Full-time, long-term JD employment: every U.S. law school, ranked

Across the 195 ABA-accredited U.S. law schools that report full-time, long-term jd employment, the median is 90.8%. Values span from 99.6% at University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School to 38.8% at Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico School of Law, drawn from the most recent ABA Standard 509 disclosure cycle.

Schools reporting 195
Median 90.8%
25th–75th 84.25% – 94.2%
Range 38.8% – 99.6%

Distribution across 195 schools · median marked

Definition

What it is: Share of graduates in full-time, long-term jobs that require or prefer a JD, ten months after graduation.
Reported by: The American Bar Association, in each school’s annual Standard 509 Required Disclosure.
Unit: Percent

How to read it

This is the headline outcome, but it counts any full-time, long-term JD job; read it with the firm-size and clerkship breakdowns to see the mix.

Every school, ranked

#	Law school	State	Full-time, long-term JD employment
1	University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School	Pennsylvania	99.6%
2	Cornell Law School	New York	99.5%
3	University of Texas School of Law	Texas	99.4%
4	New York University School of Law	New York	99.3%
5	University of Alabama School of Law	Alabama	99.3%
6	Texas A&M University School of Law	Texas	99.2%
7	Vanderbilt Law School	Tennessee	98.8%
8	University of Virginia School of Law	Virginia	98.7%
9	Duke University School of Law	North Carolina	98.7%
10	Wake Forest University School of Law	North Carolina	98.7%
11	University of San Diego School of Law	California	98.3%
12	Southern Methodist University School of Law	Texas	98.2%
13	Baylor University School of Law	Texas	98.2%
14	University of Chicago Law School	Illinois	98.1%
15	University of Iowa School of Law	Iowa	98.1%
16	Washington University (St. Louis) School of Law	Missouri	97.8%
17	University of Michigan Law School	Michigan	97.7%
18	George Mason University School of Law	Virginia	97.6%
19	Columbia Law School	New York	97.4%
20	Northwestern Pritzker School of Law	Illinois	97.3%
21	University of North Carolina School of Law	North Carolina	97.3%
22	Harvard Law School	Massachusetts	97.2%
23	UC Berkeley School of Law	California	97.2%
24	UCLA School of Law	California	97%
25	The George Washington University School of Law	District of Columbia	96.8%
26	University of Utah School of Law	Utah	96.8%
27	Wayne State University School of Law	Michigan	96.8%
28	Boston University School of Law	Massachusetts	96.7%
29	University of Southern California School of Law	California	96.5%
30	University of Colorado School of Law	Colorado	96.2%
31	Villanova University School of Law	Pennsylvania	96.2%
32	Regent University School of Law	Virginia	96.1%
33	University of Kansas School of Law	Kansas	96%
34	University of Missouri School of Law	Missouri	96%
35	Georgetown University Law Center	District of Columbia	95.9%
36	University of Georgia School of Law	Georgia	95.9%
37	Boston College School of Law	Massachusetts	95.8%
38	Seton Hall University School of Law	New Jersey	95.7%
39	University of Minnesota School of Law	Minnesota	95.5%
40	University of Illinois School of Law	Illinois	95.4%
41	Temple University School of Law	Pennsylvania	95.4%
42	Marquette University School of Law	Wisconsin	95.4%
43	University of Wisconsin School of Law	Wisconsin	95.3%
44	University of Oklahoma School of Law	Oklahoma	94.9%
45	University at Buffalo School of Law	New York	94.9%
46	Yale Law School	Connecticut	94.8%
47	University of California-Davis School of Law	California	94.6%
48	Brigham Young University School of Law	Utah	94.5%
49	University of Florida School of Law	Florida	94.4%
50	University of Nevada-Las Vegas School of Law	Nevada	94%
51	University of Notre Dame School of Law	Indiana	93.9%
52	University of South Carolina School of Law	South Carolina	93.7%
53	The Ohio State University School of Law	Ohio	93.6%
54	University of California-Irvine School of Law	California	93.5%
55	William & Mary School of Law	Virginia	93.5%
56	Saint Louis University School of Law	Missouri	93.5%
57	Pepperdine University School of Law	California	93.4%
58	University of Louisville School of Law	Kentucky	93.3%
59	University of Arizona School of Law	Arizona	93.1%
60	Florida International University School of Law	Florida	93%
61	University of Kentucky School of Law	Kentucky	93%
62	Mercer University School of Law	Georgia	93%
63	The Catholic University of America School of Law	District of Columbia	92.9%
64	Rutgers University School of Law	New Jersey	92.9%
65	Washburn University School of Law	Kansas	92.9%
66	Arizona State University School of Law	Arizona	92.8%
67	St. John's University School of Law	New York	92.8%
68	Georgia State University School of Law	Georgia	92.8%
69	Washington and Lee University School of Law	Virginia	92.7%
70	University of Tennessee School of Law	Tennessee	92.7%
71	Texas Tech University School of Law	Texas	92.6%
72	Florida State University School of Law	Florida	92.4%
73	University of Houston School of Law	Texas	92.4%
74	University of Richmond School of Law	Virginia	92.3%
75	Jacksonville University School of Law	Florida	92.3%
76	Mississippi College School of Law	Mississippi	92.2%
77	Loyola University-Chicago School of Law	Illinois	92%
78	University of Tulsa School of Law	Oklahoma	92%
79	Liberty University School of Law	Virginia	92%
80	University of St. Thomas (Minnesota) School of Law	Minnesota	91.9%
81	University of Hawaii School of Law	Hawaii	91.8%
82	Stanford Law School	California	91.6%
83	Brooklyn Law School	New York	91.6%
84	Albany Law School	New York	91.6%
85	University of Detroit Mercy School of Law	Michigan	91.6%
86	University of Memphis School of Law	Tennessee	91.5%
87	Western State, Westcliff University School of Law	California	91.4%
88	University of Maryland School of Law	Maryland	91.3%
89	University of Cincinnati School of Law	Ohio	91.3%
90	Fordham University School of Law	New York	91.2%
91	University of California-San Francisco School of Law	California	91.2%
92	Emory University School of Law	Georgia	91.1%
93	Loyola Marymount University-Los Angeles School of Law	California	91%
94	Indiana University-Bloomington School of Law	Indiana	90.9%
95	University of Nebraska School of Law	Nebraska	90.9%
96	Syracuse University School of Law	New York	90.9%
97	Cardozo, Yeshiva University School of Law	New York	90.8%
98	Widener University Delaware Law School	Pennsylvania	90.8%
99	Creighton University School of Law	Nebraska	90.3%
100	University of Connecticut School of Law	Connecticut	90.1%
101	Duquesne University School of Law	Pennsylvania	90.1%
102	Hofstra University School of Law	New York	90.1%
103	Campbell University School of Law	North Carolina	90.1%
104	Belmont University School of Law	Tennessee	89.8%
105	Tulane University School of Law	Louisiana	89.7%
106	Drexel University School of Law	Pennsylvania	89.5%
107	Drake University School of Law	Iowa	89.5%
108	University of Akron School of Law	Ohio	89.5%
109	Suffolk University School of Law	Massachusetts	89.4%
110	University of Pittsburgh School of Law	Pennsylvania	89.3%
111	Louisiana State University School of Law	Louisiana	88.9%
112	Elon University School of Law	North Carolina	88.9%
113	Pace University School of Law	New York	88.9%
114	University of Washington School of Law	Washington	88.7%
115	Quinnipiac University School of Law	Connecticut	88.6%
116	DePaul University School of Law	Illinois	88.4%
117	Michigan State University School of Law	Michigan	88.3%
118	Lewis & Clark Law School	Oregon	88.2%
119	University of Mississippi School of Law	Mississippi	88.1%
120	University of Miami School of Law	Florida	88%
121	University of Dayton School of Law	Ohio	88%
122	Samford University School of Law	Alabama	87.8%
123	Ohio Northern University School of Law	Ohio	87.8%
124	University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law	Missouri	87.5%
125	University of Wyoming School of Law	Wyoming	87.5%
126	South Texas College of Law Houston	Texas	87.3%
127	Stetson University School of Law	Florida	87.1%
128	Penn State Dickinson Law	Pennsylvania	87%
129	Northeastern University School of Law	Massachusetts	86.9%
130	University of Arkansas School of Law	Arkansas	86.6%
131	University of South Dakota School of Law	South Dakota	86.6%
132	Loyola University-New Orleans School of Law	Louisiana	86.4%
133	St. Mary's University School of Law	Texas	86.2%
134	New York Law School	New York	85.9%
135	University of Montana School of Law	Montana	85.9%
136	University of Baltimore School of Law	Maryland	85.8%
137	Chapman University School of Law	California	85.4%
138	University of Idaho School of Law	Idaho	85.4%
139	University of Oregon School of Law	Oregon	85.2%
140	Indiana University-Indianapolis School of Law	Indiana	84.9%
141	Touro University School of Law	New York	84.8%
142	Widener University Commonwealth Law School	Pennsylvania	84.8%
143	University of Denver School of Law	Colorado	84.6%
144	Chicago-Kent, Illinois Institute of Technology School of Law	Illinois	84.5%
145	Northern Kentucky University School of Law	Kentucky	84.4%
146	Capital University Law School	Ohio	84.3%
147	University of San Francisco School of Law	California	84.2%
148	University of North Texas at Dallas School of Law	Texas	84.2%
149	University of Arkansas at Little Rock School of Law	Arkansas	84.1%
150	Ave Maria School of Law	Florida	84%
151	Mitchell/Hamline School of Law	Minnesota	83.7%
152	Lincoln Memorial University School of Law	Tennessee	83.6%
153	University of North Dakota School of Law	North Dakota	83.6%
154	Southwestern Law School	California	83.4%
155	Atlanta's John Marshall Law School	Georgia	83.2%
156	University of Maine School of Law	Maine	83%
157	Seattle University School of Law	Washington	82.8%
158	Roger Williams University School of Law	Rhode Island	82.8%
159	Oklahoma City University School of Law	Oklahoma	82.6%
160	American University School of Law	District of Columbia	82.5%
161	Gonzaga University School of Law	Washington	81.8%
162	Case Western Reserve University School of Law	Ohio	81.7%
163	Charleston School of Law	South Carolina	81.4%
164	University of New Hampshire School of Law	New Hampshire	81.2%
165	Southern Illinois University School of Law	Illinois	81.1%
166	City University of New York School of Law	New York	80.7%
167	Cleveland State University School of Law	Ohio	80.3%
168	University of Illinois-Chicago School of Law	Illinois	80.3%
169	West Virginia University School of Law	West Virginia	80.2%
170	Santa Clara University School of Law	California	79.8%
171	University of the Pacific School of Law	California	79.7%
172	Florida A&M University School of Law	Florida	79.6%
173	St. Thomas University (Miami) School of Law	Florida	79.4%
174	California Western School of Law	California	79%
175	University of Massachusetts/Dartmouth School of Law	Massachusetts	78.6%
176	Faulkner University School of Law	Alabama	78.4%
177	North Carolina Central University School of Law	North Carolina	78.1%
178	University of New Mexico School of Law	New Mexico	78%
179	Vermont Law School	Vermont	77.7%
180	Northern Illinois University School of Law	Illinois	77.6%
181	Nova Southeastern University School of Law	Florida	77.3%
182	Willamette University School of Law	Oregon	76.2%
183	University of Toledo School of Law	Ohio	74.5%
184	Cooley Law School	Michigan	74.1%
185	Barry University School of Law	Florida	72.8%
186	University of District of Columbia School of Law	District of Columbia	71.2%
187	Howard University School of Law	District of Columbia	70.3%
188	Western New England University School of Law	Massachusetts	69%
189	University of Puerto Rico School of Law	Puerto Rico	68.5%
190	New England Law/Boston	Massachusetts	67.6%
191	Appalachian School of Law	Virginia	65.1%
192	Inter American University of Puerto Rico School of Law	Puerto Rico	61.9%
193	Texas Southern University School of Law	Texas	57.3%
194	Southern University School of Law	Louisiana	54.1%
195	Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico School of Law	Puerto Rico	38.8%

At the extremes

Top: University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School (99.6%) · Cornell Law School (99.5%) · University of Texas School of Law (99.4%) · New York University School of Law (99.3%) · University of Alabama School of Law (99.3%)

Bottom: Appalachian School of Law (65.1%) · Inter American University of Puerto Rico School of Law (61.9%) · Texas Southern University School of Law (57.3%) · Southern University School of Law (54.1%) · Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico School of Law (38.8%)

FAQ

What is full-time, long-term jd employment?

Share of graduates in full-time, long-term jobs that require or prefer a JD, ten months after graduation.

What is the median full-time, long-term jd employment across U.S. law schools?

90.8%, across the 195 ABA-accredited schools that report it in the most recent ABA Standard 509 cycle.

Which law school has the highest full-time, long-term jd employment?

University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School, at 99.6%.

What counts as a strong full-time, long-term jd employment?

Schools above the median of 90.8% are above average; the top tenth begins around 97.3%.

How should I read full-time, long-term jd employment?