RANKING INFORMATION

JD Students are ranked according to their cumulative grade point averages (based on grades received at the School of Law) at the end of the fall and spring semesters. With the exception of the Final Ranks, a separate ranking is not calculated at the end of the summer semester. JD Students are placed in one of three ranking groups described below. Transfer JD students are provided an estimated class rank based on the JD students in their same ranking group. JD Students who visit away for one or more semesters will receive a rank with an asterisk denoting the rank is based on the total number of credit hours earned at Saint Louis University School of Law. For further information on the Ranking Policy click here.

First Year Fall Rankings: This ranking group includes all JD students who began their legal studies in the same Fall semester, and who have completed the ranking semester. This ranking provides JD students with a percentile rank (upper 5%, 10% etc) based on their grades for the fall semester. This information is generally available by the second week in February.

Second Year Fall Rankings: This ranking group includes all JD students who have completed the fall semester and are not ranked in the First or Third year rankings.

Third Year Fall Rankings: This ranking group includes all JD students who will be graduating that academic year (January, May or August). This information is generally available by the third week in February.

First Year Spring Rankings: This ranking group includes all JD students who began their legal studies in the same fall semester, and who have completed the Spring ranking semester. This ranking provides JD students with a numeric rank based on a cumulative g.p.a. at the conclusion of the Spring semester. This information is generally available by the end of June.

Second Year Spring Rankings: This ranking group includes all JD students who have completed the spring semester and not ranked in the First or Third year rankings.

Third Year Spring Rankings: This ranking group includes all JD students who will be graduating that academic year (January, May or August) and is calculated once all summer grades for graduating seniors have been received. This information is generally available at the end of August.