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2010 U.S. News Bar Passage Rankings (v. Overall Rankings)

U.S. News Continuing my coverage of the Placement Success component of the 2010 U.S. News Law School Rankings, which counts 20% in the U.S. News methodology:  the chart below compares the Bar Passage data (2%) with the school’s overall ranking:

































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































Bar Passage


Ratio Rank


Bar Passage


Ratio Score


 


School


Overall


Rank


1


1.43


Stanford


3


2


1.33


USC


18


3


1.30


UCLA


15


4


1.29


Harvard


2


4


1.29


Virginia


10


6


1.27


Alabama


30


7


1.26


UC-Davis


35


7


1.26


San Francisco


98


9


1.25


LSU


75


9


1.25


UC-Berkeley


6


11


1.24


NYU


5


11


1.24


Michigan


9


11


1.24


Miami


71


14


1.23


Campbell


Tier 4


14


1.23


Columbia


4


14


1.23


Pennsylvania


8


17


1.22


George Washington


28


17


1.22


Georgetown


14


17


1.22


Samford


Tier 3


20


1.21


UC-Hastings


39


21


1.19


Colorado


45


21


1.19


Yale


1


23


1.18


Cornell


13


23


1.18


Richmond


77


23


1.18


Cardozo


49


23


1.18


Loyola-LA


71


27


1.17


Pepperdine


55


27


1.17


Baylor


65


27


1.17


San Diego


61


27


1.17


Memphis


Tier 3


31


1.15


Fordham


30


31


1.15


George Mason


41


33


1.14


American


45


33


1.14


Florida State


52


33


1.14


Duke


10


33


1.14


St. John’s


87


33


1.14


North Carolina


30


39


1.13


U. Washington


30


39


1.13


Catholic


94


39


1.13


BYU


41


39


1.13


South Carolina


87


39


1.13


Georgia State


65


39


1.13


Florida International


Tier 4


44


1.12


Arizona


43


44


1.12


Appalachian


Tier 4


44


1.12


NY Law School


Tier 3


47


1.11


Albany


Tier 3


47


1.11


Tennessee


59


47


1.11


Chicago


6


47


1.11


Maryland


43


51


1.10


Ohio Northern


Tier 3


51


1.10


Pacific


Tier 3


51


1.10


SMU


49


51


1.10


Emory


20


51


1.10


Pace


Tier 4


51


1.10


Tulane


45


51


1.10


Washington & Lee


30


58


1.09


Washington U.


19


58


1.09


Loyola-New Orleans


Tier 3


58


1.09


Florida


51


58


1.09


William & Mary


28


58


1.09


Boston College


26


58


1.09


Georgia


35


58


1.09


Hofstra


100


58


1.09


Boston University


20


58


1.09


Marquette


87


58


1.09


Wayne State


Tier 3


68


1.08


UNLV


75


68


1.08


Indiana-Bloomington


23


68


1.08


Brooklyn


61


68


1.08


Duquesne


Tier 4


68


1.08


N. Carolina Central


Tier 4


68


1.08


Northwestern


10


68


1.08


Pittsburgh


71


68


1.08


Wisconsin


35


68


1.08


Texas Tech


Tier 3


77


1.07


Arizona State


55


77


1.07


Houston


59


77


1.07


Willamette


Tier 4


77


1.07


Wake Forest


40


81


1.06


Illinois


23


81


1.06


Minnesota


20


81


1.06


Santa Clara


85


81


1.06


Chapman


Tier 3


81


1.06


CUNY


Tier 4


81


1.06


Michigan State


Tier 3


81


1.06


New Mexico


77


81


1.06


Detroit Mercy


Tier 4


81


1.06


Syracuse


Tier 3


81


1.06


Quinnipiac


Tier 3


81


1.06


Missouri-Columbia


65


92


1.05


Maine


100


92


1.05


Texas


15


92


1.05


South Texas


Tier 4


92


1.05


Ohio State


35


92


1.05


Temple


65


92


1.05


Stetson


Tier 3


92


1.05


Chicago-Kent


77


92


1.05


Connecticut


52


92


1.05


Widener


Tier 4


92


1.05


California Western


Tier 4


92


1.05


North Dakota


Tier 3


92


1.05


Mississippi


Tier 3


92


1.05


Barry


Tier 4


92


1.05


Vermont


Tier 3


92


1.05


SUNY-Buffalo


85


92


1.05


Wyoming


Tier 3


108


1.04


Texas Wesleyan


Tier 4


108


1.04


Villanova


61


108


1.04


Oklahoma City


Tier 4


108


1.04


Kentucky


55


108


1.04


Northern Kentucky


Tier 4


108


1.04


Vanderbilt


17


108


1.04


Golden Gate


Tier 4


115


1.03


Oklahoma


71


115


1.03


Mercer


Tier 3


115


1.03


Florida Coastal


Tier 4


115


1.03


Regent


Tier 4


115


1.03


Nebraska


Tier 3


115


1.03


Missouri-KC


Tier 3


115


1.03


Louisville


98


122


1.02


Roger Williams


Tier 4


122


1.02


Mississippi College


Tier 4


122


1.02


Drake


Tier 3


122


1.02


Rutgers-Newark


87


122


1.02


South Dakota


Tier 3


122


1.02


Capital


Tier 4


128


1.01


Hawaii


Tier 3


128


1.01


Valparaiso


Tier 4


128


1.01


Idaho


Tier 3


128


1.01


Creighton


Tier 3


128


1.01


Cleveland State


Tier 3


128


1.01


Indiana-Indianapolis


87


128


1.01


Northeastern


94


128


1.01


Kansas


65


128


1.01


Dayton


Tier 4


128


1.01


Cincinnati


52


128


1.01


John Marshall


Tier 4


128


1.01


Lewis & Clark


61


128


1.01


St. Mary’s


Tier 4


128


1.01


Akron


Tier 3


142


1.00


Rutgers-Camden


77


142


1.00


Suffolk


Tier 4


142


1.00


Seton Hall


77


142


1.00


Toledo


Tier 3


142


1.00


St. Louis


94


142


1.00


DePaul


87


142


1.00


Notre Dame


23


142


1.00


Loyola-Chicago


87


142


1.00


Southern Illinois


Tier 4


142


1.00


Arkansas-Fayetteville


94


152


0.99


Hamline


Tier 4


152


0.99


Franklin Pierce


Tier 3


152


0.99


Seattle


77


155


0.98


Washburn


Tier 4


155


0.98


Penn State


65


155


0.98


William Mitchell


Tier 3


158


0.97


West Virginia


Tier 3


158


0.97


Nova


Tier 4


158


0.97


New England


Tier 4


158


0.97


Baltimore


Tier 4


158


0.97


Gonzaga


100


158


0.97


Arkansas-Little Rock


Tier 3


164


0.96


Montana


Tier 3


164


0.96


Southwestern


Tier 3


164


0.96


Denver


77


167


0.95


Tulsa


Tier 4


167


0.95


St. Thomas (MN)


Tier 3


167


0.95


Iowa


26


167


0.95


Utah


45


171


0.94


Thomas Cooley


Tier 4


172


0.93


Case Western


55


172


0.93


Northern Illinois


Tier 4


172


0.93


St. Thomas (FL)


Tier 4


172


0.93


W. New England


Tier 4


176


0.91


Touro


Tier 4


177


0.90


Oregon


77


178


0.88


Thomas Jefferson


Tier 4


179


0.87


Ave Maria


Tier 4


180


0.82


Whittier


Tier 4


181


0.81


District of Columbia


Tier 4


182


0.77


Howard


Tier 3


183


0.75


Texas Southern


Tier 4


184


N/A


Southern


Tier 4

Prior 2010 U.S. News Law School Rankings coverage:


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