I've blogged a "microranking" based on three-year federal judicial clerkship placement before, here. I've updated that to include the 2013 data, following up on posts about recent placement rates and the preliminary 2013 figures.
This ranking is based upon the American Bar Association data, self-reported by schools. "Federal clerkships" is an admittedly broad category, but it's still a useful one for comparison of schools.
As usual, part of this microranking (i.e., ranking on a single, narrow metric) is a "score," which scores the school on a 20-80 scale based upon its relative performance. The top school, on a percentage basis, will score an 80; the schools that placed none will score a 20; and others will fall on a spectrum based upon their relative performance. Like many rankings, this will illustrate that there is a "pyramid" of placement: the farther down the ranking one goes, the more compressed the schools are among the scores.
I thought a three-year average for clerkships (over 3600 clerks from the graduating classes of 2011, 2012, and 2013) would be a useful metric to smooth out any one-year outliers. It does not include clerkships obtained by students after graduation; it only includes clerkships obtained by each year's graduating class.
The "placement" is the three-year total placement; the "percentage" is the three-year placement divided by the three-year graduating class total.
               
                
                 
                 
                 
                 
                
                
                  Three-Year Average Federal Clerkship Graduate Placement 

                    from excessofdemocracy.com
                 

                  Score
                  School Name
                  Placement
                  Percentage
                 

                  80
                  YALE UNIVERSITY
                  216
                  34.3%
                 

                  67
                  STANFORD UNIVERSITY
                  153
                  27.0%
                 

                  59
                  CALIFORNIA-IRVINE, UNIVERSITY OF**
                  31
                  22.1%
                 

                  50
                  HARVARD UNIVERSITY
                  298
                  17.0%
                 

                  41
                  VIRGINIA, UNIVERSITY OF
                  132
                  11.9%
                 

                  40
                  CHICAGO, UNIVERSITY OF
                  72
                  11.4%
                 

                  39
                  DUKE UNIVERSITY
                  73
                  10.8%
                 

                  37
                  PENNSYLVANIA, UNIVERSITY OF
                  77
                  9.6%
                 

                  VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY
                  59
                  9.8%
                 

                  36
                  ALABAMA, UNIVERSITY OF
                  47
                  9.4%
                 

                  MICHIGAN, UNIVERSITY OF
                  104
                  8.9%
                 

                  35
                  CORNELL UNIVERSITY
                  49
                  8.4%
                 

                  GEORGIA, UNIVERSITY OF
                  58
                  8.4%
                 

                  NEW YORK UNIVERSITY
                  125
                  8.4%
                 

                  34
                  CALIFORNIA-BERKELEY, UNIVERSITY OF
                  75
                  8.1%
                 

                  TEXAS AT AUSTIN, UNIVERSITY OF
                  92
                  8.1%
                 

                  33
                  NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY
                  64
                  7.4%
                 

                  32
                  COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY
                  95
                  7.0%
                 

                  NOTRE DAME, UNIVERSITY OF
                  38
                  6.7%
                 

                  31
                  EMORY UNIVERSITY
                  48
                  6.1%
                 

                  30
                  WILLIAM AND MARY LAW SCHOOL
                  35
                  5.6%
                 

                  29
                  CALIFORNIA-LOS ANGELES, UNIVERSITY OF
                  54
                  5.4%
                 

                  IOWA, UNIVERSITY OF
                  28
                  5.0%
                 

                  KENTUCKY, UNIVERSITY OF
                  21
                  5.1%
                 

                  SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, UNIVERSITY OF
                  33
                  5.0%
                 

                  WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVERSITY
                  21
                  5.2%
                 

                  28
                  GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
                  75
                  4.4%
                 

                  MONTANA, UNIVERSITY OF
                  11
                  4.4%
                 

                  27
                  ARKANSAS, FAYETTEVILLE, UNIVERSITY OF
                  15
                  3.9%
                 

                  GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY
                  81
                  4.2%
                 

                  MINNESOTA, UNIVERSITY OF
                  31
                  4.1%
                 

                  NORTH CAROLINA, UNIVERSITY OF
                  32
                  4.3%
                 

                  RICHMOND, UNIVERSITY OF
                  17
                  3.7%
                 

                  26
                  BOSTON COLLEGE
                  28
                  3.5%
                 

                  BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY
                  15
                  3.4%
                 

                  FLORIDA, UNIVERSITY OF
                  36
                  3.3%
                 

                  ILLINOIS, UNIVERSITY OF
                  21
                  3.3%
                 

                  LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY
                  21
                  3.4%
                 

                  MEMPHIS, UNIVERSITY OF
                  13
                  3.4%
                 

                  MISSISSIPPI, UNIVERSITY OF
                  17
                  3.4%
                 

                  OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY
                  25
                  3.7%
                 

                  TEMPLE UNIVERSITY
                  32
                  3.6%
                 

                  TULANE UNIVERSITY
                  28
                  3.7%
                 

                  WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY
                  15
                  3.2%
                 

                  WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
                  32
                  3.5%
                 

                  25
                  BOSTON UNIVERSITY
                  25
                  3.0%
                 

                  CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY
                  12
                  2.7%
                 

                  FORDHAM UNIVERSITY
                  36
                  2.6%
                 

                  GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY
                  18
                  3.1%
                 

                  MARYLAND, UNIVERSITY OF
                  28
                  3.1%
                 

                  PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY
                  20
                  3.1%
                 

                  SOUTH CAROLINA, UNIVERSITY OF
                  19
                  2.9%
                 

                  TENNESSEE, UNIVERSITY OF
                  13
                  2.8%
                 

                  WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY
                  12
                  3.0%
                 

                  WYOMING, UNIVERSITY OF
                  7
                  3.1%
                 

                  24
                  AMERICAN UNIVERSITY
                  34
                  2.4%
                 

                  BROOKLYN LAW SCHOOL
                  34
                  2.4%
                 

                  CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK
                  8
                  2.1%
                 

                  COLORADO, UNIVERSITY OF
                  11
                  2.1%
                 

                  FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY
                  18
                  2.2%
                 

                  LOUISVILLE, UNIVERSITY OF
                  10
                  2.5%
                 

                  LOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY-LOS ANGELES
                  25
                  2.1%
                 

                  LOYOLA UNIVERSITY-NEW ORLEANS
                  19
                  2.5%
                 

                  MERCER UNIVERSITY
                  10
                  2.3%
                 

                  OREGON, UNIVERSITY OF
                  10
                  2.1%
                 

                  REGENT UNIVERSITY
                  8
                  2.1%
                 

                  RUTGERS UNIVERSITY-CAMDEN
                  18
                  2.3%
                 

                  SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY
                  18
                  2.2%
                 

                  UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA - LAS VEGAS
                  9
                  2.1%
                 

                  VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY
                  18
                  2.4%
                 

                  WASHINGTON, UNIVERSITY OF
                  12
                  2.2%
                 

                  23
                  ARIZONA, UNIVERSITY OF
                  9
                  2.0%
                 

                  BAYLOR UNIVERSITY
                  9
                  1.8%
                 

                  CALIFORNIA-DAVIS, UNIVERSITY OF
                  11
                  1.9%
                 

                  CALIFORNIA-HASTINGS, UNIVERSITY OF
                  22
                  1.8%
                 

                  CAMPBELL UNIVERSITY
                  7
                  1.7%
                 

                  CARDOZO SCHOOL OF LAW
                  18
                  1.5%
                 

                  GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY
                  12
                  1.9%
                 

                  HOWARD UNIVERSITY
                  8
                  1.8%
                 

                  INDIANA UNIVERSITY - BLOOMINGTON
                  12
                  1.8%
                 

                  INDIANA UNIVERSITY - INDIANAPOLIS
                  12
                  1.6%
                 

                  MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE
                  8
                  1.5%
                 

                  MISSOURI, UNIVERSITY OF
                  8
                  1.9%
                 

                  NEBRASKA, UNIVERSITY OF
                  6
                  1.6%
                 

                  NEW MEXICO, UNIVERSITY OF
                  5
                  1.5%
                 

                  PITTSBURGH, UNIVERSITY OF
                  12
                  1.7%
                 

                  SAMFORD UNIVERSITY
                  7
                  1.5%
                 

                  SAN DIEGO, UNIVERSITY OF
                  15
                  1.6%
                 

                  SETON HALL UNIVERSITY
                  16
                  1.8%
                 

                  TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY
                  10
                  1.5%
                 

                  UTAH, UNIVERSITY OF
                  7
                  1.7%
                 

                  22
                  ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY
                  6
                  1.0%
                 

                  ARKANSAS, LITTLE ROCK, UNIVERSITY OF
                  6
                  1.4%
                 

                  AVE MARIA SCHOOL OF LAW
                  5
                  1.2%
                 

                  CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY
                  6
                  1.0%
                 

                  CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA
                  10
                  1.3%
                 

                  CONNECTICUT, UNIVERSITY OF
                  6
                  1.1%
                 

                  DRAKE UNIVERSITY
                  6
                  1.4%
                 

                  DREXEL UNIVERSITY
                  6
                  1.4%
                 

                  FAULKNER UNIVERSITY
                  3
                  1.0%
                 

                  HAWAII, UNIVERSITY OF
                  4
                  1.3%
                 

                  HOUSTON, UNIVERSITY OF
                  11
                  1.4%
                 

                  IDAHO, UNIVERSITY OF
                  3
                  0.9%
                 

                  JOHN MARSHALL LAW SCHOOL
                  11
                  0.9%
                 

                  KANSAS, UNIVERSITY OF
                  5
                  1.0%
                 

                  LEWIS AND CLARK COLLEGE
                  9
                  1.3%
                 

                  LOYOLA UNIVERSITY-CHICAGO
                  11
                  1.4%
                 

                  MAINE, UNIVERSITY OF
                  3
                  1.1%
                 

                  MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY
                  6
                  0.9%
                 

                  MCGEORGE SCHOOL OF LAW
                  9
                  1.0%
                 

                  NORTH DAKOTA, UNIVERSITY OF
                  3
                  1.2%
                 

                  NORTHERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY
                  6
                  1.2%
                 

                  OKLAHOMA, UNIVERSITY OF
                  7
                  1.3%
                 

                  PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY
                  5
                  0.9%
                 

                  RUTGERS UNIVERSITY-NEWARK
                  8
                  1.1%
                 

                  ST. JOHN'S UNIVERSITY
                  10
                  1.2%
                 

                  ST. MARY'S UNIVERSITY
                  7
                  0.9%
                 

                  ST. THOMAS, UNIVERSITY OF (MINNESOTA)
                  5
                  1.1%
                 

                  SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY
                  6
                  1.0%
                 

                  TOLEDO, UNIVERSITY OF
                  5
                  1.3%
                 

                  VALPARAISO UNIVERSITY
                  5
                  1.0%
                 

                  VERMONT LAW SCHOOL
                  6
                  1.0%
                 

                  WISCONSIN, UNIVERSITY OF
                  9
                  1.1%
                 

                  21
                  ALBANY LAW SCHOOL OF UNION UNIVERSITY
                  5
                  0.8%
                 

                  APPALACHIAN SCHOOL OF LAW
                  1
                  0.4%
                 

                  BALTIMORE, UNIVERSITY OF
                  3
                  0.3%
                 

                  CALIFORNIA WESTERN SCHOOL OF LAW
                  4
                  0.5%
                 

                  CHAPMAN UNIVERSITY
                  4
                  0.7%
                 

                  CHARLESTON SCHOOL OF LAW
                  4
                  0.6%
                 

                  CHARLOTTE SCHOOL OF LAW
                  2
                  0.3%
                 

                  CHICAGO-KENT COLLEGE OF LAW-IIT
                  3
                  0.3%
                 

                  CINCINNATI, UNIVERSITY OF
                  2
                  0.5%
                 

                  CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY
                  2
                  0.4%
                 

                  DAYTON, UNIVERSITY OF
                  2
                  0.4%
                 

                  DENVER, UNIVERSITY OF
                  6
                  0.7%
                 

                  DEPAUL UNIVERSITY
                  6
                  0.6%
                 

                  DETROIT MERCY, UNIVERSITY OF
                  3
                  0.5%
                 

                  DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY
                  5
                  0.8%
                 

                  FLORIDA COASTAL SCHOOL OF LAW
                  5
                  0.3%
                 

                  FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY
                  3
                  0.6%
                 

                  HAMLINE UNIVERSITY
                  2
                  0.3%
                 

                  HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY
                  6
                  0.6%
                 

                  LIBERTY UNIVERSITY
                  1
                  0.4%
                 

                  MIAMI, UNIVERSITY OF
                  10
                  0.8%
                 

                  MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY
                  5
                  0.6%
                 

                  NEW ENGLAND LAW | BOSTON
                  4
                  0.4%
                 

                  NEW YORK LAW SCHOOL
                  14
                  0.8%
                 

                  NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY
                  5
                  0.8%
                 

                  NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY
                  1
                  0.3%
                 

                  OHIO NORTHERN UNIVERSITY
                  1
                  0.3%
                 

                  ROGER WILLIAMS UNIVERSITY
                  4
                  0.8%
                 

                  SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY
                  4
                  0.5%
                 

                  SEATTLE UNIVERSITY
                  7
                  0.7%
                 

                  SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY-CARBONDALE
                  2
                  0.5%
                 

                  SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY
                  2
                  0.4%
                 

                  SOUTHWESTERN LAW SCHOOL
                  3
                  0.3%
                 

                  STETSON UNIVERSITY
                  8
                  0.8%
                 

                  SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY
                  10
                  0.7%
                 

                  TEXAS SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY
                  2
                  0.4%
                 

                  TULSA, UNIVERSITY OF
                  2
                  0.5%
                 

                  UNIVERSITY OF BUFFALO-SUNY
                  4
                  0.6%
                 

                  WASHBURN UNIVERSITY
                  2
                  0.4%
                 

                  WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY
                  3
                  0.6%
                 

                  WESTERN NEW ENGLAND UNIVERSITY
                  2
                  0.4%
                 

                  WESTERN STATE COLLEGE OF LAW
                  1
                  0.3%
                 

                  WHITTIER LAW SCHOOL
                  2
                  0.4%
                 

                  WIDENER UNIVERSITY-DELAWARE
                  5
                  0.6%
                 

                  WIDENER UNIVERSITY-HARRISBURG
                  2
                  0.5%
                 

                  20
                  AKRON, UNIVERSITY OF
                  1
                  0.2%
                 

                  ARIZONA SUMMIT LAW SCHOOL
                  1
                  0.2%
                 

                  ATLANTA'S JOHN MARSHALL LAW SHOOL
                  0
                  0.0%
                 

                  BARRY UNIVERSITY
                  0
                  0.0%
                 

                  CAPITAL UNIVERSITY
                  1
                  0.2%
                 

                  DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
                  0
                  0.0%
                 

                  ELON UNIVERSITY
                  0
                  0.0%
                 

                  FLORIDA A&M UNIVERSITY
                  1
                  0.2%
                 

                  GOLDEN GATE UNIVERSITY
                  1
                  0.2%
                 

                  GONZAGA UNIVERSITY
                  1
                  0.2%
                 

                  MISSOURI-KANSAS CITY, UNIVERSITY OF
                  1
                  0.2%
                 

                  NEW HAMPSHIRE UNIVERSITY OF
                  1
                  0.3%
                 

                  NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL UNIVERSITY
                  0
                  0.0%
                 

                  NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY
                  1
                  0.1%
                 

                  OKLAHOMA CITY UNIVERSITY
                  0
                  0.0%
                 

                  PACE UNIVERSITY
                  2
                  0.3%
                 

                  QUINNIPIAC UNIVERSITY
                  0
                  0.0%
                 

                  SAN FRANCISCO, UNIVERSITY OF
                  0
                  0.0%
                 

                  SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY
                  0
                  0.0%
                 

                  SOUTH DAKOTA, UNIVERSITY OF
                  0
                  0.0%
                 

                  SOUTH TEXAS COLLEGE OF LAW
                  1
                  0.1%
                 

                  ST. THOMAS UNIVERSITY (FLORIDA)
                  1
                  0.1%
                 

                  TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY
                  0
                  0.0%
                 

                  THOMAS JEFFERSON SCHOOL OF LAW
                  1
                  0.1%
                 

                  THOMAS M. COOLEY LAW SCHOOL
                  4
                  0.1%
                 

                  TOURO COLLEGE
                  0
                  0.0%
                 

                  UNIVERSITY OF LA VERNE
                  0
                  0.0%
                 

                  UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS DARTMOUTH*
                  0
                  0.0%
                 

                  WILLAMETTE UNIVERSITY
                  0
                  0.0%
                 

                  WILLIAM MITCHELL COLLEGE OF LAW
                  2
                  0.2%
                 

                  
                  *denotes only one year's data
                  
                  
                 

                  
                  **denotes only two years' data
                  
                  
                 

                  
                  
                  
                  
                 

               
              
Law school microranking: federal judicial clerkship placement, 2011-2013

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