Graduates still seeking work: every U.S. law school, ranked

Across the 195 ABA-accredited U.S. law schools that report graduates still seeking work, the median is 4.3%. Values span from 29.3% at Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico School of Law to 0% at Washington University (St. Louis) School of Law, drawn from the most recent ABA Standard 509 disclosure cycle.

Schools reporting 195
Median 4.3%
25th–75th 1.65% – 7.6%
Range 0% – 29.3%

Distribution across 195 schools · median marked

Definition

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

How to read it

This is the inverse signal — a high share still seeking work ten months out is the clearest warning sign in the employment data.

Every school, ranked

#	Law school	State	Graduates still seeking work
1	Washington University (St. Louis) School of Law	Missouri	0%
2	Cornell Law School	New York	0%
3	University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School	Pennsylvania	0%
4	Duke University School of Law	North Carolina	0%
5	Brigham Young University School of Law	Utah	0%
6	Vanderbilt Law School	Tennessee	0%
7	University of Southern California School of Law	California	0%
8	Texas A&M University School of Law	Texas	0%
9	The George Washington University School of Law	District of Columbia	0%
10	University of North Carolina School of Law	North Carolina	0%
11	Southern Methodist University School of Law	Texas	0%
12	Florida State University School of Law	Florida	0%
13	University of Illinois School of Law	Illinois	0%
14	University of Utah School of Law	Utah	0%
15	Wake Forest University School of Law	North Carolina	0%
16	Baylor University School of Law	Texas	0%
17	University of Iowa School of Law	Iowa	0%
18	Pepperdine University School of Law	California	0%
19	University of San Diego School of Law	California	0%
20	Jacksonville University School of Law	Florida	0%
21	Ohio Northern University School of Law	Ohio	0%
22	Harvard Law School	Massachusetts	0.3%
23	University of Texas School of Law	Texas	0.3%
24	Yale Law School	Connecticut	0.5%
25	Stanford Law School	California	0.5%
26	Boston University School of Law	Massachusetts	0.5%
27	University of California-Davis School of Law	California	0.5%
28	University of Notre Dame School of Law	Indiana	0.6%
29	George Mason University School of Law	Virginia	0.6%
30	New York University School of Law	New York	0.7%
31	UC Berkeley School of Law	California	0.7%
32	University of Alabama School of Law	Alabama	0.7%
33	Wayne State University School of Law	Michigan	0.8%
34	University of Chicago Law School	Illinois	0.9%
35	University of Michigan Law School	Michigan	0.9%
36	University of Florida School of Law	Florida	0.9%
37	University of Virginia School of Law	Virginia	1%
38	University of Miami School of Law	Florida	1%
39	University of New Mexico School of Law	New Mexico	1%
40	Western State, Westcliff University School of Law	California	1.1%
41	UCLA School of Law	California	1.2%
42	Columbia Law School	New York	1.3%
43	University of Colorado School of Law	Colorado	1.3%
44	Georgetown University Law Center	District of Columbia	1.4%
45	University of California-San Francisco School of Law	California	1.4%
46	Northwestern Pritzker School of Law	Illinois	1.5%
47	Temple University School of Law	Pennsylvania	1.5%
48	University of Tennessee School of Law	Tennessee	1.6%
49	Villanova University School of Law	Pennsylvania	1.6%
50	University of Kentucky School of Law	Kentucky	1.7%
51	University of Minnesota School of Law	Minnesota	1.8%
52	University of Georgia School of Law	Georgia	1.8%
53	University of Maryland School of Law	Maryland	1.9%
54	Seton Hall University School of Law	New Jersey	1.9%
55	University of Wisconsin School of Law	Wisconsin	2%
56	University of Dayton School of Law	Ohio	2.2%
57	Boston College School of Law	Massachusetts	2.3%
58	University of Kansas School of Law	Kansas	2.4%
59	Rutgers University School of Law	New Jersey	2.4%
60	Syracuse University School of Law	New York	2.4%
61	The Ohio State University School of Law	Ohio	2.5%
62	Belmont University School of Law	Tennessee	2.5%
63	University of Arkansas School of Law	Arkansas	2.5%
64	University of South Carolina School of Law	South Carolina	2.6%
65	Washington and Lee University School of Law	Virginia	2.7%
66	Loyola University-Chicago School of Law	Illinois	2.7%
67	Texas Tech University School of Law	Texas	2.9%
68	Marquette University School of Law	Wisconsin	2.9%
69	Regent University School of Law	Virginia	2.9%
70	William & Mary School of Law	Virginia	3%
71	Saint Louis University School of Law	Missouri	3%
72	Liberty University School of Law	Virginia	3%
73	University of Oklahoma School of Law	Oklahoma	3.2%
74	Florida International University School of Law	Florida	3.2%
75	University of Missouri School of Law	Missouri	3.2%
76	Cardozo, Yeshiva University School of Law	New York	3.3%
77	University of Houston School of Law	Texas	3.4%
78	University of Louisville School of Law	Kentucky	3.4%
79	Case Western Reserve University School of Law	Ohio	3.5%
80	The Catholic University of America School of Law	District of Columbia	3.5%
81	Stetson University School of Law	Florida	3.5%
82	University of Tulsa School of Law	Oklahoma	3.5%
83	University of Montana School of Law	Montana	3.5%
84	Creighton University School of Law	Nebraska	3.5%
85	Georgia State University School of Law	Georgia	3.6%
86	Tulane University School of Law	Louisiana	3.7%
87	University of Arizona School of Law	Arizona	3.8%
88	University of Akron School of Law	Ohio	3.8%
89	Seattle University School of Law	Washington	3.9%
90	University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law	Missouri	3.9%
91	St. John's University School of Law	New York	4%
92	South Texas College of Law Houston	Texas	4%
93	Washburn University School of Law	Kansas	4%
94	Arizona State University School of Law	Arizona	4.1%
95	Michigan State University School of Law	Michigan	4.1%
96	University of North Dakota School of Law	North Dakota	4.1%
97	Mercer University School of Law	Georgia	4.2%
98	University of Richmond School of Law	Virginia	4.3%
99	University of Nevada-Las Vegas School of Law	Nevada	4.3%
100	University of Memphis School of Law	Tennessee	4.3%
101	University at Buffalo School of Law	New York	4.4%
102	Campbell University School of Law	North Carolina	4.4%
103	University of California-Irvine School of Law	California	4.5%
104	Emory University School of Law	Georgia	4.5%
105	University of Washington School of Law	Washington	4.5%
106	DePaul University School of Law	Illinois	4.5%
107	Hofstra University School of Law	New York	4.6%
108	Loyola Marymount University-Los Angeles School of Law	California	4.7%
109	Albany Law School	New York	4.7%
110	University of Wyoming School of Law	Wyoming	4.7%
111	Suffolk University School of Law	Massachusetts	4.7%
112	Fordham University School of Law	New York	4.8%
113	Quinnipiac University School of Law	Connecticut	4.9%
114	Samford University School of Law	Alabama	5%
115	Pace University School of Law	New York	5%
116	University of Hawaii School of Law	Hawaii	5.1%
117	Loyola University-New Orleans School of Law	Louisiana	5.1%
118	Drexel University School of Law	Pennsylvania	5.3%
119	Southern Illinois University School of Law	Illinois	5.4%
120	University of Connecticut School of Law	Connecticut	5.6%
121	University of Nebraska School of Law	Nebraska	5.6%
122	University of Pittsburgh School of Law	Pennsylvania	5.7%
123	Penn State Dickinson Law	Pennsylvania	5.8%
124	University of Detroit Mercy School of Law	Michigan	5.8%
125	Mississippi College School of Law	Mississippi	5.8%
126	Indiana University-Bloomington School of Law	Indiana	6.1%
127	Brooklyn Law School	New York	6.2%
128	Northern Kentucky University School of Law	Kentucky	6.2%
129	Vermont Law School	Vermont	6.2%
130	Widener University Delaware Law School	Pennsylvania	6.3%
131	New York Law School	New York	6.4%
132	Lewis & Clark Law School	Oregon	6.5%
133	Indiana University-Indianapolis School of Law	Indiana	6.6%
134	University of St. Thomas (Minnesota) School of Law	Minnesota	6.7%
135	University of Maine School of Law	Maine	6.8%
136	Chapman University School of Law	California	6.9%
137	Atlanta's John Marshall Law School	Georgia	6.9%
138	Louisiana State University School of Law	Louisiana	7.1%
139	Duquesne University School of Law	Pennsylvania	7.2%
140	St. Mary's University School of Law	Texas	7.3%
141	University of South Dakota School of Law	South Dakota	7.3%
142	North Carolina Central University School of Law	North Carolina	7.3%
143	University of Mississippi School of Law	Mississippi	7.4%
144	Ave Maria School of Law	Florida	7.4%
145	Southwestern Law School	California	7.6%
146	Gonzaga University School of Law	Washington	7.6%
147	Touro University School of Law	New York	7.6%
148	Mitchell/Hamline School of Law	Minnesota	7.7%
149	University of Cincinnati School of Law	Ohio	7.9%
150	Drake University School of Law	Iowa	7.9%
151	University of the Pacific School of Law	California	8.1%
152	Elon University School of Law	North Carolina	8.1%
153	Lincoln Memorial University School of Law	Tennessee	8.2%
154	St. Thomas University (Miami) School of Law	Florida	8.2%
155	University of Baltimore School of Law	Maryland	8.3%
156	University of Arkansas at Little Rock School of Law	Arkansas	8.3%
157	Florida A&M University School of Law	Florida	8.3%
158	Roger Williams University School of Law	Rhode Island	8.3%
159	University of Denver School of Law	Colorado	8.4%
160	Cooley Law School	Michigan	8.4%
161	University of Idaho School of Law	Idaho	8.8%
162	Northeastern University School of Law	Massachusetts	8.9%
163	Faulkner University School of Law	Alabama	9.1%
164	University of Oregon School of Law	Oregon	9.2%
165	University of North Texas at Dallas School of Law	Texas	9.2%
166	Appalachian School of Law	Virginia	9.3%
167	University of New Hampshire School of Law	New Hampshire	9.4%
168	Charleston School of Law	South Carolina	9.5%
169	West Virginia University School of Law	West Virginia	9.9%
170	American University School of Law	District of Columbia	10%
171	Oklahoma City University School of Law	Oklahoma	10.1%
172	University of Massachusetts/Dartmouth School of Law	Massachusetts	10.2%
173	Barry University School of Law	Florida	10.2%
174	Northern Illinois University School of Law	Illinois	10.3%
175	City University of New York School of Law	New York	10.4%
176	Cleveland State University School of Law	Ohio	10.6%
177	Capital University Law School	Ohio	10.7%
178	Santa Clara University School of Law	California	11.1%
179	University of San Francisco School of Law	California	11.4%
180	Widener University Commonwealth Law School	Pennsylvania	12.4%
181	Inter American University of Puerto Rico School of Law	Puerto Rico	12.7%
182	Nova Southeastern University School of Law	Florida	12.8%
183	California Western School of Law	California	14.1%
184	Chicago-Kent, Illinois Institute of Technology School of Law	Illinois	14.2%
185	University of Illinois-Chicago School of Law	Illinois	14.2%
186	Western New England University School of Law	Massachusetts	14.3%
187	University of Toledo School of Law	Ohio	17%
188	Willamette University School of Law	Oregon	17.1%
189	University of Puerto Rico School of Law	Puerto Rico	17.7%
190	Texas Southern University School of Law	Texas	18.9%
191	University of District of Columbia School of Law	District of Columbia	20%
192	New England Law/Boston	Massachusetts	20.2%
193	Howard University School of Law	District of Columbia	21.3%
194	Southern University School of Law	Louisiana	28.1%
195	Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico School of Law	Puerto Rico	29.3%

At the extremes

Top: Washington University (St. Louis) School of Law (0%) · Cornell Law School (0%) · University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School (0%) · Duke University School of Law (0%) · Brigham Young University School of Law (0%)

Bottom: University of District of Columbia School of Law (20%) · New England Law/Boston (20.2%) · Howard University School of Law (21.3%) · Southern University School of Law (28.1%) · Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico School of Law (29.3%)

FAQ

What is graduates still seeking work?

Share of graduates still seeking employment ten months out.

What is the median graduates still seeking work across U.S. law schools?

4.3%, across the 195 ABA-accredited schools that report it in the most recent ABA Standard 509 cycle.

Which law school has the lowest graduates still seeking work?

Washington University (St. Louis) School of Law, at 0%.

What counts as a strong graduates still seeking work?

Lower is better — the most favorable tenth sits at or below 0%, against a median of 4.3%.

How should I read graduates still seeking work?