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Seattle University School of Law

Class Rank

First Year Class Rank
Second Year Class Rank
Third/Fourth Year Class Rank
Graduate Class Rank
Grade Changes and Class Rank
2009-2010 Official Class Rank Ranges

First Year Class Rank

Official class rank for first year students is calculated in August, after the grades for summer Torts are posted.

Students meeting one or both of the following criteria are included in the first year class rank:

  • The student has attempted at least 20 credits of first year coursework (not including withdrawals).
  • The student has the permission of the Dean of Student Affairs to register for upper division courses during the upcoming academic year.

The first year class rank GPA includes only first year course work. Students who take upper division courses during the summer following their 1L year will not see those courses included in the first year class rank.

Second Year Class Rank

Official class rank for second year students is calculated after spring semester grades have been posted.

All second year students who have completed at least one regular (fall or spring) semester are included in second year class rank. Second year class rank is based on cumulative GPA.

Third/Fourth Year Class Rank

Official class rank for third and fourth year students is calculated after spring semester grades have been posted.

Third/fourth year rank includes all upper division students who meet the following criteria:

  • The student is in their 3L, or greater, year.
  • The student completed at least one regular (fall or spring) semester.
  • The student graduated, or is scheduled to graduate after December of the academic year.

Third/fourth year class rank is based on cumulative GPA.

Graduate Class Rank

Official class rank for graduates is calculated after spring semester grades have been posted.

Graduate class rank includes all students who graduated during the academic year. For example, the 2009-2010 graduate rank includes August 2009, December 2009 and May 2010 graduates. Graduate year class rank is based on cumulative GPA.

May graduates will receive both a third/fourth year class rank and a graduate class rank. While both of these ranks are official, the graduate class rank is the rank generally requested by employers and admissions departments.

Grade Changes and Class Rank

Occasionally a grading error is discovered after class rank is released. If an approved grade change is received by the Office of The Registrar after class rank has been released, rank will be recalculated for the individual(s) affected by the grade change. Rank will not be recalculated for students unaffected by the grade change and the official cutoffs for top 10, 25, 50 and 75 percent will not recalculated.

Class rank will not be recalculated if a grade change is the result of work completed after the class rank grading deadline. In the case of ‘I' (incomplete) grades, the Office of the Registrar will inform the professor of the last date a grade may be received to be included in the official class rank.

Students who must complete first-year courses in their second or third years will not have their first year rank re-calculated upon completion of the courses.

2009-2010 Official Class Rank Ranges

 

2009 - 2010 First Year Class Rank
Top 10% includes students with a GPA* at or above 3.501
Top 25% includes students with a GPA* at or above 3.236
Top 50% includes students with a GPA* at or above 2.901
Top 75% includes students with a GPA* at or above 2.546

2009 - 2010 Second Year Class Rank
Top 10% includes students with a GPA** at or above 3.458
Top 25% includes students with a GPA** at or above 3.255
Top 50% includes students with a GPA** at or above 2.984
Top 75% includes students with a GPA** at or above 2.660

2009 - 2010 Third/Fourth Year Class Rank
Top 10% includes students with a GPA** at or above 3.455
Top 25% includes students with a GPA** at or above 3.264
Top 50% includes students with a GPA** at or above 2.989
Top 75% includes students with a GPA** at or above 2.744

2009 - 2010 Graduate Class Rank
Top 10% includes students with a GPA** at or above 3.454
Top 25% includes students with a GPA** at or above 3.292
Top 50% includes students with a GPA** at or above 3.041
Top 75% includes students with a GPA** at or above 2.813

*First Year GPA as of August 23, 2010. First Year GPA includes a maximum of 30 credits of first year coursework. Courses, with the exception of Summer 2010 Torts, must have been completed before June 2010.
**Cumulative GPA as of June 23, 2010.