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2010 U.S. News Placement Success Rankings (v. Overall Rankings)

U.S. NewsI previously blogged the three Placement Success components of the 2010 U.S. News Law School Rankings, which together count 20% in the U.S. News methodology:

The Placement Success ranking below weights the Employed at Nine Months, Employed at Graduation, and Bar Passage individual ranks according to the U.S. News methodology (70%, 20%, and 10%, respectively):




























































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































 


Placement Success


Rank


Placement Success


Weighted Rank


 


 


 


School


 


 


Overall


Rank


1


1.0


Stanford


3


2


2.8


Duke


10


3


5.0


NYU


5


4


5.9


UCLA


15


5


10.4


Pennsylvania


8


6


10.6


Boston University


20


7


11.8


Michigan


9


8


14.2


Washington U.


19


9


14.8


Yale


1


10


15.0


Northwestern


10


11


15.4


George Mason


41


12


15.7


Harvard


2


13


15.8


UC-Berkeley


6


14


17.0


Chicago


6


15


19.1


Alabama


30


16


19.8


Virginia


10


17


22.2


Utah


45


18


23.6


BYU


41


18


23.6


Florida State


52


20


23.9


Kentucky


55


21


25.3


Texas


15


22


26.0


Columbia


4


23


26.8


Cornell


13


24


27.3


Georgia State


65


25


27.8


Georgia


35


26


29.3


Wisconsin


35


27


30.2


U. Washington


30


28


31.9


William & Mary


28


29


34.0


USC


18


30


36.1


Fordham


30


31


38.0


Seattle


77


32


38.2


Minnesota


20


33


39.2


American


45


33


39.2


Illinois


23


35


40.1


Iowa


26


36


40.4


Indiana-Bloomington


23


37


41.4


Notre Dame


23


38


43.8


Cincinnati


52


39


44.0


Vanderbilt


17


40


44.8


Ohio State


35


41


46.0


Boston College


26


42


47.2


Cardozo


49


43


47.7


SMU


49


44


48.1


Houston


59


45


49.8


Georgetown


14


46


49.9


Loyola-LA


71


47


51.3


Maryland


43


48


51.5


New Mexico


77


49


52.8


North Carolina


30


50


55.4


San Diego


61


51


56.0


Toledo


Tier 3


52


56.3


West Virginia


Tier 3


53


56.6


Miami


71


54


57.4


LSU


75


55


57.8


UNLV


75


56


57.9


Emory


20


57


59.8


SUNY-Buffalo


85


58


62.1


South Dakota


Tier 3


59


62.5


Creighton


Tier 3


60


62.9


Tennessee


59


61


63.8


Brooklyn


61


62


65.7


Seton Hall


77


63


66.8


UC-Hastings


39


64


66.9


Albany


Tier 3


65


71.3


UC-Davis


35


66


73.7


Tulane


45


67


75.0


Pepperdine


55


68


75.3


Drake


Tier 3


69


77.8


Villanova


61


70


78.0


Maine


100


71


78.5


Missouri-KC


Tier 3


72


78.9


Idaho


Tier 3


73


79.4


Hofstra


100


74


80.1


Missouri-Columbia


65


75


80.6


Case Western


55


76


81.2


North Dakota


Tier 3


77


81.9


Marquette


87


77


81.9


St. John’s


87


79


83.1


Connecticut


52


79


83.1


Louisville


98


81


83.2


Denver


77


81


83.2


Indiana-Indianapolis


87


83


85.3


Florida


51


84


86.3


Arkansas-Little Rock


Tier 3


85


87.3


Oklahoma


71


86


88.1


Pittsburgh


71


87


89.4


Gonzaga


100


88


90.3


St. Louis


94


89


90.8


San Francisco


98


90


93.4


Florida Coastal


Tier 4


91


93.6


Catholic


94


92


94.7


Arizona


43


93


95.0


Southwestern


Tier 3


94


96.1


Santa Clara


85


95


97.4


Penn State


65


96


98.6


St. Thomas (MN)


Tier 3


97


99.0


Lewis & Clark


61


98


99.2


Baltimore


Tier 4


99


100.0


Rutgers-Newark


87


100


100.3


Mississippi College


Tier 4


101


100.5


Franklin Pierce


Tier 3


102


100.6


Richmond


77


103


101.0


Colorado


45


104


101.8


Wyoming


Tier 3


105


102.1


Cleveland State


Tier 3


106


102.2


Loyola-New Orleans


Tier 3


107


102.3


Wake Forest


40


108


102.8


Ohio Northern


Tier 3


109


104.1


Samford


Tier 3


110


104.6


DePaul


87


111


104.8


George Washington


28


112


105.4


Kansas


65


113


106.8


South Carolina


87


114


108.3


Mercer


Tier 3


115


108.6


Akron


Tier 3


116


109.3


Wayne State


Tier 3


117


109.6


Memphis


Tier 3


118


110.1


William Mitchell


Tier 3


119


111.2


Vermont


Tier 3


120


111.8


Washington & Lee


30


121


113.2


Michigan State


Tier 3


122


117.5


Whittier


Tier 4


123


117.8


Detroit Mercy


Tier 4


123


117.8


Quinnipiac


Tier 3


123


117.8


Chapman


Tier 3


126


118.3


Temple


65


126


118.3


Texas Tech


Tier 3


128


119.5


Pacific


Tier 3


129


120.4


New York Law


Tier 3


130


122.3


Rutgers-Camden


77


131


123.8


Baylor


65


131


123.8


Florida International


Tier 4


133


124.5


Montana


Tier 3


134


125.7


Suffolk


Tier 4


135


126.2


Chicago-Kent


77


135


126.2


Oregon


77


137


129.0


Regent


Tier 4


138


130.0


Howard


Tier 3


139


130.2


Arkansas-Fayetteville


94


140


132.5


Stetson


Tier 3


141


133.2


Golden Gate


Tier 4


142


135.3


Arizona State


55


143


135.4


Washburn


Tier 4


144


135.8


Valparaiso


Tier 4


145


137.1


Campbell


Tier 4


146


138.0


Syracuse


Tier 3


147


138.5


Northern Illinois


Tier 4


148


138.6


Northeastern


94


149


139.0


Hawaii


Tier 3


150


139.1


Loyola-Chicago


87


151


144.5


St. Mary’s


Tier 4


152


146.3


Dayton


Tier 4


153


146.9


Hamline


Tier 4


154


147.0


Willamette


Tier 4


155


147.2


Oklahoma City


Tier 4


156


147.6


Nebraska


Tier 3


157


149.2


CUNY


Tier 4


157


149.2


John Marshall


Tier 4


159


150.3


Pace


Tier 4


160


150.4


Duquesne


Tier 4


161


151.0


Northern Kentucky


Tier 4


162


151.7


Widener


Tier 4


163


153.8


Texas Southern


Tier 4


164


154.3


Mississippi


Tier 3


165


156.9


Nova


Tier 4


166


160.4


Barry


Tier 4


167


161.0


Southern Illinois


Tier 4


168


161.2


Roger Williams


Tier 4


169


163.0


South Texas


Tier 4


170


163.1


N. Carolina Central


Tier 4


171


163.8


Tulsa


Tier 4


172


163.9


California Western


Tier 4


173


165.1


W. New England


Tier 4


174


166.8


Texas Wesleyan


Tier 4


175


167.7


Thomas Jefferson


Tier 4


176


170.0


Appalachian


Tier 4


177


171.4


Capital


Tier 4


178


173.6


New England


Tier 4


179


177.1


Ave Maria


Tier 4


180


178.2


St. Thomas (FL)


Tier 4


181


179.0


Thomas Cooley


Tier 4


182


180.4


Touro


Tier 4


183


182.6


District of Columbia


Tier 4

(Southern is not ranked because it did not provide bar passage data.)  Prior 2010 U.S. News Law School Rankings coverage:



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