By the Numbers: Grinnell College Alumni and Law School (2010–2011)

(figures based on most recent data for Grinnell College alumni available from the Law School Admission Council; aggregated data from 2008–2011 are available in this PDF file: By the Numbers: Grinnell College Alumni and Law School (2008–2011))

 

  • Number of applicants: 43
  • Number accepted to one or more law schools: 39*
  • Acceptance rate: 90 percent
  • Average GPA of accepted students: 3.34 (range: 2.62–3.91)
  • Average LSAT score of accepted students: 162 (range: 147–174)
  • Average number of applications per applicant: 9
  • Average number of admissions per applicant: 4
  • Number of students registered at a law school: 36*

Law Schools Where Grinnellians Matriculated (2010–2011) (N = 24)

(boldfaced schools are top-26 schools as per the U.S. News & World Report 2012 law school rankings)

  • American University Washington College of Law
  • Barry University Dwayne Andreas School of Law
  • Boston University School of Law (2x)
  • Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law (Yeshiva University)
  • University of Chicago Law School
  • City University of New York School of Law (3x)
  • Drake University Law School (2x)
  • Duke University School of Law
  • George Washington University School of Law (2x)
  • Georgetown University Law Center
  • University of Iowa College of Law (2x)
  • John Marshall Law School (4x)
  • Loyola University Chicago School of Law
  • University of Miami School of Law
  • University of Minnesota Law School
  • University of Missouri School of Law
  • University of New Mexico Law School
  • Northeastern University School of Law
  • Northwestern University School of Law
  • University of Oregon School of Law
  • University of San Francisco Law School
  • Seattle University School of Law
  • Temple University Law School
  • University of Virginia School of Law

Law Schools Where Grinnellians Were Accepted (2010–2011) (N = 73)

(boldfaced schools are top-26 schools as per the U.S. News & World Report 2012 law school rankings)

  • American University Washington College of Law (4x)
  • University of Baltimore School of Law
  • Barry University Dwayne Andreas School of Law
  • Baylor University School of Law
  • Boston College Law School (2x)
  • Boston University School of Law (3x)
  • Brooklyn Law School
  • University of California–Davis Law School (2x)
  • University of California, Hastings College of the Law (2x)
  • University of California at Los Angeles Law School
  • Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law (2x)
  • University of Chicago Law School
  • Chicago–Kent College of Law (2x)
  • City University of New York School of Law (3x)
  • University of Colorado Law School
  • Cornell University Law School (4x)
  • Creighton University School of Law
  • University of Denver Sturm College of Law
  • DePaul University College of Law (2x)
  • Drake University Law School (3x)
  • Drexel University Earle Mack School of Law
  • Duke University School of Law (3x)
  • Emory University School of Law
  • Florida Coastal School of Law
  • Fordham University School of Law (2x)
  • George Washington University School of Law (7x)
  • Georgetown University Law Center (6x)
  • Gonzaga University School of Law (2x)
  • Hamline University School of Law (2x)
  • University of Houston Law Center
  • Hofstra University Law School
  • University of Illinois College of Law (4x)
  • Indiana University–Bloomington School of Law
  • University of Iowa College of Law (6x)
  • John Marshall Law School (5x)
  • Lewis & Clark Law School (5x)
  • Loyola University Chicago School of Law (3x)
  • Marquette University Law School (2x)
  • University of Maryland School of Law (2x)
  • University of Miami School of Law
  • University of Michigan Law School (2x)
  • University of Minnesota Law School (3x)
  • University of Missouri School of Law
  • University of New Mexico Law School
  • New York University School of Law (2x)
  • Northeastern University School of Law (5x)
  • Northern Illinois University School of Law
  • Northwestern University School of Law (3x)
  • University of Oregon School of Law (2x)
  • University of the Pacific
  • University of Pennsylvania Law School (2x)
  • Pepperdine University School of Law
  • Phoenix School of Law
  • Roger Williams University School of Law
  • Saint Louis University School of Law
  • University of Saint Thomas Law School
  • University of San Francisco Law School
  • Santa Clara University School of Law (3x)
  • Seattle University School of Law (2x)
  • Seton Hall University School of Law
  • University of Southern California School of Law
  • Suffolk University Law School
  • Temple University Law School (3x)
  • University of Texas School of Law (2x)
  • University of Utah Law School
  • Vanderbilt University Law School
  • Vermont Law School
  • University of Virginia School of Law
  • Washington and Lee University Law School (2x)
  • Washington University School of Law (3x)
  • Willamette University College of Law
  • William and Mary Law School (3x)
  • University of Wisconsin Law School

* Includes three students whose institutions do not report data to the LSAC