Princeton Review: Best 170 Law Schools Rankings - Best Quality of Life (2008)
Chapman University School of Law
University of St. Thomas School of Law
Stanford University Law School
Vanderbilt University School of Law
University of Virginia School of Law
University of Colorado at Boulder School of Law
Regent University School of Law
University of Oregon School of Law
Samford University Cumberland School of Law
Northwestern University School of Law
Source: Princeton Review
Princeton Review: Best 170 Law Schools Rankings - Candidates for Center for American Progress Fellowships? (Or, Students Lean to the Left) (2008)
University of the District of Columbia School of Law
Northeastern University School of Law
CUNY Law School at Queens College School of Law
Lewis and Clark College Northwestern School of Law
American University Washington College of Law
Vermont Law School
University of Oregon School of Law
Boalt Hall School of Law (University of California–Berkeley)
New York University School of Law
University of Maine School of Law
Source: Princeton Review
Princeton Review: Best 170 Law Schools Rankings - Candidates for Heritage Foundation Fellowships? (Or, Students Lean to the Right) (2008)
Regent University School of Law
Ave Maria School of Law
Brigham Young University J. Rueben Clark Law School
George Mason University School of Law
University of Notre Dame Law School
Louisiana State University Paul M. Hebert Law Center
University of Alabama School of Law
Campbell University Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law
Texas Tech University School of Law
University of Mississippi School of Law
Source: Princeton Review
Princeton Review: Best 170 Law Schools Rankings - Best Environment for Minority Students (2008)
Howard University School of Law
St. Thomas University School of Law
University of Hawaii at Manoa School of Law
Florida International University College of Law
University of Southern California Law School
Northwestern University School of Law
American University Washington College of Law
Santa Clara University School of Law
Southern University and Agricultural and Mechanical College Law Center
University of the District of Columbia School of Law
Source: Princeton Review
U.S. News: Best Values - Liberal Arts Colleges (2009)
Amherst College
Williams College
Pomona College
Wellesley College
Grinnell College
Swarthmore College
Middlebury College
Smith College
Macalester College
Claremont McKenna College
Colgate University
Wabash College
Carleton College
Bowdoin College
Lyon College
Agnes Scott College
Centre College
Hamilton College
Vassar College
Haverford College
Harvey Mudd College
Mount Holyoke College
Trinity College
Wesleyan University
Bryn Mawr College
Cornell College
University of Richmond
DePauw University
Oberlin College
Wofford College
Transylvania University
Thomas Aquinas College
Reed College
Austin College
Barnard College
Occidental College
Beloit College
Washington and Lee University
Colorado College
Bates College
Source: U.S. News
Methodology:
These rankings were based on three variables:
1. Ratio of quality to price: A school’s overall score in the America’s Best Colleges 2009 edition of the rankings was divided by the 2007-2008 academic year net cost to a student receiving the average need-based scholarship or grant. The higher the ratio of a school’s America’s Best Colleges 2009 edition rank to the discounted total cost less the average 2007-2008 academic year need-based scholarship or grant, the better the value. Total cost equals the sum of 2007-2008 academic year tuition, room and board, fees, books, and other expenses, including transportation.
2. Percentage of all undergraduates receiving need-based scholarships or grants during the 2007-2008 academic year.
3. Average discount: percentage of a school’s 2007-2008 total costs (tuition, room and board, fees, books, and other expenses) covered by the 2007-2008 academic year average need-based scholarship or grant to undergraduates.
Note: In the case of public institutions, 2007-2008 out-of-state tuition and percentage of out-of-state students receiving need-based scholarship or grants were used in all calculations.
Only those schools ranked in, or near, the top half of their America’s Best Colleges categories were considered. The schools’ overall Best Values ranks were determined by first standardizing the scores achieved by every school in each of the three above variables and weighting those scores. The ratio of quality to price accounted for 60 percent of the overall score; the percentage of all undergraduates receiving need-based grants accounted for 25 percent; and the average discount accounted for 15 percent. The school with the highest total weighted points became No. 1 in its category. The other schools were then ranked in descending order. Schools with the same rank are tied.
Princeton Review: Best 170 Law Schools Rankings - Most Welcoming of Older Students (2008)
CUNY Law School at Queens College School of Law
Lewis and Clark College Northwestern School of Law
University of the District of Columbia School of Law
Seattle University School of Law
William Mitchell College of Law
Willamette University College of Law
Georgia State University College of Law
Hamline University School of Law
University of New Mexico School of Law
University of Utah College of Law
Source: Princeton Review
Princeton Review: Best 170 Law Schools Rankings - Most Competitive Students (2008)
Brigham Young University J. Reuben Clark Law School
Baylor University School of Law
Whittier College School of Law
St. Thomas University School of Law
Roger Williams University School of Law
Thomas M. Cooley Law School Law Program
St. John’s University School of Law
Albany Law School of Union University Law Program
Ohio Northern University Claude W. Pettit College of Law
St. Mary’s University School of Law
Source: Princeton Review












