Law School Endowments 2008

Parent institution or university system endowments for ABA approved law schools. Rankings broken out for private and public schools only, and by US News Tier, appear following the list of all schools.

Sources:

2007 NACUBO Endowment Study
GuideStar.org


$$$ Total Endowment in Dollars (000)
PCTL Percentile Rank
USNWR US News Rank

$$$ / PCTL / USNWR
34,634,906 100.0 2 Harvard University (MA)
22,530,200 99.4 1 Yale University (CT)
17,164,836 98.9 2 Stanford University (CA)
15,613,672 98.4 18 University of Texas–Austin
7,149,803 97.9 5 Columbia University (NY)
7,089,830 97.4 8 University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
6,635,187 96.9 6 University of Pennsylvania
6,503,292 96.3 12 Northwestern University (IL)
6,204,189 95.8 6 University of Chicago
5,976,973 95.3 28 University of Notre Dame (IN)
5,910,280 94.8 10 Duke University (NC)
5,567,843 94.3 19 Washington University in St. Louis
5,561,743 93.8 22 Emory University (GA)
5,424,743 93.2 13 Cornell University (NY)
4,370,209 92.7 10 University of Virginia
3,715,272 92.2 16 University of Southern California (Gould)
3,487,500 91.7 16 Vanderbilt University (TN)
2,804,466 91.2 20 University of Minnesota–Twin Cities
2,338,103 90.7 31 Ohio State University (Moritz)
2,263,182 90.2 15 University of California–Los Angeles (13)
2,254,379 89.6 57 University of Pittsburgh
2,184,374 89.1 28 University of Washington
2,164,444 88.6 36 University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill
2,161,800 88.1 4 New York University
2,124,898 87.6 8 University of California–Berkeley (12)
1,997,164 87.1 31 University of Wisconsin–Madison (6)
1,877,731 86.5 91 Pennsylvania State University (Dickinson) (7)
1,841,234 86.0 53 Case Western Reserve University (OH)
1,670,092 85.5 28 Boston College
1,654,988 85.0 77 University of Richmond (VA)
1,515,387 84.5 25 University of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign
1,477,108 84.0 34 University of California–Davis (14)
1,409,576 83.5 52 Yeshiva University (Cardozo) (NY)
1,327,816 82.9 46 Southern Methodist University (TX)
1,290,134 82.4 36 University of California (Hastings) (15)
1,277,169 81.9 77 University of Nebraska–Lincoln
1,248,695 81.4 36 Wake Forest University (NC)
1,247,713 80.9 Tier 3 Michigan State University
1,238,695 80.4 66 University of Kansas
1,219,026 79.8 47 University of Florida (Levin)
1,185,400 79.3 57 University of Cincinnati
1,147,451 78.8 22 George Washington University (DC)
1,114,426 78.3 70 University of Oklahoma
1,101,386 77.8 20 Boston University
1,086,143 77.3 Tier 3 Syracuse University (NY)
1,059,343 76.8 14 Georgetown University (DC)
1,018,012 76.2 53 Baylor University (TX)
1,009,129 75.7 47 Tulane University (LA)
999,816 75.2 36 University of Alabama
982,428 74.7 24 University of Iowa
959,486 74.2 85 St. Louis University
957,608 73.7 60 University of Kentucky
954,376 73.1 53 University of Tennessee–Knoxville
915,320 72.6 Tier 4 University of Tulsa (OK)
810,374 72.1 36 University of Maryland
796,812 71.6 97 University of Louisville (Brandeis) (KY)
778,427 70.6 36 Indiana University–Bloomington (2)
778,427 70.6 85 Indiana University–Indianapolis (2)
741,382 70.1 70 University of Miami (FL)
734,924 69.5 66 Pepperdine University (CA)
716,656 69.0 36 University of Colorado–Boulder
697,881 68.5 91 Santa Clara University (CA)
692,797 68.0 25 Washington and Lee University (VA)
679,926 67.5 85 Northeastern University (MA)
656,710 67.0 91 Louisiana State University–Baton Rouge
641,640 66.4 Tier 3 Texas Tech University
618,838 65.9 36 University of Georgia
610,469 65.4 57 University of Utah (Quinney)
585,904 64.9 31 College of William and Mary (Marshall-Wythe) (VA)
566,362 64.4 77 University at Buffalo–SUNY
548,994 63.9 53 Florida State University
548,923 62.8 66 University of Missouri–Columbia (3)
548,923 62.8 Tier 3 University of Missouri–Kansas City (3)
532,351 62.3 44 University of Arizona (Rogers)
523,690 61.8 Tier 3 Howard University (DC)
522,395 61.3 60 University of Houston
494,774 60.8 Tier 3 University of Mississippi
478,385 60.3 51 Arizona State University (O'Connor)
455,583 59.7 82 University of Oregon
455,374 59.2 25 Fordham University (NY)
438,420 58.2 Tier 3 University of Arkansas–Fayetteville (4)
438,420 58.2 Tier 3 University of Arkansas–Little Rock (Bowen) (4)
436,931 57.7 Tier 3 West Virginia University
410,331 57.2 Tier 4 University of Dayton (OH)
408,311 56.7 Tier 3 Creighton University (NE)
399,507 56.1 Tier 3 Loyola University New Orleans (*)
396,844 55.6 47 American University (Washington) (DC)
386,324 55.1 60 Illinois Institute of Technology (Chicago-Kent) (*)
373,211 54.6 70 Loyola University Chicago
371,395 54.1 66 Loyola Law School (CA)
366,660 53.6 70 St. John's University (NY)
360,250 53.0 97 Marquette University (WI)
359,350 52.5 Tier 3 University of St. Thomas (MN)
344,727 52.0 91 DePaul University (IL)
337,945 51.5 47 University of Connecticut
335,734 51.0 60 Villanova University (PA)
327,092 50.0 70 Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey–Camden (5)
327,092 50.0 77 Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey–Newark (5)
320,200 49.4 70 University of New Mexico
304,170 48.9 Tier 3 University of Wyoming
301,044 48.4 Tier 3 Samford University (Cumberland) (AL)
289,647 47.9 44 Brigham Young University (Clark) (UT) (11)
289,115 47.4 Tier 4 Nova Southeastern University (Broad) (FL) (*)
285,506 46.9 Tier 3 University of Maine (8)
282,708 46.3 91 University of South Carolina (10) (*)
277,633 45.8 Tier 4 Regent University (VA)
277,465 45.3 77 University of Denver (Sturm)
272,767 44.8 Tier 3 Hofstra University (NY) (*)
268,448 44.3 Tier 4 Willamette University (Collins) (OR)
256,472 43.8 85 University of San Diego
236,712 43.2 60 Temple University (Beasley) (PA)
236,659 42.7 Tier 4 Wayne State University (MI)
230,105 42.2 70 Seton Hall University (NJ)
224,491 41.7 82 Lewis and Clark College (Northwestern) (OR)
223,008 41.2 Tier 3 Quinnipiac University (CT)
220,500 40.7 100 University of the Pacific (McGeorge) (CA)
219,862 40.2 97 Catholic University of America (Columbus) (DC)
216,171 39.6 100 University of San Francisco
214,771 39.1 85 Seattle University
206,976 38.6 Tier 3 University of Memphis (Humphreys)
205,260 38.1 Tier 4 Chapman University (CA)
204,101 37.6 Tier 4 Campbell University (Wiggins) (NC) (*)
201,688 37.1 100 Mercer University (GA)
198,851 36.5 Tier 3 Gonzaga University (WA) (*)
192,973 36.0 Tier 4 Valparaiso University (IN)
192,755 35.5 Tier 3 University of Akron (OH)
188,675 35.0 Tier 3 University of Idaho
183,920 34.5 85 University of Toledo (OH)
181,041 34.0 Tier 4 Ohio Northern University (Pettit)
174,670 33.5 Tier 4 Duquesne University (PA)
173,899 32.9 91 University of Hawaii (Richardson) (*)
171,915 32.4 Tier 3 Suffolk University (MA) (*)
171,269 31.9 Tier 4 Oklahoma City University (*)
154,340 31.4 Tier 4 St. Mary's University (TX)
152,148 30.9 Tier 3 Drake University (IA)
150,209 30.4 Tier 3 Washburn University (KS)
149,121 29.8 X Inter American University of Puerto Rico
137,556 29.3 100 Stetson University (FL)
133,052 28.8 100 University of Nevada–Las Vegas (Boyd) (*)
123,528 28.3 Tier 3 University of Montana
121,931 27.8 Tier 3 Pace University (NY)
118,829 27.3 Tier 4 University of South Dakota
115,899 26.8 60 Brooklyn Law School (NY) (*)
114,565 26.2 Tier 4 Roger Williams University (Papitto) (RI)
112,394 25.7 Tier 4 University of North Dakota (*)
104,220 25.2 Tier 4 Mississippi College (*)
97,648 24.7 82 Georgia State University
94,624 24.2 X Florida A&M School of Law
93,395 23.7 X Liberty University (*)
91,876 23.1 Tier 3 Florida International University
86,992 22.6 Tier 4 Touro College (Fuchsberg) (NY) (*)
85,426 22.1 Tier 3 Southern Illinois University–Carbondale
82,924 21.6 Tier 4 Hamline University (MN)
81,916 21.1 Tier 4 University of Detroit Mercy (*)
79,966 20.6 Tier 4 Whittier Law School (CA)
73,401 20.1 Tier 3 New York Law School (*)
66,621 19.5 X Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico (*)
63,382 19.0 Tier 4 Capital University (OH)
62,210 18.5 Tier 4 Texas Wesleyan University (*)
55,172 18.0 Tier 4 Northern Illinois University (*)
54,724 17.5 34 George Mason University (VA)
54,442 17.0 Tier 4 South Texas College of Law (*)
49,197 16.4 Tier 3 Southwestern Law School (CA) (*)
48,692 15.9 Tier 4 Western New England College (MA)
48,578 15.4 Tier 4 University of Baltimore (*)
48,156 14.9 Tier 4 John Marshall Law School (IL) (*)
47,422 14.4 Tier 4 Northern Kentucky University (Chase) (*)
43,909 13.9 Tier 3 Albany Law School-Union University (NY) (*)
42,895 12.8 Tier 4 Widener University (DE) (9)
42,895 12.8 X Widener University (PA) (9)
42,522 12.3 Tier 4 Barry University (FL) (*)
40,561 11.8 Tier 4 New England School of Law (MA) (*)
39,737 11.3 Tier 3 Cleveland State University (Cleveland-Marshall) (*)
34,936 10.8 Tier 3 William Mitchell College of Law (MN) (*)
34,931 10.3 Tier 4 CUNY–Queens College (*)
32,642 9.7 X University of LaVerne
31,419 9.2 Tier 4 Golden Gate University (CA)
27,690 8.7 Tier 4 St. Thomas University (FL) (*)
21,102 8.2 Tier 4 California Western School of Law
19,039 7.7 Tier 4 Appalachian School of Law (VA) (*)
18,532 7.2 X Faulkner University
16,504 6.7 Tier 4 Thomas M. Cooley Law School (MI)
15,022 6.1 Tier 3 Franklin Pierce Law Center (NH)
12,829 5.6 Tier 3 Vermont Law School
11,739 5.1 Tier 4 Thomas Jefferson School of Law (CA) (*)
9,473 4.6 Tier 4 North Carolina Central University (*)
4,186 4.1 Tier 4 Southern University (LA) (*)
3,867 3.6 Tier 4 Texas Southern University (Marshall) (*)
491 3.0 X Charleston School of Law (*)
468 2.5 X University of Puerto Rico (*)
127 2.0 Tier 4 Florida Coastal School of Law (*)
0 1.0 Tier 4 University of the District of Columbia (Clarke) (NR)
0 1.0 X Western State School of Law (NR)
(2,120) 0.5 X John Marshall Law School (GA) (*)
(3,579) 0.0 Tier 4 Ave Maria School of Law (MI) (*)


PRIVATE SCHOOLS

$$$ / PCTL / USNWR
34,634,906 100.0 2 Harvard University (MA)
22,530,200 99.1 1 Yale University (CT)
17,164,836 98.2 2 Stanford University (CA)
7,149,803 97.3 5 Columbia University (NY)
6,635,187 96.4 6 University of Pennsylvania
6,503,292 95.6 12 Northwestern University (IL)
6,204,189 94.7 6 University of Chicago
5,976,973 93.8 28 University of Notre Dame (IN)
5,910,280 92.9 10 Duke University (NC)
5,567,843 92.1 19 Washington University in St. Louis
5,561,743 91.2 22 Emory University (GA)
5,424,743 90.3 13 Cornell University (NY)
3,715,272 89.4 16 University of Southern California (Gould)
3,487,500 88.5 16 Vanderbilt University (TN)
2,161,800 87.7 4 New York University
1,841,234 86.8 53 Case Western Reserve University (OH)
1,670,092 85.9 28 Boston College
1,654,988 85.0 77 University of Richmond (VA)
1,409,576 84.2 52 Yeshiva University (Cardozo) (NY)
1,327,816 83.3 46 Southern Methodist University (TX)
1,248,695 82.4 36 Wake Forest University (NC)
1,247,713 81.5 Tier 3 Michigan State University
1,147,451 80.7 22 George Washington University (DC)
1,101,386 79.8 20 Boston University
1,086,143 78.9 Tier 3 Syracuse University (NY)
1,059,343 78.0 14 Georgetown University (DC)
1,018,012 77.1 53 Baylor University (TX)
1,009,129 76.3 47 Tulane University (LA)
959,486 75.4 85 St. Louis University
915,320 74.5 Tier 4 University of Tulsa (OK)
741,382 73.6 70 University of Miami (FL)
734,924 72.8 66 Pepperdine University (CA)
697,881 71.9 91 Santa Clara University (CA)
692,797 71.0 25 Washington and Lee University (VA)
679,926 70.1 85 Northeastern University (MA)
523,690 69.2 Tier 3 Howard University (DC)
455,374 68.4 25 Fordham University (NY)
410,331 67.5 Tier 4 University of Dayton (OH)
408,311 66.6 Tier 3 Creighton University (NE)
399,507 65.7 Tier 3 Loyola University New Orleans (*)
396,844 64.9 47 American University (Washington) (DC)
386,324 64.0 60 Illinois Institute of Technology (Chicago-Kent) (*)
373,211 63.1 70 Loyola University Chicago
371,395 62.2 66 Loyola Law School (CA)
366,660 61.4 70 St. John's University (NY)
360,250 60.5 97 Marquette University (WI)
359,350 59.6 Tier 3 University of St. Thomas (MN)
344,727 58.7 91 DePaul University (IL)
335,734 57.8 60 Villanova University (PA)
301,044 57.0 Tier 3 Samford University (Cumberland) (AL)
289,647 56.1 44 Brigham Young University (Clark) (UT) (11)
289,115 55.2 Tier 4 Nova Southeastern University (Broad) (FL) (*)
277,633 54.3 Tier 4 Regent University (VA)
277,465 53.5 77 University of Denver (Sturm)
272,767 52.6 Tier 3 Hofstra University (NY) (*)
268,448 51.7 Tier 4 Willamette University (Collins) (OR)
256,472 50.8 85 University of San Diego
230,105 50.0 70 Seton Hall University (NJ)
224,491 49.1 82 Lewis and Clark College (Northwestern) (OR)
223,008 48.2 Tier 3 Quinnipiac University (CT)
220,500 47.3 100 University of the Pacific (McGeorge) (CA)
219,862 46.4 97 Catholic University of America (Columbus) (DC)
216,171 45.6 100 University of San Francisco
214,771 44.7 85 Seattle University
205,260 43.8 Tier 4 Chapman University (CA)
204,101 42.9 Tier 4 Campbell University (Wiggins) (NC) (*)
201,688 42.1 100 Mercer University (GA)
198,851 41.2 Tier 3 Gonzaga University (WA) (*)
192,973 40.3 Tier 4 Valparaiso University (IN)
181,041 39.4 Tier 4 Ohio Northern University (Pettit)
174,670 38.5 Tier 4 Duquesne University (PA)
171,915 37.7 Tier 3 Suffolk University (MA) (*)
171,269 36.8 Tier 4 Oklahoma City University (*)
154,340 35.9 Tier 4 St. Mary's University (TX)
152,148 35.0 Tier 3 Drake University (IA)
149,121 34.2 X Inter American University of Puerto Rico
137,556 33.3 100 Stetson University (FL)
121,931 32.4 Tier 3 Pace University (NY)
115,899 31.5 60 Brooklyn Law School (NY) (*)
114,565 30.7 Tier 4 Roger Williams University (Papitto) (RI)
104,220 29.8 Tier 4 Mississippi College (*)
93,395 28.9 X Liberty University (*)
86,992 28.0 Tier 4 Touro College (Fuchsberg) (NY) (*)
82,924 27.1 Tier 4 Hamline University (MN)
81,916 26.3 Tier 4 University of Detroit Mercy (*)
79,966 25.4 Tier 4 Whittier Law School (CA)
73,401 24.5 Tier 3 New York Law School (*)
66,621 23.6 X Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico (*)
63,382 22.8 Tier 4 Capital University (OH)
62,210 21.9 Tier 4 Texas Wesleyan University (*)
54,442 21.0 Tier 4 South Texas College of Law (*)
49,197 20.1 Tier 3 Southwestern Law School (CA) (*)
48,692 19.2 Tier 4 Western New England College (MA)
48,156 18.4 Tier 4 John Marshall Law School (IL) (*)
43,909 17.5 Tier 3 Albany Law School-Union University (NY) (*)
42,895 15.7 Tier 4 Widener University (DE) (9)
42,895 15.7 X Widener University (PA) (9)
42,522 14.9 Tier 4 Barry University (FL) (*)
40,561 14.0 Tier 4 New England School of Law (MA) (*)
34,936 13.1 Tier 3 William Mitchell College of Law (MN) (*)
32,642 12.2 X University of LaVerne
31,419 11.4 Tier 4 Golden Gate University (CA)
27,690 10.5 Tier 4 St. Thomas University (FL) (*)
21,102 9.6 Tier 4 California Western School of Law
19,039 8.7 Tier 4 Appalachian School of Law (VA) (*)
18,532 7.8 X Faulkner University
16,504 7.0 Tier 4 Thomas M. Cooley Law School (MI)
15,022 6.1 Tier 3 Franklin Pierce Law Center (NH)
12,829 5.2 Tier 3 Vermont Law School
11,739 4.3 Tier 4 Thomas Jefferson School of Law (CA) (*)
491 3.5 X Charleston School of Law (*)
127 2.6 Tier 4 Florida Coastal School of Law (*)
0 1.7 X Western State School of Law (NR)
(2,120) 0.8 X John Marshall Law School (GA) (*)
(3,579) 0.0 Tier 4 Ave Maria School of Law (MI) (*)


PUBLIC SCHOOLS

$$$ / PCTL / USNWR
15,613,672 100.0 18 University of Texas–Austin
7,089,830 98.7 8 University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
4,370,209 97.4 10 University of Virginia
2,804,466 96.2 20 University of Minnesota–Twin Cities
2,338,103 94.9 31 Ohio State University (Moritz)
2,263,182 93.6 15 University of California–Los Angeles (13)
2,254,379 92.4 57 University of Pittsburgh
2,184,374 91.1 28 University of Washington
2,164,444 89.8 36 University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill
2,124,898 88.6 8 University of California–Berkeley (12)
1,997,164 87.3 31 University of Wisconsin–Madison (6)
1,877,731 86.0 91 Pennsylvania State University (Dickinson) (7)
1,515,387 84.8 25 University of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign
1,477,108 83.5 34 University of California–Davis (14)
1,290,134 82.2 36 University of California (Hastings) (15)
1,277,169 81.0 77 University of Nebraska–Lincoln
1,238,695 79.7 66 University of Kansas
1,219,026 78.4 47 University of Florida (Levin)
1,185,400 77.2 57 University of Cincinnati
1,114,426 75.9 70 University of Oklahoma
999,816 74.6 36 University of Alabama
982,428 73.4 24 University of Iowa
957,608 72.1 60 University of Kentucky
954,376 70.8 53 University of Tennessee–Knoxville
810,374 69.6 36 University of Maryland
796,812 68.3 97 University of Louisville (Brandeis) (KY)
778,427 65.8 36 Indiana University–Bloomington (2)
778,427 65.8 85 Indiana University–Indianapolis (2)
716,656 64.5 36 University of Colorado–Boulder
656,710 63.2 91 Louisiana State University–Baton Rouge
641,640 62.0 Tier 3 Texas Tech University
618,838 60.7 36 University of Georgia
610,469 59.4 57 University of Utah (Quinney)
585,904 58.2 31 College of William and Mary (Marshall-Wythe) (VA)
566,362 56.9 77 University at Buffalo–SUNY
548,994 55.6 53 Florida State University
548,923 53.1 66 University of Missouri–Columbia (3)
548,923 53.1 Tier 3 University of Missouri–Kansas City (3)
532,351 51.8 44 University of Arizona (Rogers)
522,395 50.6 60 University of Houston
494,774 49.3 Tier 3 University of Mississippi
478,385 48.1 51 Arizona State University (O'Connor)
455,583 46.8 82 University of Oregon
438,420 44.3 Tier 3 University of Arkansas–Fayetteville (4)
438,420 44.3 Tier 3 University of Arkansas–Little Rock (Bowen) (4)
436,931 43.0 Tier 3 West Virginia University
337,945 41.7 47 University of Connecticut
327,092 39.2 70 Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey–Camden (5)
327,092 39.2 77 Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey–Newark (5)
320,200 37.9 70 University of New Mexico
304,170 36.7 Tier 3 University of Wyoming
285,506 35.4 Tier 3 University of Maine (8)
282,708 34.1 91 University of South Carolina (10) (*)
236,712 32.9 60 Temple University (Beasley) (PA)
236,659 31.6 Tier 4 Wayne State University (MI)
206,976 30.3 Tier 3 University of Memphis (Humphreys)
192,755 29.1 Tier 3 University of Akron (OH)
188,675 27.8 Tier 3 University of Idaho
183,920 26.5 85 University of Toledo (OH)
173,899 25.3 91 University of Hawaii (Richardson) (*)
150,209 24.0 Tier 3 Washburn University (KS)
133,052 22.7 100 University of Nevada–Las Vegas (Boyd) (*)
123,528 21.5 Tier 3 University of Montana
118,829 20.2 Tier 4 University of South Dakota
112,394 18.9 Tier 4 University of North Dakota (*)
97,648 17.7 82 Georgia State University
94,624 16.4 X Florida A&M School of Law
91,876 15.1 Tier 3 Florida International University
85,426 13.9 Tier 3 Southern Illinois University–Carbondale
55,172 12.6 Tier 4 Northern Illinois University (*)
54,724 11.3 34 George Mason University (VA)
48,578 10.1 Tier 4 University of Baltimore (*)
47,422 8.8 Tier 4 Northern Kentucky University (Chase) (*)
39,737 7.5 Tier 3 Cleveland State University (Cleveland-Marshall) (*)
34,931 6.3 Tier 4 CUNY–Queens College (*)
9,473 5.0 Tier 4 North Carolina Central University (*)
4,186 3.7 Tier 4 Southern University (LA) (*)
3,867 2.5 Tier 4 Texas Southern University (Marshall) (*)
468 1.2 X University of Puerto Rico (*)
0 0.0 Tier 4 University of the District of Columbia (Clarke) (NR)


TOP FOURTEEN (T14)

$$$ / PCTL / USNWR
34,634,906 100.0 2 Harvard University (MA)
22,530,200 99.4 1 Yale University (CT)
17,164,836 98.9 2 Stanford University (CA)
7,149,803 97.9 5 Columbia University (NY)
7,089,830 97.4 8 University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
6,635,187 96.9 6 University of Pennsylvania
6,503,292 96.3 12 Northwestern University (IL)
6,204,189 95.8 6 University of Chicago
5,910,280 94.8 10 Duke University (NC)
5,424,743 93.2 13 Cornell University (NY)
4,370,209 92.7 10 University of Virginia
2,161,800 88.1 4 New York University
2,124,898 87.6 8 University of California–Berkeley (12)
1,059,343 76.8 14 Georgetown University (DC)


TIER ONE (T1)

$$$ / PCTL / USNWR
15,613,672 98.4 18 University of Texas–Austin
5,976,973 95.3 28 University of Notre Dame (IN)
5,567,843 94.3 19 Washington University in St. Louis
5,561,743 93.8 22 Emory University (GA)
3,715,272 92.2 16 University of Southern California (Gould)
3,487,500 91.7 16 Vanderbilt University (TN)
2,804,466 91.2 20 University of Minnesota–Twin Cities
2,338,103 90.7 31 Ohio State University (Moritz)
2,263,182 90.2 15 University of California–Los Angeles (13)
2,184,374 89.1 28 University of Washington
2,164,444 88.6 36 University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill
1,997,164 87.1 31 University of Wisconsin–Madison (6)
1,670,092 85.5 28 Boston College
1,515,387 84.5 25 University of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign
1,477,108 84.0 34 University of California–Davis (14)
1,327,816 82.9 46 Southern Methodist University (TX)
1,290,134 82.4 36 University of California (Hastings) (15)
1,248,695 81.4 36 Wake Forest University (NC)
1,219,026 79.8 47 University of Florida (Levin)
1,147,451 78.8 22 George Washington University (DC)
1,101,386 77.8 20 Boston University
1,009,129 75.7 47 Tulane University (LA)
999,816 75.2 36 University of Alabama
982,428 74.7 24 University of Iowa
810,374 72.1 36 University of Maryland
778,427 70.6 36 Indiana University–Bloomington (2)
716,656 69.0 36 University of Colorado–Boulder
692,797 68.0 25 Washington and Lee University (VA)
618,838 65.9 36 University of Georgia
585,904 64.9 31 College of William and Mary (Marshall-Wythe) (VA)
532,351 62.3 44 University of Arizona (Rogers)
455,374 59.2 25 Fordham University (NY)
396,844 55.6 47 American University (Washington) (DC)
337,945 51.5 47 University of Connecticut
289,647 47.9 44 Brigham Young University (Clark) (UT) (11)
54,724 17.5 34 George Mason University (VA)


TIER TWO (T2)

$$$ / PCTL / USNWR
2,254,379 89.6 57 University of Pittsburgh
1,877,731 86.5 91 Pennsylvania State University (Dickinson) (7)
1,841,234 86.0 53 Case Western Reserve University (OH)
1,654,988 85.0 77 University of Richmond (VA)
1,409,576 83.5 52 Yeshiva University (Cardozo) (NY)
1,277,169 81.9 77 University of Nebraska–Lincoln
1,238,695 80.4 66 University of Kansas
1,185,400 79.3 57 University of Cincinnati
1,114,426 78.3 70 University of Oklahoma
1,018,012 76.2 53 Baylor University (TX)
959,486 74.2 85 St. Louis University
957,608 73.7 60 University of Kentucky
954,376 73.1 53 University of Tennessee–Knoxville
796,812 71.6 97 University of Louisville (Brandeis) (KY)
778,427 70.6 85 Indiana University–Indianapolis (2)
741,382 70.1 70 University of Miami (FL)
734,924 69.5 66 Pepperdine University (CA)
697,881 68.5 91 Santa Clara University (CA)
679,926 67.5 85 Northeastern University (MA)
656,710 67.0 91 Louisiana State University–Baton Rouge
610,469 65.4 57 University of Utah (Quinney)
566,362 64.4 77 University at Buffalo–SUNY
548,994 63.9 53 Florida State University
548,923 62.8 66 University of Missouri–Columbia (3)
522,395 61.3 60 University of Houston
478,385 60.3 51 Arizona State University (O'Connor)
455,583 59.7 82 University of Oregon
386,324 55.1 60 Illinois Institute of Technology (Chicago-Kent) (*)
373,211 54.6 70 Loyola University Chicago
371,395 54.1 66 Loyola Law School (CA)
366,660 53.6 70 St. John's University (NY)
360,250 53.0 97 Marquette University (WI)
344,727 52.0 91 DePaul University (IL)
335,734 51.0 60 Villanova University (PA)
327,092 50.0 70 Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey–Camden (5)
327,092 50.0 77 Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey–Newark (5)
320,200 49.4 70 University of New Mexico
282,708 46.3 91 University of South Carolina (10) (*)
277,465 45.3 77 University of Denver (Sturm)
256,472 43.8 85 University of San Diego
236,712 43.2 60 Temple University (Beasley) (PA)
230,105 42.2 70 Seton Hall University (NJ)
224,491 41.7 82 Lewis and Clark College (Northwestern) (OR)
220,500 40.7 100 University of the Pacific (McGeorge) (CA)
219,862 40.2 97 Catholic University of America (Columbus) (DC)
216,171 39.6 100 University of San Francisco
214,771 39.1 85 Seattle University
201,688 37.1 100 Mercer University (GA)
183,920 34.5 85 University of Toledo (OH)
173,899 32.9 91 University of Hawaii (Richardson) (*)
137,556 29.3 100 Stetson University (FL)
133,052 28.8 100 University of Nevada–Las Vegas (Boyd) (*)
115,899 26.8 60 Brooklyn Law School (NY) (*)
97,648 24.7 82 Georgia State University


TIER THREE (T3)

$$$ / PCTL / USNWR
1,247,713 80.9 Tier 3 Michigan State University
1,086,143 77.3 Tier 3 Syracuse University (NY)
641,640 66.4 Tier 3 Texas Tech University
548,923 62.8 Tier 3 University of Missouri–Kansas City (3)
523,690 61.8 Tier 3 Howard University (DC)
494,774 60.8 Tier 3 University of Mississippi
438,420 58.2 Tier 3 University of Arkansas–Fayetteville (4)
438,420 58.2 Tier 3 University of Arkansas–Little Rock (Bowen) (4)
436,931 57.7 Tier 3 West Virginia University
408,311 56.7 Tier 3 Creighton University (NE)
399,507 56.1 Tier 3 Loyola University New Orleans (*)
359,350 52.5 Tier 3 University of St. Thomas (MN)
304,170 48.9 Tier 3 University of Wyoming
301,044 48.4 Tier 3 Samford University (Cumberland) (AL)
285,506 46.9 Tier 3 University of Maine (8)
272,767 44.8 Tier 3 Hofstra University (NY) (*)
223,008 41.2 Tier 3 Quinnipiac University (CT)
206,976 38.6 Tier 3 University of Memphis (Humphreys)
198,851 36.5 Tier 3 Gonzaga University (WA) (*)
192,755 35.5 Tier 3 University of Akron (OH)
188,675 35.0 Tier 3 University of Idaho
171,915 32.4 Tier 3 Suffolk University (MA) (*)
152,148 30.9 Tier 3 Drake University (IA)
150,209 30.4 Tier 3 Washburn University (KS)
123,528 28.3 Tier 3 University of Montana
121,931 27.8 Tier 3 Pace University (NY)
91,876 23.1 Tier 3 Florida International University
85,426 22.1 Tier 3 Southern Illinois University–Carbondale
73,401 20.1 Tier 3 New York Law School (*)
49,197 16.4 Tier 3 Southwestern Law School (CA) (*)
43,909 13.9 Tier 3 Albany Law School-Union University (NY) (*)
39,737 11.3 Tier 3 Cleveland State University (Cleveland-Marshall) (*)
34,936 10.8 Tier 3 William Mitchell College of Law (MN) (*)
15,022 6.1 Tier 3 Franklin Pierce Law Center (NH)
12,829 5.6 Tier 3 Vermont Law School


TIER FOUR (T4)

$$$ / PCTL / USNWR
915,320 72.6 Tier 4 University of Tulsa (OK)
410,331 57.2 Tier 4 University of Dayton (OH)
289,115 47.4 Tier 4 Nova Southeastern University (Broad) (FL) (*)
277,633 45.8 Tier 4 Regent University (VA)
268,448 44.3 Tier 4 Willamette University (Collins) (OR)
236,659 42.7 Tier 4 Wayne State University (MI)
205,260 38.1 Tier 4 Chapman University (CA)
204,101 37.6 Tier 4 Campbell University (Wiggins) (NC) (*)
192,973 36.0 Tier 4 Valparaiso University (IN)
181,041 34.0 Tier 4 Ohio Northern University (Pettit)
174,670 33.5 Tier 4 Duquesne University (PA)
171,269 31.9 Tier 4 Oklahoma City University (*)
154,340 31.4 Tier 4 St. Mary's University (TX)
118,829 27.3 Tier 4 University of South Dakota
114,565 26.2 Tier 4 Roger Williams University (Papitto) (RI)
112,394 25.7 Tier 4 University of North Dakota (*)
104,220 25.2 Tier 4 Mississippi College (*)
86,992 22.6 Tier 4 Touro College (Fuchsberg) (NY) (*)
82,924 21.6 Tier 4 Hamline University (MN)
81,916 21.1 Tier 4 University of Detroit Mercy (*)
79,966 20.6 Tier 4 Whittier Law School (CA)
63,382 19.0 Tier 4 Capital University (OH)
62,210 18.5 Tier 4 Texas Wesleyan University (*)
55,172 18.0 Tier 4 Northern Illinois University (*)
54,442 17.0 Tier 4 South Texas College of Law (*)
48,692 15.9 Tier 4 Western New England College (MA)
48,578 15.4 Tier 4 University of Baltimore (*)
48,156 14.9 Tier 4 John Marshall Law School (IL) (*)
47,422 14.4 Tier 4 Northern Kentucky University (Chase) (*)
42,895 12.8 Tier 4 Widener University (DE) (9)
42,522 12.3 Tier 4 Barry University (FL) (*)
40,561 11.8 Tier 4 New England School of Law (MA) (*)
34,931 10.3 Tier 4 CUNY–Queens College (*)
31,419 9.2 Tier 4 Golden Gate University (CA)
27,690 8.7 Tier 4 St. Thomas University (FL) (*)
21,102 8.2 Tier 4 California Western School of Law
19,039 7.7 Tier 4 Appalachian School of Law (VA) (*)
16,504 6.7 Tier 4 Thomas M. Cooley Law School (MI)
11,739 5.1 Tier 4 Thomas Jefferson School of Law (CA) (*)
9,473 4.6 Tier 4 North Carolina Central University (*)
4,186 4.1 Tier 4 Southern University (LA) (*)
3,867 3.6 Tier 4 Texas Southern University (Marshall) (*)
127 2.0 Tier 4 Florida Coastal School of Law (*)
0 1.0 Tier 4 University of the District of Columbia (Clarke) (NR)
(3,579) 0.0 Tier 4 Ave Maria School of Law (MI) (*)


UNRANKED

$$$ / PCTL / USNWR
149,121 29.8 X Inter American University of Puerto Rico
94,624 24.2 X Florida A&M School of Law
93,395 23.7 X Liberty University (*)
66,621 19.5 X Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico (*)
42,895 12.8 X Widener University (PA) (9)
32,642 9.7 X University of LaVerne
18,532 7.2 X Faulkner University
491 3.0 X Charleston School of Law (*)
468 2.5 X University of Puerto Rico (*)
0 1.0 X Western State School of Law (NR)
(2,120) 0.5 X John Marshall Law School (GA) (*)


NOTES
(*) From IRS Form 990 Line 21
(2) 1/2 Indiana University System
(3) 1/2 University of Missouri System
(4) 1/2 University of Arkansas System
(5) 1/2 Rutgers University System
(6) University of Wisconsin + University of Wisconsin System
(7) Pennsylvania State University + Dickinson College
(8) University of Maine Foundation + University of Maine System
(9) 1/2 Widener University
(10) University of South Carolina Educational + Development Foundations
(11) NCES (http://www.nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/d00/dt354.asp) (Last reported FY 1996)
(12) 1/5 UC System + UC Berkeley
(13) 1/5 UC System + UCLA
(14) 1/5 UC System + UC Davis
(15) 1/5 UC System + UC Hastings
(NR) No data reported