Tier 1 law school graduates tend to have better job prospects than students at other tier schools. Many top law firms recruit students from Tier 1 law schools, while law students from other tiers must either contact these law firms themselves or work for a smaller law firm. Also, more students from Tier 1 law schools are employed within nine months after graduation than students from other tier law schools. Moreover, the bar passage rate is generally higher at Tier 1 law schools than other tier schools.
Your LSAT score and undergraduate GPA are two of the most important factors law schools consider on your application. Students in Tier 1 law schools perform, on average, better on the LSAT than students attending schools in other tiers. Also, students in Tier 1 schools received, on average, a higher GPA during their undergraduate studies than law students in other tiers.
The cost of Tier 1 law schools is generally higher than other tier law schools (Reference 1). One reason for the higher costs is that Tier 1 law schools offer a lower student-to-faculty ratio than other tier law schools.
The acceptance rate for Tier 1 law schools is generally lower than for other tier law schools. This is primarily due to more applicants applying to Tier 1 law schools and the fact the applications are more competitive than those from tier 2, tier 3 and tier 4 law school applicants.