Government jobs: every U.S. law school, ranked

Across the 195 ABA-accredited U.S. law schools that report government jobs, the median is 11.7%. Values span from 40% at Liberty University School of Law to 0.6% at UCLA School of Law, drawn from the most recent ABA Standard 509 disclosure cycle.

Schools reporting 195
Median 11.7%
25th–75th 8.1% – 15.35%
Range 0.6% – 40%

Distribution across 195 schools · median marked

Definition

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

How to read it

Government share runs high where public-sector legal markets are large (state capitals, D.C.) and says little about prestige.

Every school, ranked

#	Law school	State	Government jobs
1	Liberty University School of Law	Virginia	40%
2	Jacksonville University School of Law	Florida	38.5%
3	George Mason University School of Law	Virginia	26.3%
4	Albany Law School	New York	25.7%
5	Syracuse University School of Law	New York	25.5%
6	University of Idaho School of Law	Idaho	25.5%
7	North Carolina Central University School of Law	North Carolina	25.5%
8	University of Wyoming School of Law	Wyoming	25%
9	Penn State Dickinson Law	Pennsylvania	23.3%
10	Regent University School of Law	Virginia	22.3%
11	University of North Dakota School of Law	North Dakota	21.9%
12	Baylor University School of Law	Texas	21.8%
13	Washburn University School of Law	Kansas	21.2%
14	Pace University School of Law	New York	21.1%
15	Cooley Law School	Michigan	21%
16	Indiana University-Indianapolis School of Law	Indiana	20.8%
17	Capital University Law School	Ohio	20.7%
18	Faulkner University School of Law	Alabama	20.5%
19	Lincoln Memorial University School of Law	Tennessee	20%
20	University of District of Columbia School of Law	District of Columbia	20%
21	Widener University Commonwealth Law School	Pennsylvania	20%
22	Florida State University School of Law	Florida	19.7%
23	University of Akron School of Law	Ohio	19.5%
24	University of Arkansas at Little Rock School of Law	Arkansas	18.9%
25	Northern Illinois University School of Law	Illinois	18.7%
26	The Catholic University of America School of Law	District of Columbia	18.6%
27	Touro University School of Law	New York	18.6%
28	Texas A&M University School of Law	Texas	18.5%
29	Ave Maria School of Law	Florida	18.5%
30	Hofstra University School of Law	New York	18.3%
31	New York Law School	New York	17.9%
32	Barry University School of Law	Florida	17.9%
33	Inter American University of Puerto Rico School of Law	Puerto Rico	17.8%
34	University of Oklahoma School of Law	Oklahoma	17.7%
35	St. Mary's University School of Law	Texas	17.7%
36	University of Montana School of Law	Montana	17.6%
37	University of Hawaii School of Law	Hawaii	17.3%
38	Gonzaga University School of Law	Washington	17.2%
39	University of New Mexico School of Law	New Mexico	17%
40	University of Louisville School of Law	Kentucky	16.8%
41	University of Illinois-Chicago School of Law	Illinois	16.8%
42	Southern University School of Law	Louisiana	16.5%
43	Stetson University School of Law	Florida	16.4%
44	Elon University School of Law	North Carolina	16.3%
45	Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico School of Law	Puerto Rico	16.3%
46	Charleston School of Law	South Carolina	16.2%
47	University of Toledo School of Law	Ohio	16%
48	University of North Texas at Dallas School of Law	Texas	15.8%
49	Vermont Law School	Vermont	15.4%
50	University of Wisconsin School of Law	Wisconsin	15.3%
51	Seattle University School of Law	Washington	15.2%
52	University of Dayton School of Law	Ohio	15.2%
53	University of Kansas School of Law	Kansas	15.1%
54	University of Tulsa School of Law	Oklahoma	15%
55	Atlanta's John Marshall Law School	Georgia	14.9%
56	Texas Tech University School of Law	Texas	14.7%
57	University of Colorado School of Law	Colorado	14.6%
58	Quinnipiac University School of Law	Connecticut	14.6%
59	Northern Kentucky University School of Law	Kentucky	14.6%
60	Mississippi College School of Law	Mississippi	14.6%
61	University of South Dakota School of Law	South Dakota	14.6%
62	Campbell University School of Law	North Carolina	14.4%
63	Willamette University School of Law	Oregon	14.3%
64	St. John's University School of Law	New York	14.1%
65	Mercer University School of Law	Georgia	14.1%
66	City University of New York School of Law	New York	14.1%
67	Texas Southern University School of Law	Texas	14%
68	Mitchell/Hamline School of Law	Minnesota	13.8%
69	Oklahoma City University School of Law	Oklahoma	13.8%
70	The George Washington University School of Law	District of Columbia	13.7%
71	University of South Carolina School of Law	South Carolina	13.7%
72	University of Nevada-Las Vegas School of Law	Nevada	13.7%
73	South Texas College of Law Houston	Texas	13.7%
74	University of Puerto Rico School of Law	Puerto Rico	13.7%
75	University of Washington School of Law	Washington	13.6%
76	University of Missouri School of Law	Missouri	13.6%
77	University of the Pacific School of Law	California	13.5%
78	American University School of Law	District of Columbia	13.3%
79	Creighton University School of Law	Nebraska	13.3%
80	Michigan State University School of Law	Michigan	13.2%
81	Duquesne University School of Law	Pennsylvania	13.2%
82	West Virginia University School of Law	West Virginia	13.2%
83	Tulane University School of Law	Louisiana	13.1%
84	University of Mississippi School of Law	Mississippi	13.1%
85	New England Law/Boston	Massachusetts	13.1%
86	Indiana University-Bloomington School of Law	Indiana	12.8%
87	Florida International University School of Law	Florida	12.7%
88	University of New Hampshire School of Law	New Hampshire	12.5%
89	Chapman University School of Law	California	12.3%
90	Suffolk University School of Law	Massachusetts	12.3%
91	University of Notre Dame School of Law	Indiana	12.2%
92	University of Massachusetts/Dartmouth School of Law	Massachusetts	12.2%
93	Brooklyn Law School	New York	12.1%
94	Marquette University School of Law	Wisconsin	12%
95	Belmont University School of Law	Tennessee	11.9%
96	University of Denver School of Law	Colorado	11.9%
97	Arizona State University School of Law	Arizona	11.7%
98	University of Memphis School of Law	Tennessee	11.7%
99	Louisiana State University School of Law	Louisiana	11.6%
100	Appalachian School of Law	Virginia	11.6%
101	University of Iowa School of Law	Iowa	11.4%
102	Case Western Reserve University School of Law	Ohio	11.3%
103	University of Oregon School of Law	Oregon	11.3%
104	St. Thomas University (Miami) School of Law	Florida	11.3%
105	University of Nebraska School of Law	Nebraska	11.2%
106	William & Mary School of Law	Virginia	11.1%
107	University of Maryland School of Law	Maryland	11.1%
108	Florida A&M University School of Law	Florida	11.1%
109	University of Alabama School of Law	Alabama	11%
110	Cardozo, Yeshiva University School of Law	New York	10.9%
111	University of Utah School of Law	Utah	10.8%
112	University of California-Davis School of Law	California	10.8%
113	Southern Illinois University School of Law	Illinois	10.8%
114	Cleveland State University School of Law	Ohio	10.6%
115	Drake University School of Law	Iowa	10.5%
116	Temple University School of Law	Pennsylvania	10.3%
117	Georgia State University School of Law	Georgia	10.3%
118	Loyola University-New Orleans School of Law	Louisiana	10.2%
119	Ohio Northern University School of Law	Ohio	10.2%
120	Washington and Lee University School of Law	Virginia	10%
121	University of Arizona School of Law	Arizona	10%
122	University of Detroit Mercy School of Law	Michigan	10%
123	Nova Southeastern University School of Law	Florida	9.9%
124	University of Houston School of Law	Texas	9.7%
125	Brigham Young University School of Law	Utah	9.4%
126	University of Cincinnati School of Law	Ohio	9.4%
127	Samford University School of Law	Alabama	9.4%
128	California Western School of Law	California	9.3%
129	University of Illinois School of Law	Illinois	9.2%
130	University of Arkansas School of Law	Arkansas	9.2%
131	University of Maine School of Law	Maine	9.1%
132	University of Minnesota School of Law	Minnesota	9%
133	University of Pittsburgh School of Law	Pennsylvania	9%
134	Howard University School of Law	District of Columbia	9%
135	The Ohio State University School of Law	Ohio	8.9%
136	University of Tennessee School of Law	Tennessee	8.9%
137	University of California-San Francisco School of Law	California	8.8%
138	University of San Francisco School of Law	California	8.8%
139	University of Florida School of Law	Florida	8.4%
140	Drexel University School of Law	Pennsylvania	8.3%
141	Saint Louis University School of Law	Missouri	8.3%
142	University of Baltimore School of Law	Maryland	8.3%
143	University of Georgia School of Law	Georgia	8.2%
144	Villanova University School of Law	Pennsylvania	8.2%
145	Cornell Law School	New York	8.1%
146	University of Texas School of Law	Texas	8.1%
147	University of St. Thomas (Minnesota) School of Law	Minnesota	8.1%
148	University at Buffalo School of Law	New York	8%
149	Chicago-Kent, Illinois Institute of Technology School of Law	Illinois	7.8%
150	Lewis & Clark Law School	Oregon	7.8%
151	Widener University Delaware Law School	Pennsylvania	7.8%
152	University of Richmond School of Law	Virginia	7.7%
153	DePaul University School of Law	Illinois	7.7%
154	Roger Williams University School of Law	Rhode Island	7.7%
155	Wake Forest University School of Law	North Carolina	7.6%
156	University of Miami School of Law	Florida	7.6%
157	Boston University School of Law	Massachusetts	7.5%
158	University of San Diego School of Law	California	7.2%
159	University of California-Irvine School of Law	California	7.1%
160	Boston College School of Law	Massachusetts	7%
161	University of Kentucky School of Law	Kentucky	7%
162	University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law	Missouri	7%
163	Fordham University School of Law	New York	6.7%
164	Southern Methodist University School of Law	Texas	6.7%
165	Yale Law School	Connecticut	6.6%
166	Vanderbilt Law School	Tennessee	6.6%
167	University of North Carolina School of Law	North Carolina	6.6%
168	Northeastern University School of Law	Massachusetts	6.6%
169	Santa Clara University School of Law	California	6.6%
170	Loyola University-Chicago School of Law	Illinois	6.5%
171	Rutgers University School of Law	New Jersey	6.5%
172	Emory University School of Law	Georgia	6.2%
173	Georgetown University Law Center	District of Columbia	5.5%
174	Pepperdine University School of Law	California	5.5%
175	Western State, Westcliff University School of Law	California	5.4%
176	Washington University (St. Louis) School of Law	Missouri	5.1%
177	University of Virginia School of Law	Virginia	4.9%
178	University of Connecticut School of Law	Connecticut	4.9%
179	Wayne State University School of Law	Michigan	4.8%
180	Southwestern Law School	California	4.8%
181	Seton Hall University School of Law	New Jersey	4.3%
182	Stanford Law School	California	4.2%
183	Loyola Marymount University-Los Angeles School of Law	California	4%
184	University of Michigan Law School	Michigan	3.8%
185	Western New England University School of Law	Massachusetts	3.6%
186	University of Chicago Law School	Illinois	3.2%
187	UC Berkeley School of Law	California	3.2%
188	Columbia Law School	New York	2.8%
189	Northwestern Pritzker School of Law	Illinois	2.7%
190	Harvard Law School	Massachusetts	2.5%
191	New York University School of Law	New York	2.4%
192	Duke University School of Law	North Carolina	2.2%
193	University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School	Pennsylvania	2%
194	University of Southern California School of Law	California	1.3%
195	UCLA School of Law	California	0.6%

At the extremes

Top: Liberty University School of Law (40%) · Jacksonville University School of Law (38.5%) · George Mason University School of Law (26.3%) · Albany Law School (25.7%) · Syracuse University School of Law (25.5%)

Bottom: New York University School of Law (2.4%) · Duke University School of Law (2.2%) · University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School (2%) · University of Southern California School of Law (1.3%) · UCLA School of Law (0.6%)

FAQ

What is government jobs?

Share of graduates in government employment.

What is the median government jobs across U.S. law schools?

11.7%, across the 195 ABA-accredited schools that report it in the most recent ABA Standard 509 cycle.

Which law school has the highest government jobs?

Liberty University School of Law, at 40%.

What counts as a strong government jobs?

There is no single 'good' figure; the middle half of schools fall between 8.1% and 15.35%.

How should I read government jobs?