Graduate Employment Outcomes
Overview
This chart includes an overview of the employment data for the 2020-2024 graduating classes. You will also find more detailed employment data in the sections below. To view the official ABA reports for the past 3 graduating classes, click the following links.
Class of 2024 Official ABA Graduate Report
Class of 2023 Official ABA Graduate Report
Class of 2022 Official ABA Graduate Report
| JD 2024 | JD 2023 | JD 2022 | JD 2021 | JD 2020 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Graduates | 199 | 183 | 189 | 184 | 182 |
| Employed | 191 | 178 | 183 | 178 | 175 |
| Bar Passage Required | 181 | 166 | 168 | 164 | 167 |
| JD Advantage | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 8 |
| Professional Position | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| Non-Professional | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Undeterminable | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pursuing Graduate Degree | 6 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| Unemployed: Not seeking | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Unemployed: Seeking | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Employed: Start Date Deferred | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Employment Status Unknown | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
The Details
Employer Type
Employment status is collected for 100% of graduating classes; 9 months after graduation.
| JD 2024 | JD 2023 | JD 2022 | JD 2021 | JD 2020 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Law Firm Overall | 54.27% | 53.01% | 47.55% | 52.40% | 42.14% |
| Size: 501+ | 40.20% | 45.90% | 37.70% | 34.83% | 42.29% |
| Size: 251-500 | 3.52% | 2.19% | 0.55% | 7% | 1.69% |
| Size: 1-250 | 10.55% | 4.92% | 9.30% | 5.62% | 6.85% |
| Size: Unknown | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Judicial Clerkships | 19.10% | 24.04% | 27.87% | 32.58% | 27.43% |
| Public Interest | 16.09% | 13.10% | 14.75% | 14.05% | 12% |
| Government | 4.02% | 3.83% | 4.37% | 6.74% | 1.71% |
| Business | 2.01% | 2.73% | 5.46% | 3.93% | 4.57% |
| Academia | 0.50% | 0.55% | 0% | 0.50% | 0.56% |
| Graduate School | 3.01% | 0.55% | 2.65% | 2.03% | 2.72% |
| Start Date Deferred | 0% | 1.09% | 0% | 0.50% | 0% |
| Unemployed: Seeking | 0% | 0.55% | 1.52% | 0.54% | 1.65% |
| Unemployed: Not Seeking | 0.50% | 0% | 0.53% | 0.55% | 0.55% |
| Unknown | 0.50% | 0.55% | 0% | 0% | 0.55% |
Clerkship Specific
Clerkship status is collected for each class at 9 months after graduation.
| JD 2024 | JD 2023 | JD 2022 | JD 2021 | JD 2020 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graduates reporting a clerkship as a first job | 19% | 24% | 27% | 31% | 27% |
| Graduates reporting a clerkship starting at any time | 34% | 37% | 40% | 44% | 43% |
| Clerks reporting multiple clerkships | 15% | 32% | 22% | 36% | 31% |
Region
Number of students per region; information collected for all employed graduates.
| JD 2024 | JD 2023 | JD 2022 | JD 2021 | JD 2020 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SF & Other Bay Area | 52 | 51 | 62 | 47 | 48 |
| LA & Other Southern CA | 17 | 28 | 24 | 14 | 15 |
| Other West (AZ, NM, UT,CO, WY, ID, AK, HI, NV, WA, OR, MT) |
16 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 17 |
| NY & Other Northeast (ME, NH, VT, MA, CT, RI) |
42 | 35 | 30 | 36 | 28 |
| DC & Other Mid-Atlantic (NJ, DE, PA, MD, VA) |
32 | 24 | 29 | 36 | 35 |
| Chicago & Other Midwest (OH, IN, IL, MO, KS, NE, IA, ND, SD, MI, MN, WI) |
13 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 |
| Southeast (WV, NC, SC, GA, FL, TN, KY, AR, AL, MS, LA, TX, OK, PR) |
17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 19 |
| International | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Salary
The chart below shows the salary range, median salaries, and total number of graduates reporting salary for the last five graduating classes. To protect student privacy, salary information is not reported where fewer than 5 students reported their salary.
| Class Year | Law Firms | Clerkships | Public Interest | Government | Business |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JD 2024 | $77k – $250k, $225k, 103/108 |
$72,553 – $90,310, $80,994, 38/38 |
$48k – $92,884, $61,750, 28/32 |
$48k – $129,600, $73,440, 5/8 |
<5, <5, 0/4 |
| JD 2023 | $112k – $250k, $225k, 95/97 |
$62,172 – $85,508, $76,990, 39/44 |
$48k – $90k, $48k, 16/24 |
<5, <5, 4/7 |
<5, <5, 1/5 |
| JD 2022 | $75k – $215k, $215k, 82/87 |
$66,214– $88,318, $72,340, 51/51 |
$48k – $120k, $60,000, 19/27 |
$60k – $130k, $83k, 7/8 |
$190k – $500k, $260k, 7/10 |
| JD 2021 | $95k – $215k, $215k, 74/74 |
$55,756 – $78,861, $71,697, 58/58 |
$54k – $84,348, $60k, 22/25 |
$67k – $121k, $67,224, 7/12 |
<5, <5, 2/7 |
| JD 2020 | $70k – $200k, $190k, 93/95 |
$64,009 – $78,081, $70,987, 49/49 |
$45k – $67k, $51k, 16/22 |
<5, <5, 2/3 |
<5, <5, 2/8 |