In The News . . . . Princeton Review Of Top Law Schools Based On Categories Is Now Out

 

Some Winners Are Predictable, Some Might Surprise You.

     Princeton Review publishes a yearly review ranking top law schools in 11 categories, based on information gathered from 185,000 students at 169 U.S. law schools

     The top five law schools for careers are:

     (1) Columbia

     (2) Chicago

     (3) Pennsylvania

     (4) Harvard

     (5) New York University

     Above:  The Law School, Harvard University, c1901.  Lib. of Congress.

     Median starting pay for students at all the above schools was $160,000, while the percentage employed nine months after graduation ranged from 99 percent at Columbia to 97 percent at New York University, according to Forbes.

     The top schools in other categories:

     • Best professors: Boston University

     • Best quality of life: Duke

     • Best classroom experience: University of Chicago

     • Most diverse faculty: Southern

     • Most competitive students: Baylor

     • Most liberal students: Northeastern

     • Most conservative students: Ave Maria

     • Best environment for minority students: University of Hawaii

     • Most chosen by older students: District of Columbia

     • Toughest to get into: Yale