Top 39 Law Schools of 2010

This is a top 100 list compiled and ranked by U.S. News and World Report. This list of law schools of course is titled as the Top 39 Law Schools of 2010. That is because the periodical decided it would be a good idea to create so many ties, for the same positions. Hence, the shortened list. Shortened by 61 schools... ha ha, go figure. Those schools are:

1. Yale University
   127 Wall Street, New Haven, CT 06511
2. Harvard University
   1563 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02138
3. Stanford University
   397 Panama Mall, Stanford, CA 94305-2237
4. Columbia University
   435 West 116th Street, New York, NY 10027
5. University of Chicago
   1111 East 60th Street, Chicago, IL 60637-2776
6. New York University
   40 Washington Square South, NY, NY 10012
7. University of California
   71 Dodd Hall, Los Angeles, CA 90095-0001
   University of Pennsylvania
   3400 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104
8. University of Michigan
   625 South State Street, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1215
9. University of Virginia
   580 Massie Road, Charlottesville, VA 22903-1738
10. Duke University
    210 Science Drive, Durham NC 27708
    Northwestern University
    School of Law | 375 East Chicago Avenue Chicago, Illinois 60611-3069
11. Cornell University
    Myron Taylor Hall, Ithaca, NY 14850
12. Georgetown University
    Law Center 600 New Jersey Ave, NW, Washington, DC 20001
13. University of California
    Los Angeles, Box 951476, Los Angeles, California 90095-1476
    The University of Texas School of Law
    727 East Dean Keeton Street, Austin, Texas 78705
14. Vanderbilt Univ Law School
    131 21st Avenue North, Nashville, TN 37203-1181
15. USC Gould School of Law
    699 Exposition Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90089
16. Washington University in St. Louis School of Law
    One Brookings Drive, St. Louis, Missouri 63130
17. The George Washington University Law School
    2000 H Street, NW, Washington, DC 20052
18. University of Illinois College of Law
    504 East Pennsylvania Avenue, Champaign, Illinois 61820
19. Boston University School of Law
    765 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA 02215
    Emory University School of Law
    1301 Clifton Rd NE, Atlanta Georgia 30322 USA
    University of Minnesota--Twin Cities
    Walter F. Mondale Hall, 229-19th Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55455
    University of Notre Dame Law School
    P.O. Box 780 Notre Dame, IN 46556
    
20. University of Iowa
    College of Law Admissions Office
    The University of Iowa
    320 Melrose Ave.
    Iowa City, IA 52242-1113
21. Indiana University--Bloomington (Maurer)
    211 South Indiana Avenue
    Bloomington, Indiana 47405-7001
    Phone: (812) 855-4765
22. Boston College
    College of William and Mary (Marshall-Wythe)
    885 Centre Street
    Newton, Massachusetts 02459
    Phone: (617) 552-4340
    University of California
    71 Dodd Hall
    Box 951445
    Los Angeles, CA 90095-1445
    (310) 825-2080
    University of Georgia
    225 Herty Drive
    Athens, GA 30602-6012
    (706) 542-5191
    University of North Carolina
    Van Hecke-Wettach Hall
    160 Ridge Road, CB #3380
    Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3380
    (919)962-5106
    University of Wisconsin
    975 Bascom Mall
    Madison, WI 53706-1399
    (608) 262-1128
23. Fordham University | New York, NY
    Ohio State University (Moritz) | Columbus, OH
    University of Washington | Seattle, WA
    Washington and Lee University | Lexington, VA
24. Arizona State University (O'Connor) | Tempe, AZ
    University of Alabama | Tuscaloosa, AL
    University of Colorado | Boulder, CO
    Wake Forest University | Winston-Salem, NC
25. Brigham Young University (Clark) | Provo, UT
    George Mason University | Arlington, VA
    University of Arizona (Rogers) | Tucson, AZ
    University of California (Hastings) | San Francisco, CA
    University of Utah (Quinney) | Salt Lake City, UT
26. University of Florida (Levin) | Gainesville, FL
27. American University (Washington) | Washington, DC
    Southern Methodist University (Dedman) | Dallas, TX
    Tulane University | New Orleans, LA
    University of Maryland | Baltimore, MD
28. Pepperdine University | Malibu, CA
    Yeshiva University (Cardozo) | New York, NY
29. Florida State University | Tallahassee, FL
    University of Connecticut | Hartford, CT
30. Case Western Reserve University | Cleveland, OH
    Loyola Marymount University | Los Angeles, CA
    University of Cincinnati | Cincinnati, OH
    University of San Diego | San Diego, CA
31. Georgia State University | Atlanta, GA
    University of Houston | Houston, TX
    University of Miami | Coral Gables, FL
    University of Tennessee | Knoxville, TN
32. Baylor University (Umphrey) | Waco, TX
    Lewis and Clark College (Northwestern) | Portland, OR
    University of Kentucky | Lexington, KY
33. Brooklyn Law School | Brooklyn, NY
    University of Kansas | Lawrence, KS
    University of New Mexico | Albuquerque, NM
    University of Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA
    Villanova University | Villanova, PA
34. Pennsylvania State University (Dickinson) | University Park, PA
    Seton Hall University | Newark, NJ
    St. John's University | Jamaica, NY
    Temple University (Beasley) | Philadelphia, PA
    University of Hawaii--Manoa (Richardson) | Honolulu, HI
    University of Oklahoma | Norman, OK
35. Loyola University Chicago | Chicago, IL
    University of Nevada (Boyd) | Las Vegas, NV
36. Illinois Institute of Technology (Chicago-Kent) | Chicago, IL
    Louisiana State University (Hebert) | Baton Rouge, LA
    Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey | Camden, NJ
    Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey | Newark, NJ
    University of Denver (Sturm) | Denver, CO
    University of Oregon | Eugene, OR
37. Hofstra University | Hempstead, NY
    Indiana University | Indianapolis, IN
    Northeastern University | Boston, MA
    Seattle University | Seattle, WA
    Syracuse University | Syracuse, NY
    University of Arkansas | Fayetteville, AR
    University of Richmond (Williams) | Richmond, VA
38. Chapman University | Orange, CA
    Santa Clara University | Santa Clara, CA
    University of Missouri | Columbia, MO
    University of Nebraska | Lincoln, NE
    West Virginia University | Morgantown, WV
39. Catholic University of America (Columbus) | Washington, DC
    DePaul University | Chicago, IL
    University of San Francisco | San Francisco, CA
    University of the Pacific (McGeorge) | Sacramento, CA
    William Mitchell College of Law | St. Paul, MN

Chapman University School of Law in Orange, CA

About Chapman University School of Law

Chapman University was actually named after the chairman of its board of trustees, an entrepreneur and benefactor named Charles Chapman. It is a school of Law and College of Educational Studies. Surprising for a private school, it is actually a nonprofit university that is located in Orange, California and is affiliated with the Christian Church.

"Chapman University School of Law opened in 1995 as Orange County’s only law school on a university campus. In 1997, construction began on a home for the school at a site that was once part of the historic Rancho Santiago de Santa Ana, granted by the Spanish government in 1810."

-http://www.chapman.edu/law/about/chapmanhistory.asp

Ranked number 93 on the U.S. News & World Report 2010 Best Law Schools.

Juris Doctorate Program and Admissions

Degree seeking students can receive their Juris Doctorate through their Chapman legal education. The university has a vast criterion when determining admittance for their undergrads. You can find out more from the admissions page, but some of these items include:

• The enrollee's LSAT score(s).
• Ability to write
• Foreign language skills
• Letters of recommendation

Financial Aid

Chapman does offer financial aid to degree seeking, eligible students.Their is a range of programs offered: These programs include merit scholarships, Federal Stafford Loans (Subsidized and Unsubsidized), Federal Perkins Loans, Graduate PLUS, private educational loans, Federal Work-Study, short-term emergency loans, and bar examination loans. More on Financial Aid.

Contact Chapman University School of Law

Chapman University School of Law
One University Drive, Orange, CA 92866
Phone: (714) 628-2500
Website: http://www.chapman.edu/law/about/chapmanhistory.asp

Directions

From the North: From the Riverside Fwy, transfer onto the south bound Orange Fwy (57). Exit off the freeway just after the Angel Stadium of Anaheim, left on W.Orangewood (turns into W. Walnut Ave). You'll find it a few blocks from Camino Real Park.
From the South: From the Garden Grove Fwy, turn Northbound at Hart Park onto S Glassell St. Continue north (thru the Plaza Square roundabout) until you reach Chapman.
From the East: From I-5 the Santa Ana Freeway, exit on the Eastbound Chapman Ave, toward Orange, CA. You'll pass St. Joseph Hospital by one block. Turn left on Glassell St and continue on to University Drive, which will be on your right.
From the West: From the Costa Mesa Freeway (55), almost equally between Handy Park and Yorba Park. Turn Westbound onto Walnut Ave. Continue on past N Cambridge St. Six blocks from N Cambridge, hang a left onto N Orange St toward Liberty Plaza.

Other Law Schools In The Area

American College Of Law, 100 South Anaheim Boulevard, Anaheim, CA 92805
Western State University of Law, 1111 North State College Blvd. Fullerton, California 92831
Whittier Law School, 3333 Harbor Boulevard, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
Wm Howard Taft University, 3700 S Susan St # 200, Santa Ana, CA 92704