LAW SCHOOL RANKING 
SECTION FIVE 

LAW SCHOOL RANKING
LEAST SELECTIVE LAW SCHOOLS

SUMMARY
 

 

If your GPA and LSAT are not that impressive, it may be time to downsize your law school expectations. In the previous section, we considered the 100 most selective law schools; now consider the flip side, namely the least selective law schools (rank between 101 and 184); the two least selective law schools are Texas Southern University (Houston, Texas) and Southern University (Baton Rouge, Louisiana). Before listing the Bottom Eighty-Four, we include data for two law schools that are only provisionally approved by the ABA. 
          Florida A&M (Orlando): UGPA (2.75-3.39), LSAT (140-147)
          University of St Thomas (Minneapolis, MN): UGPA (2.91-3.71), LSAT (153-159).

TOPICS
  • TABLE (LEAST SELECTIVE LAW SCHOOLS)
  • METHODOLOGY
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    THE 2008 (APRIL 9, 2007)
    RANKING OF LAW SCHOOLS
    BY SELECTIVITY (THE BOTTOM 84)
    The least selective listed first

     

     

     

     

    GPA

    GPA

    GPA

    LSAT

    LSAT

    LSAT

    Selec-

    Selec-

    USN

    USN

     

    25th-75th

    25th Pct

    75th Pct

    25th-75th

    25th Pct

    75th Pct

    tivity

    tivity

    RANK

    SCORE

    LAW SCHOOL

    Percentile

    Rank

    Rank

    Percentile

    Rank

    Rank

    Score

    Rank

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Tier 4

     

    Texas Southern U

    2.65-3.19

    182.0

    184.0

    145-150

    182

    183

    -13.15

    184

    Tier 4

     

    Southern U (LA)

    2.60-3.42

    183.0

    171.5

    144-149

    183.5

    184

    -7.08

    183

    Tier 4

     

    Appalachian SL (VA)

    2.59-3.32

    184.0

    181.0

    147-152

    178.5

    178.5

    -5.75

    182

    Tier 4

     

    Thomas M. Cooley LS

    2.79-3.37

    177.0

    179.0

    146-152

    181

    178.5

    -2.69

    181

    Tier 4

     

    St. Thomas U (FL)

    2.70-3.38

    180.0

    177.5

    147-152

    178.5

    178.5

    -2.51

    180

    Tier 4

     

    Thomas Jefferson (CA)

    2.74-3.29

    179.0

    183.0

    149-154

    169

    168

    -2.00

    178.5

    Tier 4

     

    U District of Columbia

    2.80-3.30

    176.0

    182.0

    149-153

    169

    173.5

    -2.00

    178.5

    Tier 4

     

    Barry U (FL)

    2.85-3.38

    173.5

    177.5

    147-151

    178.5

    182

    -1.98

    177

    Tier 4

     

    North Carolina Central U 

    2.91-3.49

    165.0

    161.0

    144-152

    183.5

    178.5

    1.37

    176

    Tier 4

     

    U Detroit Mercy 

    3.01-3.43

    139.5

    170.0

    148-152

    175

    178.5

    3.06

    175

    Tier 4

     

    Whittier Law School (CA)

    2.91-3.34

    165.0

    180.0

    151-155

    144

    160

    3.85

    174

    Tier 4

     

    Touro College (NY)

    2.86-3.41

    171.5

    173.0

    151-153

    144

    173.5

    3.95

    173

    Tier 4

     

    Oklahoma City U

    2.97-3.47

    157.0

    165.0

    148-153

    175

    173.5

    5.05

    172

    Tier 4

     

    Western New England

    2.66-3.39

    181.0

    175.5

    151-157

    144

    131.5

    5.08

    171

    Tier 4

     

    St. Mary's U (TX)

    2.76-3.39

    178.0

    175.5

    151-156

    144

    148

    5.11

    170

    Tier 4

     

    Nova Southeastern U (FL)

    2.94-3.47

    161.0

    165.0

    149-153

    169

    173.5

    5.47

    169

    Tier 4

     

    Mississippi College 

    3.00-3.54

    146.5

    150.0

    147-152

    178.5

    178.5

    6.19

    168

    Tier 4

     

    Florida Coastal SL 

    2.89-3.49

    168.5

    161.0

    149-154

    169

    168

    6.64

    167

    Tier 3

     

    Howard U (DC)

    2.95-3.50

    160.0

    158.0

    148-154

    175

    168

    6.88

    166

    Tier 4

     

    South Texas CL

    2.98-3.40

    154.5

    174.0

    151-156

    144

    148

    7.65

    165

    Tier 4

     

    John Marshall LS (IL)

    2.81-3.42

    175.0

    171.5

    153-156

    117

    148

    8.11

    164

    Tier 4

     

    New England SL (MA)

    3.05-3.47

    126.5

    165.0

    150-154

    158.5

    168

    8.23

    163

    Tier 4

     

    U Dayton (OH)

    2.89-3.49

    168.5

    161.0

    150-155

    158.5

    160

    8.31

    162

    Tier 4

     

    Widener U (DE)

    2.87-3.49

    170.0

    161.0

    151-155

    144

    160

    8.83

    161

    Tier 4

     

    Roger Williams U (RI)

    2.97-3.46

    157.0

    167.0

    151-156

    144

    148

    9.70

    160

    Tier 4

     

    Golden Gate U (CA)

    3.01-3.45

    139.5

    168.5

    151-156

    144

    148

    9.74

    159

    Tier 4

     

    U Tulsa (OK)

    2.93-3.55

    162.5

    146.0

    150-154

    158.5

    168

    9.90

    158

    Tier 3

     

    Vermont Law School 

    2.97-3.51

    157.0

    156.5

    149-157

    169

    131.5

    11.02

    157

    Tier 4

     

    U Baltimore 

    2.93-3.52

    162.5

    154.5

    151-156

    144

    148

    11.45

    156

    Tier 4

     

    California Western SL 

    3.07-3.49

    122.0

    161.0

    151-156

    144

    148

    11.76

    155

    Tier 4

     

    Capital U (OH)

    2.99-3.54

    152.5

    150.0

    151-155

    144

    160

    11.81

    154

    Tier 3

     

    Franklin Pierce (NH)

    3.00-3.60

    146.5

    124.5

    149-155

    169

    160

    12.63

    153

    Tier 3

     

    Albany LS-Union U (NY)

    2.86-3.51

    171.5

    156.5

    152-158

    129.5

    117.5

    13.02

    152

    Tier 4

     

    Valparaiso U (IN)

    3.12-3.59

    107.0

    131.5

    150-154

    158.5

    168

    13.22

    151

    Tier 4

     

    CUNY-Queens College 

    3.00-3.57

    146.5

    140.5

    150-156

    158.5

    148

    13.22

    150

    Tier 3

     

    Loyola U New Orleans 

    3.04-3.59

    129.5

    131.5

    150-155

    158.5

    160

    13.38

    149

    Tier 4

     

    Texas Wesleyan U 

    3.17-3.45

    87.5

    168.5

    153-157

    117

    131.5

    13.70

    148

    Tier 3

     

    U Wyoming 

    3.13-3.61

    104.5

    119.0

    150-154

    158.5

    168

    14.03

    147

    Tier 3

     

    New York Law School 

    3.00-3.54

    146.5

    150.0

    152-157

    129.5

    131.5