Sample Transfer Information
This is not a complete list of the transfer information in our files. It is intended to show what is needed to transfer at many law schools (especially those likely to be higher ranked than the one at which you're currently accepted).
| Caveat: This data was collected in 1997. Transfers have become much bigger business since then. I only leave this up to show you the breadth of answers, but it would be very foolish to think that any school's answer is the same now as it was 11 years ago. |
Codes: UG/L Bal = relative weight on undergrad or law school record; LawRank = preferred rank in your law school class; L Recs = recommendations from law school professors; P.S. = personal statement like the one required for admission to the 1L class; Why Tsfr = a "why do you want to attend our school?" essay.
| Name | #apps | # taken | UG/L Bal | LawRank | L.Recs | P.S.? | Why Tsfr? |
Notes and Comments |
| ALBANY | overall | 33% | no | pref'd | pref'd | Seems easy | ||
| AMERICAN | 10-20 | law ++ | 10-15% | Pref | No | Yes | B+ avg. | |
| ARIZONA STATE | 60 | 0-5 | law + | 5% | yes | yes | yes | residents pref'd |
| CAL-BERKELEY | 30 | law ++ | 5% | 2 | yes | pref'd | ||
| CAL-HASTINGS | 0 | class overenrolled | ||||||
| CAL-UCLA | 20-30 | law ++ | 2 | yes | less | |||
| CARDOZO | 40 | 10-15 | overall | 10% | 1+ | yes | yes | |
| CHICAGO | 85-90 | 15-17 | Law ++ | 5-25% | 1+ | pref'd | no | rank depends on school |
| COLORADO | 5 | both | 10-20% | 1+ | yes | yes | ugrad competitive | |
| COLUMBIA | would not answer | |||||||
| CORNELL | 10-15 | law + | 5%-25% | 2 | pref'd | no | rank depends on school | |
| DUKE | <20 | law ++ | 10% | 2 | yes | incl | rank depends on school | |
| FLORIDA | ? | law + | 10-33% | pref | yes | incl | no res. pref. | |
| GEORGETOWN | 25-35 | law ++ | 5-10% | 1+ | no | yes | ||
| GEORGIA | 4-6 | yes | no | yes | ||||
| GEORGIA STATE | 20-25 | overall | pref | yes | yes | |||
| ILLINOIS | 1-5 | law ++ | 10% | 2 | yes | yes | no res. pref. | |
| INDIANA-BLOOMINGTON | 5-10 | law ++ | > B | no | pref'd | no | resident pref. | |
| LEWIS AND CLARK | ?? | both | 10% | UG must be competitive | ||||
| LOYOLA-CHICAGO | would not answer | |||||||
| LOYOLA-L.A. | 20-25 | law + | 33% | pref | pref'd | pref'd | ||
| MARYLAND | 75-90 | 10-12 | law ++ | 33% | 1+ | yes | pref'd | |
| MIAMI | 10-15 | overall | 20% | no | no | no | ||
| MICHIGAN | 15-35 | law ++ | 5% | 1+ | pref'd | yes | residents 80 % | |
| MINNESOTA | 6-10 | overall | 1 | no | yes | no res. pref. | ||
| NEW YORK - SUNY | 6-10 | law + | B+ avg. | 2 | yes | incl | no res. pref. | |
| NORTH CAR. CHAPEL HILL | 25-30 | 3-5 | separate | 1/3 min. | pref | yes | yes | UG competitive |
| NORTHWESTERN | 10-15 | law + | 10% | 1+ | yes | no | ||
| NOTRE DAME | 2-20 | overall | 10-15% | pref | yes | yes | ||
| OREGON | 15 | separate | 33% | 2 | yes | no | not from bottom tier | |
| PENN | 40-50 | 5-8 | law ++ | 10% | 2 | yes | pref'd | |
| PEPPERDINE | >15 | law + | 10-25 % | no | pref'd | yes | ||
| PITTSBURGH | 7 | overall | 10-20 % | 2 | yes | yes | ||
| SOUTHERN CAL. | 5 | law ++ | 10% | yes | not helpful | |||
| SOUTHERN METHODIST | 5-10 | law + | 10% | 1+ | yes | yes | rank depends on school | |
| TEMPLE | 7-8 | law 90 % | 20% | ? | yes | pref'd | ||
| TEXAS | 5-10 | overall | 10-25 % | pref | yes | incl | rank depends on school | |
| TULANE | 20 | overall | 33% | pref | yes | yes | ||
| VANDERBILT | 5-10 | law ++ | 10-15% | pref | yes | incl | ||
| WAKE FOREST | 5 | law ++ | 10-15% | pref | no | yes | ||
| WASHINGTON | 2-3 | overall | yes | no | resident pref. | |||
| WASHINGTON (MO.) | 40 | 25 | law + | 10-25% | no | no | yes | |
| WASHINGTON AND LEE | 0 | |||||||
| WILLIAM AND MARY | 0-15 | overall | 1+ | yes | yes | |||
| WISCONSIN | 7 | overall | no | yes | yes | |||
| YALE | 10 | law ++ | top | 2 | pref'd | pref'd | rank depends on school |