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RANKING OF LAW SCHOOL SPECIALTIES
INTRODUCTION |
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| U. S. News ranks law schools in nine specialties: |
- Clinical Training
- Dispute Resolution
- Environmental Law
- Health Law
- Intellectual Property Law
- International Law
- Legal Writing
- Tax Law
- Trial Advocacy
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| The ABA-LSAC Official Guide to ABA-APPROVED LAW SCHOOLS gives brief descriptions of THIRTEEN SPECIALITIES including some of the ones above. |
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RANKING OF LAW SCHOOL SPECIALTIES
2010 OBSERVATIONS |
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Best at specializing in specialties: Georgetown University was in the top six in six of the nine specialties ranked by USN .
Specialty that attracts the top law schools: The top ten law schools in International Law consist of six of the top seven law schools and nine of the top fifteen. Over the last four years, the following have been invariants (the top 2, the top 4, and the top 8. Stanford is a newcomer (tied for tenth). |
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2009 RANKING OF
LAW SCHOOL SPECIALTIES
**TO BE UPDATED SOON** |
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2009 |
CLINICAL |
USN 2007 |
USN 2008 |
USN 2009 |
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USN RANK |
TRAINING |
Speciality |
Speciality |
Speciality |
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RANK |
LAW SCHOOL |
Top 10 |
Top 10 |
Top 10 |
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14 |
Georgetown U (DC) |
1 |
1 |
1 |
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48 |
American U (DC) |
2 |
2 |
2 |
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5 |
New York University |
3 |
3 |
3 |
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Tier 4 |
CUNY Queens College |
5.5 |
7 |
4 |
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70 |
U New Mexico |
7 |
6 |
5 |
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19 |
Washington U (St. Louis) |
4 |
4 |
6 |
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1 |
Yale University (CT) |
8 |
8 |
7 |
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42.5 |
University of Maryland |
5.5 |
5 |
8 |
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10 |
University of Michigan |
10 |
9 |
9 |
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28 |
Fordham |
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10 |
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10 |
Northwestern University |
9 |
10 |
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2009 |
DISPUTE |
USN 2007 |
USN 2008 |
USN 2009 |
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USN |
RESOLUTION |
Speciality |
Speciality |
Speciality |
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RANK |
LAW SCHOOL |
Top 10 |
Top 11 |
Top 10 |
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60.5 |
Pepperdine U (CA) |
1 |
1 |
1 |
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60.5 |
U Missouri, Columbia |
2 |
2 |
2.5 |
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2.5 |
Harvard University |
4 |
3.5 |
2.5 |
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Tier 3 |
Hamline University (MN) |
5 |
3.5 |
4 |
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33.5 |
Ohio State University |
3 |
5 |
5 |
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96.5 |
Marquette U |
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6 |
6 |
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84.5 |
U Oregon |
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8.5 |
7 |
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56.5 |
Cardozo-Yeshiva U |
6 |
7 |
8 |
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91 |
U Nevada, Las Vegas |
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9 |
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28 |
Fordham U |
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10.5 |
10 |
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79 |
Pennsylvania State U |
9.5 |
8.5 |
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14 |
Georgetown U (DC) |
7 |
10.5 |
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Tier 3 |
Willamette U (OR) |
8 |
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2.5 |
Stanford University |
9.5 |
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2009 |
ENVIRONMENTAL |
USN 2007 |
USN 2008 |
USN 2009 |
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USN |
LAW |
Speciality |
Speciality |
Speciality |
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RANK |
LAW SCHOOL |
Top 10 |
Top 10 |
Top 10 |
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74.5 |
Lewis and Clark C (OR) |
1 |
2 |
1 |
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Tier 3 |
Vermont Law School |
2 |
1 |
2 |
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Tier 3 |
Pace University (NY) |
3 |
3 |
3 |
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14 |
Georgetown U (DC) |
5 |
6.5 |
4 |
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12.5 |
Duke University (NC) |
8 |
8 |
5 |
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33.5 |
University of Colorado |
9 |
4 |
6 |
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2.5 |
Stanford University (CA) |
10 |
6.5 |
7 |
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42.5 |
University of Maryland |
4 |
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8 |
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84.5 |
University of Oregon |
6 |
10 |
9 |
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56.5 |
Florida State University |
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10 |
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44,5 |
Tulane University (LA) |
7 |
5 |
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6 |
UC Berkeley |
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9 |
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2009 |
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USN 2007 |
USN 2008 |
USN 2009 |
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USN |
HEALTH LAW |
Speciality |
Speciality |
Speciality |
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RANK |
LAW SCHOOL |
Top 11 |
Top 11 |
Top 10 |
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96.5 |
St. Louis University (MO) |
1 |
1 |
1 |
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56.5 |
University of Houston (TX) |
2 |
3 |
2 |
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42.5 |
University of Maryland |
3 |
2 |
3 |
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64 |
Case Western Reserve |
5.5 |
5 |
4.5 |
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66.6 |
Seton Hall University |
4 |
6 |
4.5 |
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84.5 |
Loyola U, Chicago |
7 |
4 |
6 |
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21 |
Boston University |
5.5 |
7 |
7 |
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14 |
Georgetown U (DC) |
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8 |
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Tier 4 |
Widener U (DE) |
8.5 |
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9 |
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79 |
Georgia State University |
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10.5 |
10 |
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36.5 |
Indiana U, Indianapolis |
8.5 |
8 |
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91 |
DePaul University (IL) |
10.5 |
9 |
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23 |
University of Minnesota |
10.5 |
10.5 |
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2009 |
INTELLECTUAL |
USN 2007 |
USN 2008 |
USN 2009 |
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USN |
PROPERTY LAW |
Speciality |
Speciality |
Speciality |
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RANK |
LAW SCHOOL |
Top 10 |
Top 10 |
Top 10 |
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6 |
UC Berkeley |
1 |
1 |
1 |
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2.5 |
Stanford University (CA) |
2 |
2 |
2 |
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20 |
George Washington (DC) |
3 |
3 |
3 |
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4 |
Columbia University (NY) |
10 |
5.5 |
4 |
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Tier 3 |
Franklin Pierce (NH) |
7.5 |
5.5 |
5 |
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12.5 |
Duke University (NC) |
7.5 |
5.5 |
6 |
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56.5 |
University of Houston (TX) |
5 |
8.5 |
7 |
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79 |
Santa Clara U (CA) |
4 |
8.5 |
8 |
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21 |
Boston University |
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10 |
9 |
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66.5 |
Chicago-Kent (IIT) |
9 |
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10 |
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56.5 |
Cardozo-Yeshiva U (NY) |
6 |
5.5 |
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2009 |
INTERNATIONAL |
USN 2007 |
USN 2008 |
USN 2009 |
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USN |
LAW |
Speciality |
Speciality |
Speciality |
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RANK |
LAW SCHOOL |
Top 10 |
Top 10 |
Top 10 |
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5 |
New York University |
1 |
1 |
1 |
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4 |
Columbia University (NY) |
2 |
2 |
2 |
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14 |
Georgetown U (DC) |
4 |
3.5 |
4 |
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2.5 |
Harvard University (MA) |
3 |
3.5 |
3 |
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48.5 |
American University (DC) |
7 |
5 |
5.5 |
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1 |
Yale University (CT) |
5 |
6 |
5.5 |
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10 |
University of Michigan |
8 |
7 |
7 |
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20 |
George Washington (DC) |
6 |
8 |
8 |
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6 |
UC Berkeley |
9.5 |
9 |
9 |
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10 |
University of Virginia |
9.5 |
10 |
10 |
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2009 |
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USN 2007 |
USN 2008 |
USN 2009 |
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USN |
LEGAL WRITING |
Speciality |
Speciality |
Speciality |
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RANK |
LAW SCHOOL |
Top 12 |
Top 1 |
Top 10 |
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102 |
Mercer University (GA) |
2 |
1 |
1 |
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84.5 |
Seattle University (WA) |
1 |
2 |
2 |
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92 |
U Nevada, Las Vegas |
7 |
4 |
3 |
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60.5 |
Temple University (PA) |
3 |
3 |
4 |
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Tier 4 |
John Marshall Law School (IL) |
5.5 |
6 |
5 |
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102 |
Stetson University (FL) |
4 |
5 |
6 |
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26 |
Boston College |
11 |
8.5 |
7 |
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10 |
Northwestern U (IL) |
5.5 |
8.5 |
8 |
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64 |
Brooklyn Law School (NY) |
9 |
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9 |
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84.5 |
University of Oregon |
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10 |
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10 |
University of Michigan |
8 |
8.5 |
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70 |
Villanova University (PA) |
11 |
8.5 |
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66.5 |
Chicago-Kent (IIT) |
11 |
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2009 |
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USN 2007 |
USN 2008 |
USN 2009 |
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USN |
TAX LAW |
Speciality |
Speciality |
Speciality |
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RANK |
LAW SCHOOL |
Top 10 |
Top 12 |
Top 12 |
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5 |
New York University |
1 |
1 |
1 |
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48 |
University of Florida |
2 |
2 |
2 |
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14 |
Georgetown University (DC) |
3 |
3 |
3 |
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10 |
Northwestern University (IL) |
4 |
4 |
4 |
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16.5 |
UCLA |
7.5 |
7 |
5 |
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2.5 |
Harvard University (MA) |
5.5 |
5 |
6.5 |
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84.5 |
University of Miami |
5.5 |
6 |
6.5 |
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21 |
Boston University |
7.5 |
8 |
8 |
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10 |
University of Virginia |
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11 |
9 |
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1 |
Yale University (CT) |
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11 |
11 |
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16.5 |
University of Texas |
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9 |
11 |
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10 |
University of Michigan |
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11 |
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84,5 |
University of San Diego |
9.5 |
11 |
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2.5 |
Stanford University (CA) |
9.5 |
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2009 |
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USN 2007 |
USN 2008 |
USN 2009 |
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USN |
TRIAL ADVOCACY |
Speciality |
Speciality |
Speciality |
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RANK |
LAW SCHOOL |
Top 10 |
Top 10 |
Top 11 |
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102 |
Stetson University |
1 |
1.0 |
1 |
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60,5 |
Temple University (PA) |
2 |
2.0 |
2 |
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10 |
Northwestern University (IL) |
8.5 |
6.0 |
3 |
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19 |
Washington U (St. Louis) |
8.5 |
3.0 |
4 |
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14 |
Georgetown University (DC) |
8.5 |
4.0 |
5 |
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Tier 4 |
South Texas C of Law |
3 |
6.0 |
6.5 |
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64 |
Loyola Marymount (CA) |
4.5 |
8.0 |
6.5 |
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56.5 |
Baylor University (TX) |
6 |
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8 |
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48 |
American U (DC) |
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10 |
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5 |
New York University |
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10 |
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16.5 |
University of Texas |
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10 |
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Tier 4 |
John Marshall |
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6.0 |
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2.5 |
Harvard |
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9.5 |
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23 |
Notre Dame |
4.5 |
9.5 |
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Tier 3 |
University of Akron (OH) |
8.5 |
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