For Law School Transfer Applicants: Schools with Significant Transfer Programs
Data source: ABA-LSAC Official Guide to ABA-Approved Law Schools, 2009 Edition (for the 2006-2007 academic year).
The Top 30 Law Schools
1. Yale....12 in, 0 out.
2. Harvard....29 in, 2 out.
3. Stanford ....12 in, 1 out.
4. Columbia....61 in, 7 out.
5. NYU....42 in, 4 out.
6. Berkeley....39 in, 3 out.
7. Chicago....16 in, 1 out.
7. Penn....25 in, 8 out.
9. Northwestern....43 in, 7 out.
9. Michigan....42 in, 1 out.
9. Virginia....42 in, 5 out.
12. Cornell....10 in, 7 out.
12. Duke....12 in, 4 out.
14. Georgetown....93 in, 6 out.
15. Vanderbilt....17 in, 5 out.
16. UCLA....35 in, 4 out.
16. Texas....19 in, 9 out.
18. USC....3 in, 3 out.
19. Wash U. St. Louis....36 in, 6 out.
20. GWU....61 in, 29 out.
21. Boston U....7 in, 8 out.
22. Emory....22 in, 11 out.
22. Minnesota....24 in, 12 out.
22. Notre Dame....9 in, 6 out.
25. Washington & Lee....31 in, 14 out.
26. Boston College....7 in, 14 out.
27. Fordham....15 in, 19 out.
27. Illinois....27 in, 9 out.
27. Iowa....4 in, 6 out.
30. William & Mary....14 in, 12 out.
30. University of Washington....3 in, 5 out.
Others outside the Top 30:
46. SMU Dedman School of Law...30 in, 2 out.
55. Florida State...60 in, 3 out.
63. Loyola Law School (Los Angeles)...33 in, 12 out.
73. Lewis & Clark Law School...27 in, 5 out.
77. Rutgers School of Law—Camden...47 in, 6 out.
77. Santa Clara School of Law...27 in, 12 out.
82. Loyola Chicago School of Law...26 in, 9 out.
88. University of Denver...38 in, 9 out.
Third Tier. Michigan State...40 in, 14 out.
Data source: ABA-LSAC Official Guide to ABA-Approved Law Schools, 2009 Edition (for the 2006-2007 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:
Georgetown...93 seats
Florida State University...60 seats
Washington University—St. Louis...36 seats
University of Miami...14 seats
Boston College...7 seats
Law Schools with a Significant Number Students Transferring Out
Thomas M. Cooley Law School...188 out.
Florida Coastal School of Law...55 out.
John Marshall Law School....43 out.
Ave Maria School of Law...42 out.
Touro College—Fuchsberg Law Center...38 out.
American University, Washington College of Law...36 out.
Widener U. School of Law—Delaware...36 out.
Catholic University, Columbus School of Law...35 out.
University of Miami School of Law...35 out.
New England School of Law...34 out.
California Western School of Law...31 out.
Nova Southeastern—Shepard Broad Law Center...29 out.
New York Law School...28 out.
Thomas Jefferson School of Law...28 out.
Case Western Reserve School of Law...27 out.
Whittier Law School...26 out.
Appalachian School of Law...25 out.
University of Baltimore...25 out.
Hofstra School of Law...25 out.
Western State U. College of Law...25 out.