<p>Many, if not most, law schools post a list of the undergraduate institutions their students attended. Here’s Harvard Law’s list for 2013-2014 1 Ls, which lists 171 schools, some of which I have never heard of despite reading CC for more than a decade: <a href=“http://www.law.harvard.edu/prospective/jd/apply/undergrads.html”>http://www.law.harvard.edu/prospective/jd/apply/undergrads.html</a></p>
<p>Yale’s 1L class is much smaller, but it is composed of graduates from 72 different undergrad schools: <a href=“http://www.law.yale.edu/admissions/profile.htm”>http://www.law.yale.edu/admissions/profile.htm</a></p>
<p>I think bluebayou’s point above nails it. Students get into ultra-selective undergrad institutions because they test well and perform well in class. That’s an important reason why so many are later admitted to T14 law schools. If you’re a 3.8-plus student at Podunk U with a 170-plus LSAT score, you won’t be at a disadvantage in T14 admissions. </p>