Which Law Schools Do Students Love So Much That They're Dying To Enroll?
You may be surprised by some of the schools that made the list…
As the number of students taking the LSAT and applying to law school continues its perilous race to the bottom, each year, law school administrators grow more worried about their ability to attract students. While they’re desperate to fill their seats, they’re even more desperate to protect their coveted yield rate, the percentage of admitted students who actually choose to enroll.
Amid all the chaos in the land of legal education, some law schools still have that certain je ne sais quoi that causes students to enroll in droves. But which ones? U.S. News recently released a list of the schools with the highest yield rates in 2014. On average, about half — and in some cases, WAY more than half — of accepted students ended up enrolling at these schools, but you may be surprised by some that made the list.
Here’s the list of the 10 schools with the highest yield rates in 2014, courtesy of U.S. News:
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One big thing that’s changed on this list from last year is the fact that Yale Law is no longer number one on this list. Yale may be the best in the eyes of U.S. News, but when it comes to yield rates, there’s a new champion. Say hello to the unranked University of Puerto Rico, and while you’re at it, check out that sweet 92.1 percent yield rate. Residents of our island territory have two other law schools to choose from (and both are on this list), but THE University of Puerto Rico is clearly where it’s at. Viva Puerto Rico Derecho!
Note that Hawaii Law, fresh off an 18-place gain in the latest law school rankings, has a yield rate of 51.1 percent. Of course people want to go to law school there — it’s Hawaii! Where else in the U.S. can you get lei’d while you’re getting screwed by law school debt?
Here are some nuggets of info about the entire list (and more!) from U.S. News:
On average, 63.5 percent of accepted students enrolled at these institutions.
Looking across a broader group of schools, that number drops significantly. The average yield rate was 27.6 percent, for example, among all schools that reported the data to U.S. News.
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Many of the law schools on this list have yield rates that are almost double or more than double the average yield for all other law schools, while Puerto Rico’s is more than triple the average yield, and that’s really saying something considering we’re in a time when law schools are looking more and more like dinosaurs at the end of the Cretaceous Period.
For what it’s worth, Cooley Law shouldn’t feel too bad about being left off this list. One of the other “second-best” law schools in the nation isn’t here either. Let’s look at it this way: at least Stanford will have Cooley’s shoulder to cry on this year.
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