For Law School Transfer Applicants: Schools with Significant Transfer Programs
Data source: ABA-LSAC Official Guide to ABA-Approved Law Schools, 2010 Edition (for the 2007-2008 academic year).
The Top 30 Law Schools
1. Yale....14 in, 0 out.
2. Harvard....22 in, 1 out.
3. Stanford ....12 in, 1 out.
4. Columbia....62 in, 0 out.
5. NYU....50 in, 1 out.
6. Berkeley....39 in, 1 out.
6. Chicago....22 in, 1 out.
8. Penn....29 in, 8 out.
9. Michigan....32 in, 10 out.
10. Northwestern....59 in, 5 out.
10. Virginia....22 in, 4 out.
10. Duke....18 in, 4 out.
13. Cornell....9 in, 11 out.
14. Georgetown....93 in, 12 out.
15. Texas....14 in, 11 out.
15. UCLA....38 in, 10 out.
17. Vanderbilt....15 in, 6 out.
18. USC....12 in, 3 out.
19. Wash U. St. Louis....37 in, 11 out.
20. Boston U....7 in, 7 out.
20. Emory....7 in, 9 out.
20. Minnesota....32 in, 4 out.
23. Notre Dame...11 in, 5 out.
23. Illinois....30 in, 4 out.
26. Boston College....13 in, 12 out.
26. Iowa....8 in, 4 out.
28. GWU....66 in, 25 out.
28. William & Mary....6 in, 7 out.
30. Fordham....32 in, 20 out.
30. Washington & Lee....20 in, 5 out.
30. University of Washington....2 in, 4 out.
Others outside the Top 30:
49. SMU Dedman School of Law...12 in, 7 out.
52. Florida State...61 in, 3 out.
61. Lewis & Clark Law School...19 in, 6 out.
71. Loyola Law School (Los Angeles)...37 in, 13 out.
77. Rutgers School of Law—Camden...52 in, 11 out.
77. University of Denver...24 in, 11 out.
85. Santa Clara School of Law...43 in, 12 out.
87. Loyola Chicago School of Law...12 in, 15 out.
Third Tier. Michigan State...16 in, 20 out.
Data source: ABA-LSAC Official Guide to ABA-Approved Law Schools, 2010 Edition (for the 2007-2008 academic year).
Law Schools with Early Action (or Similar) Transfer Application Programs
It is possible to win a transfer offer from these schools with just one semester of work at your current law school:
University of Chicago...22 seats (a binding Early Decision program, not Early Action)
Georgetown...93 seats
Florida State University...61 seats
Brooklyn Law...20 seats
University of Miami...6 seats
Law Schools with a Significant Number Students Transferring Out
Thomas M. Cooley Law School...173 out.
Florida Coastal School of Law...70 out.
Touro College—Fuchsberg Law Center...59 out.
John Marshall Law School....58 out.
Ave Maria School of Law...41 out.
American University, Washington College of Law...36 out.
Widener U. School of Law—Delaware...36 out.
University of Miami School of Law...34 out.
Thomas Jefferson School of Law...33 out.
New England School of Law...28 out.
California Western School of Law...28 out.
New York Law School...30 out.
University of Baltimore...24 out.
Catholic University, Columbus School of Law...23 out.
Case Western Reserve School of Law...23 out.
Appalachian School of Law...22 out.
Hofstra School of Law...19 out.
Western State U. College of Law...19 out.
Nova Southeastern—Shepard Broad Law Center...15 out.
Whittier Law School...13 out.