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
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
14.53
146
Tier 4
Campbell U (NC)
3.04-3.54
129.5
150.0
152-157
129.5
131.5
14.92
145
Tier 3
U Arkansas-Little Rock
2.98-3.60
154.5
124.5
150-157
158.5
131.5
15.05
144
Tier 4
Regent U (VA)
3.00-3.61
146.5
119.0
151-156
144
148
15.37
143
Tier 4
Ave Maria SL (MI)
3.02-3.60
135.5
124.5
150-158
158.5
117.5
16.40
142
Tier 3
Gonzaga U (WA)
3.02-3.57
135.5
140.5
153-157
117
131.5
16.51
141
Tier 4
Ohio Northern U
3.09-3.65
116.5
103.0
150-155
158.5
148
16.98
140
Tier 4
Duquesne U (PA)
3.18-3.61
85.0
119.0
151-156
144
148
17.15
139
Tier 3
Southern Illinois U
3.00-3.70
146.5
81.0
149-156
169
148
17.16
138
Tier 3
Syracuse U (NY)
3.15-3.56
98.0
143.5
153-157
117
131.5
17.44
137
Tier 4
Chapman U (CA)
2.90-3.52
167.0
154.5
156-159
79
106
17.58
136
Tier 3
Suffolk U (MA)
3.01-3.53
139.5
153.0
154-159
105
106
17.61
135
Tier 3
Southwestern LS (CA)
3.12-3.59
107.0
131.5
153-157
117
131.5
18.22
134
Tier 3
Pace U (NY)
3.16-3.58
91.5
137.0
153-157
117
131.5
18.26
133
Tier 4
U North Dakota
3.10-3.73
113.5
61.5
149-155
169
160
18.27
132
Tier 3
Florida International U
3.01-3.65
139.5
103.0
153-156
117
148
18.32
131
Tier 4
Northern Illinois U
3.04-3.68
129.5
88.0
150-157
158.5
131.5
18.51
129.5
Tier 3
West Virginia U
3.16-3.72
91.5
68.0
149-155
169
160
18.51
129.5
Tier 3
Cleveland State U
3.00-3.63
146.5
112.5
152-158
129.5
117.5
18.71
128
Tier 4
U South Dakota
3.07-3.72
122.0
68.0
151-155
144
160
19.04
127
Tier 3
Samford U (AL)
2.96-3.59
159.0
131.5
154-159
105
106
19.26
126
102
37
Stetson U (FL)
3.19-3.62
83.0
115.0
152-157
129.5
131.5
19.27
125
Tier 4
Northern Kentucky U
3.16-3.59
91.5
131.5
154-157
105
131.5
19.33
124
Tier 4
Willamette U (OR)
2.99-3.54
152.5
150.0
155-160
92
92.5
19.43
123
Tier 3
U Idaho
3.13-3.68
104.5
88.0
151-157
144
131.5
20.11
122
93.5
39
Pennsylvania State U
2.85-3.59
173.5
131.5
157-159
68
106
20.31
121
Tier 3
U Montana
3.23-3.71
73.5
76.0
150-156
158.5
148
20.51
120
Tier 3
Washburn U (KS)
3.04-3.71
129.5
76.0
152-157
129.5
131.5
21.01
119
Tier 3
Drake U (IA)
3.15-3.64
98.0
106.5
154-157
105
131.5
21.02
118
102
37
Mercer U (GA)
3.03-3.67
132.5
91.5
153-158
117
117.5
21.15
117
Tier 3
William Mitchell (MN)
3.15-3.66
98.0
97.0
152-158
129.5
117.5
21.27
116
Tier 3
Creighton U (NE)
3.15-3.67
98.0
91.5
153-157
117
131.5
21.38
115
Tier 3
U Maine
3.14-3.65
103.0
103.0
153-158
117
117.5
21.52
114
98
38
Catholic U (DC)
3.11-3.55
110.0
146.0
156-160
79
92.5
21.69
113
Tier 3
U Akron (OH)
3.07-3.63
122.0
112.5
154-159
105
106
21.78
112
73
43
U New Mexico
3.03-3.72
132.5
68.0
152-158
129.5
117.5
22.22
111
Tier 3
U St. Thomas (MN)
2.91-3.71
165.0
76.0
153-159
117
106
22.35
110
Tier 3
Hofstra U (NY)
3.23-3.65
73.5
103.0
152-159
129.5
106
22.66
109
Tier 3
U Arkansas-Fayetteville
3.09-3.71
116.5
76.0
151-159
144
106
22.70
108
79
42
Rutgers-Newark (NJ)
3.10-3.57
113.5
140.5
154-162
105
65.5
22.80
107
102
37
U Pacific
3.15-3.59
98.0
131.5
155-160
92
92.5
22.81
106
79
42
U at Buffalo-SUNY
3.22-3.67
77.5
91.5
153-158
117
117.5
23.03
105
102
37
U San Francisco
3.08-3.55
118.5
146.0
157-161
68
78
23.07
104
Tier 4
Hamline U (MN)
3.24-3.66
69.0
97.0
152-159
129.5
106
23.11
103
93.5
39
Santa Clara U (CA)
3.12-3.57
107.0
140.5
156-161
79
78
23.46
102
Tier 3
U Missouri-KC
3.25-3.75
64.5
51.0
152-156
129.5
148
27.00
101
LAW SCHOOL RANKING LEAST SELECTIVE LAW SCHOOLS METHODOLOGY
To calculate the HUNDRED MOST SELECTIVE LAW SCHOOLS, we used GPA 25th percentile (counted 16 percent), GPA 75th percentile (counted 24 percent), LSAT 25th percentile (counted 24 percent), and LSAT 75th percentile (counted 36 percent); the emphasis was on LSAT (counted 36+24=60 percent) and seventy-fifth percentile (counted 60 percent). To rank the 84 law schools that did not make the top 100 selective law schools, we used GPA 25th percentile (counts 36 percent), GPA 75th percentile (counts 24 percent), LSAT 25th percentile (counts 24 percent), and LSAT 75th percentile (counts 16 percent); the emphasis is on GPA (counts 60 percent) and the twenty-fifth percentile (counts 60 percent).
