If you are an aspiring law student and you are looking for the top law school around, you might already have a vague ides on what schools those are. But according to reports and according to the Top Law Schools website, here is the 2010 law school rankings:
| 2010 USN Rank (April, 2009) |
Law School | Gourman Report |
Educational Quality Rankings |
2008 GPA 25th-75th Percentile |
2008 LSAT 25th-75th Percentile |
2008 Student/ Faculty Ratio |
| 1 | Yale U (CT) | 3 | 1 | 3.81-3.97 | 169-177 | 6.8 |
| 2 | Harvard U (MA) | 1 | 2* | 3.74-3.95 | 170-176 | 10.0 |
| 3 | Stanford U (CA) | 6 | 4 | 3.76-3.94 | 168-172 | 8.6 |
| 4 | Columbia U (NY) | 7 | 5 | 3.58-3.82 | 170-175 | 9.3 |
| 5 | New York U | 11 | 6 | 3.56-3.85 | 169-173 | 9.6 |
| 6* | UC Berkeley (Boalt) | 5 | 7 | 3.70-3.92 | 164-170 | 12.3 |
| 6* | U Chicago | 4 | 2* | 3.57-3.79 | 169-173 | 9.7 |
| 8 | U Pennsylvania | 9 | 11 | 3.46-3.88 | 166-171 | 11.6 |
| 9 | U Michigan-Ann Arbor | 2 | 8 | 3.54-3.82 | 166-170 | 12.4 |
| 10* | Duke U (NC) | 8 | 17 | 3.55-3.85 | 165-170 | 10.2 |
| 10* | Northwestern U (IL) | 14 | 14* | 3.40-3.81 | 166-172 | 9.1 |
| 10* | U Virginia | 16 | 10 | 3.56-3.89 | 166-171 | 13.5 |
| 13 | Cornell U (NY) | 10 | 14* | 3.24-3.84 | 166-168 | 9.9 |
| 14 | Georgetown U (DC) | 17 | 12 | 3.43-3.79 | 166-170 | 12.1 |
| 15* | UCLA | 13 | 14* | 3.49-3.87 | 164-169 | 11.6 |
| 15* | U Texas-Austin | 12 | 10* | 3.42-3.82 | 164-168 | 12.9 |
| 17 | Vanderbilt U (TN) | 15 | 18 | 3.52-3.86 | 164-169 | 13.4 |
| 18 | U Southern California | 27 | 12 | 3.48-3.71 | 165-167 | 11.5 |
| 19 | Washington U (MO) | 29* | 3.20-3.70 | 162-168 | 11.1 | |
| 20* | Boston U | 19* | 3.48-3.82 | 163-166 | 11.8 | |
| 20* | Emory U (GA) | 29* | 3.42-3.71 | 164-166 | 10.7 | |
| 20* | U Minnesota-Twin Cities | 19 | 21 | 3.29-3.82 | 163-167 | 12.6 |
| 23* | Indiana U-Bloomington | 40* | 3.39-3.85 | 156-165 | 10.0 | |
| 23* | U Illinois (UIUC) | 22* | 3.20-3.80 | 160-167 | 12.3 | |
| 23* | U Notre Dame (IN) | 18 | 46* | 3.42-3.78 | 163-166 | 13.4 |
| 26* | Boston College | 32* | 3.49-3.77 | 162-165 | 13.5 | |
| 26* | U Iowa | 19* | 3.36-3.83 | 158-164 | 14.3 | |
| 28* | William and Mary (VA) | 37* | 3.35-3.79 | 160-166 | 12.2 | |
| 28* | George Washington U | 32 | 22* | 3.28-3.83 | 162-168 | 15.0 |
| 30* | Fordham U (NY) | 26* | 3.32-3.72 | 161-166 | 13.9 | |
| 30* | U Alabama | 3.22-3.83 | 158-165 | 10.1 | ||
| 30* | U North Carolina | 32* | 3.40-3.77 | 157-163 | 15.4 | |
| 30* | U Washington | 3.52-3.85 | 159-166 | 11.6 | ||
| 30* | Washington & Lee U | 32* | 3.27-3.70 | 160-166 | 9.5 | |
| 35* | Ohio State U | 8 | 32* | 3.36-3.78 | 159-164 | 13.2 |
| 35* | UC Davis | 32* | 3.45-3.75 | 158-163 | 12.1 | |
| 35* | U Georgia | 31 | 3.39-3.82 | 159-164 | 14.4 | |
| 35* | U Wisconsin-Madison | 22* | 3.39-3.76 | 157-163 | 13.2 | |
| 39* | UC (Hastings) | 11 | 29* | 3.38-3.72 | 161-165 | 14.9 |
| 40 | Wake Forest U (NC) | 3.30-3.70 | 160-165 | 10.3 | ||
| 41* | Brigham Young U (UT) | 3.51-3.88 | 161-166 | 17.2 | ||
| 41* | George Mason U (VA) | 26* | 3.31-3.79 | 160-165 | 14.2 | |
| 43* | U Arizona (Rogers) | 40* | 3.36-3.76 | 159-164 | 12.0 | |
| 43* | U Maryland | 3.37-3.77 | 160-165 | 11.9 | ||
| 45* | American U (DC) | 46* | 3.17-3.59 | 159-163 | 13.3 | |
| 45* | Tulane U (LA) | 40* | 3.33-3.76 | 159-163 | 15.1 | |
| 45* | U Colorado-Boulder | 40* | 3.41-3.79 | 160-165 | 12.6 | |
| 45* | U Utah | 3.38-3.79 | 157-162 | 9.5 | ||
| 49* | Southern Methodist U | 3.29-3.85 | 154-165 | 15.0 | ||
| 49* | Yeshiva U (Cardozo) | 28 | 3.29-3.72 | 159-165 | 16.0 | |
| 51 | U Florida | 46* | 3.30-3.70 | 156-162 | 15.4 | |
| 52* | Florida State U | 3.31-3.72 | 157-161 | 14.6 | ||
| 52* | U Cincinnati | 3.25-3.79 | 156-162 | 9.7 | ||
| 52* | U Connecticut | 3.17-3.64 | 156-162 | 11.3 | ||
| 55* | Arizona State U | 40* | 3.38-3.77 | 156-162 | 9.1 | |
| 55* | Case Western Reserve | 3.28-3.68 | 156-160 | 12.5 | ||
| 55* | Pepperdine U (CA) | 3.36-3.77 | 158-162 | 15.2 | ||
| 55* | U Kentucky | 3.29-3.84 | 157-162 | 15.8 | ||
| 59* | U Houston | 3.12-3.67 | 157-163 | 13.4 | ||
| 59* | U Tennessee-Knoxville | 3.34-3.78 | 154-161 | 13.8 | ||
| 61* | Brooklyn Law School | 46* | 3.22-3.66 | 162-165 | 18.6 | |
| 61* | Lewis and Clark (OR) | 3.19-3.67 | 157-163 | 10.1 | ||
| 61* | U San Diego | 22* | 3.10-3.55 | 158-162 | 13.5 | |
| 61* | Villanova U (PA) | 3.19-3.64 | 160-163 | 18.0 | ||
| 65* | Baylor U (TX) | 3.39-3.79 | 156-162 | 15.4 | ||
| 65* | Georgia State U | 3.12-3.70 | 158-162 | 11.9 | ||
| 65* | Pennsylvania State U | 3.34-3.76 | 154-159 | 10.3 | ||
| 65* | Temple U (PA) | 3.23-3.65 | 159-164 | 12.8 | ||
| 65* | U Kansas | 3.15-3.77 | 154-160 | 11.6 | ||
| 65* | U Missouri-Columbia | 3.24-3.71 | 156-160 | 18.4 | ||
| 71* | Loyola (Los Angeles) | 3.17-3.61 | 158-163 | 15.4 | ||
| 71* | U Miami (FL) | 3.17-3.68 | 155-160 | 16.6 | ||
| 71* | U Oklahoma | 3.28-3.77 | 154-160 | 13.3 | ||
| 71* | U Pittsburgh | 3.13-3.66 | 157-161 | 13.1 | ||
| 75* | Louisiana State U | 3.25-3.75 | 154-159 | 16.9 | ||
| 75* | U Nevada-Las Vegas | 3.20-3.71 | 155-160 | 16.8 | ||
| 77* | IIT (Chicago-Kent) | 37* | 3.25-3.74 | 157-163 | 11.6 | |
| 77* | Rutgers-Camden (NJ) | 3.14-3.71 | 157-160 | 13.2 | ||
| 77* | Seattle U | 3.17-3.60 | 154-160 | 13.5 | ||
| 77* | Seton Hall U (NJ) | 3.11-3.65 | 154-160 | 14.7 | ||
| 77* | U Denver (Sturm) | 3.21-3.64 | 155-160 | 15.4 | ||
| 77* | U New Mexico | 3.04-3.61 | 150-157 | 11.0 | ||
| 77* | U Oregon | 3.11-3.61 | 157-160 | 16.9 | ||
| 77* | U Richmond (VA) | 3.11-3.55 | 159-162 | 13.7 | ||
| 85* | Santa Clara U (CA) | 3.11-3.56 | 157-161 | 17.2 | ||
| 85* | U at Buffalo-SUNY | 3.18-3.71 | 154-160 | 14.5 | ||
| 87* | DePaul U (IL) | 2.99-3.58 | 156-161 | 14.2 | ||
| 87* | Indiana U-Indianapolis | 3.07-3.71 | 151-159 | 16.4 | ||
| 87* | Loyola U Chicago | 3.11-3.67 | 154-162 | 14.5 | ||
| 87* | Marquette U (WI) | 3.12-3.60 | 154-159 | 16.3 | ||
| 87* | Rutgers-Newark (NJ) | 2.99-3.56 | 155-160 | 19.2 | ||
| 87* | St. John’s U (NY) | 3.20-3.72 | 155-161 | 16.8 | ||
| 87* | U South Carolina | 3.05-3.67 | 156-160 | 13.5 | ||
| 94* | Catholic U (DC) | 3.04-3.52 | 155-159 | 14.8 | ||
| 94* | Northeastern U (MA) | 3.18-3.60 | 154-162 | 17.0 | ||
| 94* | St. Louis U | 3.20-3.67 | 153-159 | 17.6 | ||
| 94* | U of Arkansas-Fayetteville | 3.25-3.73 | 153-159 | 13.0 | ||
| 98* | U Louisville (KY) | 3.20-3.75 | 155-160 | 14.8 | ||
| 98* | U of San Francisco | 2.98-3.51 | 156-161 | 15.8 | ||
| 100* | Gonzaga University | 3.20-3.61 | 153-156 | 14.6 | ||
| 100* | Hofstra University | 2.99-3.54 | 152-158 | 15.2 | ||
| 100* | University of Maine | 3.11-3.50 | 155-159 | 14.0 |
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