Rank | Name | Score | Academic | Professional | GPA | LSAT | Accept. | S/F ratio | @grad | @9mos | School Bar | JD Bar | ||||||||||||
Tier 1 schools are arranged by rank. Ranked by U.S. News. Information released April 2002. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Yale University (CT) | 100 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 3.77-3.93 | 168-174 | 7.60% | 7.4 | 99.50% | 99.60% | 96.6%/NY | 72% | ||||||||||||
2 | Stanford University (CA) | 93 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 3.68-3.95 | 165-170 | 10.70% | 12.5 | 98.30% | 98.60% | 83.3%/CA | 64% | ||||||||||||
3 | Harvard University (MA) | 92 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 3.76-3.95 | 167-172 | 14.10% | 13.5 | 96.80% | 97.50% | 95.2%/NY | 72% | ||||||||||||
4 | Columbia University (NY) | 89 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 3.49-3.80 | 166-172 | 17.60% | 12.4 | 97.70% | 99.00% | 92.3%/NY | 72% | ||||||||||||
5 | New York University | 88 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 3.55-3.81 | 167-172 | 20.90% | 11.6 | 97.10% | 100.00% | 94.6%/NY | 72% | ||||||||||||
6 | University of Chicago | 84 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 3.47-3.75 | 165-172 | 19.40% | 12.7 | 99.40% | 100.00% | 98.6%/IL | 83% | ||||||||||||
7 | University of CaliforniaBerkeley | 82 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 3.59-3.86 | 162-168 | 15.50% | 16.2 | 93.20% | 99.40% | 94.3%/CA | 64% | ||||||||||||
University of MichiganAnn Arbor | 82 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 3.37-3.71 | 164-168 | 29.10% | 14.3 | 94.20% | 98.80% | 89.6%/NY | 72% | |||||||||||||
University of Pennsylvania | 82 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 3.39-3.74 | 163-167 | 23.00% | 12.8 | 98.70% | 100.00% | 94.3%/NY | 72% | |||||||||||||
University of Virginia | 82 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 3.48-3.77 | 163-169 | 27.40% | 14.1 | 98.60% | 100.00% | 90.0%/VA | 73% | |||||||||||||
11 | Northwestern University (IL) | 80 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 3.33-3.71 | 164-169 | 19.50% | 13.4 | 99.00% | 99.60% | 92.3%/IL | 83% | ||||||||||||
12 | Duke University (NC) | 79 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 3.40-3.76 | 162-168 | 26.10% | 15.8 | 98.00% | 99.00% | 87.2%/CA | 64% | ||||||||||||
13 | Cornell University (NY) | 78 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 3.43-3.72 | 163-166 | 21.60% | 11.7 | 94.60% | 97.30% | 92.2%/NY | 72% | ||||||||||||
14 | Georgetown University (DC) | 77 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 3.47-3.78 | 163-168 | 22.20% | 15.4 | 94.00% | 98.10% | 92.6%/NY | 72% | ||||||||||||
15 | University of TexasAustin | 76 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.50-3.85 | 158-164 | 23.60% | 17.9 | 92.60% | 99.50% | 93.4%/TX | 78% | ||||||||||||
16 | University of CaliforniaLos Angeles | 74 | 4 | 4.1 | 3.47-3.77 | 161-166 | 19.00% | 15.2 | 90.80% | 97.50% | 87.0%/CA | 64% | ||||||||||||
17 | Vanderbilt University (TN) | 70 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.48-3.85 | 160-164 | 32.30% | 13.5 | 91.70% | 97.70% | 81.3%/TN | 83% | ||||||||||||
18 | University of Iowa | 68 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.21-3.76 | 156-163 | 35.70% | 12 | 90.00% | 100.00% | 86.7%/IA | 87% | ||||||||||||
University of MinnesotaTwin Cities | 68 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.38-3.81 | 160-165 | 34.40% | 13.3 | 87.80% | 97.90% | 95.5%/MN | 88% | |||||||||||||
University of Southern California | 68 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.33-3.68 | 160-165 | 24.40% | 15.4 | 88.80% | 95.90% | 77.0%/CA | 64% | |||||||||||||
Washington and Lee University (VA) | 68 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 3.05-3.64 | 161-167 | 30.90% | 11.1 | 87.20% | 97.20% | 94.9%/VA | 73% | |||||||||||||
22 | Boston College | 65 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.38-3.72 | 160-164 | 23.70% | 13.6 | 93.70% | 97.20% | 88.7%/MA | 77% | ||||||||||||
Emory University (GA) | 65 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 3.33-3.71 | 158-162 | 34.80% | 16.1 | 84.40% | 96.60% | 89.1%/GA | 81% | |||||||||||||
24 | University of Notre Dame (IN) | 64 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 3.28-3.71 | 159-164 | 31.80% | 17.3 | 75.60% | 99.60% | 96.8%/IL | 83% | ||||||||||||
25 | Boston University | 63 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.14-3.55 | 161-165 | 25.30% | 11.4 | 81.70% | 100.00% | 88.0%/MA | 77% | ||||||||||||
George Washington University (DC) | 63 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.29-3.64 | 160-164 | 24.70% | 18.8 | 92.10% | 98.10% | 92.5%/NY | 72% | |||||||||||||
University of IllinoisUrbana-Champaign | 63 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.13-3.66 | 158-163 | 33.00% | 15.7 | N/A | 97.80% | 88.4%/IL | 83% | |||||||||||||
University of Washington | 63 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.41-3.79 | 159-165 | 24.00% | 11.3 | 67.60% | 96.40% | 89.7%/WA | 81% | |||||||||||||
University of WisconsinMadison | 63 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.10-3.60 | 156-162 | 35.60% | 14 | 84.10% | 97.90% | 100.0%/WI | 78% | |||||||||||||
Washington University in St. Louis | 63 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.20-3.60 | 159-164 | 35.60% | 13.8 | 83.20% | 97.80% | 78.7%/MO | 79% | |||||||||||||
31 | University of North CarolinaChapel Hill | 62 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 3.36-3.79 | 157-163 | 24.20% | 17 | 69.90% | 97.70% | 79.7%/NC | 74% | ||||||||||||
32 | College of William and Mary (VA) | 61 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 3.16-3.66 | 160-165 | 27.20% | 17.8 | 82.50% | 99.00% | 86.1%/VA | 73% | ||||||||||||
Fordham University (NY) | 61 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.32-3.73 | 162-165 | 27.70% | 20.6 | 84.80% | 98.30% | 83.3%/NY | 72% | |||||||||||||
University of CaliforniaDavis | 61 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.34-3.73 | 157-162 | 31.10% | 15.5 | 61.00% | 98.80% | 84.5%/CA | 64% | |||||||||||||
University of Georgia | 61 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 3.30-3.84 | 156-164 | 26.30% | 19.3 | 68.30% | 95.90% | 90.7%/GA | 81% | |||||||||||||
36 | Wake Forest University (NC) | 60 | 3 | 3.3 | 3.20-3.69 | 156-161 | 36.30% | 12.9 | 84.70% | 99.00% | 86.2%/NC | 74% | ||||||||||||
37 | Brigham Young University (J. Reuben Clark) (UT) | 59 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 3.46-3.80 | 158-164 | 35.50% | 17.4 | 87.30% | 98.70% | 90.0%/UT | 91% | ||||||||||||
Ohio State University (Moritz) | 59 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.38-3.77 | 155-161 | 32.30% | 13.7 | 67.20% | 96.70% | 86.2%/OH | 76% | |||||||||||||
39 | Indiana UniversityBloomington | 58 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 2.96-3.67 | 156-163 | 38.60% | 14.3 | 77.60% | 95.20% | 94.2%/IN | 82% | ||||||||||||
40 | University of Arizona | 57 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.24-3.67 | 157-163 | 23.00% | 15.2 | 68.50% | 96.10% | 82.6%/AZ | 77% | ||||||||||||
University of California (Hastings) | 57 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 3.26-3.67 | 159-164 | 31.20% | 20.6 | 54.30% | 93.40% | 79.7%/CA | 64% | |||||||||||||
University of ColoradoBoulder | 57 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.34-3.74 | 158-163 | 26.80% | 14 | 56.80% | 97.80% | 90.6%/CO | 81% | |||||||||||||
43 | Tulane University (LA) | 56 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.14-3.64 | 156-161 | 39.40% | 18.5 | 77.40% | 97.10% | 80.0%/LA | 71% | ||||||||||||
University of Connecticut | 56 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 3.19-3.54 | 158-161 | 30.90% | 12.4 | 69.30% | 98.60% | 80.3%/CT | 76% | |||||||||||||
45 | University of Florida (Levin) | 54 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.26-3.76 | 152-161 | 27.00% | 18 | 71.10% | 96.30% | 94.0%/FL | 78% | ||||||||||||
University of Utah (S.J. Quinney) | 54 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 3.26-3.76 | 154-162 | 37.90% | 13.2 | 74.80% | 94.80% | 92.1%/UT | 91% | |||||||||||||
47 | George Mason University (VA) | 53 | 2.6 | 2.9 | 3.14-3.65 | 157-161 | 19.90% | 15.9 | 92.00% | 96.80% | 71.3%/VA | 73% | ||||||||||||
University of Alabama | 53 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 3.08-3.59 | 157-161 | 36.90% | 16.1 | 73.80% | 99.40% | 89.8%/AL | 74% | |||||||||||||
49 | American University (Washington College of Law) (DC) | 52 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 3.15-3.60 | 155-160 | 34.10% | 15.7 | 77.50% | 97.30% | 75.4%/MD | 75% | ||||||||||||
Southern Methodist University (TX) | 52 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 3.03-3.66 | 156-161 | 37.60% | 17 | 65.80% | 98.10% | 82.2%/TX | 78% | |||||||||||||
University of Kentucky | 52 | 2.6 | 2.9 | 3.21-3.77 | 154-160 | 42.70% | 14.2 | 74.60% | 100.00% | 89.5%/KY | 82% | |||||||||||||
Tier 2 | Name | Score | Academic | Professional | GPA | LSAT | Accept. | S/F ratio | @grad | @9mos | School Bar | JD Bar | ||||||||||||
Tier 2 schools are arranged alphabetically. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tier 2 | Arizona State University | 2.8 | 2.9 | 3.07-3.62 | 152-160 | 24.40% | 13.5 | 66.70% | 94.90% | 85.7%/AZ | 77% | |||||||||||||
Tier 2 | Baylor University (TX) | 2.4 | 2.9 | 3.41-3.82 | 157-161 | 43.00% | 21.3 | 55.20% | 98.10% | 90.4%/TX | 78% | |||||||||||||
Tier 2 | Brooklyn Law School (NY) | 2.6 | 2.8 | 3.10-3.60 | 155-160 | 39.30% | 19.3 | 76.30% | 96.80% | 73.5%/NY | 72% | |||||||||||||
Tier 2 | Cardozo-Yeshiva University (NY) | 2.7 | 2.8 | 3.13-3.60 | 156-160 | 35.60% | 17.8 | 80.80% | 97.70% | 73.4%/NY | 72% | |||||||||||||
Tier 2 | Case Western Reserve University (OH) | 2.9 | 3 | 2.97-3.52 | 154-160 | 56.70% | 13.7 | 72.00% | 96.50% | 80.8%/OH | 76% | |||||||||||||
Tier 2 | Florida State University | 2.6 | 2.8 | 3.06-3.59 | 153-158 | 34.60% | 22 | 63.70% | 95.90% | 86.2%/FL | 78% | |||||||||||||
Tier 2 | Georgia State University | 2.2 | 2.8 | 3.06-3.44 | 154-158 | 29.90% | 15.6 | N/A | 95.80% | 90.9%/GA | 81% | |||||||||||||
Tier 2 | Illinois Institute of Technology (Chicago-Kent) | 2.7 | 2.6 | 3.08-3.50 | 153-159 | 45.60% | 14.4 | 66.30% | 95.30% | 82.5%/IL | 83% | |||||||||||||
Tier 2 | Indiana UniversityIndianapolis | 2.5 | 2.4 | 3.03-3.61 | 150-157 | 35.00% | 17.7 | N/A | 93.20% | 83.2%/IN | 82% | |||||||||||||
Tier 2 | Lewis and Clark College (Northwestern) (OR) | 2.3 | 2.7 | 3.02-3.53 | 154-161 | 50.00% | 13.8 | N/A | 100.00% | 84.7%/OR | 75% | |||||||||||||
Tier 2 | Loyola Law School (CA) | 2.6 | 2.9 | 3.11-3.56 | 155-160 | 38.60% | 19.6 | 56.40% | 96.10% | 73.1%/CA | 64% | |||||||||||||
Tier 2 | Loyola University Chicago | 2.4 | 3 | 3.12-3.54 | 156-160 | 35.50% | 21 | 72.90% | 97.70% | 86.4%/IL | 83% | |||||||||||||
Tier 2 | Rutgers State UniversityCamden (NJ) | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.80-3.54 | 157-161 | 30.70% | 17.8 | 87.60% | 96.00% | 75.4%/NJ | 72% | |||||||||||||
Tier 2 | Rutgers State UniversityNewark (NJ) | 2.7 | 2.7 | 3.03-3.49 | 153-159 | 30.20% | 20.1 | 72.90% | 95.50% | 75.7%/NY | 72% | |||||||||||||
Tier 2 | Santa Clara University (CA) | 2.4 | 2.8 | 3.08-3.46 | 153-159 | 49.30% | 18.9 | 60.40% | 98.20% | 72.7%/CA | 64% | |||||||||||||
Tier 2 | Seton Hall University (NJ) | 2.5 | 2.7 | 2.87-3.46 | 153-158 | 45.50% | 20.3 | 89.90% | 94.10% | 79.6%/NJ | 72% | |||||||||||||
Tier 2 | St. John's University (NY) | 2.2 | 2.7 | 2.99-3.51 | 153-159 | 37.40% | 19 | 66.00% | 98.00% | 76.9%/NY | 72% | |||||||||||||
Tier 2 | Temple University (Beasley) (PA) | 2.6 | 2.9 | 3.12-3.58 | 155-160 | 40.60% | 16.9 | 57.70% | 93.00% | 70.9%/PA | 73% | |||||||||||||
Tier 2 | University at Buffalo (NY) | 2.5 | 2.6 | 3.01-3.61 | 150-157 | 39.50% | 18.5 | 81.80% | 95.30% | 71.7%/NY | 72% | |||||||||||||
Tier 2 | University of Cincinnati | 2.6 | 3.1 | 3.20-3.70 | 157-162 | 35.90% | 12.7 | 68.90% | 94.20% | 94.3%/OH | 76% | |||||||||||||
Tier 2 | University of Denver | 2.4 | 2.8 | 2.78-3.42 | 150-157 | 48.10% | 14.6 | 81.30% | 97.40% | 80.6%/CO | 81% | |||||||||||||
Tier 2 | University of Hawaii | 2.3 | 2.6 | 3.16-3.68 | 153-159 | 37.90% | 11.4 | 64.60% | 96.50% | 80.3%/HI | 76% | |||||||||||||
Tier 2 | University of Houston | 2.7 | 2.9 | 3.18-3.62 | 155-160 | 36.50% | 15.4 | 69.00% | 96.80% | 89.5%/TX | 78% | |||||||||||||
Tier 2 | University of Kansas | 2.8 | 2.9 | 3.14-3.67 | 151-158 | 49.70% | 16.7 | 64.70% | 95.90% | 88.6%/KS | 83% | |||||||||||||
Tier 2 | University of Louisville (Brandeis) (KY) | 2.3 | 2.4 | 3.00-3.73 | 153-159 | 33.70% | 12 | 70.00% | 99.20% | 81.6%/KY | 82% | |||||||||||||
Tier 2 | University of Maryland | 2.9 | 2.9 | 3.15-3.66 | 152-159 | 39.70% | 14.3 | 71.80% | 94.60% | 81.4%/MD | 75% | |||||||||||||
Tier 2 | University of Miami (FL) | 2.9 | 2.9 | 3.12-3.54 | 151-157 | 50.50% | 22.6 | 55.40% | 93.60% | 77.6%/FL | 78% | |||||||||||||
Tier 2 | University of Mississippi | 2.3 | 2.5 | 3.16-3.74 | 150-157 | 35.30% | 20 | 73.10% | 98.80% | 95.5%/MS | 87% | |||||||||||||
Tier 2 | University of MissouriColumbia | 2.7 | 2.8 | 3.07-3.65 | 153-158 | 60.80% | 18.1 | 63.60% | 92.50% | 85.9%/MO | 79% | |||||||||||||
Tier 2 | University of NebraskaLincoln | 2.5 | 2.7 | 3.27-3.76 | 150-156 | 60.60% | 13.8 | 64.10% | 97.00% | 92.3%/NE | 85% | |||||||||||||
Tier 2 | University of New Mexico | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.99-3.61 | 150-158 | 40.90% | 10.5 | N/A | 91.90% | 91.5%/NM | 87% | |||||||||||||
Tier 2 | University of Oklahoma | 2.5 | 2.8 | 3.15-3.67 | 151-158 | 39.50% | 16.4 | 51.00% | 95.20% | 86.2%/OK | 81% | |||||||||||||
Tier 2 | University of Oregon | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.11-3.62 | 155-159 | 45.50% | 22.5 | 58.90% | 93.60% | 72.9%/OR | 75% | |||||||||||||
Tier 2 | University of Pittsburgh | 2.8 | 2.9 | 2.95-3.62 | 153-159 | 51.20% | 15.3 | 83.50% | 95.30% | 76.9%/PA | 73% | |||||||||||||
Tier 2 | University of Richmond (VA) | 2.3 | 2.8 | 2.92-3.47 | 156-160 | 37.20% | 15 | 62.00% | 98.60% | 70.3%/VA | 73% | |||||||||||||
Tier 2 | University of San Diego | 2.6 | 2.4 | 3.03-3.51 | 157-161 | 35.80% | 17.8 | 72.40% | 94.00% | 72.1%/CA | 64% | |||||||||||||
Tier 2 | University of South Carolina | 2.4 | 2.8 | 3.02-3.58 | 154-159 | 35.90% | 17.7 | 59.50% | 97.30% | 84.8%/SC | 84% | |||||||||||||
Tier 2 | University of TennesseeKnoxville | 2.7 | 3 | 3.22-3.71 | 154-159 | 36.30% | 13.1 | 67.90% | 97.30% | 88.4%/TN | 83% | |||||||||||||
Tier 2 | Villanova University (PA) | 2.5 | 3.1 | 3.15-3.60 | 154-158 | 49.40% | 19.8 | 62.70% | 97.70% | 79.3%/PA | 73% | |||||||||||||
Tier 3 | Name | Score | Academic | Professional | GPA | LSAT | Accept. | S/F ratio | @grad | @9mos | School Bar | JD Bar | ||||||||||||
Tier 3 schools are arranged alphabetically. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tier 3 | Albany Law School-Union University (NY) | 2.1 | 2.4 | 2.97-3.47 | 146-152 | 60.90% | 18.2 | 77.00% | 99.00% | 74.3%/NY | 72% | |||||||||||||
Tier 3 | Campbell University (NC) | 1.6 | 1.9 | 2.90-3.50 | 150-156 | 36.30% | 15.2 | 74.70% | 96.70% | 84.1%/NC | 74% | |||||||||||||
Tier 3 | Catholic University of America (DC) | 2.6 | 2.9 | 2.92-3.36 | 151-156 | 48.40% | 21.3 | 61.30% | 97.70% | 62.0%/MD | 75% | |||||||||||||
Tier 3 | Cleveland State University (Marshall) | 2 | 2.2 | 2.98-3.49 | 148-153 | 57.90% | 20.1 | 67.30% | 96.50% | 68.0%/OH | 76% | |||||||||||||
Tier 3 | Creighton University (NE) | 2 | 2.6 | 2.90-3.54 | 148-154 | 63.00% | 18.2 | 32.80% | 96.90% | 72.6%/NE | 85% | |||||||||||||
Tier 3 | DePaul University (IL) | 2.4 | 2.7 | 3.04-3.55 | 152-157 | 41.50% | 20.7 | 66.90% | 89.70% | 78.9%/IL | 83% | |||||||||||||
Tier 3 | Drake University (IA) | 2 | 2.6 | 2.96-3.50 | 149-156 | 63.40% | 15.3 | 52.40% | 97.60% | 87.7%/IA | 87% | |||||||||||||
Tier 3 | Duquesne University (PA) | 2 | 2.5 | 3.08-3.58 | 150-154 | 49.40% | 20.7 | 55.60% | 90.60% | 72.8%/PA | 73% | |||||||||||||
Tier 3 | Franklin Pierce Law Center (NH) | 1.8 | 2.1 | 2.75-3.41 | 146-154 | 57.90% | 14.6 | 84.70% | 93.20% | 72.5%/NH | 76% | |||||||||||||
Tier 3 | Gonzaga University (WA) | 2.1 | 2.6 | 2.85-3.46 | 148-155 | 60.20% | 20.6 | 51.10% | 95.40% | 67.0%/WA | 81% | |||||||||||||
Tier 3 | Hofstra University (NY) | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.93-3.60 | 152-158 | 36.00% | 18.1 | N/A | 92.60% | 61.6%/NY | 72% | |||||||||||||
Tier 3 | Howard University (DC) | 2.2 | 2.4 | 2.64-3.38 | 149-154 | 34.80% | 18 | 61.10% | 90.30% | 61.5%/MD | 75% | |||||||||||||
Tier 3 | Louisiana State UniversityBaton Rouge | 2.2 | 2.4 | 2.98-3.58 | 149-156 | 55.40% | 19.5 | N/A | 92.10% | 88.4%/LA | 71% | |||||||||||||
Tier 3 | Loyola UniversityNew Orleans | 2.1 | 2.7 | 2.77-3.38 | 147-153 | 60.60% | 20.7 | 100.00% | 100.00% | 75.6%/LA | 71% | |||||||||||||
Tier 3 | Marquette University1 (WI) | 2.3 | 2.7 | 2.90-3.54* | 153-157* | 52.8%* | 20.2* | N/A | 93.7%* | N/A | N/A | |||||||||||||
Tier 3 | Mercer University (GA) | 2.1 | 2.5 | 2.98-3.56 | 150-155 | 42.40% | 16.4 | 59.60% | 96.60% | 87.2%/GA | 81% | |||||||||||||
Tier 3 | New York Law School | 2.1 | 2.6 | 2.89-3.31 | 148-153 | 55.80% | 22.6 | N/A | 94.10% | 70.0%/NY | 72% | |||||||||||||
Tier 3 | Northeastern University (MA) | 2.3 | 2.5 | 3.00-3.50 | 153-159 | 39.80% | 20.4 | N/A | 95.80% | 78.7%/MA | 77% | |||||||||||||
Tier 3 | Northern Illinois University | 1.7 | 1.7 | 2.80-3.46 | 151-157 | 38.70% | 14.7 | N/A | 97.20% | 78.4%/IL | 83% | |||||||||||||
Tier 3 | Pace University (NY) | 2 | 2.3 | 2.88-3.42 | 149-155 | 45.80% | 16 | 56.60% | 99.10% | 65.1%/NY | 72% | |||||||||||||
Tier 3 | Penn State University (Dickinson School of Law) | 2.3 | 3 | 3.04-3.55 | 151-155 | 47.80% | 16.5 | 55.30% | 86.80% | 84.8%/PA | 73% | |||||||||||||
Tier 3 | Pepperdine University (CA) | 2.3 | 2.7 | 3.04-3.59 | 154-159 | 42.50% | 17 | 53.50% | 88.00% | 68.5%/CA | 64% | |||||||||||||
Tier 3 | Southern Illinois UniversityCarbondale | 1.9 | 2 | 2.81-3.50 | 149-154 | 64.40% | 11.8 | N/A | 93.60% | 69.4%/IL | 83% | |||||||||||||
Tier 3 | Southwestern University School of Law (CA) | 1.8 | 2 | 2.90-3.40 | 149-155 | 46.80% | 15.9 | 76.60% | 91.30% | 64.4%/CA | 64% | |||||||||||||
Tier 3 | Stetson University (FL) | 2.1 | 2.3 | 2.97-3.52 | 148-155 | 48.40% | 17.6 | N/A | 98.10% | 77.7%/FL | 78% | |||||||||||||
Tier 3 | St. Louis University | 2.4 | 2.8 | 3.03-3.61 | 151-158 | 53.40% | 16.6 | 56.70% | 89.10% | 79.4%/MO | 79% | |||||||||||||
Tier 3 | Syracuse University (NY) | 2.4 | 2.8 | 3.05-3.49 | 148-154 | 58.60% | 17 | 67.00% | 92.20% | 55.6%/NY | 72% | |||||||||||||
Tier 3 | University of ArkansasFayetteville | 2.3 | 2.2 | 3.03-3.60 | 148-156 | 54.10% | 13.9 | N/A | 96.10% | 60.2%/AR | 62% | |||||||||||||
Tier 3 | University of ArkansasLittle Rock (Bowen)1 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 3.05-3.66* | 150-157* | 53.6%* | 13.5* | N/A | 96.4%* | N/A | N/A | |||||||||||||
Tier 3 | University of Idaho | 2.1 | 2.5 | 3.00-3.56 | 148-156 | 60.70% | 18.2 | 61.00% | 96.30% | 76.8%/ID | 71% | |||||||||||||
Tier 3 | University of Maine | 2.4 | 2.7 | 3.02-3.54 | 149-156 | 53.90% | 15.8 | N/A | 86.30% | 59.7%/ME | 47% | |||||||||||||
Tier 3 | University of Memphis | 1.8 | 2.1 | 3.01-3.61 | 149-156 | 40.90% | 18.1 | 62.70% | 98.60% | 91.6%/TN | 83% | |||||||||||||
Tier 3 | University of MissouriKansas City | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.90-3.50 | 150-156 | 47.20% | 16.1 | N/A | 93.80% | 72.7%/MO | 79% | |||||||||||||
Tier 3 | University of Montana | 2.1 | 2.5 | 3.01-3.50 | 150-158 | 52.90% | 19 | N/A | 96.50% | 93.0%/MT | 89% | |||||||||||||
Tier 3 | University of North Dakota | 1.9 | 2.4 | 2.96-3.51 | 146-153 | 66.20% | 16.6 | 64.20% | 96.20% | 85.7%/ND | 86% | |||||||||||||
Tier 3 | University of San Francisco | 2.2 | 2.5 | 2.97-3.40 | 153-158 | 47.10% | 20 | N/A | 88.80% | 73.0%/CA | 64% | |||||||||||||
Tier 3 | University of South Dakota | 2 | 2.4 | 3.04-3.55 | 145-154 | 64.50% | 12.8 | 92.40% | 92.40% | 93.5%/SD | 92% | |||||||||||||
Tier 3 | University of the Pacific (McGeorge) (CA) | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.81-3.41 | 149-156 | 63.00% | 23.9 | N/A | 93.00% | 69.0%/CA | 64% | |||||||||||||
Tier 3 | University of Toledo (OH) | 1.9 | 2 | 2.94-3.53 | 150-156 | 53.10% | 13.6 | 79.10% | 93.20% | 73.9%/OH | 76% | |||||||||||||
Tier 3 | University of Wyoming | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.96-3.58 | 149-154 | 57.20% | 15.3 | N/A | 91.70% | 66.0%/WY | 74% | |||||||||||||
Tier 3 | Vermont Law School | 2.3 | 2.6 | 2.73-3.24 | 148-154 | 65.90% | 18.5 | 54.70% | 89.70% | 81.8%/MA | 77% | |||||||||||||
Tier 3 | Wayne State University (MI) | 2.4 | 2.5 | 3.10-3.56 | 152-157 | 52.50% | 22.1 | 44.90% | 99.10% | 92.3%/MI | 80% | |||||||||||||
Tier 3 | West Virginia University | 2.2 | 2.4 | 3.07-3.68 | 148-155 | 50.30% | 19.3 | 73.90% | 91.40% | 77.9%/WV | 73% | |||||||||||||
Tier 3 | Willamette University (OR) | 2.1 | 2.8 | 3.00-3.47 | 151-157 | 56.90% | 19.5 | 43.40% | 92.00% | 70.5%/OR | 75% | |||||||||||||
Tier 3 | William Mitchell College of Law (MN) | 2 | 2.1 | 2.97-3.52 | 151-158 | 65.60% | 25.4 | 93.00% | 94.10% | 88.8%/MN | 88% | |||||||||||||
Tier 4 | Name | Score | Academic | Professional | GPA | LSAT | Accept. | S/F ratio | @grad | @9mos | School Bar | JD Bar | ||||||||||||
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Tier 4 | California Western School of Law | 1.7 | 1.7 | 2.82-3.38 | 148-154 | 64.90% | 21.6 | N/A | 72.70% | 53.7%/CA | 64% | |||||||||||||
Tier 4 | Capital University (OH) | 1.8 | 1.7 | 2.90-3.41 | 147-154 | 59.00% | 22.3 | N/A | 97.80% | 64.3%/OH | 76% | |||||||||||||
Tier 4 | CUNYQueens College | 1.9 | 1.8 | 2.72-3.36 | 144-151 | 41.70% | 13 | 22.90% | 81.10% | 71.2%/NY | 72% | |||||||||||||
Tier 4 | Golden Gate University (CA) | 1.8 | 1.7 | 2.79-3.38 | 145-151 | 64.90% | 15 | N/A | 84.70% | 52.7%/CA | 64% | |||||||||||||
Tier 4 | Hamline University (MN) | 1.9 | 2 | 2.98-3.57 | 148-154 | 65.40% | 19.7 | 73.40% | 97.30% | 79.4%/MN | 88% | |||||||||||||
Tier 4 | John Marshall Law School (IL) | 1.9 | 2.2 | 2.75-3.23 | 148-154 | 48.60% | 19 | 60.50% | 87.40% | 68.3%/IL | 83% | |||||||||||||
Tier 4 | Michigan State University (Detroit College of Law) | 1.8 | 2.3 | 2.87-3.41 | 147-157 | 60.50% | 21.4 | N/A | 91.40% | 81.3%/MI | 80% | |||||||||||||
Tier 4 | Mississippi College | 1.6 | 2 | 2.80-3.39 | 146-152 | 59.60% | 26.6 | 66.70% | 98.30% | 78.5%/MS | 87% | |||||||||||||
Tier 4 | New England School of Law (MA) | 1.8 | 1.9 | 2.80-3.29 | 144-151 | 68.40% | 23.2 | 40.30% | 88.20% | 73.0%/MA | 77% | |||||||||||||
Tier 4 | North Carolina Central University1 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 2.90-3.40* | 143-151* | 24.0%* | 23.1* | N/A | 88.0%* | N/A | N/A | |||||||||||||
Tier 4 | Northern Kentucky University (Chase) | 1.6 | 1.8 | 3.04-3.48 | 150-154 | 47.90% | 13.1 | 55.10% | 91.60% | 76.1%/KY | 82% | |||||||||||||
Tier 4 | Nova Southeastern University (FL) | 1.8 | 1.7 | 2.68-3.35 | 147-152 | 49.00% | 16.1 | N/A | 82.30% | 70.9%/FL | 78% | |||||||||||||
Tier 4 | Ohio Northern University | 1.6 | 1.9 | 2.70-3.40 | 145-150 | 59.40% | 14.2 | 33.30% | 80.30% | 59.3%/OH | 76% | |||||||||||||
Tier 4 | Oklahoma City University | 1.6 | 1.7 | 2.62-3.30 | 142-148 | 53.90% | 17.7 | N/A | 90.70% | 75.9%/OK | 81% | |||||||||||||
Tier 4 | Quinnipiac University (CT) | 1.9 | 2 | 2.60-3.37 | 147-153 | 35.70% | 17.2 | 50.50% | 94.50% | 71.1%/CT | 76% | |||||||||||||
Tier 4 | Regent University (VA) | 1.3 | 1.6 | 2.73-3.40 | 145-153 | 57.00% | 19.1 | 35.50% | 80.80% | 43.9%/VA | 73% | |||||||||||||
Tier 4 | Roger Williams University (RI) | 1.6 | 1.7 | 2.82-3.36 | 144-152 | 67.10% | 18.6 | N/A | 74.60% | 61.3%/RI | 63% | |||||||||||||
Tier 4 | Samford University (Cumberland) (AL) | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2.73-3.42 | 150-153 | 52.40% | 19.3 | 54.60% | 96.00% | 85.4%/AL | 74% | |||||||||||||
Tier 4 | Seattle University | 2.1 | 2.6 | 3.00-3.52 | 150-157 | 61.10% | 21.5 | 44.30% | 84.20% | 74.2%/WA | 81% | |||||||||||||
Tier 4 | Southern University1 (LA) | 1.4 | 1.7 | 2.34-3.01* | 143-148* | 33.2%* | 11.9* | N/A | 80.8%* | N/A | N/A | |||||||||||||
Tier 4 | South Texas College of Law | 1.8 | 2 | 2.66-3.23 | 146-152 | 67.80% | 19.2 | N/A | 92.80% | 77.6%/TX | 78% | |||||||||||||
Tier 4 | St. Mary's University (TX) | 1.9 | 2 | 2.70-3.22 | 146-152 | 64.90% | 21.8 | N/A | 84.00% | 56.7%/TX | 78% | |||||||||||||
Tier 4 | St. Thomas University (FL) | 1.5 | 1.4 | 2.45-3.16 | 145-151 | 58.20% | 19.8 | N/A | 58.90% | 54.3%/FL | 78% | |||||||||||||
Tier 4 | Suffolk University (MA) | 2 | 2.1 | 3.00-3.40 | 150-155 | 58.80% | 21.7 | 60.20% | 95.10% | 73.3%/MA | 77% | |||||||||||||
Tier 4 | Texas Southern University (Thurgood Marshall)1 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 2.44-3.03* | 140-144* | 58.2%* | 23.6* | N/A | 67.2%* | N/A | N/A | |||||||||||||
Tier 4 | Texas Tech University | 2 | 2.3 | 3.12-3.64 | 150-157 | 47.80% | 20.5 | 46.20% | 89.10% | 84.7%/TX | 78% | |||||||||||||
Tier 4 | Texas Wesleyan University | 1.6 | 1.5 | 2.75-3.34 | 145-153 | 59.70% | 20 | 71.30% | 80.70% | 69.1%/TX | 78% | |||||||||||||
Tier 4 | Thomas Jefferson School of Law (CA) | 1.4 | 1.3 | 2.63-3.16 | 145-153 | 69.60% | 20.3* | N/A | 80.10% | N/A | N/A | |||||||||||||
Tier 4 | Thomas M. Cooley Law School (MI) | 1.4 | 1.6 | 2.68-3.22 | 139-146 | 73.40% | 24.7 | N/A | 88.40% | 63.2%/MI | 80% | |||||||||||||
Tier 4 | Touro College (Jacob D. Fuchsberg) (NY) | 1.7 | 1.7 | 2.61-3.38 | 144-150 | 49.40% | 16.2 | N/A | 87.10% | 64.7%/NY | 72% | |||||||||||||
Tier 4 | University of Akron (OH) | 1.8 | 2.2 | 2.95-3.49 | 150-155 | 46.70% | 17.8 | 47.00% | 91.70% | 77.7%/OH | 76% | |||||||||||||
Tier 4 | University of Baltimore | 2 | 2.1 | 2.76-3.23 | 147-152 | 50.30% | 20 | 61.60% | 83.20% | 73.6%/MD | 75% | |||||||||||||
Tier 4 | University of Dayton (OH) | 1.9 | 2.1 | 2.68-3.36 | 147-154 | 64.30% | 19.6 | 52.30% | 94.90% | 64.8%/OH | 76% | |||||||||||||
Tier 4 | University of Detroit Mercy | 1.5 | 1.8 | 2.86-3.31 | 145-151 | 51.50% | 19.8 | N/A | 90.30% | 81.8%/MI | 80% | |||||||||||||
Tier 4 | University of Tulsa (OK) | 2.1 | 2.4 | 2.82-3.40 | 143-152 | 62.30% | 14.5 | 42.20% | 86.70% | 78.5%/OK | 81% | |||||||||||||
Tier 4 | Valparaiso University (IN) | 2 | 2.4 | 2.88-3.53 | 147-156 | 64.70% | 15.5 | 57.40% | 89.70% | 74.7%/IN | 82% | |||||||||||||
Tier 4 | Washburn University (KS) | 2 | 2.1 | 2.76-3.44 | 144-152 | 68.20% | 14.9 | 72.40% | 94.80% | 80.7%/KS | 83% | |||||||||||||
Tier 4 | Western New England College (MA) | 1.6 | 1.6 | 2.64-3.43 | 147-155 | 52.10% | 14.9 | 61.40% | 79.20% | 66.2%/MA | 77% | |||||||||||||
Tier 4 | Whittier Law School (CA) | 1.5 | 1.7 | 2.67-3.38 | 145-154 | 57.90% | 18.5 | 72.20% | 89.40% | 49.4%/CA | 64% | |||||||||||||
Tier 4 | Widener University (DE) | 1.8 | 2 | 2.69-3.42 | 146-151 | 56.80% | 19.3 | 59.40% | 86.10% | 57.3%/PA | 73% | |||||||||||||
1 School did not return its U.S. News statistical survey. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Note: Numbers with * are from the fall 2000 entering class or school year and the 1999 graduating class as reported to the American Bar Association. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
N/A means that the data were not provided by the school. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
The following law schools are not ranked: Western State University and Chapman University in California, the University of the District of Columbia, Florida Coastal School of Law, the University of NevadaLas Vegas, Appalachian School of Law in Virginia, and three law schools in Puerto Rico -- Catholic University, Inter-America University, and the University of Puerto Rico. |
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Sources: U.S. News and the schools. |
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