Third Tier and Fourth Tier Law Schools

Below are the third tier and fourth tier law schools with GPA, LSAT and student faculty ratios. Note: Click here for law school rankings.

Third Tier Law Schools	2008 GPA 25th-75th Percentile	2008 LSAT 25th-75th Percentile	2008 Student/ Faculty Ratio
Albany Law School (NY)	2.9-3.56	152-156	13.8
Chapman University (CA)	3.16-3.57	155-159	10
Cleveland State University (Cleveland-Marshall)	3.06-3.6	152-157	13.8
Creighton University (NE)	3.15-3.67	151-156	18.5
Drake University (IA)	3.07-3.68	153-157	13.4
Franklin Pierce Law Center (NH)	3.04-3.55	149-155	13.6
Howard University (DC)	3-3.5	150-156	18.6
Loyola University New Orleans	3.03-3.5	149-156	17.4
Mercer University (George) (GA)	3.08-3.69	153-157	12.5
Michigan State University	3.08-3.59	151-157	18.2
New York Law School	3.03-3.52	151-157	22.1
Ohio Northern University (Pettit)	3-3.65	148-156	12.2
Quinnipiac University (CT)	3.01-3.58	154-159	9.5
Samford University (Cumberland) (AL)	2.97-3.53	154-158	17.1
Southwestern Law School (CA)	2.96-3.48	153-157	14.4
Stetson University (FL)	3.12-3.59	152-157	16.8
Syracuse University (NY)	3.05-3.49	152-156	12.6
Texas Tech University	3.2-3.7	154-159	15.2
University of Akron (OH)	3.02-3.64	150-158	11.8
University of Arkansas–Little Rock (Bowen)	3.03-3.6	149-155	13.9
University of Hawaii (Richardson)	3.12-3.68	153-159	9.2
University of Idaho	2.85-3.58	151-157	15.6
University of Memphis (Humphreys)	3.12-3.62	154-158	16
University of Mississippi	3.19-3.68	154-159	18.3
University of Missouri–Kansas City	3.07-3.68	152-157	13.2
University of Montana	3.25-3.65	151-156	12.6
University of Nebraska–Lincoln	3.23-3.78	155-160	13.6
University of North Dakota	3.13-3.73	148-153	14.4
University of South Dakota	3.05-3.63	148-155	14.7
University of St. Thomas (MN)	3.01-3.59	154-160	17.6
University of the Pacific (McGeorge) (CA)	3.01-3.5	155-159	13
University of Toledo (OH)	3-3.73	152-159	14.6
University of Wyoming	3.27-3.63	150-155	11.9
Vermont Law School	2.95-3.48	152-158	13.3
Wayne State University (MI)	3.18-3.69	149-157	14.9
West Virginia University	3.11-3.76	150-156	13.1
William Mitchell College of Law (MN)	3.15-3.65	150-157	21.9

Fourth Tier Law Schools

Fourth Tier Law Schools	2008 GPA 25th-75th Percentile	2008 LSAT 25th-75th Percentile	2008 Student/ Faculty Ratio
Appalachian School of Law (VA)	2.67-3.39	147-152	16.3
Ave Maria School of Law (MI)	2.9-3.46	146-153	16.9
Barry University (FL)	2.7-3.24	149-153	27.3
California Western School of Law	3-3.52	150-155	18
Campbell University (Wiggins) (NC)	3.03-3.55	153-157	16.9
Capital University (OH)	2.93-3.47	150-155	15
CUNY–Queens College	3.23-3.48	151-155	10
Duquesne University (PA)	3.17-3.66	151-154	17.3
Florida Coastal School of Law	2.92-3.48	147-153	19.6
Florida International University	3.05-3.58	152-156	19.8
Golden Gate University (CA)	2.95-3.43	151-155	17.3
Hamline University (MN)	3.1-3.59	150-156	15.4
John Marshall Law School (IL)	2.96-3.51	152-156	16.3
Mississippi College	2.78-3.6	148-153	18.7
New England School of Law (MA)	2.94-3.48	150-154	23.5
North Carolina Central University	3.02-3.4	144-150	17.5
Northern Illinois University	2.86-3.51	151-155	18.2
Northern Kentucky University (Chase)	3.02-3.56	151-156	16
Nova Southeastern University (Broad) (FL)	3.06-3.55	147-152	14.8
Oklahoma City University	2.86-3.43	147-152	15.3
Pace University (NY)	3.07-3.55	152-156	16.8
Regent University (VA)	3.07-3.63	150-156	18.7
Roger Williams University (RI)	3-3.5	149-155	16.2
Southern Illinois University–Carbondale	2.98-3.64	151-156	12.3
Southern University (LA)	2.48-3.13	143-149	11.5
South Texas College of Law	2.98-3.53	150-156	18.8
St. Mary's University (TX)	2.74-3.43	149-155	22.4
St. Thomas University (FL)	2.63-3.25	148-151	20.9
Suffolk University (MA)	3-3.5	153-158	17.3
Texas Southern University (Marshall)	2.67-3.27	145-151	11.9
Texas Wesleyan University	2.86-3.43	150-155	24.2
Thomas Jefferson School of Law (CA)	2.82-3.36	147-152	16.7
Thomas M. Cooley Law School (MI)	2.62-3.33	144-149	21.1
Touro College (Fuchsberg) (NY)	2.9-3.43	149-153	15.1
University of Baltimore	2.96-3.53	151-156	18.6
University of Dayton (OH)	2.88-3.44	148-153	14.6
University of Detroit Mercy	2.89-3.37	146-153	16.2
University of the District of Columbia (Clarke)	3-3.25	149-155	12.4
University of Tulsa (OK)	2.98-3.61	152-157	12.4
Valparaiso University (IN)	3.06-3.64	149-153	15.8
Washburn University (KS)	3.01-3.6	150-155	12.7
Western New England College (MA)	2.92-3.45	149-155	14.9
Whittier Law School (CA)	2.82-3.31	151-155	7.5
Widener University (DE)	2.85-3.4	149-153	17.1
Willamette University (Collins) (OR)	3-3.43	152-157	15.7