​Class Ranks, 2007-08

  • 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 2007

Fall 2007 GPA Cut–Off for 2L Students

Rank Day (281) Evening (32)
Top 10% 3.63 3.63
Top 20% 3.48 3.38
Top Third 3.26 3.23
Top Half 3.11 3.11

Fall 2007 GPA* Cut–Off for 3L Students

Rank Day (307) Evening (35)
Top 10% 3.56 3.67
Top 20% 3.44 3.57
Top Third 3.26 3.37
Top Half 3.13 3.27

* Due to a change in grading systems, a few 3L and all 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 of these few students' rank in class.

Fall 2007 GPA* Cut–Off for 4L Students

Rank Day Evening (33)
Top 10% Not Applicable 3.63
Top 20% Not Applicable 3.42
Top Third Not Applicable 3.32
Top Half Not Applicable 3.18

* Due to a change in grading systems, a few 3L and all 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 of these few students' rank in class.

Spring 2008

Spring 2008 GPA* Cut-Off for the Graduating Class of 2008 (324)

Rank GPA Cut-off
Top 10% 3.59
Top 20% 3.45
Top Third 3.30
Top Half 3.16

* Due to a change in grading systems, a few 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 of these students' rank in class.

Spring 2008 GPA Cut-Off for 1L Students

 Rank Day (250) Evening (92)
Top 10% 3.68 3.67
Top 20% 3.46 3.42
Top Third 3.24 3.33
Top Half 3.04 3.00

Spring 2008 GPA Cut-Off for 2L Students

Rank Day* (303) Evening (28)
Top 10% 3.65 3.64
Top 20% 3.45 3.48
Top Third 3.27 3.34
Top Half 3.12 3.12

* Includes all non-graduating 3L Day Students.

Spring 2008 GPA* Cut-Off for 3L Students

Rank Day Evening* (37)
Top 10% Not Applicable 3.61
Top 20% Not Applicable 3.46
Top Third Not Applicable 3.32
Top Half Not Applicable 3.01

* Includes all non-graduating 4L Evening Students.