Business & industry jobs: every U.S. law school, ranked

Across the 195 ABA-accredited U.S. law schools that report business & industry jobs, the median is 6.2%. Values span from 25.5% at University of New Hampshire School of Law to 0% at Duke University School of Law, drawn from the most recent ABA Standard 509 disclosure cycle.

Schools reporting 195
Median 6.2%
25th–75th 3.8% – 8.35%
Range 0% – 25.5%

Distribution across 195 schools · median marked

Definition

What it is: Share of graduates employed in business and industry.
Reported by: The American Bar Association, in each school’s annual Standard 509 Required Disclosure.
Unit: Percent

How to read it

Business and industry (JD-advantage) placement is rising; a high share can mean strong non-firm outcomes or a softer bar-required market.

Every school, ranked

#	Law school	State	Business & industry jobs
1	University of New Hampshire School of Law	New Hampshire	25.5%
2	Inter American University of Puerto Rico School of Law	Puerto Rico	24.4%
3	University of Puerto Rico School of Law	Puerto Rico	19.4%
4	North Carolina Central University School of Law	North Carolina	17.5%
5	Mitchell/Hamline School of Law	Minnesota	16.6%
6	Syracuse University School of Law	New York	16.3%
7	Western New England University School of Law	Massachusetts	15.5%
8	University of Dayton School of Law	Ohio	15.2%
9	Roger Williams University School of Law	Rhode Island	14.8%
10	Suffolk University School of Law	Massachusetts	14.2%
11	Cooley Law School	Michigan	13.3%
12	New York Law School	New York	13.1%
13	Loyola University-Chicago School of Law	Illinois	13%
14	American University School of Law	District of Columbia	12.3%
15	University of Arkansas School of Law	Arkansas	11.8%
16	Faulkner University School of Law	Alabama	11.4%
17	Saint Louis University School of Law	Missouri	11.2%
18	Touro University School of Law	New York	11%
19	George Mason University School of Law	Virginia	10.8%
20	University of Tulsa School of Law	Oklahoma	10.6%
21	University of Maine School of Law	Maine	10.2%
22	University of Illinois-Chicago School of Law	Illinois	10.2%
23	Southwestern Law School	California	10%
24	Vermont Law School	Vermont	10%
25	Case Western Reserve University School of Law	Ohio	9.9%
26	Chicago-Kent, Illinois Institute of Technology School of Law	Illinois	9.9%
27	Barry University School of Law	Florida	9.8%
28	University of Miami School of Law	Florida	9.7%
29	The Catholic University of America School of Law	District of Columbia	9.7%
30	University of Toledo School of Law	Ohio	9.6%
31	Brooklyn Law School	New York	9.3%
32	University of Hawaii School of Law	Hawaii	9.2%
33	University of Massachusetts/Dartmouth School of Law	Massachusetts	9.2%
34	University of Maryland School of Law	Maryland	9.1%
35	University of Denver School of Law	Colorado	9.1%
36	Cleveland State University School of Law	Ohio	9.1%
37	Capital University Law School	Ohio	9.1%
38	Tulane University School of Law	Louisiana	8.9%
39	Quinnipiac University School of Law	Connecticut	8.9%
40	New England Law/Boston	Massachusetts	8.9%
41	Atlanta's John Marshall Law School	Georgia	8.9%
42	Creighton University School of Law	Nebraska	8.8%
43	University of District of Columbia School of Law	District of Columbia	8.8%
44	Samford University School of Law	Alabama	8.6%
45	Western State, Westcliff University School of Law	California	8.6%
46	University of Connecticut School of Law	Connecticut	8.5%
47	Belmont University School of Law	Tennessee	8.5%
48	University of South Dakota School of Law	South Dakota	8.5%
49	DePaul University School of Law	Illinois	8.4%
50	The Ohio State University School of Law	Ohio	8.3%
51	Wake Forest University School of Law	North Carolina	8.2%
52	University of Iowa School of Law	Iowa	8.2%
53	University of California-San Francisco School of Law	California	8.2%
54	Seton Hall University School of Law	New Jersey	8.2%
55	University of Pittsburgh School of Law	Pennsylvania	8.2%
56	University of Tennessee School of Law	Tennessee	8.1%
57	Santa Clara University School of Law	California	8.1%
58	Washburn University School of Law	Kansas	8.1%
59	Loyola Marymount University-Los Angeles School of Law	California	8%
60	University of Kentucky School of Law	Kentucky	7.8%
61	University of Baltimore School of Law	Maryland	7.8%
62	Pace University School of Law	New York	7.7%
63	Florida International University School of Law	Florida	7.6%
64	University of Akron School of Law	Ohio	7.5%
65	University of North Texas at Dallas School of Law	Texas	7.5%
66	Nova Southeastern University School of Law	Florida	7.4%
67	Loyola University-New Orleans School of Law	Louisiana	7.3%
68	Northern Kentucky University School of Law	Kentucky	7.3%
69	Lincoln Memorial University School of Law	Tennessee	7.3%
70	Texas Southern University School of Law	Texas	7.3%
71	Campbell University School of Law	North Carolina	7.2%
72	University of Kansas School of Law	Kansas	7.1%
73	Michigan State University School of Law	Michigan	7.1%
74	University of Cincinnati School of Law	Ohio	7.1%
75	University of Montana School of Law	Montana	7.1%
76	Indiana University-Indianapolis School of Law	Indiana	7.1%
77	University of Florida School of Law	Florida	7%
78	The George Washington University School of Law	District of Columbia	7%
79	University of Nebraska School of Law	Nebraska	7%
80	University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law	Missouri	7%
81	Appalachian School of Law	Virginia	7%
82	Cardozo, Yeshiva University School of Law	New York	6.9%
83	Marquette University School of Law	Wisconsin	6.9%
84	University of Minnesota School of Law	Minnesota	6.8%
85	University of Detroit Mercy School of Law	Michigan	6.8%
86	University of Arkansas at Little Rock School of Law	Arkansas	6.8%
87	Widener University Delaware Law School	Pennsylvania	6.8%
88	Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico School of Law	Puerto Rico	6.8%
89	Georgia State University School of Law	Georgia	6.7%
90	University of Louisville School of Law	Kentucky	6.7%
91	South Texas College of Law Houston	Texas	6.7%
92	Lewis & Clark Law School	Oregon	6.5%
93	Florida A&M University School of Law	Florida	6.5%
94	Northern Illinois University School of Law	Illinois	6.5%
95	University of Missouri School of Law	Missouri	6.4%
96	Seattle University School of Law	Washington	6.4%
97	University of Houston School of Law	Texas	6.3%
98	Rutgers University School of Law	New Jersey	6.2%
99	Drake University School of Law	Iowa	6.1%
100	University of St. Thomas (Minnesota) School of Law	Minnesota	6%
101	Elon University School of Law	North Carolina	5.9%
102	University of Idaho School of Law	Idaho	5.8%
103	University of Oregon School of Law	Oregon	5.6%
104	Southern University School of Law	Louisiana	5.6%
105	Pepperdine University School of Law	California	5.5%
106	University of California-Davis School of Law	California	5.4%
107	Chapman University School of Law	California	5.4%
108	Southern Methodist University School of Law	Texas	5.3%
109	University of South Carolina School of Law	South Carolina	5.3%
110	Fordham University School of Law	New York	5.2%
111	Northeastern University School of Law	Massachusetts	5.2%
112	University of Mississippi School of Law	Mississippi	5.1%
113	Stetson University School of Law	Florida	4.9%
114	Mercer University School of Law	Georgia	4.9%
115	Texas A&M University School of Law	Texas	4.8%
116	Arizona State University School of Law	Arizona	4.8%
117	Boston University School of Law	Massachusetts	4.7%
118	St. Mary's University School of Law	Texas	4.7%
119	Florida State University School of Law	Florida	4.5%
120	Louisiana State University School of Law	Louisiana	4.5%
121	University of North Carolina School of Law	North Carolina	4.4%
122	St. John's University School of Law	New York	4.4%
123	University of Notre Dame School of Law	Indiana	4.3%
124	University of Wisconsin School of Law	Wisconsin	4.3%
125	University of Utah School of Law	Utah	4.3%
126	University of Richmond School of Law	Virginia	4.3%
127	Villanova University School of Law	Pennsylvania	4.3%
128	University of Memphis School of Law	Tennessee	4.3%
129	Stanford Law School	California	4.2%
130	Boston College School of Law	Massachusetts	4.2%
131	University of San Diego School of Law	California	4.2%
132	Hofstra University School of Law	New York	4.2%
133	Cornell Law School	New York	4.1%
134	Temple University School of Law	Pennsylvania	4.1%
135	University of the Pacific School of Law	California	4.1%
136	St. Thomas University (Miami) School of Law	Florida	4.1%
137	Ohio Northern University School of Law	Ohio	4.1%
138	University of Southern California School of Law	California	4%
139	Penn State Dickinson Law	Pennsylvania	4%
140	University of Texas School of Law	Texas	3.9%
141	Brigham Young University School of Law	Utah	3.9%
142	Regent University School of Law	Virginia	3.9%
143	Duquesne University School of Law	Pennsylvania	3.9%
144	California Western School of Law	California	3.9%
145	University of Arizona School of Law	Arizona	3.8%
146	Drexel University School of Law	Pennsylvania	3.8%
147	Charleston School of Law	South Carolina	3.8%
148	Widener University Commonwealth Law School	Pennsylvania	3.8%
149	Washington University (St. Louis) School of Law	Missouri	3.7%
150	Indiana University-Bloomington School of Law	Indiana	3.7%
151	Emory University School of Law	Georgia	3.6%
152	Baylor University School of Law	Texas	3.6%
153	Oklahoma City University School of Law	Oklahoma	3.6%
154	University of San Francisco School of Law	California	3.5%
155	Northwestern Pritzker School of Law	Illinois	3.4%
156	University of Washington School of Law	Washington	3.4%
157	Yale Law School	Connecticut	3.3%
158	University of Illinois School of Law	Illinois	3.3%
159	West Virginia University School of Law	West Virginia	3.3%
160	Wayne State University School of Law	Michigan	3.2%
161	University of Wyoming School of Law	Wyoming	3.1%
162	Liberty University School of Law	Virginia	3%
163	University at Buffalo School of Law	New York	2.9%
164	Harvard Law School	Massachusetts	2.8%
165	University of Alabama School of Law	Alabama	2.7%
166	Howard University School of Law	District of Columbia	2.6%
167	City University of New York School of Law	New York	2.6%
168	William & Mary School of Law	Virginia	2.5%
169	University of Colorado School of Law	Colorado	2.5%
170	University of Oklahoma School of Law	Oklahoma	2.5%
171	Ave Maria School of Law	Florida	2.5%
172	Georgetown University Law Center	District of Columbia	2.4%
173	University of Georgia School of Law	Georgia	2.4%
174	UCLA School of Law	California	2.1%
175	University of New Mexico School of Law	New Mexico	2%
176	University of California-Irvine School of Law	California	1.9%
177	Willamette University School of Law	Oregon	1.9%
178	Mississippi College School of Law	Mississippi	1.9%
179	University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School	Pennsylvania	1.6%
180	Albany Law School	New York	1.6%
181	University of Michigan Law School	Michigan	1.5%
182	University of North Dakota School of Law	North Dakota	1.4%
183	UC Berkeley School of Law	California	1.1%
184	Gonzaga University School of Law	Washington	1%
185	Columbia Law School	New York	0.9%
186	Washington and Lee University School of Law	Virginia	0.9%
187	University of Nevada-Las Vegas School of Law	Nevada	0.9%
188	New York University School of Law	New York	0.7%
189	Texas Tech University School of Law	Texas	0.7%
190	University of Virginia School of Law	Virginia	0.6%
191	University of Chicago Law School	Illinois	0.5%
192	Duke University School of Law	North Carolina	0%
193	Vanderbilt Law School	Tennessee	0%
194	Jacksonville University School of Law	Florida	0%
195	Southern Illinois University School of Law	Illinois	0%

At the extremes

Top: University of New Hampshire School of Law (25.5%) · Inter American University of Puerto Rico School of Law (24.4%) · University of Puerto Rico School of Law (19.4%) · North Carolina Central University School of Law (17.5%) · Mitchell/Hamline School of Law (16.6%)

Bottom: University of Chicago Law School (0.5%) · Duke University School of Law (0%) · Vanderbilt Law School (0%) · Jacksonville University School of Law (0%) · Southern Illinois University School of Law (0%)

FAQ

What is business & industry jobs?

Share of graduates employed in business and industry.

What is the median business & industry jobs across U.S. law schools?

6.2%, across the 195 ABA-accredited schools that report it in the most recent ABA Standard 509 cycle.

Which law school has the highest business & industry jobs?

University of New Hampshire School of Law, at 25.5%.

What counts as a strong business & industry jobs?

There is no single 'good' figure; the middle half of schools fall between 3.8% and 8.35%.

How should I read business & industry jobs?