In an analysis of law schools, measuring the percentage of students accepted by a school who opt to attend that school, Yale Law School finished well ahead of any other law program in the nation, according to a new ranking by U.S. News and World Report.
In all, 190 law schools surveyed by U.S. News reported both acceptance and enrollment data for the class beginning in the 2010 academic year. The data encompasses 180,479 acceptances and 49,054 total enrollments, making the nationwide yield 27.2 percent. The average yield among all these schools was slightly higher: 30.2 percent.
In 2010, Yale accepted 255 students and 205 chose to attend, putting the school’s yield at 80.4 percent, nearly 12 percentage points higher than the Brigham Young University Law School, which finished second.
Harvard Law School finished in third place followed by Southern University Law Center, Liberty University School of Law, the University of Oklahoma College of Law, Regent University School of Law, the University of Memphis School of Law, North Carolina Central University School of Law and the University of New Mexico School of Law.
The top 10 most popular law schools all posses yields well above the national average.
“We’re pleased with this ranking,” said Raymond Pierce, dean of NCCU law school. “It is further recognition of our quality of instruction, our affordability and our strong connection to practical applications of the law.”
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