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Law School Rankings Based on Clerkships

This data was compiled by The Federal Appellate Clerks Blog, see the blog for the complete reports.

Top 10 law schools by total number of graduates securing circuit court clerkships:

1.  Harvard University (55)
2.  Yale University (50)
3.  Stanford University (26)
4.  University of Chicago (25)
5.  Columbia University (22)
6.  University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (20)
7.  University of Texas, Austin (19)
8.  Georgetown University (18)
8.  New York University (18)
8.  University of California, Los Angeles (18)

Top 10 law schools by the percentage of clerks for 2008-09 based on the total 2008 graduating class:

1.  Yale University (26.5%)
2.  Stanford University (15.2%)
3.  University of Chicago (13.0%)
4.  Harvard University (9.9%)
5.  Northwestern University (6.9%)
6.  Duke University (5.9%)
7.  Columbia University (5.7%)
8.  University of California, Los Angeles (5.4%)
8.  University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (5.4%)
10. University of Pennsylvania (4.8%)

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