Umich vs Uwisc--madison

Colleges & Universities University of Michigan
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<p>It is hard to tell without knowing the exact numbers from Wisconsin. Michigan posts its Law school applications data in great detail:</p>

<p><a href=“http://www.lsa.umich.edu/lsa/detail/0,2034,12364%255Farticle%255F198,00.html[/url]”>http://www.lsa.umich.edu/lsa/detail/0,2034,12364%255Farticle%255F198,00.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>So, to the top 7 Law Schools, Michigan sent the following # of students in 2004:</p>

<p>Columbia University Law: 14
Harvard University Law: 8
New York University Law: 10
Stanford University Law: 3
University of Chicago Law: 3
University of Michigan Law: 63
Yale University Law: 4
TOTAL: 105</p>

<p>Top #8-#15 Law Schools:</p>

<p>Cornell University Law: 2
Duke University Law: 3
Georgetown University Law: 9
Northwestern University Law: 8
University of California-Berkeley Law: 3
University of California-Los Angeles Law: 2
University of Pennsylvania Law: 4
University of Texas-Austin Law: 1
University of Virgnia Law: 3
TOTAL: 35</p>

<p>To other top 25 Law schools:
Boston College: 5
Boston University Law: 7
Emory University: 7
Fordham University: 13
George Washington University: 12
University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign: 12
University of Maryland: 3
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities: 11
University of Notre Dame: 2
University of Wisconsin-Madison: 9
Vanderbilt University Law: 1
Washington University: 6
TOTAL: 88</p>

<p>Unfortunately, I do not think Wisconsin provides such in depth data. But if you look at individual Law schools, you may get a microcosmic comparative look. I would say Michigan has a slight edge.</p>

<p><a href=“http://www.law.harvard.edu/admissions/jd/colleges.php[/url]”>http://www.law.harvard.edu/admissions/jd/colleges.php&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p><a href=“http://www.law.georgetown.edu/admissions/jd_profile.html[/url]”>http://www.law.georgetown.edu/admissions/jd_profile.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p><a href=“http://www.law.virginia.edu/home2002/html/prospectives/class07.htm[/url]”>http://www.law.virginia.edu/home2002/html/prospectives/class07.htm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>Furthermore, there are currently:</p>

<p>7 Michigan students compared to 1 Wisconsin student at Yale Law.
14 Michigan students compared to 11 Wisconsin students at Chicago Law.
20 Michigan students compared to 14 Wisconsin students at Northwestern Law.</p>

<p>And of course, one of the primary differences is that Michigan itself has a top 7 Law School to which roughly 100 Michigan undergrads gain admittance to on an annual basis. </p>

<p>So in all, I would say Michigan has a slight edge over Wisconsin. However, Wisconsin is a great school. A top Wisconsin student with strong LSATs should have a great shot at top 15 Law Schools.</p>