Yesterday, we brought readers news of the latest Princeton Review law school rankings for best career prospects. We found it odd that the list relied so heavily upon survey responses from current students rather than recent graduates, but we won’t complain (more than we already have, that is).
Today, we’ll focus on two rankings categories for which student feedback actually matters: the law schools with the most conservative students and the law schools with the most liberal students. During these times of political division and strife, why not attend a law school where there’s a high likelihood that your classmates will share your political ideology?
Which law schools do you think came out on top of these lists?
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First, we’ll begin with the methodology Princeton Review used to determine which law schools had the most conservative and liberal students. A single question was asked of respondents to determine the political bent of the school’s student body: “If there is a prevailing political bent among students at your school, how would you characterize it?” Answer choices were: “Very Liberal, Liberal, Middle of the Road, Somewhat Conservative, Very Conservative.”
These are the law schools where you can wear your MAGA hats with pride with the most conservative students, per Princeton Review:
- Ave Maria School of Law
- Brigham Young University J. Reuben Clark Law School
- Regent University School of Law
- Samford University Cumberland School of Law
- George Mason University Antonin Scalia Law School
- Faulkner University Thomas Goode Jones School of Law
- Texas Tech School of Law
- Baylor University School of Law
- Mississippi College School of Law
- Pepperdine University School of Law
Of course ASS Law is on that list. Note that the majority of these law schools are in Southern states. Complain about her emails with your friends here.
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These are the law schools where you can sign up for DACA clinics and defend civil rights with the most liberal students, per Princeton Review:
- City University of New York School of Law
- Northeastern University School of Law
- Vermont Law School
- New York University School of Law
- American University Washington College of Law
- UC Berkeley School of Law
- University of Colorado School of Law
- Lewis & Clark College Northwestern School of Law
- University of Oregon School of Law
- University of San Francisco School of Law
Note that the majority of these law schools are on either the East or West coasts, and two of them are T14 institutions. These damned liberal elites.
Did your law school or alma mater make the cut? If it did, do you think it was ranked accurately? If it didn’t make the list for the schools with the most conservative or liberal students, do you agree with that assessment? Please email us or text us (646-820-8477) with your thoughts. Thanks.
Most Conservative Students [Princeton Review]
Most Liberal Students [Princeton Review]
Best Law Schools 2018 [Princeton Review]
Staci Zaretsky has been an editor at Above the Law since 2011. She’d love to hear from you, so please feel free to email her with any tips, questions, comments, or critiques. You can follow her on Twitter or connect with her on LinkedIn.