collage| No. | Law School | GPA Low | GPA Median | GPA High | LSAT Low | LSAT Median | LSAT High | Accept | S/F Ratio | Empl. @Grad | Empl. @10Mos | St. | Pass Bar | State Bar | Library | Male Fac. | Fem. Fac. | Min. Fac. | Min. Stu. |
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| 1 | Harvard University | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.97 | 170 | 173 | 175 | 12.9% | 7.6 | 90.5% | 92.1% | MA | 97.2% | 75.7% | 3,018,822 | 66.9% | 33.1% | 16.9% | 49.6% |
| 1 | Yale University | 3.84 | 3.92 | 3.98 | 170 | 173 | 176 | 6.9% | 4.2 | 81.7% | 83.5% | CT | 98.3% | 75.7% | 1,364,230 | 65.0% | 35.0% | 11.7% | 46.1% |
| 3 | Columbia University | 3.63 | 3.75 | 3.84 | 170 | 172 | 174 | 16.8% | 4.9 | 92.4% | 93.3% | NY | 97.7% | 75.7% | 1,302,920 | 65.6% | 34.4% | 12.2% | 49.8% |
| 4 | Stanford University | 3.82 | 3.93 | 3.99 | 169 | 171 | 174 | 8.7% | 4.0 | 88.8% | 90.4% | CA | 95.3% | 58.3% | 492,859 | 59.5% | 40.5% | 18.6% | 42.1% |
| 4 | U. of Chicago | 3.73 | 3.89 | 3.96 | 167 | 171 | 173 | 17.5% | 5.1 | 93.0% | 93.9% | IL | 98.9% | 79.0% | 707,136 | 68.8% | 31.2% | 11.8% | 37.2% |
| 6 | New York University | 3.61 | 3.79 | 3.9 | 167 | 170 | 172 | 23.6% | 5.3 | 89.7% | 90.9% | NY | 97.5% | 75.7% | 1,059,572 | 68.2% | 31.8% | 14.3% | 41.6% |
| 6 | U. of Pennsylvania | 3.49 | 3.89 | 3.95 | 164 | 170 | 171 | 14.6% | 4.9 | 94.9% | 96.9% | PA | 98.5% | 79.6% | 1,224,184 | 64.7% | 35.3% | 20.0% | 42.9% |
| 8 | Duke University | 3.66 | 3.78 | 3.87 | 167 | 169 | 170 | 20.2% | 5.5 | 91.6% | 95.6% | NC | 97.8% | 75.7% | 711,681 | 65.0% | 35.0% | 12.6% | 35.8% |
| 8 | Northwestern University | 3.58 | 3.84 | 3.9 | 164 | 169 | 170 | 19.3% | 3.6 | 85.9% | 91.9% | IL | 93.5% | 79.0% | 827,547 | 63.7% | 36.3% | 10.4% | 43.0% |
| 8 | U. of Michigan-Ann Arbor | 3.55 | 3.77 | 3.89 | 165 | 169 | 171 | 19.6% | 6.8 | 88.6% | 92.8% | MI | 96.6% | 75.7% | 1,052,608 | 61.6% | 38.4% | 10.6% | 32.1% |
| 8 | U. of Virginia | 3.59 | 3.89 | 3.97 | 163 | 169 | 171 | 15.3% | 6.5 | 92.6% | 93.9% | VA | 99.0% | 75.7% | 806,421 | 70.0% | 30.0% | 10.0% | 26.0% |
| 12 | U. of California-Berkeley | 3.64 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 165 | 168 | 170 | 20.2% | 5.8 | 84.3% | 90.2% | CA | 89.2% | 58.3% | 1,133,024 | 59.2% | 40.8% | 19.4% | 49.6% |
| 12 | U. of California-Los Angeles | 3.52 | 3.72 | 3.85 | 165 | 168 | 169 | 22.5% | 5.9 | 71.5% | 83.8% | CA | 86.0% | 58.3% | 709,053 | 54.7% | 45.3% | 19.5% | 43.8% |
| 12 | Washington U. in St Louis | 3.39 | 3.81 | 3.89 | 160 | 168 | 170 | 30.0% | 6.8 | 72.4% | 90.2% | MO | 95.5% | 85.7% | 773,390 | 65.5% | 34.5% | 10.9% | 41.2% |
| 15 | Cornell University | 3.73 | 3.82 | 3.89 | 164 | 167 | 168 | 21.1% | 4.9 | 91.1% | 93.1% | NY | 95.9% | 75.7% | 785,110 | 67.3% | 32.7% | 17.0% | 55.0% |
| 15 | Georgetown University | 3.56 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 163 | 167 | 168 | 21.2% | 4.8 | 77.7% | 82.9% | DC | 95.6% | 75.7% | 1,212,577 | 68.6% | 31.4% | 4.3% | 50.8% |
| 15 | U. of Texas-Austin | 3.47 | 3.74 | 3.88 | 160 | 167 | 168 | 20.9% | 4.0 | 68.5% | 84.7% | TX | 90.4% | 74.5% | 1,129,100 | 66.8% | 33.2% | 10.2% | 35.6% |
| 15 | Vanderbilt University | 3.61 | 3.8 | 3.87 | 161 | 167 | 168 | 23.7% | 7.4 | 79.8% | 88.3% | TN | 95.0% | 75.7% | 656,173 | 61.7% | 38.3% | 15.0% | 32.9% |
| 19 | Boston University | 3.31 | 3.74 | 3.84 | 160 | 166 | 167 | 25.9% | 6.8 | 64.5% | 78.8% | MA | 87.4% | 77.3% | 1,107,572 | 57.7% | 42.3% | 18.3% | 36.4% |
| 19 | U. of Southern California | 3.61 | 3.78 | 3.89 | 163 | 166 | 167 | 19.2% | 5.9 | 71.8% | 87.6% | CA | 87.6% | 58.3% | 428,076 | 67.9% | 32.1% | 15.0% | 46.4% |
| 21 | Emory University | 3.51 | 3.79 | 3.91 | 158 | 165 | 166 | 29.6% | 8.3 | 62.0% | 79.3% | GA | 80.8% | 71.8% | 306,321 | 62.3% | 37.7% | 13.1% | 46.2% |
| 21 | George Washington U. | 3.37 | 3.71 | 3.8 | 160 | 165 | 166 | 34.2% | 5.9 | 68.3% | 81.2% | DC | 95.8% | 70.1% | 756,712 | 70.3% | 29.7% | 13.9% | 40.0% |
| 21 | U. of Notre Dame | 3.49 | 3.71 | 3.89 | 159 | 165 | 166 | 25.1% | 6.3 | 71.0% | 86.0% | IN | 84.1% | 79.0% | 746,789 | 66.9% | 33.1% | 8.3% | 31.3% |
| 24 | Boston College | 3.31 | 3.62 | 3.68 | 161 | 164 | 164 | 28.6% | 6.9 | 59.2% | 84.9% | MA | 88.6% | 77.3% | 550,554 | 54.6% | 45.4% | 15.5% | 31.7% |
| 24 | Brigham Young University | 3.51 | 3.8 | 3.91 | 160 | 164 | 166 | 38.1% | 6.1 | 43.8% | 73.1% | UT | 83.3% | 82.6% | 488,438 | 72.2% | 27.8% | 5.2% | 22.5% |
| 24 | Fordham University | 3.38 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 161 | 164 | 166 | 25.9% | 6.6 | 61.9% | 76.8% | NY | 92.3% | 75.7% | 431,024 | 61.5% | 38.5% | 13.1% | 37.8% |
| 24 | U. of Alabama | 3.42 | 3.88 | 3.95 | 157 | 164 | 165 | 31.1% | 6.4 | 61.8% | 89.3% | AL | 94.5% | 69.6% | 676,336 | 68.0% | 32.0% | 11.7% | 22.3% |
| 24 | U. of Minnesota-Twin Cities | 3.52 | 3.76 | 3.88 | 161 | 164 | 166 | 34.9% | 5.0 | 77.6% | 86.8% | MN | 90.2% | 80.1% | 1,134,058 | 65.5% | 34.5% | 7.5% | 26.8% |
| 29 | Arizona State University | 3.37 | 3.76 | 3.9 | 158 | 163 | 164 | 34.2% | 7.0 | 78.8% | 88.9% | AZ | 74.3% | 63.8% | 95,735 | 68.3% | 31.7% | 19.2% | 31.5% |
| 29 | George Mason U. (Scalia) | 3.45 | 3.76 | 3.88 | 157 | 163 | 164 | 25.9% | 4.6 | 52.0% | 77.6% | VA | 81.5% | 75.5% | 300,137 | 69.8% | 30.2% | 15.1% | 25.2% |
| 29 | U. of California-Irvine | 3.4 | 3.57 | 3.73 | 161 | 163 | 165 | 24.8% | 5.8 | 61.5% | 79.2% | CA | 80.5% | 58.3% | 36,498 | 51.3% | 48.7% | 24.4% | 54.9% |
| 29 | U. of Florida (Levin) | 3.33 | 3.72 | 3.84 | 155 | 163 | 164 | 27.9% | 5.8 | 59.9% | 86.1% | FL | 76.7% | 67.9% | 625,286 | 59.6% | 40.4% | 17.9% | 36.5% |
| 29 | U. of Georgia | 3.39 | 3.67 | 3.85 | 159 | 163 | 164 | 26.8% | 8.0 | 70.7% | 90.1% | GA | 89.4% | 71.8% | 551,145 | 57.4% | 42.6% | 15.8% | 21.8% |
| 29 | U. of Washington | 3.44 | 3.69 | 3.8 | 158 | 163 | 165 | 26.4% | 5.4 | 52.5% | 76.3% | WA | 85.7% | 74.1% | 705,321 | 59.4% | 40.6% | 13.8% | 37.2% |
| 29 | Washington and Lee U. | 3.21 | 3.51 | 3.68 | 158 | 163 | 164 | 28.7% | 6.9 | 61.6% | 82.8% | VA | 86.7% | 75.5% | 497,250 | 68.5% | 31.5% | 9.8% | 24.7% |
| 36 | College of William and Mary | 3.4 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 156 | 162 | 164 | 36.1% | 6.4 | 61.1% | 80.8% | VA | 84.8% | 75.5% | 447,497 | 64.0% | 36.0% | 7.6% | 24.2% |
| 36 | Indiana U.-Bloomington | 3.49 | 3.72 | 3.88 | 157 | 162 | 163 | 39.1% | 6.0 | 61.0% | 79.7% | IN | 87.5% | 72.9% | 800,168 | 65.1% | 34.9% | 12.7% | 32.2% |
| 36 | U. of California-Davis | 3.37 | 3.63 | 3.74 | 157 | 162 | 165 | 34.6% | 7.7 | 57.5% | 77.2% | CA | 75.7% | 58.3% | 508,592 | 55.7% | 44.3% | 38.1% | 55.8% |
| 36 | U. of Colorado-Boulder | 3.41 | 3.71 | 3.82 | 156 | 162 | 164 | 33.8% | 6.4 | 53.6% | 83.9% | CO | 87.4% | 75.1% | 552,673 | 59.1% | 40.9% | 18.9% | 31.4% |
| 36 | U. of Illinois-Urbana-Champ. | 3.25 | 3.65 | 3.8 | 157 | 162 | 164 | 33.0% | 5.0 | 60.6% | 86.6% | IL | 95.3% | 79.0% | 829,306 | 56.7% | 43.3% | 14.9% | 36.6% |
| 36 | U. of Wisconsin-Madison | 3.23 | 3.58 | 3.76 | 158 | 162 | 164 | 45.6% | 5.9 | 52.8% | 82.4% | WI | N/A | 77.1% | 1,361,485 | 51.7% | 48.3% | 15.0% | 25.8% |
| 36 | Wake Forest University | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 162 | 162 | 163 | 33.9% | 5.5 | 58.8% | 89.8% | NC | 88.7% | 65.3% | 419,198 | 65.2% | 34.8% | 8.1% | 22.0% |
| 43 | Cardozo-Yeshiva University | 3.24 | 3.52 | 3.71 | 157 | 161 | 162 | 40.3% | 6.9 | 52.7% | 87.0% | NY | 85.6% | 75.7% | 609,211 | 57.9% | 42.1% | 9.9% | 39.7% |
| 43 | Northeastern University | 3.37 | 3.6 | 3.79 | 156 | 161 | 163 | 41.5% | 9.0 | 45.1% | 79.6% | MA | 90.1% | 77.3% | 265,391 | 43.2% | 56.8% | 15.8% | 43.1% |
| 43 | Ohio State University (Moritz) | 3.55 | 3.75 | 3.91 | 157 | 161 | 163 | 36.1% | 7.2 | 62.4% | 86.1% | OH | 87.1% | 75.4% | 721,005 | 64.3% | 35.7% | 13.9% | 28.4% |
| 43 | Southern Methodist Univ. | 3.43 | 3.68 | 3.8 | 155 | 161 | 163 | 47.2% | 6.9 | 61.9% | 83.5% | TX | 85.0% | 74.5% | 666,576 | 68.1% | 31.9% | 9.7% | 34.2% |
| 43 | Temple University (Beasley) | 3.31 | 3.54 | 3.7 | 157 | 161 | 163 | 35.9% | 6.1 | 61.3% | 86.2% | PA | 83.8% | 79.6% | 578,659 | 60.4% | 39.6% | 17.7% | 32.8% |
| 43 | U. of Arizona (Rogers) | 3.32 | 3.7 | 3.82 | 155 | 161 | 162 | 25.5% | 4.5 | 47.7% | 80.5% | AZ | 75.6% | 63.8% | 314,970 | 61.1% | 38.9% | 15.9% | 43.5% |
| 43 | U. of Iowa | 3.45 | 3.61 | 3.77 | 157 | 161 | 163 | 46.0% | 7.7 | 58.4% | 83.2% | IA | 93.2% | 85.8% | 1,455,063 | 57.5% | 42.5% | 12.6% | 33.0% |
| 43 | U. of N. Carolina-Chap. Hill | 3.36 | 3.59 | 3.75 | 158 | 161 | 163 | 46.9% | 8.5 | 62.6% | 83.6% | NC | 83.8% | 65.3% | 583,453 | 54.1% | 45.9% | 14.8% | 31.2% |
About the 2020 Raw Data Law School Rankings Report
This report was released in spring 2019.
GPA & LSAT
References to the lowest, median, and highest GPA and LSAT scores, including all data under the headings “GPA Low“, “GPA Median“, “GPA High“, “LSAT Low“, “LSAT Median” and “LSAT High” reflect those of the 25th, 50th, and 75th percentile, respectively, among those applicants granted admission who enrolled as full-time students in fall 2018.
Acceptance Rates
The acceptance rates, indicated under the heading “Accept,” are those of applicants granted admission as full-time students for classes commencing in fall 2018. The acceptance rates of the applicants do not reflect actual enrollment rates, a subset figure.
Student-to-Faculty Ratios
The student-to-faculty ratios are indicated under the heading “S/F Ratio” and show the number of students for that class per faculty member. These ratios reflect the applicants granted admission who enrolled as full-time students in fall 2018.
State & Bar Passage Rates
The bar passage rates reflect those among first-time test takers for the winter and summer 2017 administrations of the bar examinations. “State Bar” indicates the statewide bar passage rate for the jurisdiction in which the greatest number of the law school’s graduates took the bar exam for the reported period. “Pass Bar” is the bar passage rate among those students who passed the bar exam within that jurisdiction.
Employment Rates
The employment rates shown are those of the 2017 full-time graduates at the time of graduation (“Empl. @Grad“) and ten months after graduation (“Empl. @10Mos“).
Law Library Volumes
The data shown under the heading “Library” indicate the number of print and microform volumes, as well as volume equivalents.
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