Law schools by employment outcomes

ABA-accredited law schools ranked by full-time, long-term JD-required or JD-advantage employment (FTLT) about ten months after graduation, from the latest ABA Standard 509 disclosures.

#Law schoolStateFTLT employedBarTuition
1University of Pennsylvania Carey Law SchoolPennsylvania99.6%96.7%$78,348
2Cornell Law SchoolNew York99.5%96.4%$84,722
3University of Texas School of LawTexas99.4%95.9%$38,236
4New York University School of LawNew York99.3%96.7%$83,952
5University of Alabama School of LawAlabama99.3%91.4%$24,980
6Texas A&M University School of LawTexas99.2%96.0%$32,634
7Vanderbilt Law SchoolTennessee98.8%94.5%$76,440
8University of Virginia School of LawVirginia98.7%95.0%$74,078
9Duke University School of LawNorth Carolina98.7%97.5%$80,100
10Wake Forest University School of LawNorth Carolina98.7%88.2%$57,920
11University of San Diego School of LawCalifornia98.3%84.8%$66,950
12Southern Methodist University School of LawTexas98.2%90.2%$60,844
13Baylor University School of LawTexas98.2%94.9%$46,574
14University of Chicago Law SchoolIllinois98.1%97.4%$83,316
15University of Iowa School of LawIowa98.1%91.0%$30,944
16Washington University (St. Louis) School of LawMissouri97.8%93.6%$72,792
17University of Michigan Law SchoolMichigan97.7%95.6%$76,108
18George Mason University School of LawVirginia97.6%86.0%$24,864
19Columbia Law SchoolNew York97.4%95.8%$85,368
20Northwestern Pritzker School of LawIllinois97.3%91.8%$79,772
21University of North Carolina School of LawNorth Carolina97.3%92.3%$28,082
22Harvard Law SchoolMassachusetts97.2%97.9%$77,100
23UC Berkeley School of LawCalifornia97.2%91.2%$62,532
24UCLA School of LawCalifornia97.0%94.2%$59,084
25George Washington University, The School of LawDistrict of Columbia96.8%90.2%$75,420
26University of Utah School of LawUtah96.8%94.7%$34,721
27Wayne State University School of LawMichigan96.8%86.0%$38,861
28Boston University School of LawMassachusetts96.7%92.3%$69,870
29University of Southern California School of LawCalifornia96.5%94.0%$84,034
30University of Colorado School of LawColorado96.2%90.4%$35,992
31Villanova University School of LawPennsylvania96.2%91.3%$59,800
32Regent University School of LawVirginia96.1%88.2%$40,600
33University of Kansas School of LawKansas96.0%92.2%$24,853
34University of Missouri School of LawMissouri96.0%83.3%$23,548
35Georgetown University Law CenterDistrict of Columbia95.9%93.0%$83,576
36University of Georgia School of LawGeorgia95.9%90.4%$18,044
37Boston College School of LawMassachusetts95.8%93.8%$72,380
38Seton Hall University School of LawNew Jersey95.7%87.2%$69,660
39University of Minnesota School of LawMinnesota95.5%94.1%$51,440
40University of Illinois School of LawIllinois95.4%93.6%$36,500
41Temple University School of LawPennsylvania95.4%90.3%$32,588
42Marquette University School of LawWisconsin95.4%50.0%$51,970
43University of Wisconsin School of LawWisconsin95.3%80.0%$36,526
44University of Oklahoma School of LawOklahoma94.9%88.8%$18,379
45University at Buffalo School of LawNew York94.9%85.7%$26,430
46Yale Law SchoolConnecticut94.8%96.5%$76,636
47University of California-Davis School of LawCalifornia94.6%88.9%$57,460
48Brigham Young University School of LawUtah94.5%90.4%$15,992
49University of Florida School of LawFlorida94.4%88.5%$19,139
50University of Nevada-Las Vegas School of LawNevada94.0%77.2%$31,518
51University of Notre Dame School of LawIndiana93.9%92.2%$73,430
52University of South Carolina School of LawSouth Carolina93.7%83.2%$20,322
53The Ohio State University School of LawOhio93.6%92.0%$35,650
54University of California-Irvine School of LawCalifornia93.5%85.5%$59,080
55William & Mary School of LawVirginia93.5%83.6%$38,734
56Saint Louis University School of LawMissouri93.5%84.0%$55,260
57Pepperdine University School of LawCalifornia93.4%86.8%$72,920
58University of Louisville School of LawKentucky93.3%75.6%$27,000
59University of Arizona School of LawArizona93.1%72.2%$26,490
60Florida International University School of LawFlorida93.0%88.3%$20,039
61University of Kentucky School of LawKentucky93.0%83.1%$25,685
62Mercer University School of LawGeorgia93.0%84.0%$44,782
63Catholic University of America, The School of LawDistrict of Columbia92.9%83.1%$61,580
64Rutgers University School of LawNew Jersey92.9%72.8%$31,577
65Washburn University School of LawKansas92.9%71.1%$27,028
66Arizona State University School of LawArizona92.8%87.5%$28,390
67St. John's University School of LawNew York92.8%87.7%$75,170
68Georgia State University School of LawGeorgia92.8%90.0%$16,162
69Washington and Lee University School of LawVirginia92.7%89.4%$57,450
70University of Tennessee School of LawTennessee92.7%91.9%$16,696
71Texas Tech University School of LawTexas92.6%86.3%$22,590
72Florida State University School of LawFlorida92.4%87.2%$19,952
73University of Houston School of LawTexas92.4%88.6%$31,326
74University of Richmond School of LawVirginia92.3%80.1%$57,700
75Jacksonville University School of LawFlorida92.3%92.3%$34,800
76Mississippi College School of LawMississippi92.2%63.4%$37,980
77Loyola University-Chicago School of LawIllinois92.0%80.0%$58,670
78University of Tulsa School of LawOklahoma92.0%79.0%$30,840
79Liberty University School of LawVirginia92.0%84.8%$43,150
80St. Thomas, (Minneapolis) University of School of LawMinnesota91.9%74.7%$50,998
81University of Hawaii School of LawHawaii91.8%76.9%$23,304
82Stanford Law SchoolCalifornia91.6%96.5%$77,454
83Brooklyn Law SchoolNew York91.6%84.5%$75,496
84Albany Law SchoolNew York91.6%74.3%$63,994
85University of Detroit Mercy School of LawMichigan91.6%70.8%$56,143
86University of Memphis School of LawTennessee91.5%73.4%$18,634
87Western State, Westcliff University School of LawCalifornia91.4%63.6%$54,840
88University of Maryland School of LawMaryland91.3%82.1%$37,830
89University of Cincinnati School of LawOhio91.3%85.6%$24,010
90Fordham University School of LawNew York91.2%93.0%$78,078
91University of California-San Francisco School of LawCalifornia91.2%83.8%$53,087
92Emory University School of LawGeorgia91.1%88.4%$69,510
93Loyola Marymount University-Los Angeles School of LawCalifornia91.0%84.2%$70,360
94Indiana University-Bloomington School of LawIndiana90.9%87.4%$36,950
95University of Nebraska School of LawNebraska90.9%90.5%$13,224
96Syracuse University School of LawNew York90.9%82.9%$64,650
97Cardozo, Yeshiva University School of LawNew York90.8%88.5%$74,438
98Widener University Delaware Law SchoolPennsylvania90.8%66.3%$56,550
99Creighton University School of LawNebraska90.3%72.6%$44,718
100University of Connecticut School of LawConnecticut90.1%84.0%$30,354
101Duquesne University School of LawPennsylvania90.1%88.7%$58,898
102Hofstra University School of LawNew York90.1%78.9%$73,344
103Campbell University School of LawNorth Carolina90.1%85.4%$51,840
104Belmont University School of LawTennessee89.8%95.0%$55,500
105Tulane University School of LawLouisiana89.7%77.7%$69,578
106Drexel University School of LawPennsylvania89.5%85.0%$57,000
107Drake University School of LawIowa89.5%85.7%$50,920
108University of Akron School of LawOhio89.5%72.1%$22,359
109Suffolk University School of LawMassachusetts89.4%79.4%$62,610
110University of Pittsburgh School of LawPennsylvania89.3%86.3%$39,936
111Louisiana State University School of LawLouisiana88.9%84.9%$19,750
112Elon University School of LawNorth Carolina88.9%76.8%$45,333
113Pace University School of LawNew York88.9%68.5%$56,648
114University of Washington School of LawWashington88.7%91.7%$45,927
115Quinnipiac University School of LawConnecticut88.6%73.7%$56,610
116DePaul University School of LawIllinois88.4%76.0%$55,328
117Michigan State University School of LawMichigan88.3%78.3%$43,480
118Lewis & Clark Law SchoolOregon88.2%85.0%$61,434
119University of Mississippi School of LawMississippi88.1%73.2%$19,797
120University of Miami School of LawFlorida88.0%81.3%$66,720
121University of Dayton School of LawOhio88.0%88.0%$40,020
122Samford University School of LawAlabama87.8%78.8%$46,334
123Ohio Northern University School of LawOhio87.8%68.4%$33,900
124University of Missouri-Kansas City School of LawMissouri87.5%84.1%$22,794
125University of Wyoming School of LawWyoming87.5%78.2%$16,704
126South Texas College of Law HoustonTexas87.3%91.1%$42,960
127Stetson University School of LawFlorida87.1%77.0%$56,521
128Penn State Dickinson LawPennsylvania87.0%87.0%$60,048
129Northeastern University School of LawMassachusetts86.9%87.4%$65,652
130University of Arkansas School of LawArkansas86.6%80.0%$15,689
131University of South Dakota School of LawSouth Dakota86.6%72.6%$12,076
132Loyola University-New Orleans School of LawLouisiana86.4%69.0%$55,024
133St. Mary's University School of LawTexas86.2%65.8%$44,910
134New York Law SchoolNew York85.9%81.9%$71,052
135University of Montana School of LawMontana85.9%82.0%$24,582
136University of Baltimore School of LawMaryland85.8%70.7%$33,944
137Chapman University School of LawCalifornia85.4%74.1%$63,126
138University of Idaho School of LawIdaho85.4%68.4%$27,516
139University of Oregon School of LawOregon85.2%85.1%$47,240
140Indiana University-Indianapolis School of LawIndiana84.9%73.9%$29,812
141Touro University School of LawNew York84.8%61.7%$61,000
142Widener University Commonwealth Law SchoolPennsylvania84.8%54.0%$54,375
143University of Denver School of LawColorado84.6%84.9%$63,390
144Chicago-Kent, Illinois Institute of Technology School of LawIllinois84.5%79.0%$53,070
145Northern Kentucky University School of LawKentucky84.4%73.8%$24,388
146Capital University Law SchoolOhio84.3%72.2%$45,066
147University of San Francisco School of LawCalifornia84.2%74.6%$59,800
148University of North Texas at Dallas School of LawTexas84.2%72.5%$16,298
149University of Arkansas at Little Rock School of LawArkansas84.1%73.5%$13,770
150Ave Maria School of LawFlorida84.0%65.9%$49,500
151Mitchell/Hamline School of LawMinnesota83.7%71.0%$55,300
152Lincoln Memorial University School of LawTennessee83.6%63.7%$43,210
153University of North Dakota School of LawNorth Dakota83.6%68.3%$17,139
154Southwestern Law SchoolCalifornia83.4%64.9%$63,160
155Atlanta's John Marshall Law SchoolGeorgia83.2%68.4%$52,536
156University of Maine School of LawMaine83.0%84.4%$26,100
157Seattle University School of LawWashington82.8%78.7%$59,769
158Roger Williams University School of LawRhode Island82.8%57.1%$47,400
159Oklahoma City University School of LawOklahoma82.6%75.2%$32,103
160American University School of LawDistrict of Columbia82.5%81.3%$66,990
161Gonzaga University School of LawWashington81.8%79.7%$57,962
162Case Western Reserve University School of LawOhio81.7%82.0%$64,600
163Charleston School of LawSouth Carolina81.4%74.1%$48,600
164University of New Hampshire School of LawNew Hampshire81.2%79.5%$42,000
165Southern Illinois University School of LawIllinois81.1%59.5%$15,863
166University of City University of New York School of LawNew York80.7%65.7%$15,450
167Cleveland State University School of LawOhio80.3%75.5%$29,766
168University of Illinois-Chicago School of LawIllinois80.3%60.1%$36,192
169West Virginia University School of LawWest Virginia80.2%78.3%$26,370
170Santa Clara University School of LawCalifornia79.8%74.8%$65,540
171Pacific, University of the School of LawCalifornia79.7%70.5%$62,678
172Florida A&M University School of LawFlorida79.6%75.4%$13,224
173St. Thomas University (Miami) School of LawFlorida79.4%80.9%$44,730
174California Western School of LawCalifornia79.0%62.9%$64,720
175University of Massachusetts/Dartmouth School of LawMassachusetts78.6%58.3%$31,766
176Faulkner University School of LawAlabama78.4%71.4%$39,900
177North Carolina Central University School of LawNorth Carolina78.1%55.9%$13,444
178University of New Mexico School of LawNew Mexico78.0%85.7%$19,474
179Vermont Law SchoolVermont77.7%64.9%$55,382
180Northern Illinois University School of LawIllinois77.6%57.1%$23,667
181Nova Southeastern University School of LawFlorida77.3%67.4%$49,350
182Willamette University School of LawOregon76.2%66.7%$56,600
183University of Toledo School of LawOhio74.5%72.3%$26,446
184Cooley Law SchoolMichigan74.1%51.5%$45,820
185Barry University School of LawFlorida72.8%68.6%$42,000
186University of District of Columbia School of LawDistrict of Columbia71.2%65.6%$12,438
187Howard University School of LawDistrict of Columbia70.3%76.8%$39,780
188Western New England University School of LawMassachusetts69.0%77.2%$50,320
189University of Puerto Rico School of LawPuerto Rico68.5%58.3%$8,845
190New England Law/BostonMassachusetts67.6%79.2%$62,896
191Appalachian School of LawVirginia65.1%63.2%$41,000
192Inter American University of Puerto Rico School of LawPuerto Rico61.9%48.2%$16,585
193Texas Southern University School of LawTexas57.3%72.4%$19,202
194Southern University School of LawLouisiana54.1%60.3%$11,338
195Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico School of LawPuerto Rico38.8%54.9%$15,660

Ranked from the most recent ABA Standard 509 cycle. 195 schools shown. Explore any school for full outcomes, cost and trajectory, or open the interactive map.

Source: ABA Standard 509 Required Disclosures (most recent cycle), via abarequireddisclosures.org. State attorney-salary context from U.S. BLS OEWS 2024. Methodology: /methodology.html.