The top ten law schools are spread across the United States.
America has some of the best law schools in the world. Ranking the top ten institutions must take into account many factors. Each year U.S. News and World Report Magazine has ranked the top law schools in the country using a proprietary ranking system. The current data is for the 2008-2009 school year, except for employment upon graduation information, which is for the 2007 school year.
Yale University
Located in New Haven, Connecticut, Yale University ranks number one on the U.S. News and World Report list. Yale accumulated the highest score of 100 out of 100 points. As of 2007, 96.4 percent of Yale law students were employed upon graduation.
Yale University
PO Box 208215
New Haven, CT 06520
203-432-4995
law.yale.edu
Harvard University
This Cambridge, Massachusetts, school ranks number two in the report with a score of 95 out of 100 points, and 97.2 percent of Harvard graduates have employment upon graduation.
Harvard University
1563 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02138
617-495-3109
law.harvard.edu
Stanford University
Based in the city of Palo Alto, California, and the alma mater of Google's founders, Stanford University comes in number three in the U.S. News and World Report ranking. Stanford scored 93 out of 100 points with 100 percent of its students having employment upon graduation.
Stanford University
Crown Quadrangle
559 Nathan Abbott Way
Stanford, CA 94305
650-723-4985
law.stanford.edu
Columbia University
Ranked number four with a score of 88 out of 100, New York's Columbia University, provides 98.8 percent of graduates with employment upon completion of the school's law program.
Columbia University
435 W. 116th Street
New York, New York 10027
212-854-2670
law.columbia.edu
New York University
Another school in New York City, New York University ranks number five on this list with a score of 87. With 99.6 percent of its graduates having employment upon graduation, NYU falls slightly behind Stanford in this area.
New York University
40 Washington Square S.
New York, New York 10012
212-998-6060
law.nyu.edu
University of California Berkeley
UC Berkeley is the second California school on the list with the number six ranking and a score of 84, and 97.4 percent of graduates have employment upon graduation.
University of California Berkeley
Boalt Hall
Berkeley, CA 94720
510-642-2274
law.berkeley.edu
University of Chicago
Tied for sixth place with UC Berkeley, the University of Chicago in Illinois puts 96.5 percent of its graduates into jobs upon graduation from its program.
University of Chicago
1111 E. 60th St.
Chicago, IL 60637
773-702-9484
law.uchicago.edu
University of Pennsylvania
Located in Philadelphia, the University of Pennsylvania scored 82 out of 100 points, placing it in the number eight slot on the list (the list skips to the next numeric place when there is a tie); 97.2 percent of University of Pennsylvania graduates are employed upon graduation.
University of Pennsylvania
3400 Chestnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
215-898-7400
law.upenn.edu
University of Michigan Ann Arbor
Scoring 81 out of 100 points and putting it in ninth place, the University of Michigan Ann Arbor, has a graduation-to-employment rate of 97.4 percent.
University of Michigan Ann Arbor
625 S. State Street
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
734-764-0537
law.umich.edu
Duke University
Duke University in Durham, North Carolina sits in a three-way tie for tenth place with Northwestern University in Chicago and University of Virginia in Charlottesville. Duke rounds out the list with a score of 80 out of 100, and 97.7 percent of Duke's graduates have employment upon graduation.
Duke University
Towerview and Science Drive
Box 90362
Durham, NC 919-613-7020
law.duke.edu
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