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2009-2012: CHANGE IN SCORES | |
2012 LAW SCHOOL RANKINGS |
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For all 190 ABA-approved law schools, we give their rank and score for 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012.
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USNews SCORE |
Ordered by 2009 SCORE |
Average SCORE Change |
2009 |
2012 |
LAW SCHOOL |
2009-2012 |
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73.50 |
78.23 |
Rank 1 - 26 |
4.73 |
55.50 |
60.04 |
Rank 27 - 52 |
4.54 |
46.19 |
49.08 |
Rank 53 - 78 |
2.88 |
40.56 |
44.60 |
Rank 79 - 103 |
4.04 |
54.07 |
58.12 |
Rank 1 - 103 |
4.05 | |
Excluding Yale, 103 laws schools received a SCORE. |
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2009-2012 USNews SCORE |
Law Schools Ordered by |
USNews ANNUAL Score Change |
3 YEARS |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
2009-2012 SCORE Increase |
2009-2010 |
2010-2011 |
2011-2012 |
2009-2012 |
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54 |
61 |
63 |
67 |
UC Davis |
7 |
2 |
4 |
13 |
50 |
51 |
60 |
60 |
Arizona SU |
1 |
9 |
0 |
10 |
57 |
65 |
65 |
67 |
Indiana U, B |
8 |
0 |
2 |
10 |
80 |
84 |
88 |
90 |
U Chicago (IL) |
4 |
4 |
2 |
10 |
43 |
48 |
47 |
51 |
Pennsylvania SU |
5 |
-1 |
4 |
8 |
63 |
66 |
67 |
71 |
U Minnesota TC |
3 |
1 |
4 |
8 |
56 |
62 |
63 |
64 |
U North Carolina CH |
6 |
1 |
1 |
8 |
43 |
48 |
50 |
50 |
Georgia SU |
5 |
2 |
0 |
7 |
41 |
42 |
44 |
48 |
Northeastern U (MA) |
1 |
2 |
4 |
7 |
38 |
44 |
Tier 3 |
45 |
SUNY Buffalo |
6 |
N/A |
N/A |
7 |
60 |
65 |
68 |
67 |
U IIlinois-UC |
5 |
3 |
-1 |
7 |
79 |
81 |
84 |
86 |
U Michigan |
2 |
3 |
2 |
7 |
41 |
46 |
46 |
48 |
U Nevada, Las Vegas |
5 |
0 |
2 |
7 |
42 |
49 |
51 |
49 |
U San Diego (CA) |
7 |
2 |
-2 |
7 |
52 |
56 |
59 |
59 |
U Utah |
4 |
3 |
0 |
7 |
53 |
58 |
59 |
59 |
Brigham Young (UT) |
5 |
1 |
0 |
6 |
77 |
80 |
82 |
83 |
Duke U (NC) |
3 |
2 |
1 |
6 |
65 |
63 |
69 |
71 |
George Washington |
-2 |
6 |
2 |
6 |
39 |
40 |
44 |
45 |
Hofstra U (NY) |
1 |
4 |
1 |
6 |
47 |
47 |
51 |
53 |
Loyola Marymount (CA) |
0 |
4 |
2 |
6 |
42 |
43 |
46 |
48 |
Loyola U Chicago |
1 |
3 |
2 |
6 |
41 |
45 |
45 |
47 |
U Denver (CO) |
4 |
0 |
2 |
6 |
80 |
82 |
85 |
86 |
U Pennsylvania |
2 |
3 |
1 |
6 |
71 |
74 |
76 |
77 |
U Texas, Austin |
3 |
2 |
1 |
6 |
79 |
80 |
83 |
85 |
U Virginia |
1 |
3 |
2 |
6 |
55 |
59 |
60 |
61 |
Wake Forest U (NC) |
4 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
67 |
69 |
70 |
73 |
Washington U (MO) |
2 |
1 |
3 |
6 |
59 |
63 |
63 |
65 |
William & Mary (VA) |
4 |
0 |
2 |
6 |
41 |
42 |
42 |
46 |
Catholic U Amer (DC) |
1 |
0 |
4 |
5 |
49 |
52 |
52 |
54 |
Florida SU |
3 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
91 |
95 |
97 |
96 |
Harvard U (MA) |
4 |
2 |
-1 |
5 |
44 |
49 |
49 |
49 |
Lewis & Clark C (OR) |
5 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
48 |
51 |
53 |
53 |
Pepperdine U (CA) |
3 |
2 |
0 |
5 |
38 |
Tier 3 |
44 |
43 |
Syracuse U (NY) |
N/A |
N/A |
-1 |
5 |
60 |
64 |
66 |
65 |
U Iowa |
4 |
2 |
-1 |
5 |
38 |
41 |
Tier 3 |
43 |
U Louisville (KY) |
3 |
N/A |
N/A |
5 |
42 |
47 |
50 |
47 |
U Miami (FL) |
5 |
3 |
-3 |
5 |
68 |
72 |
71 |
73 |
U Southern California |
4 |
-1 |
2 |
5 |
59 |
62 |
62 |
64 |
U Washington |
3 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
57 |
61 |
63 |
62 |
U Wisconsin |
4 |
2 |
-1 |
5 |
71 |
74 |
76 |
76 |
UCLA |
3 |
2 |
0 |
5 |
49 |
54 |
53 |
54 |
Yeshiva-Cardozo (NY) |
5 |
-1 |
1 |
5 |
61 |
64 |
63 |
65 |
Boston College |
3 |
-1 |
2 |
4 |
64 |
66 |
67 |
68 |
Boston U |
2 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
88 |
88 |
91 |
92 |
Columbia U (NY) |
0 |
3 |
1 |
4 |
41 |
43 |
42 |
45 |
DePaul U (lL) |
2 |
-1 |
3 |
4 |
60 |
62 |
62 |
64 |
Fordham U (NY) |
2 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
56 |
58 |
59 |
60 |
George Mason (VA) |
2 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
46 |
45 |
45 |
50 |
IIT (Chicago-Kent) |
-1 |
0 |
5 |
4 |
41 |
46 |
45 |
45 |
Louisiana SU |
5 |
-1 |
0 |
4 |
40 |
43 |
Tier 3 |
44 |
Marquette U (WI) |
3 |
N/A |
N/A |
4 |
85 |
87 |
87 |
89 |
New York U |
2 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
58 |
61 |
62 |
62 |
Ohio SU |
3 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
46 |
45 |
47 |
50 |
Seton Hall U (NJ) |
-1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
58 |
62 |
60 |
62 |
U Alabama |
4 |
-2 |
2 |
4 |
58 |
61 |
63 |
62 |
U Georgia |
3 |
2 |
-1 |
4 |
55 |
57 |
55 |
59 |
U Maryland |
2 |
-2 |
4 |
4 |
63 |
65 |
67 |
67 |
U Notre Dame (IN) |
2 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
42 |
45 |
45 |
46 |
U Oregon |
3 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
44 |
47 |
48 |
48 |
U Pittsburgh |
3 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
45 |
45 |
44 |
49 |
U Richmond (VA) |
0 |
-1 |
5 |
4 |
81 |
84 |
85 |
85 |
UC Berkeley |
3 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
72 |
73 |
75 |
76 |
Vanderbilt U (TN) |
1 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
45 |
47 |
47 |
48 |
U Oklahoma |
2 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
49 |
48 |
49 |
52 |
Baylor U (TX) |
-1 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
47 |
51 |
51 |
50 |
Case Western U |
4 |
0 |
-1 |
3 |
77 |
78 |
78 |
80 |
Cornell U (NY) |
1 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
74 |
75 |
77 |
77 |
Georgetown U (DC) |
1 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
79 |
80 |
82 |
82 |
Northwestern U (IL) |
1 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
42 |
45 |
44 |
45 |
Seattle U |
3 |
-1 |
1 |
3 |
41 |
43 |
47 |
44 |
St. John's U (NY) |
2 |
4 |
-3 |
3 |
91 |
93 |
93 |
94 |
Stanford U (CA) |
2 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
56 |
57 |
59 |
59 |
U Arizona |
1 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
53 |
53 |
57 |
56 |
U Florida |
0 |
4 |
-1 |
3 |
49 |
50 |
50 |
52 |
U Houston (TX) |
1 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
40 |
Tier 3 |
42 |
43 |
U Pacific (CA) |
N/A |
N/A |
1 |
3 |
56 |
60 |
59 |
59 |
UC Hastings |
4 |
-1 |
0 |
3 |
47 |
49 |
48 |
49 |
Brooklyn LS (NY) |
2 |
-1 |
1 |
2 |
43 |
45 |
45 |
45 |
Rutgers- Camden |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
43 |
43 |
45 |
45 |
Rutgers-Newark |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
43 |
44 |
43 |
45 |
Santa Clara U (CA) |
1 |
-1 |
2 |
2 |
40 |
42 |
Tier 3 |
42 |
St. Louis U (MO) |
2 |
N/A |
N/A |
2 |
38 |
Tier 3 |
Tier 3 |
40 |
Stetson U (FL) |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
2 |
48 |
48 |
47 |
50 |
Temple U (PA) |
0 |
-1 |
3 |
2 |
54 |
56 |
55 |
56 |
Tulane U (LA) |
2 |
-1 |
1 |
2 |
42 |
Tier 3 |
47 |
44 |
U Hawaii |
N/A |
N/A |
-3 |
2 |
44 |
48 |
48 |
46 |
U Kansas |
4 |
0 |
-2 |
2 |
40 |
43 |
Tier 3 |
42 |
U South Carolina |
3 |
N/A |
N/A |
2 |
50 |
50 |
50 |
52 |
U Tennessee |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
62 |
62 |
62 |
64 |
Washington and Lee |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
53 |
56 |
55 |
54 |
American U (DC) |
3 |
-1 |
-1 |
1 |
63 |
66 |
67 |
64 |
Emory U (GA) |
3 |
1 |
-3 |
1 |
45 |
43 |
44 |
46 |
Indiana U-lndianapolis |
-2 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
53 |
54 |
55 |
54 |
Southern Methodist |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
1 |
44 |
Tier 3 |
43 |
45 |
U Nebraska, Lincoln |
N/A |
N/A |
2 |
1 |
45 |
45 |
48 |
46 |
U New Mexico |
0 |
3 |
-2 |
1 |
50 |
52 |
51 |
50 |
U Cincinnati (OH) |
2 |
-1 |
-1 |
0 |
48 |
51 |
49 |
48 |
U Kentucky |
3 |
-2 |
-1 |
0 |
45 |
49 |
48 |
45 |
Villanova U (PA) |
4 |
-1 |
-3 |
0 |
53 |
52 |
52 |
52 |
U Connecticut |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
38 |
Tier 3 |
Tier 3 |
36 |
Mercer U (GA) |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
-2 |
58 |
56 |
60 |
56 |
U Colorado-Boulder |
-2 |
4 |
-4 |
-2 |
48 |
48 |
43 |
41 |
U Missouri, Columbia |
0 |
-5 |
-2 |
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December 2, 2011
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