Best Value Law Schools

Law School name	Debt 2010	Tuition Resident	Bar Pass	Avg State bar pass	Bar Pass 2010 book	State Bar Pass 2010 book	Employed	Employed 2010 book
Albany Law School of Union University	124271	40120	82.89	86.51	81.47	88.93	90.3	93.9	D
American University Washington College of Law	136121	43458	84.14	80.79	88.76	85.46	82.2	88.9	D
Appalachian School of Law	59071	28325	74.56	80.83	79.35	84.24	57.6	75.7	F
Arizona State University- Sandra Day Oâ Connor College of Law	89038	21598	83.33	79.76	89.53	84.03	90.3	92.9	B+
Atlanta’s John Marshall Law School	123025	32965	82.69	86.28	88.67	88.63	90.5	94.3	C-
Ave Maria School of Law	87337	36448	69.98	83.55	77.16	83.67	60	79.2	F
Barry University Dwayne O. Andreas School of Law	39750	32650	70.45	77.81	76.47	80.76	69.5	66.3	D
Baylor University School of Law	100661	40904	94.96	85.48	93.01	85	89.8	95.9	B-
Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva University	118939	46794	89.52	86.51	91.96	88.98	88.1	92.1	C-
Boston College Law School	103765	40905	95.54	88.62	94.02	92.33	94.7	96.4	B-
Boston University School of Law	103980	40838	96.31	88.54	95.78	90.84	94.8	96.7	B-
Brigham Young University – J. Reuben Clark Law School	52315	10280	88.79	84.18	91.15	85.58	93.3	98.7	A
Brooklyn Law School	97631	46635	87.97	86.51	89.09	88.98	84.2	87	D
California Western School of Law	145621	40780	77.93	73.67	84.15	78.07	86.7	82.2	D
Campbell University, Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law	121648	32280	90.81	76.8	95.33	82.61	89.7	94.2	B
Capital University Law School	103426	32074	88.02	86.03	94.81	88.09	82.9	87	C
Case Western Reserve University School of Law	94150	40560	77.54	85.17	89.04	88.01	91.4	94.2	C-
Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law	134133	40000	77.42	79.27	84.11	85.31	88.6	91.1	D
Chapman University School of Law	115064	40173	77.63	73.19	76.57	78.27	85.4	84.1	D
Charleston School of Law	128571	35606	77.46	78.19	73.47	81.83	77	67.8	F
Charlotte School of Law	113793	34990	69.09	76.86	0	0	95.2	0	C
Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology	84710	40050	95.17	90.89	96.3	90.94	90.3	90.3	B-
City University of New York School of Law	70119	11952	80.39	86.51	84.11	88.98	89.9	84.9	B+
Cleveland State University- Cleveland-Marshall School of Law	71477	18200	83.14	86.17	90.3	88.09	84.8	89.5	B
Columbia University School of Law	126945	50428	96.06	86.51	96.67	88.98	98.9	99.3	C+
Cornell Law School	126000	51150	90.54	84.53	99.24	88.98	97.4	97.8	C
Creighton University School of Law	114030	31386	91.38	88.4	89.53	87.49	86.7	89	C
DePaul University College of Law	121324	39350	92.39	90.89	89.14	90.94	85.8	89.5	C-
Drake University Law School	91576	32514	95.71	92.92	90.29	90.37	89.7	90.8	B-
Duke University School of Law	113911	47222	94.2	81.82	92.95	85.76	95.4	98.1	B-
Duquesne University School of Law	88908	32376	87.71	85.69	95.74	86.69	87.4	87.1	B-
Earle Mack School of Law, Drexel University	32260	34450	89.84	85.69	0	0	83.4	0	B
Elon University School of Law	103059	32600	82.65	76.79	0	0	89.7	0	C+
Emory University School of Law	99236	43392	91.82	86.28	93.52	89.27	83.8	93.3	C-
Faulkner University, Thomas Goode Jones School of Law	50500	31020	89.56	86.39	93.44	89.03	86.1	90	B+
Florida A&M University College of Law	86557	10312	52.52	77.81	65.71	80.76	63.1	81.8	F
Florida Coastal School of Law	120410	34712	78.77	77.81	83	80.76	85.5	91.4	C-
Florida International University College of Law	69000	15520	81.82	78.11	87.95	80.76	91.5	92	A
Florida State University College of Law	44442	16371	86.51	77.81	86.87	80.76	91.9	95.1	A
Fordham University School of Law	119120	46476	89.84	86.51	94.08	88.98	92.5	92.9	C-
George Mason University School of Law	98087	22222	88.14	77.19	88.46	82.7	96.5	96.8	A-
Georgetown University Law Center	122319	45105	90.96	81.41	93.72	85.85	93	96.1	C+
Georgia State University College of Law	19136	13310	94.12	86.28	94.19	89.27	90.7	97.3	A
Golden Gate University School of Law	132895	38375	64.16	73.19	71.64	78.07	87.2	84.9	F
Gonzaga University School of Law	100092	32775	71.15	76.76	79.89	76.92	86.2	85.4	C-
Hamline University School of Law	95174	33506	88.83	89.58	91.62	91.17	84.6	88.2	C
Harvard Law School	114982	46616	98.19	85.37	97.28	89.74	97.5	97.5	B-
Hofstra University School of Law	115705	43660	76.54	86.51	86.45	88.98	94.3	93.6	D
Howard University School of Law	112004	26439	63.82	80.69	63.82	85.74	90.1	93.9	D
Indiana University Maurer School of Law–Bloomington	113538	26904	94.58	84.82	93.89	86.69	90.2	92.5	B
Indiana University School of Law-Indianapolis	91300	20554	82.67	82.74	83.84	84.39	92.1	94.7	B+
Inter-American University School of Law	42500	14341	41.25	50.28	47.92	54.16	85.7	91.3	B+
John Marshall Law School	125806	36920	85.11	90.89	87.86	90.94	87	89.1	D
Lewis & Clark Law School	105928	35098	78.49	76.85	80.54	78.64	89.6	92.6	C+
Liberty University School of Law	62032	29120	74.99	79.45	94.71	84.63	79.2	78.8	C+
Louisiana State University, Paul M. Hebert Law Center	69462	16148	89.24	73.73	80.95	67.32	88.8	91.9	A
Loyola Law School, Loyola Marymount University	132267	41840	82.93	73.19	85.49	78.07	93.4	95.2	C+
Loyola University Chicago School of Law	95201	38086	93.08	90.88	94.33	90.94	91.6	87.9	C+
Loyola University New Orleans College of Law	45350	36196	70.17	73.73	67.39	67.32	85.4	91.9	B-
Marquette University Law School	110147	36300	100	90.8	100	91.79	88	92.7	B-
Mercer University-Walter F. George School of Law	105585	35695	87.3	86.28	95.83	89.27	77.4	86.9	C-
Michigan State University College of Law	108444	34045	93.49	87.57	84.16	83.93	93.5	87.1	C+
Mississippi College School of Law	102884	28070	79.83	85.34	94.28	88.19	90.1	90.1	C+
New England Law \| Boston	108326	39990	85.84	89.36	91.48	91.91	78.8	84.4	D
New York Law School	119437	46460	81.14	86.51	91.27	88.98	88.3	90.9	D
New York University School of Law	125169	48213	96.88	86.51	97.18	88.98	97	94.6	C
North Carolina Central University School of Law	98948	9961	81.59	77.27	82.54	83.12	84.6	82.6	B
Northeastern University School of Law	113081	41066	95.09	89.77	93.66	92.33	94.4	90.1	C
Northern Illinois University College of Law	49858	17268	79.73	90.89	96.08	90.94	73.5	87.7	B-
Northern Kentucky University – Salmon P. Chase College of Law	73469	15124	85.71	85.97	84.56	85.87	91.5	87	B+
Northwestern University School of Law	132685	49714	90.6	89.19	95.96	90.34	95.7	97.4	C-
Notre Dame Law School	92310	40805	87.59	83.75	96.25	86.24	93.4	97.8	B
Nova Southeastern University- Shepard Broad Law Center	117223	32607	83.87	77.81	84.14	80.76	78.3	81.6	C-
Ohio Northern University- Claude W. Pettit College of Law	96371	31264	79.19	86.01	85.14	86.02	92.9	89.6	C+
Oklahoma City University School of Law	114090	33925	83.74	86.53	81.38	90.98	84.8	83	D
Pace University School of Law	97586	39794	84.26	86.51	83.33	88.98	88.1	91.8	C-
Pennsylvania State University, The Dickinson School of Law	117989	36816	82.38	85.48	80.87	86.09	87	87.3	D
Pepperdine University School of Law	125114	41210	80	73.19	87.21	78.07	89.9	93.7	C
Phoenix School of Law	83213	36036	69.1	80.11	96.88	84	94.7	88.2	C+
Quinnipiac University School of Law	96256	42740	89.66	85.56	93.14	88.28	94.4	94.9	B-
Regent University School of Law	115734	31410	76.24	78.72	81.66	84.35	88.4	90.9	C-
Roger Williams University School of Law	123338	38010	88.42	83.41	81.33	86.6	81.8	86.2	D
Rutgers University School of Law- Newark	78302	24977	81.45	83.64	84.51	84.69	91.3	92.1	B
Rutgers-The State University of New Jersey- School of Law-Camden	32235	22382	80	83.64	84.51	84.69	85.2	92.1	A-
Saint Louis University School of Law	120000	35475	95.2	91.65	94.21	92.33	88.1	89.5	C-
Samford University, Cumberland School of Law	107850	33155	92.38	86.51	94.21	92.33	90	89.5	C+
Santa Clara University School of Law	106869	39360	81.47	73.19	78.49	78.07	85.9	81.8	C-
Seattle University School of Law	102350	37330	75.6	74.42	78.97	74.4	87.2	91.7	C
Seton Hall University School of Law	112772	45048	90.23	83.64	90.37	84.69	94.2	94.7	C+
South Texas College of Law	104862	26340	86.84	85.48	89.21	84.54	88.5	90.1	B-
Southern Illinois University School of Law	63517	14746	90.8	91.03	95.4	91.11	73.5	80.4	B
Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law	106512	40186	89.46	85.48	93.73	84.54	89.3	91.5	C
Southern University Law Center	18603	8478	63.46	73.73	0	0	91.9	81.8	A
Southwestern Law School	136559	39110	61.23	73.19	69.71	78.07	93.1	93.8	D
St. John’s University School of Law	112365	44280	91.34	86.51	90.61	88.98	82.3	87.3	D
St. Mary’s University School of Law	97105	28160	83.6	85.48	87.2	84.54	87.5	89	C+
St. Thomas University School of Law	119271	33082	73.61	77.81	78.97	80.76	69.3	68.3	F
Stanford University Law School	104424	46581	94.24	76.54	97.37	81.44	95	98.3	B
Stetson University College of Law	122189	33220	81.05	77.81	81.99	80.76	89.2	93.5	C
Suffolk University Law School	112939	41120	88.11	89.77	92.82	92.33	83	86.5	D
Syracuse University College of Law	119769	45126	87.49	86.42	84.84	87.56	86.7	89.4	D
Temple University- James E. Beasley School of Law	82836	18206	95.09	85.69	89.11	86.69	87.7	88.9	B+
Texas Southern University- Thurgood Marshall School of Law	22500	13065	67.9	85.48	59.64	84.54	84.5	71.1	C+
Texas Tech University School of Law	60124	17351	93.37	85.48	86.6	84.54	89.8	90.5	A
Texas Wesleyan University School of Law	88062	27440	89.55	85.48	77.78	84.54	85.3	77	C
The George Washington University Law School	110000	43999	93.98	80.82	95.18	85.29	97.3	97.3	B
The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law	81408	24468	94.35	86.09	90.3	88.09	92.7	93.5	A-
The Thomas M. Cooley Law School	105798	30664	77.41	86.31	70.58	84.47	77.8	78.8	F
The University of Akron School of Law	60149	21451	89.72	86.03	90.68	88.09	88.3	82.1	B+
The University of Alabama School of Law	49750	15760	96.58	86.49	97.15	88.96	88	87.7	A
The University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law	78412	23540	92.93	79.76	91.53	82.49	89.4	92.3	A-
The University of Chicago Law School	127997	46185	91.46	85.97	95.15	87.56	99	96.2	C
The University of Iowa College of Law	87891	24154	93.29	89.57	93.06	89.66	91.7	94.6	B+
The University of Kansas School of Law	45662	15561	79.39	87.31	95.14	89.17	84	85.1	B+
The University of Memphis- Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law	67074	14298	88.18	82.44	93.1	88.1	91.2	88.2	A-
The University of Michigan Law School	112113	44600	94.35	84.59	92.05	86.88	96.8	97.7	B-
The University of Mississippi School of Law	62012	10275	91.11	84.93	90	88.14	89.5	90.5	A
The University of New Mexico School of Law	54122	13660	94.79	90.58	92.05	91.59	92	93.3	A
The University of South Dakota School of Law	53251	11208	96.88	89.85	94.92	95.18	84.9	91.8	A
The University of Texas School of Law	78408	28669	92.98	84.42	88.92	84.54	92.8	94.6	B+
The University of Tulsa College of Law	100795	30320	88.19	86.61	92.3	91.41	95.7	92.9	B
Thomas Jefferson School of Law	137352	19350	48.15	74.59	75.08	79.77	84.7	86.4	F
Touro College- Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center	125481	41070	75.79	86.51	77.37	88.64	60.2	71.8	F
Tulane University Law School	122197	42144	80.68	77.87	79.45	76.82	92.2	90.3	C-
University at Buffalo Law School, The State University of New York (SUNY)	56394	19112	79.26	86.51	81.22	88.98	90.1	90.8	B+
University of Arkansas At Little Rock, William H. Bowen School of Law	59983	11456	64.08	74.22	81.31	82.53	81.7	92.5	B+
University of Arkansas School of Law	56358	11367	84.95	74.22	82.02	82.53	85	85.3	A
University of Baltimore School of Law	94834	25224	81.85	78.2	84.65	85.51	93.4	95.1	B+
University of California At Los Angeles School of Law	103956	40616	85.26	73.19	88.5	78.07	93.9	95.8	B
University of California, Berkeley, School of Law	91277	44244	91.63	73.19	87.72	78.07	95.6	96.2	B
University of California, Davis School of Law (King Hall)	98179	41763	88.04	73.19	79.89	78.07	96.3	95.2	B
University of California, Hastings College of the Law	96013	38906	84.94	73.19	81.1	78.07	86.5	84.1	C
University of Cincinnati College of Law	58455	20946	90.59	86.36	83.61	88.04	87.7	91	B+
University of Colorado Law School	66554	28915	92.91	85.67	93.28	83.29	84.1	92.7	B+
University of Connecticut School of Law	66457	21508	88.88	85.88	92.31	88.28	89.9	92.2	A-
University of Dayton School of Law	67856	33764	80.56	86.1	91.57	88.29	82.9	93.4	C+
University of Denver Sturm College of Law	113688	37152	87.68	85.67	80.37	83.29	86.8	87.5	C-
University of Detroit Mercy School of Law	117089	34010	85.34	86.82	71.43	82.13	75.4	74.4	F
University of Florida, Frederic G. Levin College of Law	62432	16387	85.71	77.81	88.69	81.47	87	87.3	A-
University of Georgia School of Law	71283	15814	95.05	85.78	98.85	88.83	91	96.5	A
University of Hawaii at Manoa- William S. Richardson School of Law	58609	16421	88.16	85.94	86.49	88.48	90.5	91.8	A-
University of Houston Law Center	65802	26731	91.25	85.48	91.34	84.54	93.3	96	A-
University of Idaho College of Law	74655	12940	83.7	83.19	77.18	80.23	80.4	84.8	B
University of Illinois College of Law	80005	36420	95.45	90.52	91.21	90.81	85.9	89.5	C+
University of Kentucky College of Law	49059	16982	82.61	85.92	93.7	83.08	94	93.7	A
University of La Verne College of Law	101237	38462	34.73	74.29	60.57	78.67	63.2	76.6	F
University of Louisvilleâs Brandeis School of Law	77121	15760	85.57	85.92	87.96	83.08	95.5	93.5	A-
University of Maine School of Law	76533	21994	82.35	82.49	91.53	90.74	78.5	87.1	B-
University of Maryland School of Law	83693	25350	85.08	78.2	90.05	85.51	95.8	94	A-
University of Miami School of Law	98986	38024	82.52	79.57	90.51	80.76	87	91.7	C+
University of Minnesota Law School	91314	31882	92.12	87.44	96.19	90.77	94.1	90.1	B
University of Missouri- Kansas City School of Law	90767	15550	94.74	91.81	97.62	92.33	91.3	88.7	B+
University of Missouri School of Law	69046	16759	92.13	91.81	91.87	92.33	78.5	89.1	B
University of Montana School of Law	61617	11062	94.03	88.64	88.14	92.47	86.8	87.3	A-
University of Nebraska College of Law	49706	13337	90.91	86.86	92.85	88.64	89.4	90.5	A
University of Nevada, Las Vegas, William S. Boyd SChool of Law	76478	20838	80.15	73	81.48	76.94	94.3	93.6	A-
University of North Carolina School of Law	60212	17068	89.81	77.59	89.84	63.05	92.8	90.3	A
University of North Dakota School of Law	64772	10163	85.33	87.03	87.33	87.03	84.5	81.2	B+
University of Oklahoma College of Law	78644	18105	95.12	86.76	96.27	92.8	90.3	88.6	A-
University of Oregon School of Law	91353	24031	82.46	76.85	83.84	78.53	87.6	89.4	B
University of Pennsylvania Law School	105297	48362	95.72	86.12	98.32	88.22	97.7	98.8	B-
University of Pittsburgh School of Law	84772	26550	91.91	85.69	90.63	86.69	86	90.4	B
University of Richmond School of Law	94200	34070	82.68	77.06	90.55	82.7	93.3	87.2	B-
University of San Diego School of Law	119331	41414	76.48	74.24	80.72	78.51	86.8	90.5	C-
University of San Francisco School of Law	124982	38800	78.33	73.19	85.98	78.07	93.1	95.8	C+
University of South Carolina School of Law	75718	20236	85.26	78.19	90.97	81.83	88.8	91	A-
University of Southern California, Gould School of Law	117573	48434	90.81	73.19	89.56	78.07	95.1	97.6	B-
University of St. Thomas School of Law- Minneapolis	97238	36313	90.91	89.58	89.76	91.15	89.6	87	C
University of Tennessee College of Law	65082	14462	88.46	82.44	89.66	88.1	92.8	91.3	A
University of the District of Columbia- David A. Clarke School of Law	24889	9480	60.88	76.88	80	82.06	67.2	75.4	C+
University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law	128495	39989	77.41	73.19	79.78	78.07	88.9	90.6	C-
University of Toledo College of Law	76898	19833	88.79	86.23	88.78	87.12	92.5	95	A-
University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law	61665	18231	88.99	88.94	86.49	87.29	92.5	98.5	A-
University of Virginia School of Law	107384	42500	94.28	82.31	98.06	85.3	98.8	98.8	B
University of Washington School of Law	63393	24339	87.5	74.42	84.68	74.4	89.5	93.6	A
University of Wisconsin Law School	76845	18049	100	90.8	99.31	91.79	92.5	96.2	A
University of Wyoming College of Law	51859	11264	90.91	80.14	75.81	73.28	85	84.3	A
Valparaiso University School of Law	113643	36800	77.08	85.48	77.66	86.56	70.9	83.5	F
Vanderbilt University Law School	114720	45286	96.88	85.25	96.69	86.83	94.7	95.5	B-
Vermont Law School	127914	42220	64.34	81.03	90.4	86.85	80.9	84.2	F
Villanova University School of Law	122410	36690	93.82	85.39	93.14	86.43	86.7	90.2	C
Wake Forest University	93223	37230	93.52	78.7	97.46	83.37	94.5	96.6	B+
Washburn University School of Law	80488	16630	86.67	87.13	88	89.78	86.6	90.1	B+
Washington and Lee University School of Law	105970	39937	85.42	80.8	85.55	84.4	87.5	89.9	C-
Washington University School of Law	108603	44125	91.7	88.5	91.21	88.52	96.2	95	C+
Wayne State University Law School	67029	24871	89.44	86.87	95.9	82.13	83.1	86	B
West Virginia University College of Law	60074	14212	80.58	81.46	75.47	79.97	90.1	91.7	A-
Western New England College School of Law	96565	36854	82.31	87.86	75.64	89.79	77.1	81.7	F
Western State University- College of Law	98791	35190	51.09	73.88	67.32	78.23	75.6	69.2	F
Whittier Law School	104731	37975	65.61	74.01	82.58	78.07	83.3	91.9	C-
Widener University School of Law – Delaware	111909	34890	85.85	85.69	86.06	86.68	91.6	89.8	C
Widener University School of Law-Pennsylvania	111909	34890	93.07	85.69	91.17	86.53	90.2	90.1	C+
Willamette University School of Law	91347	31130	86.67	76.85	84.89	78.2	92.2	94.1	B+
William and Mary Law School	83058	23800	91.63	80.39	90.91	83.55	95.7	92.3	A-
William Mitchell College of Law	92277	33800	85.66	89.64	90.33	91.13	85.9	91.2	C
Yale Law School	98796	50750	96.37	82.46	97.15	85.12	96.5	96	B-