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| 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. |
| 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% |
| 2 | 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% |
| 3 | 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% |
| 4 | 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% |
| 5 | 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% |
| 6 | Rutgers Law School (SUNJ) | 3.08 | 3.36 | 3.6 | 153 | 155 | 158 | 48.8% | 5.4 | 60.8% | 82.9% | NJ | 76.4% | 69.9% | 1,258,294 | 62.8% | 37.2% | 16.0% | 39.6% |
| 7 | 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 | 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% |
| 9 | 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% |
| 10 | 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% |
| 11 | 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% |
| 12 | 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% |
| 13 | 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% |
| 14 | 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% |
| 15 | Louisiana State-Baton Rouge | 3.16 | 3.46 | 3.73 | 150 | 154 | 157 | 61.5% | 10.6 | 46.7% | 83.0% | LA | 80.7% | 76.6% | 859,586 | 77.1% | 22.9% | 8.4% | 22.0% |
| 16 | U. of Kentucky | 3.22 | 3.46 | 3.73 | 152 | 155 | 157 | 48.0% | 8.8 | 61.1% | 91.2% | KY | 77.4% | 69.0% | 850,846 | 54.8% | 45.2% | 6.8% | 21.5% |
| 17 | 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% |
| 18 | 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% |
| 19 | Loyola U. New Orleans | 2.89 | 3.14 | 3.48 | 148 | 152 | 155 | 59.6% | 7.3 | 23.0% | 60.7% | LA | 85.4% | 76.6% | 821,560 | 60.4% | 39.6% | 19.8% | 39.5% |
| 20 | 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% |
| 21 | 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% |
| 22 | 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% |
| 23 | 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% |
| 24 | 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% |
| 25 | Nova Southeastern U. | 2.79 | 3.11 | 3.34 | 148 | 150 | 153 | 47.0% | 8.1 | 23.0% | 62.4% | FL | 68.8% | 67.9% | 755,644 | 55.7% | 44.3% | 23.7% | 56.4% |
| 26 | Western Michigan (Cooley) | 2.64 | 3.02 | 3.33 | 139 | 142 | 147 | 86.1% | 6.1 | N/A | 47.2% | MI | 43.9% | 75.7% | 753,000 | 65.5% | 34.5% | 14.2% | 52.5% |
| 27 | Albany Law School Union U. | 3.06 | 3.32 | 3.62 | 151 | 153 | 156 | 54.6% | 8.1 | 53.6% | 80.0% | NY | 70.6% | 75.7% | 749,251 | 56.8% | 43.2% | 10.8% | 23.2% |
| 28 | 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% |
| 29 | 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% |
| 30 | 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% |
| 31 | 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% |
| 32 | 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% |
| 33 | 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% |
| 34 | Tulane University | 3.16 | 3.46 | 3.64 | 156 | 159 | 161 | 53.4% | 6.9 | 59.4% | 78.3% | LA | 90.7% | 76.6% | 695,893 | 73.0% | 27.0% | 6.1% | 26.2% |
| 35 | U. of Miami | 3.17 | 3.43 | 3.65 | 155 | 158 | 161 | 55.9% | 8.9 | 40.0% | 82.7% | FL | 86.3% | 67.9% | 680,240 | 63.1% | 36.9% | 19.9% | 59.5% |
| 36 | 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% |
| 37 | 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% |
| 38 | St. Louis University | 3.18 | 3.45 | 3.68 | 152 | 155 | 159 | 64.3% | 7.7 | 61.0% | 86.4% | MO | 92.2% | 85.7% | 665,348 | 56.7% | 43.3% | 9.6% | 22.3% |
| 39 | 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% |
| 40 | Wayne State U. | 3.26 | 3.5 | 3.69 | 155 | 158 | 161 | 48.1% | 7.6 | 36.8% | 72.8% | MI | 77.8% | 75.1% | 633,352 | 54.5% | 45.5% | 13.0% | 22.2% |
| 41 | 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% |
| 42 | U. of Maryland | 3.28 | 3.56 | 3.7 | 154 | 158 | 161 | 47.7% | 4.3 | 58.7% | 76.2% | MD | 76.7% | 66.4% | 610,517 | 59.1% | 40.9% | 14.2% | 33.5% |
| 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% |
| 44 | U. of California-Hastings | 3.24 | 3.44 | 3.59 | 156 | 158 | 161 | 44.9% | 6.9 | 32.5% | 67.1% | CA | 58.8% | 58.3% | 608,069 | 58.1% | 41.9% | 17.0% | 50.0% |
| 45 | Howard University | 3.01 | 3.24 | 3.54 | 149 | 151 | 155 | 35.3% | 8.1 | 61.2% | 69.9% | DC | 93.1% | 75.7% | 598,792 | 49.4% | 50.6% | 82.3% | 98.8% |
| 46 | U. of Connecticut | 3.2 | 3.45 | 3.62 | 155 | 158 | 161 | 39.0% | 4.1 | 52.3% | 76.5% | CT | 83.0% | 76.4% | 595,227 | 63.1% | 36.9% | 11.5% | 29.6% |
| 47 | South Texas College of Law | 2.84 | 3.1 | 3.36 | 148 | 151 | 154 | 60.7% | 11.0 | 23.8% | 62.1% | TX | 67.9% | 74.5% | 594,605 | 62.7% | 37.3% | 15.5% | 52.0% |
| 48 | Brooklyn Law School | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 155 | 157 | 159 | 47.2% | 7.8 | 53.5% | 80.2% | NY | 78.7% | 75.7% | 587,749 | 64.3% | 35.7% | 10.6% | 39.3% |
| 49 | U. of Houston | 3.35 | 3.61 | 3.75 | 156 | 160 | 161 | 33.1% | 6.3 | 46.3% | 77.5% | TX | 85.2% | 74.5% | 587,004 | 65.3% | 34.7% | 17.8% | 39.7% |
| 50 | 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% |
This report was released in spring 2019.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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").
The data shown under the heading "Library" indicate the number of print and microform volumes, as well as volume equivalents.
The data shown under "Male Fac." and "Fem. Fac." indicate the percentage of the faculty that are male and female, respectively.
The data shown under "Min. Fac." and "Min. Stu." indicate the percentage of the faculty and students that are racial or ethnic minority (Hispanics of any race, American Indian or Alaska Native, Asian, Black or African American, Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, multiracial, non-resident alien, or unknown race).
Source: The data have been compiled from a variety of public sources, including data released by the law schools and from the bar examiner offices in each jurisdiction.
Next Release: Our 2021 report is slated for publication in spring 2020.
Our previously published report for 2017 is available.