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Where the Fortune 500 CEOs Went to Law School

U.S News Old LogoFollowing up on last month's post, Where the Fortune 500 CEOs Went to College:  U.S. News & World Report, Where the Fortune 500 CEOs Went to Law School:

Of the 498 chief executive officers listed on the 2012 Fortune 500 list, 46 hold legal degrees. … (Two chief executive officers hold CEO positions at multiple Fortune 500 companies, which is why there are 498 rather than 500.)

Here is a ranking of the law schools with Fortune 500 CEO graduates (along with each school's U.S. News rank):

CEO Rank   School (US News Rank) No. of CEO Grads
1 Harvard (3) 9
2 Columbia (4) 3
2 Virginia (7) 3
2 SMU (51) 3
5 Stanford (2) 2
5 Pennsylvania (7) 2
5 Georgetown (13) 2
5 UCLA (15) 2
5 Minnesota (19) 2
5 Notre Dame (22) 2
5 Fordham (29) 2
5 West Virginia (101) 2
13 Yale (1) 1
13 NYU (6) 1
13 Boston University (26) 1
13 North Carolina (38) 1
13 Loyola-L.A. (51) 1
13 Kentucky (62) 1
13 Missouri (79) 1
13 DePaul (89) 1
13 Rutgers-Camden (99) 1
13 Villanova (101) 1
13 Akron (119) 1
13 South Texas (Tier 4) 1

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