Top 2010 Law School RankingsTop Law Schools consolidates all of the 2010 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 2010 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 2010 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 2010 USNRank ( April , 2009 ) Law S c h o o l G o u r m a n R e p o r t E ducationalQualityRankings 2008 GPA 25 th - 75 thPercentile 2008 LSAT 25 th - 75 thPercentile 2008 Student / FacultyRatio 1 Yale U ( CT ) 313 . 81 - 3 . 97169 - 1776 . 82 Harvard U ( MA ) 12 * 3 . 74 - 3 . 95170 - 17610 . 03 Stanford U ( CA ) 643 . 76 - 3 . 94168 - 1728 . 64 Columbia U ( NY ) 753 . 58 - 3 . 82170 - 1759 . 35 New York U 1163 . 56 - 3 . 85169 - 1739 . 66 * UC Berkeley ( Boalt ) 573 . 70 - 3 . 92164 - 17012 . 36 * U Chicago 42 * 3 . 57 - 3 . 79169 - 1739 . 78 U Pennsylvania 9113 . 46 - 3 . 88166 - 17111 . 69 U Michigan - Ann Arbor 283 . 54 - 3 . 82166 - 17012 . 410 * Duke U ( NC ) 8173 . 55 - 3 . 85165 - 17010 . 210 * Northwestern U ( IL ) 1414 * 3 . 40 - 3 . 81166 - 1729 . 110 * U Virginia 16103 . 56 - 3 . 89166 - 17113 . 513 Cornell U ( NY ) 1014 * 3 . 24 - 3 . 84166 - 1689 . 914 Georgetown U ( DC ) 17123 . 43 - 3 . 79166 - 17012 . 115 * UCLA 1314 * 3 . 49 - 3 . 87164 - 16911 . 615 * U Texas - Austin 1210 * 3 . 42 - 3 . 82164 - 16812 . 917 Vanderbilt U ( TN ) 15183 . 52 - 3 . 86164 - 16913 . 418 U Southern California 27123 . 48 - 3 . 71165 - 16711 . 519 Washington U ( MO ) 29 * 3 . 20 - 3 . 70162 - 16811 . 120 * Boston U 19 * 3 . 48 - 3 . 82163 - 16611 . 820 * Emory U ( GA ) 29 * 3 . 42 - 3 . 71164 - 16610 . 720 * U Minnesota - Twin Cities 19213 . 29 - 3 . 82163 - 16712 . 623 * Indiana U - Bloomington 40 * 3 . 39 - 3 . 85156 - 16510 . 023 * U Illinois ( UIUC ) 22 * 3 . 20 - 3 . 80160 - 16712 . 323 * U Notre Dame ( IN ) 1846 * 3 . 42 - 3 . 78163 - 16613 . 426 * Boston College 32 * 3 . 49 - 3 . 77162 - 16513 . 526 * U Iowa 19 * 3 . 36 - 3 . 83158 - 16414 . 328 * William and Mary ( VA ) 37 * 3 . 35 - 3 . 79160 - 16612 . 228 * George Washington U 3222 * 3 . 28 - 3 . 83162 - 16815 . 030 * Fordham U ( NY ) 26 * 3 . 32 - 3 . 72161 - 16613 . 930 * U Alabama 3 . 22 - 3 . 83158 - 16510 . 130 * U North Carolina 32 * 3 . 40 - 3 . 77157 - 16315 . 430 * U Washington 3 . 52 - 3 . 85159 - 16611 . 630 * Washington & Lee U 32 * 3 . 27 - 3 . 70160 - 1669 . 535 * Ohio State U 832 * 3 . 36 - 3 . 78159 - 16413 . 235 * UC Davis 32 * 3 . 45 - 3 . 75158 - 16312 . 135 * U Georgia 313 . 39 - 3 . 82159 - 16414 . 435 * U Wisconsin - Madison 22 * 3 . 39 - 3 . 76157 - 16313 . 239 * UC ( Hastings ) 1129 * 3 . 38 - 3 . 72161 - 16514 . 940 Wake Forest U ( NC ) 3 . 30 - 3 . 70160 - 16510 . 341 * Brigham Young U ( UT ) 3 . 51 - 3 . 88161 - 16617 . 241 * George Mason U ( VA ) 26 * 3 . 31 - 3 . 79160 - 16514 . 243 * U Arizona ( Rogers ) 40 * 3 . 36 - 3 . 76159 - 16412 . 043 * U Maryland 3 . 37 - 3 . 77160 - 16511 . 945 * American U ( DC ) 46 * 3 . 17 - 3 . 59159 - 16313 . 345 * Tulane U ( LA ) 40 * 3 . 33 - 3 . 76159 - 16315 . 145 * U Colorado - Boulder 40 * 3 . 41 - 3 . 79160 - 16512 . 645 * U Utah 3 . 38 - 3 . 79157 - 1629 . 549 * Southern Methodist U 3 . 29 - 3 . 85154 - 16515 . 049 * Yeshiva U ( Cardozo ) 283 . 29 - 3 . 72159 - 16516 . 051 U Florida 46 * 3 . 30 - 3 . 70156 - 16215 . 452 * Florida State U 3 . 31 - 3 . 72157 - 16114 . 652 * U Cincinnati 3 . 25 - 3 . 79156 - 1629 . 752 * U Connecticut 3 . 17 - 3 . 64156 - 16211 . 355 * Arizona State U 40 * 3 . 38 - 3 . 77156 - 1629 . 155 * Case Western Reserve 3 . 28 - 3 . 68156 - 16012 . 555 * Pepperdine U ( CA ) 3 . 36 - 3 . 77158 - 16215 . 255 * U Kentucky 3 . 29 - 3 . 84157 - 16215 . 859 * U Houston 3 . 12 - 3 . 67157 - 16313 . 459 * U Tennessee - Knoxville 3 . 34 - 3 . 78154 - 16113 . 861 * Brooklyn Law School 46 * 3 . 22 - 3 . 66162 - 16518 . 661 * Lewis and Clark ( OR ) 3 . 19 - 3 . 67157 - 16310 . 161 * U San Diego 22 * 3 . 10 - 3 . 55158 - 16213 . 561 * Villanova U ( PA ) 3 . 19 - 3 . 64160 - 16318 . 065 * Baylor U ( TX ) 3 . 39 - 3 . 79156 - 16215 . 465 * Georgia State U 3 . 12 - 3 . 70158 - 16211 . 965 * Pennsylvania State U 3 . 34 - 3 . 76154 - 15910 . 365 * Temple U ( PA ) 3 . 23 - 3 . 65159 - 16412 . 865 * U Kansas 3 . 15 - 3 . 77154 - 16011 . 665 * U Missouri - Columbia 3 . 24 - 3 . 71156 - 16018 . 471 * Loyola ( Los Angeles ) 3 . 17 - 3 . 61158 - 16315 . 471 * U Miami ( FL ) 3 . 17 - 3 . 68155 - 16016 . 671 * U Oklahoma 3 . 28 - 3 . 77154 - 16013 . 371 * U Pittsburgh 3 . 13 - 3 . 66157 - 16113 . 175 * Louisiana State U 3 . 25 - 3 . 75154 - 15916 . 975 * U Nevada - Las Vegas 3 . 20 - 3 . 71155 - 16016 . 877 * IIT ( Chicago - Kent ) 37 * 3 . 25 - 3 . 74157 - 16311 . 677 * Rutgers - Camden ( NJ ) 3 . 14 - 3 . 71157 - 16013 . 277 * Seattle U 3 . 17 - 3 . 60154 - 16013 . 577 * Seton Hall U ( NJ ) 3 . 11 - 3 . 65154 - 16014 . 777 * U Denver ( Sturm ) 3 . 21 - 3 . 64155 - 16015 . 477 * U New Mexico 3 . 04 - 3 . 61150 - 15711 . 077 * U Oregon 3 . 11 - 3 . 61157 - 16016 . 977 * U Richmond ( VA ) 3 . 11 - 3 . 55159 - 16213 . 785 * Santa Clara U ( CA ) 3 . 11 - 3 . 56157 - 16117 . 285 * U at Buffalo - SUNY 3 . 18 - 3 . 71154 - 16014 . 587 * DePaul U ( IL ) 2 . 99 - 3 . 58156 - 16114 . 287 * Indiana U - Indianapolis 3 . 07 - 3 . 71151 - 15916 . 487 * Loyola U Chicago 3 . 11 - 3 . 67154 - 16214 . 587 * Marquette U ( WI ) 3 . 12 - 3 . 60154 - 15916 . 387 * Rutgers - Newark ( NJ ) 2 . 99 - 3 . 56155 - 16019 . 287 * St . John ' s U ( NY ) 3 . 20 - 3 . 72155 - 16116 . 887 * U South Carolina 3 . 05 - 3 . 67156 - 16013 . 594 * Catholic U ( DC ) 3 . 04 - 3 . 52155 - 15914 . 894 * Northeastern U ( MA ) 3 . 18 - 3 . 60154 - 16217 . 094 * St . Louis U 3 . 20 - 3 . 67153 - 15917 . 694 * U of Arkansas - Fayetteville 3 . 25 - 3 . 73153 - 15913 . 098 * U Louisville ( KY ) 3 . 20 - 3 . 75155 - 16014 . 898 * U of San Francisco 2 . 98 - 3 . 51156 - 16115 . 8100 * Gonzaga University 3 . 20 - 3 . 61153 - 15614 . 6100 * Hofstra University 2 . 99 - 3 . 54152 - 15815 . 2100 * University of Maine 3 . 11 - 3 . 50155 - 15914 . 0 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 .