CHAPTER 0.4 
2009-2012 TOP 144 LAW SCHOOLS 


 

2012 LAW SCHOOL RANKINGS 

 

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

 




TOPICS

 
  • 2009-2012: Ranked 100-145 (Tier Three)      
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2009-2012 RANKED 100-145 (TIER 3)

 

USNews RANK

 

USNews SCORE

2009

2010

2011

2012

LAW   SCHOOL

2009

2010

2011

2012

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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 3

Tier 4

Ter 3

141

Washburn U (KS) 

Tier 3

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







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