March 10, 2015

What did the USNWR Law School Rankings Look Like in 1987?

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What did the USNWR Law School Rankings Look Like in 1987?Spivey Consulting Group

1. Harvard

1. Yale

3. Michigan

4. Stanford

4. Columbia

6. Chicago

7. Berkeley

8. UVA

9. NYU

10. U Penn

11. Texas

12. Duke

13. Georgetown

14. UCLA

15. Cornell

16. Northwestern

17. Illinois

17. USC

19. Minnesota

20. Wisconsin

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