- Law School Rankings: 10-Month Employment Rate (Class of 2025)
- Law School Rankings: First-Time Bar Passage Rate (Class of 2025)
- Law School Rankings: Ultimate Bar Passage Rate (Class of 2023)
Here is the ranking of schools in the 10-Month Employment Data for the Class of 2025 from the ABA’s spreadsheet, based on the current U.S. News methodology for “maximum credit” jobs: “Outcomes 10 months after graduation (weighted 33%): This measures the extent to which graduates obtain the most in-demand jobs — namely those that are long term, full time and requiring (or taking advantage of) bar passage. Graduates with full-time, long-term, school-funded fellowships earned maximum credit if the role required bar passage or a J.D. Maximum credit was also assigned to law school graduates pursuing additional graduate studies.
| Rank | School | BPR & JD Adv | Funded BPR & JD Adv | Graduate Studies | Total (BPR & JD Adv, Funded, Graduate) |
| 1 | Cornell | 96.45% | 3.05% | 0.51% | 100.00% |
| 1 | Pepperdine | 91.80% | 1.64% | 6.56% | 100.00% |
| 1 | SMU | 98.22% | 0.00% | 1.78% | 100.00% |
| 1 | Texas A&M | 100.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 100.00% |
| 5 | G. Wash. | 96.31% | 0.53% | 2.99% | 99.82% |
| 6 | N. Carolina | 93.99% | 3.28% | 2.19% | 99.45% |
| 7 | Wake Forest | 98.73% | 0.00% | 0.63% | 99.37% |
| 8 | NYU | 93.53% | 5.76% | 0.00% | 99.28% |
| 9 | Chicago | 95.83% | 2.31% | 0.93% | 99.07% |
| 10 | Texas | 92.86% | 6.17% | 0.00% | 99.03% |
| 11 | Utah | 95.70% | 1.08% | 2.15% | 98.92% |
| 12 | Penn | 93.25% | 5.56% | 0.00% | 98.81% |
| 12 | Vanderbilt | 95.83% | 2.38% | 0.60% | 98.81% |
| 14 | Iowa | 96.20% | 1.27% | 1.27% | 98.73% |
| 15 | Virginia | 95.78% | 2.92% | 0.00% | 98.70% |
| 16 | Duke | 97.39% | 1.30% | 0.00% | 98.70% |
| 17 | Alabama | 96.58% | 2.05% | 0.00% | 98.63% |
| 18 | Wash. U. | 95.97% | 1.83% | 0.73% | 98.53% |
| 19 | San Diego | 90.68% | 7.63% | 0.00% | 98.31% |
| 20 | Florida | 93.95% | 0.00% | 4.19% | 98.14% |
| 21 | Michigan | 93.88% | 3.50% | 0.58% | 97.96% |
| 22 | Florida State | 90.91% | 1.52% | 5.30% | 97.73% |
| 22 | Northwestern | 93.94% | 3.41% | 0.38% | 97.73% |
| 24 | Boston Univ. | 92.06% | 3.74% | 1.87% | 97.66% |
| 25 | G. Mason | 96.41% | 1.20% | 0.00% | 97.60% |
| 26 | Columbia | 95.41% | 1.75% | 0.44% | 97.60% |
| 27 | UCLA | 92.77% | 4.22% | 0.30% | 97.29% |
| 28 | Baylor | 96.36% | 0.00% | 0.91% | 97.27% |
| 29 | USC | 95.59% | 0.44% | 0.88% | 96.92% |
| 30 | UC-Berkeley | 91.17% | 5.65% | 0.00% | 96.82% |
| 31 | Colorado | 92.99% | 3.18% | 0.64% | 96.82% |
| 32 | Georgetown | 90.18% | 5.55% | 1.00% | 96.73% |
| 33 | Yale | 83.33% | 10.00% | 3.33% | 96.67% |
| 34 | Kentucky | 93.04% | 0.00% | 3.48% | 96.52% |
| 35 | Harvard | 93.02% | 2.99% | 0.50% | 96.51% |
| 36 | Georgia | 95.29% | 0.00% | 1.18% | 96.47% |
| 37 | Minnesota | 93.69% | 1.35% | 1.35% | 96.40% |
| 38 | Regent | 96.12% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 96.12% |
| 39 | UC-Davis | 93.14% | 1.47% | 1.47% | 96.08% |
| 39 | Wisconsin | 91.76% | 3.14% | 1.18% | 96.08% |
| 41 | Kansas | 95.24% | 0.79% | 0.00% | 96.03% |
| 42 | Wayne State | 94.35% | 0.81% | 0.81% | 95.97% |
| 43 | BC | 94.37% | 1.41% | 0.00% | 95.77% |
| 44 | SUNY-Buff. | 92.70% | 2.19% | 0.73% | 95.62% |
| 45 | Catholic | 88.50% | 4.42% | 2.65% | 95.58% |
| 46 | Oklahoma | 94.30% | 0.00% | 1.27% | 95.57% |
| 47 | Illinois | 92.81% | 2.61% | 0.00% | 95.42% |
| 48 | S. Carolina | 93.68% | 0.00% | 1.58% | 95.26% |
| 48 | Stanford | 83.16% | 7.89% | 4.21% | 95.26% |
| 50 | Missouri-Col. | 92.80% | 2.40% | 0.00% | 95.20% |
| Rank | School | BPR & JD Adv | Funded BPR & JD Adv | Graduate Studies | Total (BPR & JD Adv, Funded, Graduate) |
| 51 | William & Mary | 91.96% | 1.51% | 1.51% | 94.97% |
| 52 | Florida Int’l | 89.81% | 3.18% | 1.91% | 94.90% |
| 53 | Marquette | 94.86% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 94.86% |
| 54 | Villanova | 94.02% | 0.00% | 0.54% | 94.57% |
| 55 | Wash. & Lee | 91.82% | 0.91% | 1.82% | 94.55% |
| 56 | BYU | 92.13% | 2.36% | 0.00% | 94.49% |
| 57 | Ohio State | 91.72% | 1.27% | 1.27% | 94.27% |
| 58 | St. Louis | 93.49% | 0.00% | 0.59% | 94.08% |
| 59 | Richmond | 91.45% | 0.00% | 2.56% | 94.02% |
| 60 | Temple | 93.85% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 93.85% |
| 61 | Arizona State | 92.76% | 0.00% | 1.03% | 93.79% |
| 62 | UC-Irvine | 92.90% | 0.65% | 0.00% | 93.55% |
| 63 | Texas Tech | 91.91% | 0.74% | 0.74% | 93.38% |
| 64 | Georgia State | 92.82% | 0.00% | 0.51% | 93.33% |
| 65 | Notre Dame | 90.24% | 3.05% | 0.00% | 93.29% |
| 66 | Liberty | 92.00% | 0.00% | 1.00% | 93.00% |
| 67 | Mercer | 92.25% | 0.00% | 0.70% | 92.96% |
| 68 | St. John’s | 92.37% | 0.00% | 0.40% | 92.77% |
| 69 | Loyola-Chicago | 91.19% | 0.00% | 1.53% | 92.72% |
| 70 | Indiana-Maurer | 87.80% | 3.05% | 1.83% | 92.68% |
| 71 | Memphis | 91.49% | 0.00% | 1.06% | 92.55% |
| 72 | Jacksonville | 92.31% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 92.31% |
| 72 | Nebraska | 90.91% | 0.00% | 1.40% | 92.31% |
| 72 | Univ. of Arizona | 92.31% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 92.31% |
| 72 | UNLV | 91.45% | 0.85% | 0.00% | 92.31% |
| 76 | Stetson | 85.71% | 0.00% | 6.27% | 91.99% |
| 77 | Emory | 91.07% | 0.00% | 0.89% | 91.96% |
| 78 | Miami | 87.47% | 0.00% | 4.44% | 91.91% |
| 79 | Fordham | 89.52% | 0.48% | 1.90% | 91.90% |
| 80 | UC Law SF | 86.44% | 4.80% | 0.56% | 91.81% |
| 81 | Cardozo | 89.11% | 1.32% | 1.32% | 91.75% |
| 82 | Albany | 91.62% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 91.62% |
| 83 | Detroit Mercy | 91.05% | 0.00% | 0.53% | 91.58% |
| 84 | Mississippi | 87.50% | 0.00% | 3.98% | 91.48% |
| 85 | Brooklyn | 90.73% | 0.00% | 0.56% | 91.29% |
| 86 | St. Thom. (MN) | 87.92% | 3.36% | 0.00% | 91.28% |
| 87 | Mississippi Coll. | 91.26% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 91.26% |
| 88 | Hofstra | 90.11% | 0.00% | 1.14% | 91.25% |
| 89 | Campbell | 88.95% | 0.55% | 1.66% | 91.16% |
| 90 | Creighton | 88.50% | 0.00% | 2.65% | 91.15% |
| 91 | Tennessee | 91.13% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 91.13% |
| 92 | Drexel | 89.47% | 0.00% | 1.50% | 90.98% |
| 93 | Washburn | 90.91% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 90.91% |
| 94 | Seton Hall | 90.82% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 90.82% |
| 95 | Louisville | 90.76% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 90.76% |
| 96 | Tulane | 87.85% | 0.93% | 1.87% | 90.65% |
| 97 | Cincinnati | 90.55% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 90.55% |
| 98 | Houston | 85.71% | 4.20% | 0.42% | 90.34% |
| 99 | Loyola-L.A. | 88.67% | 1.67% | 0.00% | 90.33% |
| 100 | Tulsa | 89.38% | 0.00% | 0.88% | 90.27% |
| 101 | Rutgers | 88.86% | 0.27% | 0.82% | 89.95% |
| 102 | Louisiana State | 87.37% | 0.00% | 2.53% | 89.90% |
| 103 | Belmont | 89.83% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 89.83% |
| 104 | Ohio Northern | 87.76% | 0.00% | 2.04% | 89.80% |
| 105 | Duquesne | 89.47% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 89.47% |
| 106 | Connecticut | 88.73% | 0.00% | 0.70% | 89.44% |
| 107 | Samford | 87.05% | 0.00% | 2.16% | 89.21% |
| 108 | Wyoming | 85.94% | 0.00% | 3.13% | 89.06% |
| 109 | Maryland | 87.50% | 0.48% | 0.96% | 88.94% |
| 110 | U. Washington | 87.57% | 0.00% | 1.13% | 88.70% |
| 111 | Drake | 88.60% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 88.60% |
| 112 | Michigan State | 88.32% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 88.32% |
| 113 | Lewis & Clark | 84.97% | 2.61% | 0.65% | 88.24% |
| 113 | Montana | 84.71% | 0.00% | 3.53% | 88.24% |
| 115 | Elon | 88.15% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 88.15% |
| 116 | Suffolk | 87.71% | 0.00% | 0.28% | 87.99% |
| 117 | Akron | 87.22% | 0.00% | 0.75% | 87.97% |
| 118 | DePaul | 86.45% | 0.00% | 1.29% | 87.74% |
| 119 | Pittsburgh | 87.70% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 87.70% |
| 120 | South Texas | 84.28% | 0.00% | 3.34% | 87.63% |
| 121 | Penn State | 86.55% | 0.00% | 0.90% | 87.44% |
| 122 | Arkansas-Fay. | 82.35% | 0.00% | 5.04% | 87.39% |
| 123 | Western State | 86.02% | 1.08% | 0.00% | 87.10% |
| 124 | Quinnipiac | 86.18% | 0.00% | 0.81% | 86.99% |
| 125 | Pace | 86.21% | 0.00% | 0.38% | 86.59% |
| 126 | Northeastern | 85.92% | 0.47% | 0.00% | 86.38% |
| 127 | NY Law School | 84.35% | 0.64% | 1.28% | 86.26% |
| 128 | Chapman | 84.62% | 0.00% | 1.54% | 86.15% |
| 129 | Missouri-KC | 85.16% | 0.00% | 0.78% | 85.94% |
| 130 | Oregon | 85.21% | 0.00% | 0.70% | 85.92% |
| 131 | Gonzaga | 79.80% | 0.00% | 6.06% | 85.86% |
| 132 | St. Mary’s | 84.91% | 0.00% | 0.86% | 85.78% |
| 133 | St. Thomas (FL) | 78.35% | 0.00% | 7.22% | 85.57% |
| 134 | Widener (DE) | 85.44% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 85.44% |
| 135 | South Dakota | 84.15% | 0.00% | 1.22% | 85.37% |
| 136 | Loyola-NO | 83.62% | 0.00% | 1.69% | 85.31% |
| 137 | Hawaii | 83.67% | 1.02% | 0.00% | 84.69% |
| 138 | Idaho | 84.67% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 84.67% |
| 139 | Ind.-McKinney | 83.49% | 0.00% | 0.47% | 83.96% |
| 140 | Ave Maria | 83.95% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 83.95% |
| 141 | Widener (PA) | 83.81% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 83.81% |
| 142 | San Francisco | 78.95% | 4.39% | 0.00% | 83.33% |
| 143 | J. Marshall (GA) | 79.21% | 0.00% | 3.96% | 83.17% |
| 144 | Denver | 82.46% | 0.70% | 0.00% | 83.16% |
| 145 | American | 81.95% | 0.00% | 1.00% | 82.96% |
| 146 | Baltimore | 82.35% | 0.00% | 0.49% | 82.84% |
| 147 | Chicago-Kent | 82.33% | 0.00% | 0.43% | 82.76% |
| 147 | Southwestern | 82.76% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 82.76% |
| 149 | Dayton | 82.61% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 82.61% |
| 149 | Oklahoma City | 81.16% | 0.00% | 1.45% | 82.61% |
| 151 | Seattle | 80.39% | 0.00% | 1.96% | 82.35% |
| 152 | North Dakota | 82.19% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 82.19% |
| 153 | Charleston | 80.00% | 0.48% | 1.43% | 81.90% |
| 154 | Case Western | 80.28% | 0.70% | 0.70% | 81.69% |
| 155 | West Virginia | 80.22% | 0.00% | 1.10% | 81.32% |
| 156 | Pacific | 79.05% | 0.00% | 2.03% | 81.08% |
| 157 | Arkansas-LR | 81.06% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 81.06% |
| 158 | Maine | 79.55% | 0.00% | 1.14% | 80.68% |
| 159 | Cleveland State | 80.30% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 80.30% |
| 160 | N. Kentucky | 80.21% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 80.21% |
| 161 | Lincoln Mem. | 79.09% | 0.00% | 0.91% | 80.00% |
| 162 | Touro | 79.31% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 79.31% |
| 163 | Santa Clara | 77.78% | 0.00% | 1.52% | 79.29% |
| 164 | North Texas | 76.67% | 0.00% | 2.50% | 79.17% |
| 165 | New Mexico | 78.00% | 0.00% | 1.00% | 79.00% |
| 166 | Southern Illinois | 78.38% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 78.38% |
| 167 | Illinois-Chicago | 77.37% | 0.00% | 0.73% | 78.10% |
| 168 | Syracuse | 76.44% | 0.00% | 1.44% | 77.88% |
| 169 | Capital | 77.69% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 77.69% |
| 170 | CUNY | 77.60% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 77.60% |
| 171 | Willamette | 74.29% | 0.00% | 2.86% | 77.14% |
| 172 | Roger Williams | 76.33% | 0.00% | 0.59% | 76.92% |
| 172 | Vermont | 75.38% | 0.77% | 0.77% | 76.92% |
| 174 | Florida A&M | 76.85% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 76.85% |
| 175 | Massachusetts | 76.53% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 76.53% |
| 176 | Cal-Western | 76.10% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 76.10% |
| 177 | Northern Illinois | 75.70% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 75.70% |
| 178 | Nova | 71.29% | 0.00% | 0.99% | 72.28% |
| 179 | Howard | 70.32% | 0.00% | 1.94% | 72.26% |
| 180 | Faulkner | 71.59% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 71.59% |
| 181 | NC Central | 70.07% | 0.73% | 0.73% | 71.53% |
| 182 | Toledo | 70.21% | 0.00% | 1.06% | 71.28% |
| 183 | New Hamp. | 69.79% | 0.00% | 1.04% | 70.83% |
| 184 | Mitchell|Hamline | 69.02% | 0.00% | 0.61% | 69.63% |
| 185 | Barry | 68.09% | 0.00% | 1.28% | 69.36% |
| 186 | Cooley | 67.13% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 67.13% |
| 187 | New England | 65.14% | 0.00% | 1.22% | 66.36% |
| 188 | D.C. | 60.00% | 6.25% | 0.00% | 66.25% |
| 189 | Appalachian | 62.79% | 0.00% | 2.33% | 65.12% |
| 190 | Western NE | 59.52% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 59.52% |
| 191 | Texas Southern | 56.10% | 0.00% | 1.22% | 57.32% |
| 192 | Puerto Rico | 55.65% | 0.00% | 0.81% | 56.45% |
| 193 | Inter-Am. (PR) | 51.27% | 0.00% | 1.02% | 52.28% |
| 194 | Southern | 46.75% | 0.00% | 0.43% | 47.19% |
| 195 | Pont. Cath. (PR) | 24.49% | 0.00% | 3.40% | 27.89% |
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- Derek Muller (Notre Dame), Class of 2025 Legal Employment Outcomes Mixed: Placement Rates Improve, But Total Jobs, Large Law Firm Jobs in Decline
- Reuters, Law Grad Employment Hit Record High Again in 2025, ABA Data Shows
- Reuters, These Law Schools Topped 2025 Legal Hiring in Latest ABA Data
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