Widener U (DE)

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