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Tier designation
was based on the
2005 US News & World Report
Rankings. The
tier system is based on the U.S. News and World Report
annual ranking of law schools. While Deans, ABA, and
LSAC all decry the ranking, Deans, faculty, alumni,
students and applicants all rely on the ranking as a
measure of external worth. The Top 100 rank reported by
US News is broken into tier 1 and tier 2. |
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| First Tier
Baylor University
Boston College
Boston University
Brigham Young University-JReuben
Columbia University
Cornell University
Duke University
Emory University
Fordham University
George Mason University
George Washington University
Georgetown University
Harvard University
Indiana University–Bloomington
New York University
Northwestern University
Ohio State University (Moritz)
Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law
Stanford University
University of Alabama
University of Arizona (Rogers)
University of California (Berkeley)
University of California (Davis)
University of California (Hastings)
University of California (Los Angeles)
University of Chicago
University of Colorado (Boulder)
University of Connecticut
University of Florida (Levin)
University of Georgia
University of Illinois (Urbana-Champaign)
University of Iowa
University of Kentucky
University of Maryland
University of Michigan (Ann Arbor)
University of Minnesota (Twin Cities)
University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill
University of Notre Dame
University of Pennsylvania
University of Pittsburgh
University of Southern California
University of Texas (Austin)
University of Utah (S.J. Quinney)
University of Virginia
University of Washington
University of Wisconsin (Madison)
Vanderbilt University
Wake Forest University
Washington and Lee University
Washington University in St. Louis
William and Mary Law School
Yale University
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| Second Tier
American University (Washington College of Law)
Arizona State University
Brooklyn Law School
Cardozo-Yeshiva University
Case Western Reserve University
Catholic University of America
Chicago-Kent Illinois Institute of Technology
Florida State University
Georgia State University
Hofstra University
Indiana University–Indianapolis
Lewis and Clark College (Northwestern)
Louisiana State University–Baton Rouge
Loyola Law School
Loyola University Chicago
Marquette University
Mercer University
Northeastern University
Pepperdine University
Rutgers State University–Camden
Rutgers State University–Newark
Saint Louis University
Santa Clara University
Seattle University
Seton Hall University
St. John's University
Temple University (Beasley)
Tulane University
University at Buffalo
University of Arkansas (Fayetteville )
University of Cincinnati
University of Denver
University of Hawaii
University of Houston
University of Kansas
University of Louisville (Brandeis)
University of Miami
University of Mississippi
University of Missouri (Columbia)
University of Missouri (Kansas City)
University of Nebraska–Lincoln
University of Nevada
University of New Mexico
University of Oklahoma
University of Oregon
University of Richmond
University of San Diego
University of San Francisco
University of South Carolina
University of Tennessee (Knoxville)
University of Toledo
Villanova University
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| Third Tier Albany
Law School of Union University
Cleveland State University (Marshall)
Creighton University
DePaul University
Drake University
Duquesne University
Franklin Pierce Law Center
Howard University
Loyola University-New Orleans
New York Law School
Pace University
Penn State University (Dickinson School of Law)
Samford University (Cumberland)
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Southwestern University School of Law
Stetson University
Syracuse University
Texas Tech University
University of Idaho
University of Memphis
University of Montana
University of South Dakota
University of the Pacific (McGeorge)
Vermont Law School
Washburn University
Wayne State University
West Virginia University
Willamette University
William Mitchell College of Law
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| Fourth Tier
California Western School of Law
Campbell University
Capital University
Chapman University
CUNY-Queens College
Florida Coastal School of Law
Golden Gate University
Gonzaga University
Hamline University
John Marshall Law School
Michigan State University - Detroit College of Law
Mississippi College
New England School of Law
Northern Illinois University
Northern Kentucky University (Chase)
Nova Southeastern University
Ohio Northern University
Oklahoma City University
Quinnipiac University
Regent University
Roger Williams University
South Texas College of Law
St. Mary's University
Suffolk University
Texas Wesleyan University
Thomas Jefferson School of Law
Thomas M. Cooley Law School
Touro College (Jacob D. Fuchsberg)
University of Akron
University of Arkansas (Little Rock) (Bowen)
University of Baltimore
University of Dayton
University of Detroit Mercy
University of Maine
University of North Dakota
University of Tulsa
University of Wyoming
Valparaiso University
Western New England College
Whittier Law School
Widener University
Appalachian School of Law
Ave Maria School of Law
Barry University
Inter-American University School of Law
North Carolina Central University
Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico
Southern University
St. Thomas University
Texas Southern University (Thurgood Marshall)1
University of District of Columbia
University of Puerto Rico
Western State University |