​Class Ranks, 2005-06

  • LLM students are not ranked
  • First-year JD students are not ranked after the fall semester
  • Only the top 20% of each group of JD students receive an ordinal rank on their transcript
  • Numbers in parenthesis represent the total number of students in each group

Fall 2005

Fall 2005 GPA Cut–Off for 2L Students

Rank Day (281) Evening (39)
Top 10% 3.62 3.83
Top 20% 3.43 3.68
Top Third 3.28 3.24
Top Half 3.06 3.14

Fall 2005 Imputed GPA* Cut–Off for 3L Students

Rank Day (289) Evening (53)
Top 10% 3.68 3.70
Top 20% 3.46 3.39
Top Third 3.28 3.29
Top Half 3.05 3.13

* Due to a change in grading systems, 3L and 4L students were graded under both systems. Their class ranks were determined using weighted z-score methodology for both systems. Imputed GPAs on the new (4.33 maximum) scale were assigned to reflect each student's rank in class.

Fall 2005 Imputed GPA* Cut–Off for 4L Students

Rank Day Evening (29)
Top 10% Not Applicable 3.64
Top 20% Not Applicable 3.51
Top Third Not Applicable 3.23
Top Half Not Applicable 3.06

* Due to a change in grading systems, 3L and 4L students were graded under both systems. Their class ranks were determined using weighted z-score methodology for both systems. Imputed GPAs on the new (4.33 maximum) scale were assigned to reflect each student's rank in class.

Spring 2006

Spring 2006 GPA* Cut-Off for the Graduating Class of 2006 (313)

Rank GPA Cut-off
Top 10% 3.64
Top 20% 3.48
Top Third 3.31
Top Half 3.12

* Due to a change in grading systems, graduating students were graded under both systems. Their class ranks were determined using weighted z-score methodology for both systems. Imputed GPAs on the new (4.33 maximum) scale were assigned to reflect each student's rank in class.

Spring 2006 GPA Cut-Off for 1L Students

Rank Day (245) Evening (92)
Top 10% 3.64 3.67
Top 20% 3.49 3.42
Top Third 3.24 3.17
Top Half 3.05 3.00

Spring 2006 GPA Cut-Off for 2L Students

Rank Day* (309) Evening (35)
Top 10% 3.63 3.68
Top 20% 3.45 3.46
Top Third 3.28 3.28
Top Half 3.08 3.16

* Includes non-graduating 3L Day Students that have grades under both systems. Their class ranks were determined using weighted z-score methodology for both systems. Imputed GPAs on the new (4.33 maximum) scale were assigned to reflect each student's rank in class.

Spring 2006 GPA Cut-Off for 3L Students

Rank Day Evening* (38)
Top 10% N/A 3.65
Top 20% N/A 3.34
Top Third N/A 3.16
Top Half N/A 3.12

* Includes all non-graduating 4L and 3L Evening Students that have grades under both systems. Their class ranks were determined using weighted z-score methodology for both systems. Imputed GPAs on the new (4.33 maximum) scale were assigned to reflect each student's rank in class.