U.S. New and World Report - Top Law Schools 2004 Updated 3/17/04
from http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/grad/rankings/law/brief/lawrank_brief.php
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Survey Count |
Tenure Count |
Other Count |
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1. Yale University (CT) |
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2 |
2. Stanford University (CA) |
Y |
N |
CS |
1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
3. Harvard University (MA) |
Y |
N |
AW |
1 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
4. Columbia University (NY) |
Y |
N |
AW |
1 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
5. New York University |
Y |
Y |
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1 |
1 |
0 |
6 |
6. University of Chicago |
Y |
Y |
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1 |
1 |
0 |
7 |
7. University of Michigan–Ann Arbor |
Y |
N |
CS |
1 |
0 |
1 |
8 |
University of Pennsylvania |
Y |
N |
AW |
1 |
0 |
1 |
9 |
9. University of Virginia |
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?? |
?? |
?? |
10 |
10. Cornell University (NY) |
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?? |
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11 |
University of California–Berkeley |
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?? |
?? |
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12 |
12. Duke University (NC) |
Y |
N |
CS |
1 |
0 |
1 |
13 |
Northwestern University (IL) |
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?? |
?? |
?? |
14 |
14. Georgetown University (DC) |
Y |
N |
CS |
1 |
0 |
1 |
15 |
15. University of Texas–Austin |
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?? |
?? |
?? |
16 |
16. University of California–Los Angeles |
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?? |
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17 |
17. Vanderbilt University (TN) |
Y |
N |
CS/AW |
1 |
0 |
1 |
18 |
18. University of Southern California |
Y |
N |
CS |
1 |
0 |
1 |
19 |
19. University of Minnesota–Twin Cities |
Y |
N |
CS |
1 |
0 |
1 |
20 |
Washington and Lee University (VA) |
Y |
N |
CS |
1 |
0 |
1 |
21 |
21. University of Iowa |
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?? |
?? |
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22 |
22. Boston College |
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?? |
?? |
?? |
23 |
George Washington University (DC) |
Y |
N |
AW |
1 |
0 |
1 |
24 |
University of Notre Dame (IN) |
Y |
N |
??? |
1 |
0 |
1 |
25 |
25. University of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign |
Y |
Y |
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1 |
1 |
0 |
26 |
Washington University in St. Louis |
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?? |
?? |
?? |
27 |
27. Emory University (GA) |
Y |
N |
AW |
1 |
0 |
1 |
28 |
28. Boston University |
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?? |
?? |
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29 |
College of William and Mary (VA) |
Y |
N |
AW |
1 |
0 |
1 |
30 |
University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill |
Y |
N |
??? |
1 |
0 |
1 |
31 |
31. Brigham Young University |
Y |
Y |
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1 |
1 |
0 |
32 |
Fordham University (NY) |
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?? |
?? |
?? |
33 |
University of California–Davis |
Y |
N |
CS |
1 |
0 |
1 |
34 |
University of Georgia |
Y |
N |
CS |
1 |
0 |
1 |
35 |
University of Wisconsin–Madison |
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?? |
?? |
?? |
36 |
36. Wake Forest University (NC) |
Y |
N |
AW |
1 |
0 |
1 |
37 |
37. University of California (Hastings) |
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?? |
?? |
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38 |
38. Indiana University–Bloomington |
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?? |
?? |
?? |
39 |
Ohio State University (Moritz) |
Y |
N |
AW |
1 |
0 |
1 |
40 |
40. George Mason University (VA) |
Y |
N |
CS |
1 |
0 |
1 |
41 |
University of Colorado–Boulder |
Y |
N |
CS |
1 |
0 |
1 |
42 |
University of Connecticut |
Y |
N |
CS |
1 |
0 |
1 |
43 |
University of Utah (S.J. Quinney) |
Y |
Y |
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1 |
1 |
0 |
44 |
44. University of Arizona (Rogers) |
Y |
N |
CS |
1 |
0 |
1 |
45 |
45. Tulane University (LA) |
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?? |
?? |
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46 |
University of Alabama |
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?? |
?? |
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47 |
University of Florida (Levin) |
Y |
Y |
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1 |
1 |
0 |
48 |
University of Maryland |
Y |
N |
CS |
1 |
0 |
1 |
49 |
University of Washington |
Y |
N |
CS |
1 |
0 |
1 |
50 |
50. Southern Methodist University (TX) |
Y |
N |
AW |
1 |
0 |
1 |
51 |
51. Baylor University (TX) |
Y |
Y |
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1 |
1 |
0 |
52 |
University of Cincinnati |
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?? |
?? |
?? |
53 |
University of Kentucky |
Y |
Y |
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1 |
1 |
0 |
54 |
University of Pittsburgh |
Y |
N |
CS |
1 |
0 |
1 |
55 |
55. American University (Washington College of Law) (DC) |
Y |
Y |
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1 |
1 |
0 |
56 |
University of Tennessee–Knoxville |
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?? |
?? |
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57 |
57. Cardozo-Yeshiva University (NY) |
Y |
N |
AW |
1 |
0 |
1 |
58 |
Case Western Reserve University (OH) |
Y |
N |
AW |
1 |
0 |
1 |
59 |
59. Arizona State University |
Y |
N |
CS |
1 |
0 |
1 |
60 |
Brooklyn Law School (NY) |
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?? |
?? |
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61 |
University of Missouri–Columbia |
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?? |
?? |
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62 |
University of Oklahoma |
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?? |
?? |
?? |
63 |
University of San Diego |
Y |
N |
AW |
1 |
0 |
1 |
64 |
64. Florida State University |
Y |
N |
CS |
1 |
0 |
1 |
65 |
Indiana University–Indianapolis |
Y |
Y |
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1 |
1 |
0 |
66 |
Temple University (Beasley) (PA) |
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?? |
?? |
?? |
67 |
University of Kansas |
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?? |
?? |
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68 |
University of Nebraska–Lincoln |
Y |
Y |
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1 |
1 |
0 |
69 |
69. Illinois Institute of Technology (Chicago-Kent) |
Y |
N |
AW |
1 |
0 |
1 |
70 |
Lewis and Clark College (Northwestern) (OR) |
Y |
N |
AW |
1 |
0 |
1 |
71 |
Loyola Law School (CA) |
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?? |
?? |
?? |
72 |
Loyola University Chicago |
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?? |
?? |
?? |
73 |
St. John's University (NY) |
Y |
N |
CS |
1 |
0 |
1 |
74 |
University of Houston |
Y |
N |
CS |
1 |
0 |
1 |
75 |
University of Louisville (Brandeis) (KY) |
Y |
Y |
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1 |
1 |
0 |
76 |
University of New Mexico |
Y |
N |
CS |
1 |
0 |
1 |
77 |
Villanova University (PA) |
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?? |
?? |
?? |
78 |
78. Rutgers State University–Camden (NJ) |
Y |
Y |
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1 |
1 |
0 |
79 |
Rutgers State University–Newark (NJ) |
Y |
Y |
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1 |
1 |
0 |
80 |
University of Denver |
Y |
N |
AW |
1 |
0 |
1 |
81 |
University of Oregon |
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?? |
?? |
?? |
82 |
University of Richmond (VA) |
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?? |
?? |
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83 |
University of South Carolina |
Y |
Y |
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1 |
1 |
0 |
84 |
84. Catholic University of America (DC) |
Y |
N |
CS |
1 |
0 |
1 |
85 |
University of Miami (FL) |
Y |
N |
CS |
1 |
0 |
1 |
86 |
86. Seton Hall University (NJ) |
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?? |
?? |
?? |
87 |
University at Buffalo (NY) |
Y |
Y |
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1 |
1 |
0 |
88 |
University of Hawaii |
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?? |
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89 |
89. Northeastern University (MA) |
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90 |
University of Mississippi |
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?? |
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91 |
91. Georgia State University |
Y |
N |
CS |
1 |
0 |
1 |
92 |
Marquette University (WI) |
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?? |
?? |
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93 |
Mercer University (GA) |
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?? |
?? |
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94 |
Santa Clara University (CA) |
Y |
N |
CS |
1 |
0 |
1 |
95 |
Seattle University |
Y |
N |
CS |
1 |
0 |
1 |
96 |
University of Arkansas–Fayetteville |
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?? |
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97 |
97. Louisiana State University–Baton Rouge |
Y |
Y |
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1 |
1 |
0 |
98 |
Syracuse University (NY) |
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?? |
?? |
?? |
99 |
University of San Francisco |
Y |
N |
CS |
1 |
0 |
1 |
100 |
Wayne State University (MI) |
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?? |
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Tier 3 |
Albany Law School-Union University (NY) |
Y |
N |
AW |
1 |
0 |
1 |
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Campbell University (NC) |
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?? |
?? |
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Chapman University (CA) |
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?? |
?? |
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Creighton University (NE) |
Y |
N |
CS |
1 |
0 |
1 |
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DePaul University (IL) |
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?? |
?? |
?? |
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Drake University (IA) |
Y |
Y |
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1 |
1 |
0 |
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Duquesne University (PA) |
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?? |
?? |
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Franklin Pierce Law Center (NH) |
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?? |
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Hofstra University (NY) |
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?? |
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Howard University (DC) |
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?? |
?? |
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Loyola University–New Orleans |
Y |
Y |
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1 |
1 |
0 |
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New York Law School |
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?? |
?? |
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Pace University (NY) |
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?? |
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Penn State University (Dickinson School of Law) |
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Pepperdine University (CA) |
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?? |
?? |
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Samford University (Cumberland) (AL) |
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?? |
?? |
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Southern Illinois University–Carbondale |
Y |
Y |
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1 |
1 |
0 |
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Southwestern University School of Law (CA) |
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?? |
?? |
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Stetson University (FL) |
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?? |
?? |
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St. Louis University |
Y |
Y |
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1 |
1 |
0 |
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Suffolk University (MA) |
Y |
N |
CS |
1 |
0 |
1 |
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University of Akron (OH) |
Y |
N |
CS |
1 |
0 |
1 |
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University of Arkansas–Little Rock (Bowen) |
Y |
Y |
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1 |
1 |
0 |
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University of Idaho |
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?? |
?? |
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University of Maine |
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?? |
?? |
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University of Memphis |
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?? |
?? |
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University of Montana |
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?? |
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University of North Dakota |
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?? |
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University of South Dakota |
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?? |
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University of the Pacific (McGeorge) (CA) |
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?? |
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University of Toledo (OH) |
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?? |
?? |
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University of Wyoming |
Y |
N |
CS |
1 |
0 |
1 |
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Valparaiso University (IN) |
Y |
N |
CS |
1 |
0 |
1 |
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Vermont Law School |
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?? |
?? |
?? |
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Washburn University (KS) |
Y |
N |
CS |
1 |
0 |
1 |
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West Virginia University |
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?? |
?? |
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William Mitchell College of Law (MN) |
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?? |
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Tier 4 |
California Western School of Law |
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?? |
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Capital University (OH) |
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?? |
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Cleveland State University (Marshall) |
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?? |
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CUNY–Queens College |
Y |
Y |
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1 |
1 |
0 |
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Florida Coastal School of Law |
Y |
N |
AW |
1 |
0 |
1 |
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Golden Gate University (CA) |
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?? |
?? |
?? |
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Gonzaga University (WA) |
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?? |
?? |
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Hamline University (MN) |
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?? |
?? |
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John Marshall Law School (IL) |
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?? |
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Michigan State Univ.–DCL Col. of Law |
Y |
N |
AW |
1 |
0 |
1 |
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Mississippi College |
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?? |
?? |
?? |
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New England School of Law (MA) |
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?? |
?? |
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North Carolina Central University 1 |
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?? |
?? |
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Northern Illinois University |
Y |
Y |
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1 |
1 |
0 |
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Northern Kentucky University (Chase) |
Y |
Y |
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1 |
1 |
0 |
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Nova Southeastern University 1 (FL) |
Y |
N |
AW |
1 |
0 |
1 |
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Ohio Northern University |
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?? |
?? |
?? |
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Oklahoma City University |
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?? |
?? |
?? |
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Quinnipiac University (CT) |
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?? |
?? |
?? |
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Regent University (VA) |
Y |
Y |
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1 |
1 |
0 |
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Roger Williams University (RI) |
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?? |
?? |
?? |
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Southern University 1 (LA) |
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?? |
?? |
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South Texas College of Law |
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?? |
?? |
?? |
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St. Mary's University (TX) |
Y |
Y |
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1 |
1 |
0 |
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St. Thomas University (FL) |
Y |
N |
AW |
1 |
0 |
1 |
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Texas Southern University (Thurgood Marshall)1 |
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?? |
?? |
?? |
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Texas Tech University |
Y |
N |
CS |
1 |
0 |
1 |
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Texas Wesleyan University |
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?? |
?? |
?? |
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Thomas Jefferson School of Law (CA) |
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?? |
?? |
?? |
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Thomas M. Cooley Law School (MI) |
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?? |
?? |
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Touro College (Jacob D. Fuchsberg) (NY) |
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?? |
?? |
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University of Baltimore |
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?? |
?? |
?? |
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University of Dayton (OH) |
Y |
Y |
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1 |
1 |
0 |
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University of Detroit Mercy |
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?? |
?? |
?? |
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University of Missouri–Kansas City |
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?? |
?? |
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University of Tulsa (OK) |
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?? |
?? |
?? |
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Western New England College (MA) |
Y |
N |
AW |
1 |
0 |
1 |
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Whittier Law School (CA) |
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?? |
?? |
?? |
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Widener University (DE) |
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?? |
?? |
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Willamette University (OR) |
Y |
N |
CS |
1 |
0 |
1 |
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Replies: |
Tenure: |
Non-Tenure: |
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Summary: Top 25 |
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16 |
3 |
13 |
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64.0% |
18.8% |
81.3% |
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Summary: Second 25 |
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17 |
3 |
14 |
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68.0% |
17.6% |
82.4% |
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Summary: Third 25 |
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16 |
6 |
10 |
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64.0% |
37.5% |
62.5% |
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Summary: Fourth 25 |
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13 |
5 |
8 |
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52.0% |
38.5% |
61.5% |
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Summary: First 50 |
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33 |
6 |
27 |
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66.0% |
18.2% |
81.8% |
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Summary: Second 50 |
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29 |
11 |
18 |
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58.0% |
37.9% |
62.1% |
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Summary: Third Tier |
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12 |
5 |
7 |
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32.4% |
41.7% |
58.3% |
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Summary: Fourth Tier |
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13 |
6 |
7 |
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32.5% |
46.2% |
53.8% |
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Totals |
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87 |
28 |
59 |
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49.2% |
32.2% |
67.8% |