Top 2007 Law School RankingsTop Law Schools consolidates all of the 2007 law school rankings available , thereby giving you the necessary information to determine which law schools you should apply to . The variability in these rankings should illustrate that the 2007 law school rankings can only act as a guide , and that you should be the final evaluator of what law school is best for you . After acceptance , we recommend that you personally visit each law school that you are seriously considering attending . Which law school you attend not only impacts where you will spend three enjoyable and educational years , but also where you will get a job and probably settle down . Below the 2007 Law School Rankings is a short description of all of the law school ratings listed below . A * indicates that this school is tied with another law school for that position . Please click on the links of several law schools , which are our exclusive , in - depth profiles of these schools . Law School Rankings 2008 USNRank ( March 30 , 2007 ) Law S c h o o l G o u r m a n R e p o r t E ducationalQualityRankings 2006 GPA 25 th - 75 thPercentile 2006 LSAT 25 th - 75 thPercentileStudent / FacultyRatio 1 Yale U ( CT ) 313 . 83 - 3 . 97170 - 1767 . 32 . 5 Harvard U ( MA ) 12 * 3 . 72 - 3 . 95169 - 17510 . 52 . 5 Stanford U ( CA ) 643 . 77 - 3 . 96167 - 1728 . 64 New York U 1163 . 58 - 3 . 89168 - 17210 . 75 Columbia U ( NY ) 753 . 51 - 3 . 82169 - 17410 . 36 . 5 U Chicago 42 * 3 . 51 - 3 . 77169 - 1729 . 46 . 5 U Pennsylvania 9113 . 47 - 3 . 84167 - 17112 . 18 . 5 UC Berkeley ( Boalt ) 573 . 65 - 3 . 89163 - 169128 . 5 U Michigan - Ann Arbor 283 . 53 - 3 . 80166 - 17014 . 510 . 5 Duke U ( NC ) 8173 . 66 - 3 . 85165 - 16911 . 910 . 5 U Virginia 16103 . 49 - 3 . 82167 - 17113 . 912 Northwestern U ( IL ) 1414 * 3 . 40 - 3 . 80166 - 17210 . 613 Cornell U ( NY ) 1014 * 3 . 50 - 3 . 80166 - 1681014 Georgetown U ( DC ) 17123 . 47 - 3 . 82167 - 17114 . 515 UCLA 1314 * 3 . 44 - 3 . 80162 - 16912 . 516 . 5 U Southern California 27123 . 47 - 3 . 75165 - 16713 . 116 . 5 Vanderbilt U ( TN ) 15183 . 49 - 3 . 88164 - 1671518 U Texas - Austin 1210 * 3 . 33 - 3 . 80162 - 1681419 Washington U ( MO ) 29 * 3 . 20 - 3 . 70162 - 16711 . 520 . 5 Boston U 19 * 3 . 52 - 3 . 83163 - 16612 . 220 . 5 U Minnesota - Twin Cities 19213 . 25 - 3 . 74163 - 16711 . 122 . 5 Emory U ( GA ) 29 * 3 . 30 - 3 . 69162 - 16612 . 522 . 5 George Washington U 3222 * 3 . 45 - 3 . 81163 - 16615 . 224 U Iowa 19 * 3 . 40 - 3 . 83158 - 16312 . 826 Fordham U ( NY ) 26 * 3 . 41 - 3 . 74163 - 16714 . 926 U Illinois ( UIUC ) 22 * 3 . 15 - 3 . 71160 - 16712 . 826 Washington & Lee U 32 * 3 . 28 - 3 . 73162 - 1679 . 829 Boston College 32 * 3 . 41 - 3 . 76162 - 1661429 U Notre Dame ( IN ) 1846 * 3 . 28 - 3 . 69164 - 16713 . 729 U Washington 3 . 50 - 3 . 84159 - 16610 . 832 William and Mary ( VA ) 37 * 3 . 33 - 3 . 84162 - 16615 . 532 Ohio State U 832 * 3 . 36 - 3 . 79158 - 16314 . 132 U Wisconsin - Madison 22 * 3 . 23 - 3 . 72156 - 16312 . 934 . 5 George Mason U ( VA ) 26 * 3 . 10 - 3 . 78160 - 16616 . 134 . 5 UC Davis 32 * 3 . 35 - 3 . 73160 - 16413 . 939 . 5 Indiana U - Bloomington 40 * 3 . 24 - 3 . 78157 - 16412 . 339 . 5 U Alabama 3 . 29 - 3 . 83159 - 16511 . 339 . 5 UC ( Hastings ) 1129 * 3 . 41 - 3 . 74159 - 16418 . 939 . 5 U Colorado - Boulder 40 * 3 . 37 - 3 . 75159 - 16513 . 739 . 5 U Georgia 313 . 39 - 3 . 85156 - 16415 . 739 . 5 U Maryland 3 . 40 - 3 . 77160 - 16511 . 839 . 5 U North Carolina 32 * 3 . 39 - 3 . 77158 - 16420 . 139 . 5 Wake Forest U ( NC ) 3 . 19 - 3 . 71161 - 16510 . 544 . 5 Brigham Young U ( UT ) 3 . 40 - 3 . 80161 - 16620 . 944 . 5 U Arizona ( Rogers ) 40 * 3 . 27 - 3 . 77158 - 16412 . 146 Southern Methodist U 3 . 33 - 3 . 83158 - 16414 . 448 . 5 American U ( DC ) 46 * 3 . 15 - 3 . 60158 - 1631448 . 5 Tulane U ( LA ) 40 * 3 . 35 - 3 . 70159 - 16315 . 348 . 5 U Connecticut 3 . 27 - 3 . 66159 - 16311 . 548 . 5 U Florida 46 * 3 . 42 - 3 . 83155 - 16117 . 651 Arizona State U 40 * 3 . 31 - 3 . 78155 - 1629 . 952 Yeshiva U ( Cardozo ) 283 . 23 - 3 . 72161 - 16617 . 854 . 5 Baylor U ( TX ) 3 . 41 - 3 . 88158 - 1621654 . 5 Case Western Reserve 3 . 07 - 3 . 61157 - 16113 . 854 . 5 Florida State U 3 . 26 - 3 . 74158 - 16113 . 854 . 5 U Tennessee - Knoxville 3 . 37 - 3 . 78155 - 16111 . 158 U Cincinnati 3 . 31 - 3 . 80157 - 16110 . 758 U Pittsburgh 3 . 11 - 3 . 63158 - 16114 . 158 U Utah 3 . 36 - 3 . 81157 - 16211 . 662 . 5 Brooklyn Law School 46 * 3 . 22 - 3 . 62162 - 16420 . 6 * 62 . 5 IIT ( Chicago - Kent ) 37 * 3 . 30 - 3 . 77158 - 16412 . 362 . 5 Temple U ( PA ) 3 . 23 - 3 . 60159 - 16314 . 662 . 5 U Houston 3 . 27 - 3 . 74157 - 16215 . 962 . 5 U Kentucky 3 . 37 - 3 . 85155 - 16216 . 162 . 5 Villanova U ( PA ) 3 . 27 - 3 . 62160 - 16317 . 567 . 5 Loyola ( Los Angeles ) 3 . 15 - 3 . 58159 - 16315 . 667 . 5 Pepperdine U ( CA ) 3 . 34 - 3 . 72156 - 16317 . 867 . 5 U Kansas 3 . 23 - 3 . 77155 - 16111 . 967 . 5 U Missouri - Columbia 3 . 24 - 3 . 72156 - 16016 . 273 Loyola U Chicago 3 . 21 - 3 . 66160 - 16415 . 573 Rutgers - Camden ( NJ ) 3 . 00 - 3 . 60160 - 16214 . 573 Seton Hall U ( NJ ) 3 . 17 - 3 . 66158 - 16315 . 273 St . John ' s U ( NY ) 3 . 28 - 3 . 72157 - 16215 . 773 U Miami ( FL ) 3 . 25 - 3 . 66156 - 16018 . 273 U New Mexico 3 . 03 - 3 . 72152 - 1581073 U Oklahoma 3 . 36 - 3 . 76154 - 16011 . 879 Rutgers - Newark ( NJ ) 3 . 10 - 3 . 57154 - 16215 . 479 U at Buffalo - SUNY 3 . 22 - 3 . 67153 - 15813 . 179 U Denver ( Sturm ) 3 . 11 - 3 . 63155 - 16016 . 379 U Nebraska - Lincoln 3 . 27 - 3 . 84154 - 16012 . 479 U Richmond ( VA ) 3 . 07 - 3 . 58159 - 1621683 Georgia State U 3 . 00 - 3 . 61158 - 16113 . 783 Lewis and Clark ( OR ) 3 . 10 - 3 . 63159 - 16514 . 683 U Oregon 3 . 08 - 3 . 63157 - 16121 . 387 . 5 Indiana U - Indianapolis 3 . 25 - 3 . 75154 - 1591887 . 5 Northeastern U ( MA ) 3 . 17 - 3 . 65156 - 16217 . 387 . 5 Seattle U 3 . 20 - 3 . 64155 - 16015 . 687 . 5 St . Louis U 3 . 29 - 3 . 75155 - 15917 . 387 . 5 U San Diego 22 * 3 . 06 - 3 . 56159 - 16414 . 387 . 5 U Toledo ( OH ) 3 . 02 - 3 . 82155 - 16014 . 193 . 5 DePaul U ( IL ) 3 . 02 - 3 . 59157 - 1611693 . 5 Louisiana State U 3 . 16 - 3 . 78154 - 15916 . 293 . 5 Pennsylvania State U 2 . 85 - 3 . 59157 - 15911 . 993 . 5 Santa Clara U ( CA ) 3 . 12 - 3 . 57156 - 16119 . 993 . 5 U Hawaii 3 . 15 - 3 . 72155 - 16110 . 993 . 5 U South Carolina 3 . 19 - 3 . 69156 - 16117 . 598 Catholic U ( DC ) 3 . 11 - 3 . 55156 - 16014 . 998 Marquette U ( WI ) 3 . 25 - 3 . 68155 - 1591698 U Louisville ( KY ) 3 . 17 - 3 . 74155 - 16014 . 3101 Mercer U ( GA ) 3 . 03 - 3 . 67153 - 15811 . 7101 Stetson U ( FL ) 3 . 19 - 3 . 62152 - 15717101 U Nevada - Las Vegas 3 . 31 - 3 . 71156 - 16115 . 6 For another excellent source on law school rankings , visit the Prelaw Handbook which lists the most prestigious law schools and also includes law school rankings on selectivity and other factors . US News law school rankings - the most well known and controversial of all national law school rankings , this report has defined what are perceived as the top law schools . Gourman Report - the originator of law school ratings , the Gourman Report is an established academic report that measures the academic quality of graduate and undergraduate schools . Dr . Gourman is a professor at California State University - Northridge . Unfortunately , the latest Gourman Report rankings came out in 1997 . Educational Quality Rankings ( " EQR ") - are published by Brian Leiter , a professor at the University of Texas law school . These recently updated law school rankings focus " exclusively on the three factors central to a good legal education : the quality of the faculty , the quality of the student body , and the quality of teaching . " A * indicates that this school is tied with another law school for that position . Links are to the in - depth profiles we have written on several top law schools . With law school admissions becoming increasingly competitive , be prepared and spend time on every aspect of your law school application . The best book I have found for increasing your chances of admission is How to Get Into the Great Law Schools . We also recommend several other excellent books for law school applicants . A final note of caution on the 2007 law school rankings - what is the best law school is a personal choice and should not be solely determined by national law school ratings but instead by what school best suits all of your desires . For example , because I wanted to live and practice law in California , I choose to attend the University of California , Berkeley ( Boalt Hall ) over other top law schools that were ranked higher . The best advice , personally visit the law schools you are seriously thinking of attending after you have been accepted . 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