The Top Law Schools in the U.S.

The rankings by U.S. News & World Report of 175 accredited law schools are based on a weighted average of 12 measures, including the opinions of deans and faculty, LSAT scores, employment placement after graduating, bar passage rate and expenditure per student.

1.	Yale University
2.	Stanford University
3.	Harvard University
4.	Columbia University
5.	New York University
6.	University of Chicago
7.	Boalt Hall School of Law
	University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
	University of Pennsylvania
	University of Virginia

The Top Bay Area Law Schools

The rankings by U.S. News & World Report of 175 accredited law schools are based on a weighted average of 12 measures, including the opinions of deans and faculty, LSAT scores, employment placement after graduating, bar passage rate and expenditure per student. For 2003, the second tier started at No. 52, the third tier started at No. 91 and the fourth tier started at No. 136. For 2002, the second tier started at No. 55 and the third tier started at No. 89. Within the second, third and fourth tiers, there are not individual rankings.

FIRST TIER
Law Schools	2003	2002
Stanford	2	2
Boalt Hall	7	9
Hastings	40	36
SECOND TIER
Santa Clara	2002 Rank: 3rd Tier
THIRD TIER
University of S.F.	2002 Rank: 3rd Tier