CHAPTER 1.03 
2009-2012 TOP 100 LAW SCHOOLS 

2012 LAW SCHOOL RANKINGS 

 

 For all 190 ABA-approved law schools,
we give, if available, their rank and score
for each of the four years 2009-2012.
Even more data for the Top 25. 

 





2009-2012 RANKED 50-99

 

USNews RANK

 

USNews SCORE

2009

2010

2011

2012

LAW   SCHOOL

2009

2010

2011

2012

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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 

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

 




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