I've blogged a "microranking" based on three-year federal judicial clerkship placement before, here. I've updated that to include the 2013 data, following up on posts about recent placement rates and the preliminary 2013 figures.

This ranking is based upon the American Bar Association data, self-reported by schools. "Federal clerkships" is an admittedly broad category, but it's still a useful one for comparison of schools.

As usual, part of this microranking (i.e., ranking on a single, narrow metric) is a "score," which scores the school on a 20-80 scale based upon its relative performance. The top school, on a percentage basis, will score an 80; the schools that placed none will score a 20; and others will fall on a spectrum based upon their relative performance. Like many rankings, this will illustrate that there is a "pyramid" of placement: the farther down the ranking one goes, the more compressed the schools are among the scores.

I thought a three-year average for clerkships (over 3600 clerks from the graduating classes of 2011, 2012, and 2013) would be a useful metric to smooth out any one-year outliers. It does not include clerkships obtained by students after graduation; it only includes clerkships obtained by each year's graduating class.

The "placement" is the three-year total placement; the "percentage" is the three-year placement divided by the three-year graduating class total.

 
 
 
 
 
  Three-Year Average Federal Clerkship Graduate Placement 

    from excessofdemocracy.com
 

  Score
  School Name
  Placement
  Percentage
 

  80
  YALE UNIVERSITY
  216
  34.3%
 

  67
  STANFORD UNIVERSITY
  153
  27.0%
 

  59
  CALIFORNIA-IRVINE, UNIVERSITY OF**
  31
  22.1%
 

  50
  HARVARD UNIVERSITY
  298
  17.0%
 

  41
  VIRGINIA, UNIVERSITY OF
  132
  11.9%
 

  40
  CHICAGO, UNIVERSITY OF
  72
  11.4%
 

  39
  DUKE UNIVERSITY
  73
  10.8%
 

  37
  PENNSYLVANIA, UNIVERSITY OF
  77
  9.6%
 

  VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY
  59
  9.8%
 

  36
  ALABAMA, UNIVERSITY OF
  47
  9.4%
 

  MICHIGAN, UNIVERSITY OF
  104
  8.9%
 

  35
  CORNELL UNIVERSITY
  49
  8.4%
 

  GEORGIA, UNIVERSITY OF
  58
  8.4%
 

  NEW YORK UNIVERSITY
  125
  8.4%
 

  34
  CALIFORNIA-BERKELEY, UNIVERSITY OF
  75
  8.1%
 

  TEXAS AT AUSTIN,
  UNIVERSITY OF
  92
  8.1%
 

  33
  NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY
  64
  7.4%
 

  32
  COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY
  95
  7.0%
 

  NOTRE DAME, UNIVERSITY OF
  38
  6.7%
 

  31
  EMORY UNIVERSITY
  48
  6.1%
 

  30
  WILLIAM AND MARY LAW SCHOOL
  35
  5.6%
 

  29
  CALIFORNIA-LOS ANGELES, UNIVERSITY OF
  54
  5.4%
 

  IOWA, UNIVERSITY OF
  28
  5.0%
 

  KENTUCKY, UNIVERSITY OF
  21
  5.1%
 

  SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA,
  UNIVERSITY OF
  33
  5.0%
 

  WASHINGTON AND LEE
  UNIVERSITY
  21
  5.2%
 

  28
  GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
  75
  4.4%
 

  MONTANA, UNIVERSITY OF
  11
  4.4%
 

  27
  ARKANSAS, FAYETTEVILLE, UNIVERSITY OF
  15
  3.9%
 

  GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY
  81
  4.2%
 

  MINNESOTA, UNIVERSITY OF
  31
  4.1%
 

  NORTH CAROLINA,
  UNIVERSITY OF
  32
  4.3%
 

  RICHMOND, UNIVERSITY OF
  17
  3.7%
 

  26
  BOSTON COLLEGE
  28
  3.5%
 

  BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY
  15
  3.4%
 

  FLORIDA, UNIVERSITY OF
  36
  3.3%
 

  ILLINOIS, UNIVERSITY OF
  21
  3.3%
 

  LOUISIANA STATE
  UNIVERSITY
  21
  3.4%
 

  MEMPHIS, UNIVERSITY OF
  13
  3.4%
 

  MISSISSIPPI, UNIVERSITY
  OF
  17
  3.4%
 

  OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY
  25
  3.7%
 

  TEMPLE UNIVERSITY
  32
  3.6%
 

  TULANE UNIVERSITY
  28
  3.7%
 

  WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY
  15
  3.2%
 

  WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
  32
  3.5%
 

  25
  BOSTON UNIVERSITY
  25
  3.0%
 

  CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY
  12
  2.7%
 

  FORDHAM UNIVERSITY
  36
  2.6%
 

  GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY
  18
  3.1%
 

  MARYLAND, UNIVERSITY OF
  28
  3.1%
 

  PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY
  20
  3.1%
 

  SOUTH CAROLINA,
  UNIVERSITY OF
  19
  2.9%
 

  TENNESSEE, UNIVERSITY OF
  13
  2.8%
 

  WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY
  12
  3.0%
 

  WYOMING, UNIVERSITY OF
  7
  3.1%
 

  24
  AMERICAN UNIVERSITY
  34
  2.4%
 

  BROOKLYN LAW SCHOOL
  34
  2.4%
 

  CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW
  YORK
  8
  2.1%
 

  COLORADO, UNIVERSITY OF
  11
  2.1%
 

  FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY
  18
  2.2%
 

  LOUISVILLE, UNIVERSITY OF
  10
  2.5%
 

  LOYOLA MARYMOUNT
  UNIVERSITY-LOS ANGELES
  25
  2.1%
 

  LOYOLA UNIVERSITY-NEW
  ORLEANS
  19
  2.5%
 

  MERCER UNIVERSITY
  10
  2.3%
 

  OREGON, UNIVERSITY OF
  10
  2.1%
 

  REGENT UNIVERSITY
  8
  2.1%
 

  RUTGERS UNIVERSITY-CAMDEN
  18
  2.3%
 

  SOUTHERN METHODIST
  UNIVERSITY
  18
  2.2%
 

  UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA -
  LAS VEGAS
  9
  2.1%
 

  VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY
  18
  2.4%
 

  WASHINGTON, UNIVERSITY OF
  12
  2.2%
 

  23
  ARIZONA, UNIVERSITY OF
  9
  2.0%
 

  BAYLOR UNIVERSITY
  9
  1.8%
 

  CALIFORNIA-DAVIS,
  UNIVERSITY OF
  11
  1.9%
 

  CALIFORNIA-HASTINGS,
  UNIVERSITY OF
  22
  1.8%
 

  CAMPBELL UNIVERSITY
  7
  1.7%
 

  CARDOZO SCHOOL OF LAW
  18
  1.5%
 

  GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY
  12
  1.9%
 

  HOWARD UNIVERSITY
  8
  1.8%
 

  INDIANA UNIVERSITY -
  BLOOMINGTON
  12
  1.8%
 

  INDIANA UNIVERSITY -
  INDIANAPOLIS
  12
  1.6%
 

  MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE
  8
  1.5%
 

  MISSOURI, UNIVERSITY OF
  8
  1.9%
 

  NEBRASKA, UNIVERSITY OF
  6
  1.6%
 

  NEW MEXICO, UNIVERSITY OF
  5
  1.5%
 

  PITTSBURGH, UNIVERSITY OF
  12
  1.7%
 

  SAMFORD UNIVERSITY
  7
  1.5%
 

  SAN DIEGO, UNIVERSITY OF
  15
  1.6%
 

  SETON HALL UNIVERSITY
  16
  1.8%
 

  TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY
  10
  1.5%
 

  UTAH, UNIVERSITY OF
  7
  1.7%
 

  22
  ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY
  6
  1.0%
 

  ARKANSAS, LITTLE ROCK,
  UNIVERSITY OF
  6
  1.4%
 

  AVE MARIA SCHOOL OF LAW
  5
  1.2%
 

  CASE WESTERN RESERVE
  UNIVERSITY
  6
  1.0%
 

  CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF
  AMERICA
  10
  1.3%
 

  CONNECTICUT, UNIVERSITY
  OF
  6
  1.1%
 

  DRAKE UNIVERSITY
  6
  1.4%
 

  DREXEL UNIVERSITY
  6
  1.4%
 

  FAULKNER UNIVERSITY
  3
  1.0%
 

  HAWAII, UNIVERSITY OF
  4
  1.3%
 

  HOUSTON, UNIVERSITY OF
  11
  1.4%
 

  IDAHO, UNIVERSITY OF
  3
  0.9%
 

  JOHN MARSHALL LAW SCHOOL
  11
  0.9%
 

  KANSAS, UNIVERSITY OF
  5
  1.0%
 

  LEWIS AND CLARK COLLEGE
  9
  1.3%
 

  LOYOLA UNIVERSITY-CHICAGO
  11
  1.4%
 

  MAINE, UNIVERSITY OF
  3
  1.1%
 

  MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY
  6
  0.9%
 

  MCGEORGE SCHOOL OF LAW
  9
  1.0%
 

  NORTH DAKOTA, UNIVERSITY
  OF
  3
  1.2%
 

  NORTHERN KENTUCKY
  UNIVERSITY
  6
  1.2%
 

  OKLAHOMA, UNIVERSITY OF
  7
  1.3%
 

  PENNSYLVANIA STATE
  UNIVERSITY
  5
  0.9%
 

  RUTGERS UNIVERSITY-NEWARK
  8
  1.1%
 

  ST. JOHN'S UNIVERSITY
  10
  1.2%
 

  ST. MARY'S UNIVERSITY
  7
  0.9%
 

  ST. THOMAS, UNIVERSITY OF
  (MINNESOTA)
  5
  1.1%
 

  SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY
  6
  1.0%
 

  TOLEDO, UNIVERSITY OF
  5
  1.3%
 

  VALPARAISO UNIVERSITY
  5
  1.0%
 

  VERMONT LAW SCHOOL
  6
  1.0%
 

  WISCONSIN, UNIVERSITY OF
  9
  1.1%
 

  21
  ALBANY LAW SCHOOL OF UNION UNIVERSITY
  5
  0.8%
 

  APPALACHIAN SCHOOL OF LAW
  1
  0.4%
 

  BALTIMORE, UNIVERSITY OF
  3
  0.3%
 

  CALIFORNIA WESTERN SCHOOL
  OF LAW
  4
  0.5%
 

  CHAPMAN UNIVERSITY
  4
  0.7%
 

  CHARLESTON SCHOOL OF LAW
  4
  0.6%
 

  CHARLOTTE SCHOOL OF LAW
  2
  0.3%
 

  CHICAGO-KENT COLLEGE OF
  LAW-IIT
  3
  0.3%
 

  CINCINNATI, UNIVERSITY OF
  2
  0.5%
 

  CLEVELAND STATE
  UNIVERSITY
  2
  0.4%
 

  DAYTON, UNIVERSITY OF
  2
  0.4%
 

  DENVER, UNIVERSITY OF
  6
  0.7%
 

  DEPAUL UNIVERSITY
  6
  0.6%
 

  DETROIT MERCY, UNIVERSITY
  OF
  3
  0.5%
 

  DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY
  5
  0.8%
 

  FLORIDA COASTAL SCHOOL OF
  LAW
  5
  0.3%
 

  FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL
  UNIVERSITY
  3
  0.6%
 

  HAMLINE UNIVERSITY
  2
  0.3%
 

  HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY
  6
  0.6%
 

  LIBERTY UNIVERSITY
  1
  0.4%
 

  MIAMI, UNIVERSITY OF
  10
  0.8%
 

  MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY
  5
  0.6%
 

  NEW ENGLAND LAW | BOSTON
  4
  0.4%
 

  NEW YORK LAW SCHOOL
  14
  0.8%
 

  NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY
  5
  0.8%
 

  NORTHERN ILLINOIS
  UNIVERSITY
  1
  0.3%
 

  OHIO NORTHERN UNIVERSITY
  1
  0.3%
 

  ROGER WILLIAMS UNIVERSITY
  4
  0.8%
 

  SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY
  4
  0.5%
 

  SEATTLE UNIVERSITY
  7
  0.7%
 

  SOUTHERN ILLINOIS
  UNIVERSITY-CARBONDALE
  2
  0.5%
 

  SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY
  2
  0.4%
 

  SOUTHWESTERN LAW SCHOOL
  3
  0.3%
 

  STETSON UNIVERSITY
  8
  0.8%
 

  SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY
  10
  0.7%
 

  TEXAS SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY
  2
  0.4%
 

  TULSA, UNIVERSITY OF
  2
  0.5%
 

  UNIVERSITY OF
  BUFFALO-SUNY
  4
  0.6%
 

  WASHBURN UNIVERSITY
  2
  0.4%
 

  WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY
  3
  0.6%
 

  WESTERN NEW ENGLAND
  UNIVERSITY
  2
  0.4%
 

  WESTERN STATE COLLEGE OF
  LAW
  1
  0.3%
 

  WHITTIER LAW SCHOOL
  2
  0.4%
 

  WIDENER
  UNIVERSITY-DELAWARE
  5
  0.6%
 

  WIDENER
  UNIVERSITY-HARRISBURG
  2
  0.5%
 

  20
  AKRON, UNIVERSITY OF
  1
  0.2%
 

  ARIZONA SUMMIT LAW SCHOOL
  1
  0.2%
 

  ATLANTA'S JOHN MARSHALL
  LAW SHOOL
  0
  0.0%
 

  BARRY UNIVERSITY
  0
  0.0%
 

  CAPITAL UNIVERSITY
  1
  0.2%
 

  DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
  0
  0.0%
 

  ELON UNIVERSITY
  0
  0.0%
 

  FLORIDA A&M
  UNIVERSITY
  1
  0.2%
 

  GOLDEN GATE UNIVERSITY
  1
  0.2%
 

  GONZAGA UNIVERSITY
  1
  0.2%
 

  MISSOURI-KANSAS CITY,
  UNIVERSITY OF
  1
  0.2%
 

  NEW HAMPSHIRE UNIVERSITY
  OF
  1
  0.3%
 

  NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL
  UNIVERSITY
  0
  0.0%
 

  NOVA SOUTHEASTERN
  UNIVERSITY
  1
  0.1%
 

  OKLAHOMA CITY UNIVERSITY
  0
  0.0%
 

  PACE UNIVERSITY
  2
  0.3%
 

  QUINNIPIAC UNIVERSITY
  0
  0.0%
 

  SAN FRANCISCO, UNIVERSITY
  OF
  0
  0.0%
 

  SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY
  0
  0.0%
 

  SOUTH DAKOTA, UNIVERSITY
  OF
  0
  0.0%
 

  SOUTH TEXAS COLLEGE OF
  LAW
  1
  0.1%
 

  ST. THOMAS UNIVERSITY
  (FLORIDA)
  1
  0.1%
 

  TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY
  0
  0.0%
 

  THOMAS JEFFERSON SCHOOL
  OF LAW
  1
  0.1%
 

  THOMAS M. COOLEY LAW
  SCHOOL
  4
  0.1%
 

  TOURO COLLEGE
  0
  0.0%
 

  UNIVERSITY OF LA VERNE
  0
  0.0%
 

  UNIVERSITY OF
  MASSACHUSETTS DARTMOUTH*
  0
  0.0%
 

  WILLAMETTE UNIVERSITY
  0
  0.0%
 

  WILLIAM MITCHELL COLLEGE
  OF LAW
  2
  0.2%
 

  
  *denotes only one year's data
  
  
 

  
  **denotes only two years' data
  
  
 

  
  
  
  
 

Law school microranking: federal judicial clerkship placement, 2011-2013

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