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 TIER FOUR (ALPHABETICAL)

USNews RANK   USNews SCORE 2009 2010 2011 2012 LAW   SCHOOL 2009 2010 2011 2012                   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 Tier 4 Tier 4 Tier 4 Tier 4 Northern Kentucky U Tier 4 Tier 4 Tier 4 Tier 4 Tier 4 Tier 4 Tier 4 Tier 4 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 Tier 4 Tier 4 Tier 4 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 Tier 4

January 1, 2012