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Our Students - Class Ranks

Law students at the Dedman School of Law are not given an individual class rank until graduation.  Class rank percentiles are released for (1) the full-time first year law class, (2) the combined full-time second year law class and the third year, part-time Evening Program law class, and (3) the combined full-time third year law class and the fourth year, part-time Evening Program law class.

After Fall 2011 Semester

1L/2E
Class of 2014
158 Students

2L/3E
Class of 2013
245 Students

3L/4E
Class of 2012
281 Students

Top 33%:  3.200
Top 50%:  3.056

Top 10%: 3.598
Top 25%:  3.397
Top 33%:  3.250
Top 50%:  3.092

Top 10%:  3.589
Top 25%:  3.386
Top 33%:  3.331
Top 50%:  3.202

 


Top 10% and 25% will be released after the spring 2012 semester and will be based on cumulative grades from the fall and spring.  

First and Second Year Evening Program Students

Part-time Evening Program students, during their first and second years of law school, are not ranked. They may, however, gain a general understanding of their class standing by comparing their GPA to the class rank percentiles, which are listed above. Resumes for Evening Program students, during their first and second years, will indicate that their class rank is an “estimated class rank”.

Class Rank Percentiles: Graduating Classes 1998 – 2011

3L/4E Class Percentiles After Spring 2011

281 Students (August 2010, December 2010, May 2011 Graduates)

10%:

  3.565

25%:

  3.373

33%:

  3.314

50%:

  3.174

 

3L/4E Class Percentiles After Spring 2010

257 Students (August 2009, December 2009, May 2010 Graduates)

 

10%:

  3.606

25%:

  3.412

33%:

  3.327

50%:

  3.195

 

3L/4E Class Percentiles After Spring 2009

306 Students (August 2008, December 2008, May 2009 Graduates)

 

10%:

  3.546

25%:

  3.421

33%:

  3.353

50%:

  3.222

 

 

3L/4E Class Percentiles After Spring 2008

 291 Students (August 2007, December 2007, May 2008 Graduates)

10%:

  3.561

25%:

  3.368

33%:

  3.314

50%:

  3.165

 

3L/4E Class Percentiles After Fall 2007

 310 Students (May 2008 Graduates)

10%:  

  3.505

25%:

  3.337

33%:

  3.285

50%:

  3.133

 

3L Class Percentiles After Spring 2007

 214 Students (May 2007 Graduates)

10%:

  3.577

25%:

  3.413

33%:

  3.332

50%:

  3.142

 

3L Class Percentiles After Fall 2006

 220 Students (May 2007 Graduates)

10%:

  3.549

25%:

  3.402

33%:

  3.310

50%:

  3.125

 

3L Class Percentiles After Spring 2006

 264 Students (May 2006 Graduates)

10%:

  3.555

25%:

  3.345

33%:

  3.265

50%:

  3.158

 

3L Class Percentiles After Fall 2005

 271 Students (May 2006 Graduates)

10%:

  3.534

25%:

  3.313

33%:

  3.251

50%:

  3.127

 

3L Class Percentiles After Spring 2005

 266 Students (May 2005 Graduates)

10%:

  3.500

25%:

  3.298

33%:

  3.219

50%:

  3.083

 

3L Class Percentiles After Fall 2004

 274 Students (May 2005 Graduates)

10%:

  3.479

25%:

  3.289

33%:

  3.214

50%:

  3.073

 

3L Class Percentiles After Spring 2004

 282 Students (May 2004 Graduates)

10%:

  3.461

25%:

  3.257

33%:

  3.178

50%:

  3.035

 

3L Class Percentiles After Fall 2003

 283 Students (May 2004 Graduates)

10%:

  3.449

25%:

  3.224

33%:

  3.146

50%:

  2.990

 

3L Class Percentiles After Spring 2003

 222 Students (May 2003 Graduates)

10%:

  3.376

25%:

  3.193

33%:

  3.139

50%:

  3.026

 

3L Class Percentiles After Fall 2002

 236 Students (May 2003 Graduates)

10%:

  3.348

25%:

  3.168

33%:

  3.104

50%:

  2.984

 

3L Class Percentiles After Spring 2002

 240 Students (May 2002 Graduates)

10%:

  3.473

25%:

  3.271

33%:

  3.200

50%:

  3.004

 

3L Class Percentiles After Fall 2001

 253 Students (May 2002 Graduates)

10%:

  3.462

25%:

  3.253

33%:

  3.159

50%:

  2.972

 

3L Class Percentiles After Spring 2001

 ___ Students (May 2001 Graduates)

10%:

  3.449

25%:

  3.192

33%:

  3.111

50%:

  2.970

 

3L Class Percentiles After Spring 2000

 237 Students (May 2000 Graduates)

10%:

  3.430

25%:

  3.243

33%:

  3.160

50%:

  2.993

 

3L Class Percentiles After Fall 1999

 247 Students (May 2000 Graduates)

10%

3.429

25%

3.215

33%

3.145

50%

2.977

 

3L Class Percentiles After Spring 1999

 250 Students (May 1999 Graduates)

10%:

  3.438

25%:

  3.212

33%:

  3.153

50%:

  2.987

 

3L Class Percentiles After Fall 1998

 259 Students (May 1999 Graduates)

10%:

  3.424

25%:

  3.188

33%:

  3.120

50%:

  2.967

 

3L Class Percentiles After Spring 1998

 271 Students (May 1998 Graduates)

10%:

  3.426

25%:

  3.187

33%:

  3.114

50%:

  2.959