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The list of formulas below was given to me by a student who obtained it as part of the materials sent to students who took the LSAT. The sheet was dated 8/15/00.
There are six columns in the table below. Brief descriptions of each are as follows:
Law School | X LSAT | X GPA | Constant | Total | % GPA |
American U | 0.576 | 4.580 | 20.220 | 142.220 | 15.02% |
Arizona State U | 0.405 | 2.787 | 6.677 | 90.725 | 13.26% |
Baylor U | 1.000 | 10.000 | 0.000 | 220.000 | 18.18% |
Boston College LS | 0.540 | 5.560 | -42.640 | 76.800 | 18.62% |
Boston U SoL | 1.000 | 10.000 | 0.000 | 220.000 | 18.18% |
Brigham Young U | 1.000 | 19.000 | 0.000 | 256.000 | 29.69% |
Brooklyn LS | 0.032 | 0.276 | -2.800 | 4.064 | 16.08% |
California Western SoL | 0.388 | 2.683 | 12.593 | 93.165 | 13.32% |
Capital U LS | 1.000 | 10.000 | 0.000 | 220.000 | 18.18% |
Cardozo SoL | 0.038 | 0.270 | -3.933 | 3.987 | 13.64% |
Case Western Reserve U* | 0.031 | 0.341 | -2.885 | 4.059 | 19.64% |
Catholic U of America | 0.548 | 3.163 | -13.190 | 98.102 | 11.37% |
Chapman U SoL | 0.039 | 0.272 | -4.275 | 3.833 | 13.42% |
Cleveland State--Marshall Col of Law | 0.041 | 0.280 | -4.076 | 4.424 | 13.18% |
Columbia U | 0.019 | 0.195 | -0.527 | 3.673 | 18.57% |
Cornell U | 0.027 | 0.238 | -1.985 | 3.827 | 16.38% |
Creighton U | 0.546 | 4.375 | -23.448 | 92.332 | 15.11% |
Dickinson SoL | 0.238 | 2.624 | 35.022 | 88.358 | 19.68% |
Drake U | 1.000 | 10.000 | 0.000 | 220.000 | 18.18% |
Duke U | 0.020 | 0.308 | -1.087 | 3.745 | 25.50% |
Duquesne U | 0.013 | 0.110 | 0.836 | 3.616 | 15.83% |
Emory U | 0.367 | 4.148 | 6.698 | 89.350 | 20.07% |
Florida State U | 0.505 | 5.021 | -14.644 | 96.340 | 18.10% |
Fordham U | 0.030 | 0.231 | -2.530 | 3.794 | 14.61% |
Franklin Pierce Law Center* | 0.042 | 0.323 | -4.502 | 4.350 | 14.60% |
Geo Washington U | 0.043 | 0.420 | -5.252 | 4.168 | 17.83% |
Georgetown U | 0.028 | 0.337 | -2.461 | 3.927 | 21.10% |
Georgia State U Col of Law | 0.350 | 2.538 | 16.166 | 89.318 | 13.88% |
Golden Gate U | 0.040 | 0.324 | -4.564 | 3.932 | 15.25% |
Gonzaga U | 1.273 | 10.139 | -123.029 | 146.667 | 15.04% |
Hamline U | 0.026 | 0.286 | -2.021 | 3.803 | 19.64% |
Hastings Col of Law | 0.038 | 0.395 | -4.627 | 3.793 | 18.76% |
Hofstra U | 0.036 | 0.239 | -3.301 | 4.135 | 12.86% |
Howard U | 0.362 | 4.046 | 14.547 | 95.891 | 19.90% |
ITT Chicago-Kent Col of Law | 0.039 | 0.345 | -4.154 | 4.246 | 16.43% |
Indiana U--Bloomington | 0.022 | 0.236 | -1.165 | 3.739 | 19.25% |
Indiana U--Indianapolis | 0.027 | 0.380 | -2.331 | 4.049 | 23.82% |
John Marshall LS--Chicago | 0.031 | 0.336 | -3.070 | 3.854 | 19.41% |
Jones SoL | 0.800 | 10.000 | 0.000 | 184.000 | 21.74% |
Lewis & Clark U SoL | 0.028 | 0.336 | -2.719 | 3.665 | 21.05% |
Louisiana State U | 1.000 | 10.000 | 0.000 | 220.000 | 18.18% |
Loyola LS--Los Angeles | 0.372 | 3.197 | 52.754 | 132.502 | 16.04% |
Loyola U of Chicago | 0.028 | 0.354 | 0.504 | 6.960 | 21.93% |
Loyola U--New Orleans | 0.034 | 0.356 | -3.464 | 4.080 | 18.88% |
Marquette U | 3.600 | 35.300 | -26.100 | 763.100 | 17.89% |
McGeorge SoL--U of the Pacific | 1.128 | 10.002 | 53.606 | 296.654 | 16.46% |
Mercer U | 1.000 | 10.000 | -100.000 | 120.000 | 18.18% |
Michigan State - Detroit CoL | 0.034 | 0.397 | -3.590 | 4.118 | 20.60% |
Mississippi Col SoL | 0.042 | 0.392 | -4.744 | 4.384 | 17.18% |
Nashville SoL | 0.800 | 10.000 | 0.000 | 184.000 | 21.74% |
New England SoL | 0.050 | 0.226 | -5.605 | 4.299 | 9.13% |
New York LS | 0.042 | 0.321 | -4.611 | 4.233 | 14.52% |
North Carolina Central U | 1.000 | 20.000 | 0.000 | 260.000 | 30.77% |
Northeastern U* | 1.001 | 16.285 | -26.681 | 218.639 | 26.55% |
Northern Illinois U | 0.541 | 7.525 | -29.984 | 97.496 | 23.61% |
Northwestern U | 0.057 | 0.856 | -1.335 | 12.349 | 25.02% |
Nova Southeastern U Law Center | 0.033 | 0.443 | -3.585 | 4.127 | 22.98% |
Ohio Northern U | 0.338 | 3.730 | -38.077 | 37.683 | 19.69% |
Ohio State U | 0.437 | 5.482 | -2.418 | 98.170 | 21.80% |
Oklahoma City U | 0.853 | 8.077 | 1.486 | 187.334 | 17.38% |
Pace U | 1.072 | 11.030 | -140.660 | 96.420 | 18.61% |
Pepperdine U | 1.135 | 10.563 | 0.000 | 246.552 | 17.14% |
Quinnipiac College SoL | 0.036 | 0.298 | -3.732 | 3.940 | 15.54% |
Regent U | 0.043 | 0.302 | -4.600 | 4.348 | 13.50% |
Roger Williams U | 0.043 | 0.248 | -4.562 | 4.170 | 11.36% |
Rutgers--The State U--Camden | 0.038 | 0.378 | -4.101 | 4.251 | 18.10% |
Rutgers--The State U--Newark | 0.041 | 0.354 | -4.440 | 4.356 | 16.10% |
Saint Louis U | 0.033 | 0.408 | -3.594 | 3.978 | 21.55% |
Samford U--Cumberland Law | 0.031 | 0.283 | -2.854 | 3.858 | 16.87% |
Santa Clara U | 0.046 | 0.402 | -5.532 | 4.356 | 16.26% |
Seattle U | 0.835 | 8.536 | 36.707 | 221.151 | 18.51% |
Seton Hall U | 0.035 | 0.392 | -3.594 | 4.274 | 19.93% |
South Texas Col of Law | 0.033 | 0.309 | -3.277 | 3.899 | 17.22% |
Southern Illinois U | 0.036 | 0.342 | -3.977 | 3.871 | 17.43% |
Southern Methodist U | 0.030 | 0.363 | -2.959 | 3.893 | 21.19% |
Southwestern U | 0.045 | 0.422 | -5.683 | 4.105 | 17.25% |
St. John's U SoL* | 0.289 | 2.733 | 57.925 | 120.877 | 17.37% |
St. Thomas U | 0.037 | 0.248 | -3.737 | 3.915 | 12.96% |
Stanford U | 0.025 | 0.229 | -1.740 | 3.676 | 16.91% |
Stetson U | 0.035 | 0.469 | -4.175 | 4.001 | 22.95% |
Suffolk U LS | 1.020 | 16.644 | -155.727 | 94.449 | 26.61% |
SUNY at Buffalo | 1.263 | 8.237 | 101.911 | 362.199 | 12.66% |
Syracuse U | 0.220 | 2.489 | -4.000 | 45.556 | 20.09% |
Temple U | 0.800 | 14.576 | -11.000 | 191.304 | 28.82% |
Texas Southern U | 0.045 | 0.324 | -5.002 | 4.394 | 13.79% |
Texas Tech U | 0.038 | 0.520 | -4.926 | 3.994 | 23.32% |
Texas Wesleyan U | 0.478 | 3.677 | -5.875 | 94.873 | 14.60% |
Touro College, Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center | 0.040 | 0.237 | -3.894 | 4.254 | 11.63% |
Tulane U | 0.037 | 0.406 | -0.112 | 8.172 | 19.60% |
U of Akron | 0.040 | 0.352 | -4.540 | 4.068 | 16.36% |
U of Alabama | 0.592 | 6.214 | -33.471 | 97.945 | 18.91% |
U of Arizona | 1.080 | 14.000 | 0.000 | 250.400 | 22.36% |
U of Arkansas--Fayetteville | 1.000 | 13.400 | 0.000 | 233.600 | 22.95% |
U of Arkansas at Little Rock | 1.257 | 10.538 | -171.968 | 96.444 | 15.70% |
U of Baltimore* | 0.028 | 0.261 | -2.272 | 3.812 | 17.16% |
U of California--Berkeley | 0.871 | 23.487 | 8.474 | 259.202 | 37.47% |
U of California--Davis | 0.035 | 0.341 | -0.019 | 7.645 | 17.80% |
U of California--Los Angeles* | 0.042 | 0.484 | -5.440 | 4.056 | 20.39% |
U of Cincinnati | 1.128 | 13.868 | -63.112 | 195.400 | 21.46% |
U of Colorado | 3.510 | 42.450 | 128.020 | 929.620 | 21.18% |
U of Dayton | 0.032 | 0.333 | 0.322 | 7.414 | 18.78% |
U of Denver | 0.033 | 0.375 | -3.429 | 4.011 | 20.16% |
U of Detroit Mercy | 0.041 | 0.359 | -4.542 | 4.274 | 16.29% |
U of Florida | 0.026 | 0.315 | 0.337 | 6.277 | 21.21% |
U of Georgia | 0.043 | 0.448 | -5.702 | 3.830 | 18.80% |
U of Hawaii | 0.025 | 0.327 | -2.530 | 3.278 | 22.52% |
U of Houston | 1.000 | 10.000 | 17.200 | 237.200 | 18.18% |
U of Idaho | 0.039 | 0.396 | -4.597 | 4.007 | 18.41% |
U of Illinois | 0.037 | 0.352 | -4.034 | 4.034 | 17.45% |
U of Iowa | 0.826 | 11.203 | 2.270 | 195.762 | 23.16% |
U of Kansas | 1.000 | 11.066 | 0.000 | 224.264 | 19.74% |
U of Kentucky | 0.035 | 0.349 | -3.960 | 3.736 | 18.14% |
U of Louisville | 0.036 | 0.412 | -0.203 | 7.925 | 20.28% |
U of Maryland | 0.373 | 3.506 | 50.164 | 131.328 | 17.28% |
U of Memphis | 0.370 | 3.070 | -40.710 | 38.170 | 15.57% |
U of Miami | 0.032 | 0.347 | -3.192 | 3.956 | 19.42% |
U of Minnesota | 1.128 | 12.900 | 0.000 | 254.640 | 20.26% |
U of Mississippi | 1.054 | 10.617 | -3.759 | 228.429 | 18.29% |
U of Missouri--Columbia | 1.275 | 10.090 | -173.161 | 96.699 | 14.96% |
U of Missouri--Kansas City | 0.038 | 0.380 | -4.324 | 4.036 | 18.18% |
U of Montana | 0.033 | 0.369 | -3.394 | 4.022 | 19.90% |
U of Nebraska | 0.083 | 0.971 | -10.417 | 8.407 | 20.63% |
U of New Mexico | 0.398 | 2.620 | 6.969 | 89.089 | 12.76% |
U of North Carolina | 0.991 | 20.821 | 12.383 | 274.047 | 31.83% |
U of North Dakota | 0.035 | 0.297 | -3.496 | 3.992 | 15.87% |
U of Notre Dame | 0.032 | 0.405 | -3.411 | 3.969 | 21.95% |
U of Oklahoma | 1.000 | 15.000 | 16.000 | 256.000 | 25.00% |
U of Oregon* | 0.041 | 0.412 | -4.748 | 4.280 | 18.25% |
U of Pennsylvania | 0.042 | 0.423 | -7.143 | 2.109 | 18.29% |
U of Pittsburgh | 0.032 | 0.302 | -2.805 | 4.163 | 17.34% |
U of Richmond | 0.036 | 0.317 | -3.788 | 3.960 | 16.37% |
U of San Diego | 0.217 | 2.088 | 39.178 | 86.590 | 17.62% |
U of San Francisco | 0.038 | 0.370 | -4.489 | 3.831 | 17.79% |
U of South Carolina | 0.034 | 0.334 | -3.694 | 3.762 | 17.92% |
U of South Dakota | 0.268 | 3.407 | 27.158 | 89.026 | 22.03% |
U of Southern California | 0.242 | 2.920 | 28.809 | 84.049 | 21.14% |
U of Tennessee | 0.717 | 6.853 | 265.229 | 421.701 | 17.52% |
U of Texas | 1.000 | 12.500 | 0.000 | 230.000 | 21.74% |
U of Toledo | 0.041 | 0.564 | -5.235 | 4.401 | 23.41% |
U of Tulsa | 0.041 | 0.317 | -4.508 | 4.140 | 14.66% |
U of Utah | 1.267 | 12.428 | -66.942 | 210.830 | 17.90% |
U of Virginia | 0.240 | 4.159 | 2.000 | 61.836 | 27.80% |
U of Washington | 0.464 | 4.360 | 0.000 | 100.960 | 17.27% |
U of Wisconsin | 0.229 | 2.631 | 38.615 | 90.359 | 20.34% |
U of Wyoming | 0.879 | 12.137 | -7.716 | 199.052 | 23.48% |
Valparaiso U | 0.033 | 0.284 | -3.122 | 3.954 | 16.05% |
Vanderbilt U | 0.034 | 0.355 | -3.623 | 3.917 | 18.83% |
Vermont LS | 0.023 | 0.228 | -1.434 | 3.618 | 18.05% |
Villanova Special JD/PhD Program | 1.088 | 10.614 | 148.233 | 386.529 | 17.82% |
Villanova U | 1.088 | 10.614 | 148.233 | 386.529 | 17.82% |
Wake Forest U LS | 0.508 | 5.601 | 0.000 | 113.844 | 19.68% |
Washburn U | 0.800 | 10.000 | 100.000 | 284.000 | 21.74% |
Washington U--Missouri | 0.800 | 10.000 | 0.000 | 184.000 | 21.74% |
Wayne State U | 0.640 | 10.000 | 0.000 | 155.200 | 25.77% |
West Virginia U | 0.039 | 0.364 | -4.530 | 3.946 | 17.18% |
Western New England College | 0.412 | 4.206 | 5.576 | 96.560 | 18.49% |
Western State U | 0.032 | 0.543 | -3.842 | 4.090 | 27.38% |
Whittier College SoL | 0.442 | 3.510 | 3.748 | 97.348 | 15.00% |
Willamette U | 0.038 | 0.370 | -4.279 | 4.041 | 17.79% |
William and Mary, College of | 0.059 | 0.854 | -7.449 | 6.587 | 24.34% |
William Mitchell Col of Law | 0.039 | 0.396 | -4.440 | 4.164 | 18.41% |