@merci81 and everyone else. Emory’s pre-law placement is actually really strong. I get the feeling that the statistic also correlates with volume originating from the school (law school is highly stats driven and may not be as hard as it used to be, so unlike medical school, probably doesn’t yield diminished returns with increasing application volume originating from an undergraduate school). At many places (including Emory), it has fallen. And it may have also historically have been a bigger thing at other schools. I think this title characterizes what happened, but it does say something: https://news.emory.edu/stories/2018/05/er_law_school_admission/campus.html
“Production of lawyers” is not very informative. Basically just says: “Schools attract and then have lots of pre-laws, who actually stick with it and apply”. All that is required is a strong GPA and solid LSAT. That is up to the student and has little to do with the school (especially since specific courses are not required for pre-law. You do what you want for 4 years and perform as well as possible). I wouldn’t necessarily say that a pre-med should go somewhere with tons of pre-meds (may actually hurt depending on the selectivity of the school). Why do the same thing here?
@CrudeOptimist I think these are very different schools, and since “pre-law” is not an actual academic track, you should decide whether you want an LAC versus a university. That is what matters. Both options will get you where you want, so choose what type of academic/social environment you want, or whatever resonates with you. Please get rid of the “prestige” consideration. Useless here.