Last month I wrote an article for the The Am Law Daily about the After the JD project, a longitudinal study that measures employment outcomes for people who passed the bar exam in 2000. I thought it might be interesting to offer, as an appendix, the Official Guide‘s employment outcomes for Y2K law grads (they’re in the ’03 edition). Obviously, this isn’t a perfect fit as some people who passed the bar in 2000 graduated earlier, but the overlap should be fairly significant.
Back in those days, though, the Official Guide wasn’t the treasure trove of knowledge that the ABA’s employment questionnaire reports are now, and it’s certainly not as detailed as the After the JD’s information is. However, for those interested in getting a sense of the legal market many of the After the JD cohort entered into by law school, look no further.
To conserve blog space, the tables will follow the jump.
Behold: The employment by status data. (Note: Because After the JD reports use the ’03 U.S. News rankings, that’s what you’re seeing here. I was unsure which law schools were in tiers 3 and 4 that year, so I used information from subsequent rankings. I’m fairly confident that it doesn’t make a big difference. If you, dear reader, have a better source for back issues of the rankings, speak up.) I’ve also converted data from recent years into the old, opaque terms. The only mentionable intuitive jump was consolidating “unemployed – start-date deferred” with “unemployed – not seeking.”
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| ’03 RANK | SCHOOL | EMPLOYED | GRAD SCHOOL | UNEM’D SEEKING | UNEM’D NOT SEEKING | STATUS UNK. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Yale | 96.4% | 2.5% | 0.0% | 0.5% | 0.5% |
| 2. | Stanford | 96.6% | 1.7% | 0.6% | 0.0% | 1.1% |
| 3. | Harvard | 96.4% | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.0% | 3.0% |
| 4. | Columbia | 98.7% | 0.0% | 1.0% | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| 5. | New York University | 98.1% | 1.0% | 0.0% | 1.0% | 0.0% |
| 6. | Chicago | 96.6% | 1.7% | 0.0% | 1.7% | 0.0% |
| 7. | Pennsylvania | 98.7% | 0.4% | 0.0% | 0.8% | 0.0% |
| 7. | Michigan | 96.4% | 1.4% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.6% |
| 9. | Virginia | 98.1% | 0.5% | 0.0% | 1.4% | 0.0% |
| 10. | California-Berkeley | 97.2% | 0.7% | 0.4% | 1.4% | 0.4% |
| 10. | Cornell | 96.8% | 0.0% | 1.1% | 0.0% | 2.2% |
| 12. | Duke | 98.5% | 0.5% | 1.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 12. | Northwestern | 97.2% | 0.9% | 0.0% | 1.4% | 0.5% |
| 14. | Georgetown | 93.2% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 3.7% | 1.2% |
| 15. | Texas | 97.8% | 0.9% | 0.4% | 0.9% | 0.0% |
| 16. | California-Los Angeles | 89.6% | 1.4% | 2.3% | 6.6% | 0.0% |
| 17. | Vanderbilt | 91.8% | 4.4% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.6% |
| 18. | Southern California | 91.5% | 0.5% | 1.0% | 3.0% | 4.0% |
| 19. | Washington and Lee | 93.5% | 3.3% | 1.6% | 0.0% | 1.6% |
| 19. | Minnesota | 92.1% | 1.7% | 0.8% | 3.7% | 1.7% |
| 21. | Iowa | 95.0% | 4.1% | 0.0% | 0.9% | 0.0% |
| 22. | Notre Dame | 98.8% | 0.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.6% |
| 22. | George Washington | 94.7% | 0.5% | 0.9% | 0.5% | 3.5% |
| 22. | Boston College | 94.4% | 0.7% | 0.3% | 1.3% | 3.3% |
| 25. | Washington University | 95.0% | 2.2% | 0.6% | 0.0% | 2.2% |
| 25. | Illinois | 92.1% | 3.2% | 2.1% | 2.6% | 0.0% |
| 27. | Emory | 95.1% | 1.0% | 3.4% | 0.5% | 0.0% |
| 28. | William and Mary | 94.9% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 3.4% | 0.6% |
| 28. | North Carolina | 93.7% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 2.7% | 1.8% |
| 28. | Boston University | 93.1% | 3.8% | 0.0% | 3.1% | 0.0% |
| 31. | Fordham | 97.8% | 0.4% | 1.3% | 0.0% | 0.4% |
| 31. | Wisconsin | 93.0% | 2.2% | 0.4% | 0.0% | 4.4% |
| 31. | Brigham Young | 92.3% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 5.6% | 0.7% |
| 31. | Georgia | 92.1% | 0.0% | 1.0% | 3.0% | 4.0% |
| 31. | California-Davis | 89.8% | 1.7% | 1.1% | 7.4% | 0.0% |
| 36. | Wake Forest | 97.3% | 1.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.3% |
| 37. | California-Hastings | 87.5% | 0.6% | 1.9% | 4.1% | 5.9% |
| 38. | Indiana (Bloomington) | 89.3% | 2.7% | 1.1% | 2.1% | 4.8% |
| 38. | Ohio State | 88.7% | 2.9% | 1.0% | 4.4% | 2.9% |
| 40. | Connecticut | 94.3% | 2.3% | 0.6% | 1.7% | 1.1% |
| 40. | Colorado | 94.2% | 0.6% | 0.0% | 2.3% | 2.9% |
| 40. | Utah | 93.4% | 0.0% | 3.3% | 0.8% | 2.5% |
| 40. | George Mason | 93.3% | 1.0% | 2.4% | 2.4% | 1.0% |
| 44. | Arizona | 90.1% | 4.0% | 3.3% | 2.0% | 0.7% |
| 45. | Alabama | 93.4% | 5.0% | 0.6% | 1.1% | 0.0% |
| 45. | Florida, University of | 91.0% | 3.1% | 1.6% | 1.6% | 2.8% |
| 45. | Washington | 89.5% | 4.2% | 3.5% | 2.8% | 0.0% |
| 45. | Tulane | 89.4% | 2.4% | 0.7% | 4.5% | 3.1% |
| 45. | Maryland | 88.4% | 1.9% | 3.0% | 3.7% | 3.0% |
| 50. | Southern Methodist | 90.2% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 6.8% | 1.3% |
| 51. | Kentucky | 99.3% | 0.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 51. | Baylor | 96.2% | 0.6% | 1.9% | 1.3% | 0.0% |
| 51. | Pittsburgh | 91.7% | 2.4% | 1.5% | 0.0% | 4.4% |
| 51. | Cincinnati | 91.7% | 0.9% | 3.7% | 0.9% | 2.8% |
| 55. | American | 91.6% | 1.6% | 1.4% | 3.8% | 1.6% |
| 55. | Tennessee | 89.0% | 3.7% | 1.2% | 4.3% | 1.8% |
| 57. | Cardozo | 92.6% | 3.4% | 1.0% | 1.4% | 1.7% |
| 57. | Case Western Reserve | 91.6% | 2.3% | 0.9% | 1.9% | 3.3% |
| 59. | Brooklyn | 92.1% | 0.9% | 1.6% | 3.4% | 2.0% |
| 59. | Oklahoma | 91.3% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 2.1% | 5.6% |
| 59. | Missouri (Columbia) | 90.3% | 0.6% | 5.7% | 1.1% | 2.3% |
| 59. | Arizona State | 86.8% | 2.1% | 2.8% | 5.6% | 2.8% |
| 59. | San Diego | 85.4% | 4.0% | 2.3% | 3.7% | 4.7% |
| 64. | Florida State | 92.0% | 0.9% | 1.9% | 2.3% | 2.8% |
| 64. | Nebraska | 91.7% | 1.7% | 1.7% | 3.3% | 1.7% |
| 64. | Indiana (Indianapolis) | 90.6% | 0.8% | 4.7% | 1.2% | 2.7% |
| 64. | Kansas | 89.8% | 2.1% | 1.6% | 3.2% | 3.2% |
| 64. | Temple | 88.0% | 2.6% | 5.2% | 2.0% | 2.3% |
| 69. | Louisville | 95.9% | 2.5% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.0% |
| 69. | Lewis and Clark | 93.1% | 3.4% | 0.0% | 3.4% | 0.0% |
| 69. | Loyola Marymount (CA) | 92.8% | 0.0% | 3.2% | 3.2% | 0.8% |
| 69. | St. John’s | 92.2% | 0.7% | 1.4% | 5.1% | 0.7% |
| 69. | Houston | 91.7% | 1.4% | 0.4% | 2.9% | 3.6% |
| 69. | Loyola (IL) | 91.5% | 2.6% | 1.3% | 3.4% | 1.3% |
| 69. | Villanova | 89.9% | 3.9% | 2.2% | 3.9% | 0.0% |
| 69. | New Mexico | 85.5% | 1.8% | 6.4% | 4.5% | 1.8% |
| 69. | Illinois Institute of Technology | 84.5% | 1.2% | 2.4% | 9.4% | 2.4% |
| 78. | Richmond | 94.4% | 2.5% | 0.0% | 1.3% | 1.9% |
| 78. | Rutgers (Camden) | 94.3% | 0.0% | 1.3% | 0.9% | 3.5% |
| 78. | South Carolina | 93.0% | 3.3% | 2.0% | 0.8% | 0.8% |
| 78. | Denver | 92.6% | 1.7% | 2.0% | 3.0% | 0.7% |
| 78. | Rutgers (Newark) | 90.1% | 1.6% | 1.6% | 3.1% | 3.7% |
| 78. | Oregon | 84.0% | 8.3% | 3.9% | 0.6% | 3.3% |
| 84. | Catholic | 89.7% | 3.1% | 1.9% | 5.0% | 0.4% |
| 84. | Miami | 87.8% | 3.7% | 4.3% | 1.6% | 2.7% |
| 86. | Seton Hall | 93.4% | 0.0% | 2.5% | 2.2% | 1.9% |
| 86. | Hawaii | 91.3% | 3.8% | 2.5% | 1.3% | 1.3% |
| 86. | SUNY Buffalo | 85.3% | 4.7% | 3.7% | 5.3% | 1.1% |
| 89. | Mississippi | 93.9% | 3.4% | 0.7% | 1.4% | 0.7% |
| 89. | Northeastern | 91.8% | 1.2% | 4.1% | 2.9% | 0.0% |
| 91. | Mercer | 93.6% | 2.1% | 2.8% | 0.7% | 0.7% |
| 91. | Santa Clara | 92.4% | 2.2% | 1.4% | 3.6% | 0.4% |
| 91. | Arkansas (Fayetteville) | 92.3% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.9% | 3.8% |
| 91. | Georgia State | 92.3% | 1.7% | 1.7% | 1.1% | 3.3% |
| 91. | Marquette | 90.5% | 0.7% | 3.4% | 0.7% | 4.8% |
| 91. | Seattle | 77.9% | 2.8% | 10.0% | 2.0% | 7.2% |
| 97. | Wayne State | 97.3% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 1.1% | 0.5% |
| 97. | Louisiana State | 88.0% | 1.9% | 1.3% | 0.0% | 8.9% |
| 97. | Syracuse | 87.4% | 2.6% | 6.1% | 1.7% | 2.2% |
| 97. | San Francisco | 81.1% | 1.2% | 5.3% | 5.3% | 7.1% |
| Tier 3 | Montana | 95.8% | 0.0% | 1.4% | 0.0% | 2.8% |
| Tier 3 | Albany | 95.7% | 0.5% | 1.0% | 2.9% | 0.0% |
| Tier 3 | Stetson | 95.3% | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1.3% | 0.9% |
| Tier 3 | Loyola (LA) | 93.6% | 1.9% | 0.0% | 4.5% | 0.0% |
| Tier 3 | Drake | 93.4% | 2.8% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 1.9% |
| Tier 3 | Suffolk | 92.9% | 1.0% | 4.1% | 1.0% | 1.0% |
| Tier 3 | Idaho | 92.1% | 3.0% | 3.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% |
| Tier 3 | Pace | 91.5% | 0.9% | 0.5% | 6.6% | 0.5% |
| Tier 3 | Hamline | 91.0% | 3.3% | 0.8% | 2.5% | 2.5% |
| Tier 3 | New York Law School | 90.9% | 0.8% | 5.8% | 2.5% | 0.0% |
| Tier 3 | Quinnipiac | 90.3% | 1.3% | 3.1% | 2.2% | 3.1% |
| Tier 3 | South Dakota | 90.0% | 1.3% | 7.5% | 1.3% | 0.0% |
| Tier 3 | West Virginia | 89.6% | 0.0% | 3.0% | 0.0% | 7.4% |
| Tier 3 | North Dakota | 89.6% | 4.5% | 1.5% | 1.5% | 3.0% |
| Tier 3 | Toledo | 89.3% | 1.9% | 2.5% | 0.6% | 5.7% |
| Tier 3 | Chapman | 88.9% | 2.8% | 2.8% | 5.6% | 0.0% |
| Tier 3 | Creighton | 88.3% | 4.4% | 2.9% | 4.4% | 0.0% |
| Tier 3 | Cleveland State | 87.8% | 1.7% | 1.7% | 6.7% | 2.1% |
| Tier 3 | Wyoming | 87.7% | 1.4% | 4.1% | 1.4% | 5.5% |
| Tier 3 | Duquesne | 87.5% | 1.1% | 3.3% | 0.0% | 8.2% |
| Tier 3 | Samford | 86.9% | 6.6% | 2.0% | 2.0% | 2.5% |
| Tier 3 | Missouri (Kansas City) | 86.5% | 3.0% | 3.8% | 3.8% | 3.0% |
| Tier 3 | McGeorge | 86.4% | 3.2% | 4.9% | 2.9% | 2.6% |
| Tier 3 | New Hampshire | 86.3% | 1.6% | 4.0% | 4.8% | 3.2% |
| Tier 3 | Howard | 86.3% | 0.8% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 13.0% |
| Tier 3 | Akron | 86.1% | 2.0% | 4.6% | 2.6% | 4.6% |
| Tier 3 | St. Louis | 85.8% | 0.5% | 4.6% | 0.9% | 8.3% |
| Tier 3 | Willamette | 85.5% | 2.3% | 7.6% | 4.6% | 0.0% |
| Tier 3 | DePaul | 85.0% | 0.9% | 7.0% | 3.1% | 4.0% |
| Tier 3 | Texas Tech | 84.2% | 1.6% | 1.1% | 0.0% | 13.2% |
| Tier 3 | Penn State | 83.2% | 1.9% | 8.1% | 0.0% | 6.8% |
| Tier 3 | Vermont | 82.7% | 4.3% | 7.9% | 2.2% | 2.9% |
| Tier 3 | Hofstra | 82.5% | 4.4% | 2.2% | 4.4% | 6.5% |
| Tier 3 | Gonzaga | 80.1% | 11.8% | 4.4% | 3.7% | 0.0% |
| Tier 3 | Maine | 80.0% | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.2% | 16.5% |
| Tier 3 | Arkansas (Little Rock) | 77.0% | 5.7% | 5.7% | 2.5% | 9.0% |
| Tier 3 | Pepperdine | 75.3% | 4.9% | 9.0% | 8.1% | 2.7% |
| Tier 3 | Baltimore | 75.0% | 2.8% | 5.2% | 2.0% | 15.1% |
| Tier 3 | Michigan State | 74.6% | 8.0% | 2.3% | 7.5% | 7.5% |
| Tier 3 | Ohio Northern | 54.3% | 2.5% | 7.4% | 2.5% | 33.3% |
| Tier 4 | Southern University | 94.3% | 4.6% | 1.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Tier 4 | Memphis | 93.8% | 3.1% | 0.0% | 1.2% | 1.9% |
| Tier 4 | Northern Illinois | 93.2% | 2.7% | 2.7% | 1.4% | 0.0% |
| Tier 4 | Mississippi College | 93.1% | 4.3% | 1.7% | 0.9% | 0.0% |
| Tier 4 | William Mitchell | 91.7% | 0.3% | 2.8% | 1.0% | 4.2% |
| Tier 4 | Capital | 91.5% | 3.8% | 1.4% | 2.3% | 0.9% |
| Tier 4 | Campbell | 89.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10.9% |
| Tier 4 | South Texas | 88.7% | 1.5% | 6.1% | 2.6% | 1.2% |
| Tier 4 | Northern Kentucky | 88.2% | 0.0% | 5.5% | 2.7% | 3.6% |
| Tier 4 | Dayton | 88.1% | 3.7% | 2.2% | 2.2% | 3.7% |
| Tier 4 | Detroit Mercy | 87.0% | 0.0% | 5.0% | 2.0% | 6.0% |
| Tier 4 | Southern Illinois | 86.2% | 5.2% | 4.3% | 1.7% | 2.6% |
| Tier 4 | Appalachian | 85.3% | 0.0% | 2.9% | 8.8% | 2.9% |
| Tier 4 | Southwestern | 84.2% | 1.7% | 4.6% | 4.6% | 5.0% |
| Tier 4 | Valparaiso | 84.1% | 0.9% | 5.3% | 3.5% | 6.2% |
| Tier 4 | Oklahoma City | 83.8% | 2.9% | 5.1% | 2.9% | 5.1% |
| Tier 4 | Washburn | 83.6% | 8.2% | 2.2% | 2.2% | 3.7% |
| Tier 4 | Florida Coastal | 82.2% | 3.3% | 11.7% | 2.2% | 0.6% |
| Tier 4 | Western State | 81.9% | 0.5% | 2.6% | 7.8% | 7.3% |
| Tier 4 | Tulsa | 81.9% | 2.6% | 11.9% | 1.6% | 2.1% |
| Tier 4 | Touro | 81.0% | 1.7% | 5.7% | 2.3% | 9.2% |
| Tier 4 | Thomas M. Cooley | 81.0% | 3.0% | 8.2% | 3.9% | 3.9% |
| Tier 4 | Widener | 80.5% | 1.9% | 8.9% | 4.5% | 4.2% |
| Tier 4 | John Marshall (Chicago) | 80.3% | 3.2% | 10.0% | 3.5% | 2.9% |
| Tier 4 | New England | 80.0% | 1.3% | 0.9% | 3.8% | 14.0% |
| Tier 4 | Whittier | 79.4% | 2.2% | 4.4% | 6.7% | 7.2% |
| Tier 4 | North Carolina Central | 77.6% | 5.6% | 2.8% | 4.7% | 9.3% |
| Tier 4 | Widener (Harrisburg) | 75.5% | 2.0% | 11.2% | 3.1% | 8.2% |
| Tier 4 | City University | 74.0% | 1.5% | 9.2% | 3.1% | 12.2% |
| Tier 4 | Nova Southeastern | 73.4% | 2.6% | 2.6% | 1.8% | 19.7% |
| Tier 4 | Golden Gate | 72.3% | 2.7% | 4.1% | 7.4% | 13.5% |
| Tier 4 | Western New England | 71.8% | 1.8% | 7.6% | 1.8% | 17.1% |
| Tier 4 | Thomas Jefferson | 70.7% | 1.3% | 3.8% | 3.8% | 20.4% |
| Tier 4 | District of Columbia | 69.7% | 15.2% | 3.0% | 3.0% | 9.1% |
| Tier 4 | Roger Williams | 68.6% | 0.8% | 13.6% | 1.7% | 15.3% |
| Tier 4 | Regent | 68.3% | 7.9% | 8.7% | 1.6% | 13.5% |
| Tier 4 | Texas Wesleyan | 67.5% | 0.8% | 11.7% | 4.2% | 15.8% |
| Tier 4 | St. Mary’s | 66.5% | 4.2% | 3.8% | 11.7% | 13.8% |
| Tier 4 | California Western | 57.8% | 1.7% | 3.8% | 8.4% | 28.3% |
| Tier 4 | St. Thomas (FL) | 43.3% | 4.3% | 7.8% | 0.7% | 44.0% |
| Tier 4 | Texas Southern | 31.7% | 1.2% | 16.5% | 1.8% | 48.8% |
| UR | Inter American | 90.2% | 3.4% | 1.5% | 0.0% | 4.9% |
| UR | Pontifical Catholic | 75.4% | 4.2% | 5.9% | 2.5% | 11.9% |
| UR | Puerto Rico | 46.7% | 1.5% | 5.9% | 1.5% | 44.4% |
| EMPLOYED | GRAD SCHOOL | UNEM’D SEEKING | UNEM’D NOT SEEKING | STATUS UNK. | ||
| MEDIAN | 90.1% | 1.7% | 2.1% | 2.1% | 2.6% | |
| AVERAGE | 87.6% | 2.3% | 3.0% | 2.6% | 4.6% | |
| AVG. TOP 10 | 97.3% | 0.9% | 0.4% | 0.7% | 0.7% | |
| AVG. TOP 11-20 | 93.9% | 1.6% | 1.0% | 2.3% | 1.2% | |
| AVG. TOP 21-50 | 92.7% | 1.8% | 1.2% | 2.4% | 1.8% | |
| AVG. TOP 51-100 | 90.7% | 2.1% | 2.4% | 2.5% | 2.3% | |
| AVG. TIER 3 | 86.1% | 2.6% | 3.6% | 2.6% | 5.0% | |
| AVG. TIER 4 | 78.6% | 2.8% | 5.5% | 3.3% | 9.7% | |
| TOTAL (2000, EXCL. P.R.) | 88.8% | 2.0% | 2.8% | 2.6% | 3.8% | |
| TOTAL (2010, EXCL. P.R.) | 84.6% | 2.8% | 6.2% | 2.9% | 3.6% | |
| TOTAL (2011, EXCL. P.R.) | 82.5% | 2.2% | 9.2% | 2.6% | 3.6% | |
| TOTAL (2012, EXCL. P.R.) | 82.1% | 2.0% | 10.6% | 2.6% | 2.6% | |
| TOTAL (2013, EXCL. P.R.) | 82.2% | 1.8% | 11.2% | 2.5% | 2.3% | |
Next we have employment by type. (Note: Missouri, Wake Forest, Pontifical Catholic, and Texas Wesleyan have negative percentages in their “unknown employment type” category because they misreported their employment information to the ABA.)
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| ’03 RANK | SCHOOL | LAW FIRMS | BUS. AND IND. | GOV’T | PUB. INT. | JUD. CLERKS | ACADEMIA | TYPE UNK. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Yale | 31.5% | 9.1% | 2.0% | 4.6% | 46.7% | 2.0% | 0.5% |
| 2. | Stanford | 47.7% | 7.5% | 4.0% | 4.6% | 31.6% | 1.1% | 0.0% |
| 3. | Harvard | 64.2% | 5.9% | 1.1% | 1.3% | 23.1% | 0.9% | 0.0% |
| 4. | Columbia | 71.4% | 3.1% | 1.8% | 3.9% | 18.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| 5. | New York University | 69.4% | 3.6% | 1.9% | 7.1% | 15.2% | 0.0% | 1.0% |
| 6. | Chicago | 61.9% | 2.8% | 1.7% | 0.6% | 28.4% | 1.1% | 0.0% |
| 7. | Michigan | 73.8% | 3.6% | 1.7% | 1.4% | 15.4% | 0.6% | 0.0% |
| 7. | Pennsylvania | 71.7% | 5.1% | 1.7% | 2.5% | 17.3% | 0.0% | 0.4% |
| 9. | Virginia | 73.8% | 2.2% | 4.1% | 1.1% | 16.4% | 0.0% | 0.5% |
| 10. | Cornell | 72.0% | 3.8% | 2.7% | 1.6% | 11.8% | 1.1% | 3.8% |
| 10. | California-Berkeley | 68.3% | 2.8% | 5.7% | 3.9% | 13.2% | 0.4% | 2.8% |
| 12. | Northwestern | 84.6% | 0.9% | 2.3% | 2.3% | 7.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 12. | Duke | 66.8% | 5.4% | 3.0% | 0.5% | 21.8% | 1.0% | 0.0% |
| 14. | Georgetown | 62.0% | 4.8% | 11.2% | 3.4% | 9.9% | 0.6% | 1.2% |
| 15. | Texas | 62.9% | 9.4% | 8.5% | 2.2% | 13.0% | 1.6% | 0.0% |
| 16. | California-Los Angeles | 67.4% | 6.6% | 3.7% | 2.9% | 7.2% | 1.2% | 0.6% |
| 17. | Vanderbilt | 68.3% | 3.3% | 5.5% | 1.6% | 13.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 18. | Southern California | 65.5% | 11.5% | 4.0% | 1.5% | 8.0% | 1.0% | 0.0% |
| 19. | Washington and Lee | 57.7% | 4.1% | 4.1% | 2.4% | 25.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 19. | Minnesota | 47.5% | 9.5% | 5.4% | 3.7% | 24.8% | 0.8% | 0.4% |
| 21. | Iowa | 54.8% | 12.7% | 7.7% | 0.9% | 15.4% | 2.3% | 1.4% |
| 22. | Notre Dame | 76.2% | 5.2% | 5.2% | 4.1% | 7.0% | 1.2% | 0.0% |
| 22. | Boston College | 64.1% | 6.6% | 7.6% | 3.3% | 12.5% | 0.0% | 0.3% |
| 22. | George Washington | 52.8% | 4.8% | 9.0% | 3.7% | 10.1% | 0.5% | 13.8% |
| 25. | Washington University | 54.7% | 10.1% | 7.8% | 1.1% | 5.6% | 1.7% | 14.0% |
| 25. | Illinois | 44.7% | 10.0% | 18.9% | 1.6% | 14.7% | 2.1% | 0.0% |
| 27. | Emory | 67.0% | 10.2% | 8.3% | 2.4% | 6.3% | 0.5% | 0.5% |
| 28. | Boston University | 66.0% | 3.8% | 4.5% | 1.4% | 8.7% | 0.7% | 8.0% |
| 28. | North Carolina | 60.1% | 5.4% | 13.5% | 4.5% | 9.0% | 1.3% | 0.0% |
| 28. | William and Mary | 52.8% | 9.7% | 11.9% | 1.1% | 17.6% | 1.7% | 0.0% |
| 31. | Wisconsin | 64.0% | 6.1% | 8.8% | 4.4% | 7.5% | 1.3% | 0.9% |
| 31. | Fordham | 62.9% | 6.5% | 11.8% | 2.7% | 4.0% | 0.2% | 9.6% |
| 31. | Georgia | 56.9% | 7.4% | 10.9% | 4.5% | 11.9% | 0.0% | 0.5% |
| 31. | California-Davis | 51.1% | 10.8% | 13.1% | 4.5% | 6.3% | 1.1% | 2.8% |
| 31. | Brigham Young | 47.2% | 17.6% | 7.7% | 2.1% | 16.2% | 1.4% | 0.0% |
| 36. | Wake Forest | 59.3% | 14.7% | 12.7% | 1.3% | 9.3% | 1.3% | -1.3% |
| 37. | California-Hastings | 55.6% | 14.4% | 7.8% | 3.1% | 5.6% | 0.9% | 0.0% |
| 38. | Indiana (Bloomington) | 53.5% | 9.6% | 16.0% | 3.2% | 6.4% | 0.5% | 0.0% |
| 38. | Ohio State | 48.0% | 16.2% | 13.7% | 0.5% | 7.8% | 2.5% | 0.0% |
| 40. | Connecticut | 54.0% | 12.5% | 13.1% | 4.0% | 8.0% | 2.8% | 0.0% |
| 40. | Utah | 47.1% | 11.6% | 15.7% | 4.1% | 11.6% | 2.5% | 0.8% |
| 40. | Colorado | 43.6% | 9.3% | 12.8% | 5.8% | 18.6% | 1.7% | 2.3% |
| 40. | George Mason | 42.4% | 16.7% | 21.4% | 1.9% | 10.0% | 0.5% | 0.5% |
| 44. | Arizona | 48.3% | 7.9% | 14.6% | 1.3% | 17.2% | 0.7% | 0.0% |
| 45. | Tulane | 55.8% | 8.9% | 8.6% | 2.4% | 11.6% | 0.3% | 1.7% |
| 45. | Alabama | 52.5% | 8.8% | 9.4% | 2.8% | 15.5% | 2.8% | 1.7% |
| 45. | Florida, University of | 52.2% | 7.0% | 19.6% | 3.9% | 5.4% | 1.3% | 1.6% |
| 45. | Washington | 45.5% | 6.3% | 16.8% | 4.9% | 14.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% |
| 45. | Maryland | 29.9% | 13.1% | 17.9% | 3.4% | 18.7% | 2.2% | 3.4% |
| 50. | Southern Methodist | 62.1% | 9.8% | 7.7% | 1.7% | 7.2% | 0.0% | 1.7% |
| 51. | Baylor | 68.2% | 5.1% | 11.5% | 3.2% | 7.6% | 0.6% | 0.0% |
| 51. | Kentucky | 59.4% | 9.4% | 12.3% | 1.4% | 16.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 51. | Pittsburgh | 55.3% | 9.2% | 11.7% | 1.9% | 7.3% | 0.0% | 6.3% |
| 51. | Cincinnati | 47.2% | 9.3% | 14.8% | 3.7% | 9.3% | 2.8% | 4.6% |
| 55. | Tennessee | 54.0% | 7.4% | 11.7% | 1.8% | 13.5% | 0.6% | 0.0% |
| 55. | American | 45.2% | 10.1% | 17.2% | 4.6% | 9.0% | 1.1% | 4.4% |
| 57. | Case Western Reserve | 63.1% | 10.3% | 8.4% | 2.8% | 2.8% | 0.5% | 3.7% |
| 57. | Cardozo | 55.4% | 12.2% | 13.9% | 6.4% | 4.4% | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| 59. | Missouri (Columbia) | 51.4% | 12.0% | 18.9% | 0.6% | 12.6% | 0.6% | -5.7% |
| 59. | Oklahoma | 51.3% | 9.7% | 19.0% | 3.1% | 4.1% | 3.6% | 0.5% |
| 59. | San Diego | 51.2% | 18.6% | 13.6% | 0.3% | 1.0% | 0.0% | 0.7% |
| 59. | Brooklyn | 50.2% | 14.4% | 16.9% | 2.0% | 7.7% | 0.9% | 0.0% |
| 59. | Arizona State | 50.0% | 6.3% | 13.9% | 2.1% | 10.4% | 3.5% | 0.7% |
| 64. | Kansas | 49.2% | 17.1% | 13.4% | 2.1% | 7.0% | 1.1% | 0.0% |
| 64. | Nebraska | 47.5% | 8.3% | 27.5% | 0.8% | 7.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 64. | Indiana (Indianapolis) | 47.1% | 17.3% | 18.4% | 1.6% | 5.1% | 1.2% | 0.0% |
| 64. | Florida State | 44.6% | 2.8% | 29.6% | 2.3% | 6.6% | 0.5% | 5.6% |
| 64. | Temple | 39.5% | 16.6% | 14.6% | 3.7% | 11.7% | 1.7% | 0.0% |
| 69. | Louisville | 63.1% | 13.9% | 13.9% | 2.5% | 1.6% | 0.8% | 0.0% |
| 69. | Villanova | 58.8% | 4.8% | 9.6% | 0.4% | 16.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 69. | Houston | 57.2% | 17.8% | 12.0% | 1.1% | 3.3% | 0.4% | 0.0% |
| 69. | Loyola Marymount (CA) | 53.1% | 19.6% | 11.7% | 1.6% | 1.6% | 1.9% | 3.4% |
| 69. | St. John’s | 49.0% | 14.3% | 16.7% | 1.7% | 4.4% | 2.0% | 4.1% |
| 69. | Loyola (IL) | 48.9% | 16.2% | 16.6% | 4.3% | 4.7% | 0.9% | 0.0% |
| 69. | Lewis and Clark | 47.1% | 12.3% | 13.2% | 8.8% | 11.8% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 69. | Illinois Institute of Technology | 45.9% | 18.5% | 15.2% | 0.9% | 1.2% | 1.5% | 1.2% |
| 69. | New Mexico | 40.9% | 5.5% | 25.5% | 3.6% | 10.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 78. | Richmond | 50.0% | 11.9% | 10.6% | 1.3% | 20.0% | 0.6% | 0.0% |
| 78. | South Carolina | 48.4% | 7.4% | 13.1% | 0.4% | 23.4% | 0.4% | 0.0% |
| 78. | Denver | 42.6% | 27.5% | 11.7% | 2.3% | 5.0% | 0.0% | 3.4% |
| 78. | Rutgers (Newark) | 36.6% | 19.4% | 5.8% | 4.2% | 23.0% | 1.0% | 0.0% |
| 78. | Oregon | 32.0% | 9.4% | 21.0% | 7.2% | 12.2% | 2.2% | 0.0% |
| 78. | Rutgers (Camden) | 24.1% | 7.9% | 7.9% | 1.3% | 50.9% | 1.3% | 0.9% |
| 84. | Miami | 54.3% | 7.2% | 12.5% | 2.9% | 3.5% | 1.3% | 6.1% |
| 84. | Catholic | 32.2% | 20.7% | 21.1% | 1.9% | 13.8% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 86. | SUNY Buffalo | 45.3% | 11.6% | 13.7% | 5.3% | 6.8% | 2.1% | 0.5% |
| 86. | Seton Hall | 38.4% | 9.7% | 5.2% | 2.5% | 33.4% | 0.6% | 3.6% |
| 86. | Hawaii | 27.5% | 8.8% | 17.5% | 3.8% | 31.3% | 2.5% | 0.0% |
| 89. | Mississippi | 58.5% | 8.8% | 8.2% | 3.4% | 14.3% | 0.7% | 0.0% |
| 89. | Northeastern | 38.6% | 9.4% | 11.7% | 8.8% | 22.8% | 0.6% | 0.0% |
| 91. | Marquette | 58.5% | 10.9% | 11.6% | 1.4% | 6.8% | 1.4% | 0.0% |
| 91. | Santa Clara | 55.4% | 26.3% | 7.6% | 1.8% | 1.1% | 0.4% | 0.0% |
| 91. | Arkansas (Fayetteville) | 54.8% | 16.3% | 10.6% | 1.9% | 8.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 91. | Mercer | 49.6% | 7.1% | 16.3% | 2.1% | 17.0% | 0.0% | 1.4% |
| 91. | Georgia State | 49.2% | 23.8% | 11.6% | 0.6% | 3.9% | 2.8% | 0.6% |
| 91. | Seattle | 41.0% | 8.8% | 20.9% | 2.0% | 3.6% | 0.4% | 1.2% |
| 97. | Louisiana State | 57.0% | 2.5% | 5.1% | 0.0% | 22.2% | 1.3% | 0.0% |
| 97. | Wayne State | 54.5% | 17.6% | 11.8% | 3.2% | 5.3% | 0.5% | 4.3% |
| 97. | Syracuse | 50.6% | 12.6% | 13.4% | 2.6% | 6.5% | 0.9% | 0.9% |
| 97. | San Francisco | 50.3% | 12.4% | 7.7% | 1.2% | 1.8% | 3.6% | 4.1% |
| Tier 3 | Texas Tech | 68.9% | 0.5% | 8.9% | 0.5% | 5.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Tier 3 | New Hampshire | 60.5% | 12.1% | 4.0% | 3.2% | 2.4% | 0.0% | 4.0% |
| Tier 3 | Stetson | 59.4% | 6.0% | 23.1% | 1.7% | 5.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Tier 3 | Samford | 59.1% | 6.6% | 8.6% | 1.0% | 9.1% | 0.0% | 2.5% |
| Tier 3 | Pepperdine | 54.7% | 10.8% | 3.1% | 0.9% | 3.1% | 0.0% | 2.7% |
| Tier 3 | Loyola (LA) | 53.8% | 12.8% | 9.0% | 1.9% | 14.1% | 0.0% | 1.9% |
| Tier 3 | Duquesne | 53.3% | 14.1% | 7.1% | 2.7% | 9.2% | 1.1% | 0.0% |
| Tier 3 | St. Louis | 50.9% | 13.8% | 9.2% | 1.4% | 5.0% | 0.9% | 4.6% |
| Tier 3 | Hofstra | 49.8% | 14.5% | 11.6% | 2.2% | 4.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Tier 3 | New York Law School | 48.6% | 11.8% | 15.6% | 1.0% | 8.1% | 1.0% | 4.8% |
| Tier 3 | Montana | 48.6% | 5.6% | 16.7% | 0.0% | 23.6% | 1.4% | 0.0% |
| Tier 3 | McGeorge | 48.4% | 13.0% | 18.8% | 1.3% | 3.6% | 1.0% | 0.3% |
| Tier 3 | Albany of Union | 47.8% | 12.6% | 25.6% | 1.9% | 5.3% | 1.4% | 1.0% |
| Tier 3 | West Virginia | 47.4% | 6.7% | 11.1% | 3.0% | 15.6% | 3.0% | 3.0% |
| Tier 3 | Suffolk | 47.3% | 21.9% | 12.6% | 1.2% | 6.9% | 1.6% | 1.4% |
| Tier 3 | Idaho | 44.6% | 5.0% | 16.8% | 2.0% | 20.8% | 1.0% | 2.0% |
| Tier 3 | Creighton | 44.5% | 19.7% | 15.3% | 1.5% | 5.1% | 2.2% | 0.0% |
| Tier 3 | Drake | 44.3% | 12.3% | 14.2% | 3.8% | 17.0% | 0.9% | 0.9% |
| Tier 3 | Wyoming | 43.8% | 11.0% | 19.2% | 1.4% | 12.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Tier 3 | Willamette | 43.5% | 13.0% | 16.8% | 2.3% | 9.2% | 0.0% | 0.8% |
| Tier 3 | Pace | 43.4% | 20.3% | 15.1% | 2.4% | 7.5% | 0.5% | 2.4% |
| Tier 3 | Gonzaga | 42.6% | 11.8% | 15.4% | 2.9% | 5.9% | 1.5% | 0.0% |
| Tier 3 | Cleveland State | 42.4% | 16.0% | 21.8% | 1.7% | 4.6% | 1.3% | 0.0% |
| Tier 3 | DePaul | 41.9% | 15.6% | 13.1% | 1.2% | 2.1% | 0.9% | 10.1% |
| Tier 3 | Penn State | 41.0% | 5.6% | 8.7% | 0.6% | 24.2% | 0.6% | 2.5% |
| Tier 3 | Michigan State | 40.8% | 11.7% | 10.3% | 5.2% | 1.9% | 3.8% | 0.9% |
| Tier 3 | Akron | 40.4% | 18.5% | 15.2% | 0.0% | 8.6% | 3.3% | 0.0% |
| Tier 3 | Toledo | 38.4% | 19.5% | 16.4% | 5.0% | 2.5% | 4.4% | 3.1% |
| Tier 3 | Missouri (Kansas City) | 38.3% | 15.0% | 18.0% | 0.8% | 12.8% | 1.5% | 0.0% |
| Tier 3 | Vermont | 38.1% | 5.8% | 16.5% | 7.2% | 12.2% | 1.4% | 1.4% |
| Tier 3 | Arkansas (Little Rock) | 36.9% | 9.8% | 15.6% | 2.5% | 8.2% | 0.8% | 3.3% |
| Tier 3 | Hamline | 34.4% | 19.7% | 3.3% | 3.3% | 21.3% | 0.0% | 9.0% |
| Tier 3 | Howard | 34.4% | 5.3% | 25.2% | 9.2% | 9.9% | 2.3% | 0.0% |
| Tier 3 | Chapman | 33.3% | 38.9% | 2.8% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 8.3% | 5.6% |
| Tier 3 | Quinnipiac | 33.2% | 18.6% | 11.9% | 0.9% | 17.3% | 3.1% | 5.3% |
| Tier 3 | Ohio Northern | 30.9% | 6.2% | 11.1% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 1.2% | 0.0% |
| Tier 3 | Maine | 29.4% | 18.8% | 11.8% | 2.4% | 15.3% | 1.2% | 1.2% |
| Tier 3 | South Dakota | 28.8% | 7.5% | 16.3% | 3.8% | 31.3% | 0.0% | 2.5% |
| Tier 3 | North Dakota | 28.4% | 6.0% | 13.4% | 3.0% | 38.8% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Tier 3 | Baltimore | 22.6% | 11.9% | 16.7% | 1.2% | 19.8% | 0.8% | 2.0% |
| Tier 4 | Campbell | 66.3% | 4.3% | 5.4% | 4.3% | 8.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Tier 4 | Appalachian | 61.8% | 5.9% | 5.9% | 0.0% | 2.9% | 2.9% | 5.9% |
| Tier 4 | Valparaiso | 57.5% | 4.4% | 11.5% | 1.8% | 6.2% | 2.7% | 0.0% |
| Tier 4 | Memphis | 56.5% | 11.8% | 16.1% | 0.6% | 8.1% | 0.6% | 0.0% |
| Tier 4 | Mississippi College | 51.7% | 4.3% | 8.6% | 2.6% | 18.1% | 0.9% | 6.9% |
| Tier 4 | Northern Illinois | 50.7% | 8.2% | 23.3% | 2.7% | 6.8% | 1.4% | 0.0% |
| Tier 4 | Detroit Mercy | 50.0% | 21.0% | 10.0% | 1.0% | 3.0% | 2.0% | 0.0% |
| Tier 4 | Southwestern | 49.6% | 19.6% | 8.8% | 0.4% | 1.3% | 2.5% | 2.1% |
| Tier 4 | Tulsa | 49.2% | 16.6% | 13.0% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 1.0% | 1.0% |
| Tier 4 | Southern University | 48.3% | 5.7% | 14.9% | 1.1% | 17.2% | 3.4% | 3.4% |
| Tier 4 | Whittier | 47.8% | 20.0% | 4.4% | 1.1% | 2.8% | 3.3% | 0.0% |
| Tier 4 | Dayton | 47.4% | 18.5% | 14.1% | 0.7% | 5.9% | 0.7% | 0.7% |
| Tier 4 | Northern Kentucky | 46.4% | 19.1% | 15.5% | 1.8% | 3.6% | 1.8% | 0.0% |
| Tier 4 | North Carolina Central | 45.8% | 15.0% | 9.3% | 2.8% | 4.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Tier 4 | South Texas | 43.0% | 16.6% | 9.6% | 0.9% | 4.7% | 1.2% | 12.8% |
| Tier 4 | John Marshall (Chicago) | 41.9% | 12.6% | 17.1% | 0.6% | 1.3% | 0.0% | 6.8% |
| Tier 4 | Oklahoma City | 41.9% | 10.3% | 17.6% | 1.5% | 2.2% | 4.4% | 5.9% |
| Tier 4 | Touro | 40.2% | 14.9% | 15.5% | 2.9% | 2.3% | 0.6% | 4.6% |
| Tier 4 | William Mitchell | 40.1% | 22.1% | 10.0% | 1.4% | 15.9% | 2.1% | 0.0% |
| Tier 4 | Golden Gate | 39.9% | 10.8% | 11.5% | 4.1% | 2.0% | 1.4% | 2.7% |
| Tier 4 | Washburn | 37.3% | 11.9% | 22.4% | 3.0% | 7.5% | 1.5% | 0.0% |
| Tier 4 | Western State | 36.8% | 23.3% | 14.5% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 4.1% | 1.0% |
| Tier 4 | Texas Wesleyan | 36.7% | 33.3% | 10.0% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 2.5% | -16.7% |
| Tier 4 | Thomas M. Cooley | 34.7% | 11.8% | 20.2% | 2.4% | 5.7% | 2.1% | 3.9% |
| Tier 4 | St. Mary’s | 33.5% | 4.2% | 5.9% | 1.7% | 2.5% | 0.8% | 18.0% |
| Tier 4 | Florida Coastal | 33.3% | 20.0% | 23.3% | 0.0% | 3.3% | 1.7% | 0.6% |
| Tier 4 | Nova Southeastern | 33.2% | 9.1% | 17.5% | 1.5% | 1.5% | 0.0% | 10.6% |
| Tier 4 | Capital | 32.9% | 22.1% | 26.3% | 0.9% | 4.7% | 3.3% | 1.4% |
| Tier 4 | Southern Illinois | 32.8% | 8.6% | 29.3% | 2.6% | 10.3% | 2.6% | 0.0% |
| Tier 4 | Widener (Harrisburg) | 32.7% | 16.3% | 12.2% | 1.0% | 9.2% | 1.0% | 3.1% |
| Tier 4 | Roger Williams | 32.2% | 12.7% | 8.5% | 2.5% | 11.0% | 1.7% | 0.0% |
| Tier 4 | California Western | 32.1% | 6.8% | 13.1% | 0.8% | 1.7% | 0.8% | 2.5% |
| Tier 4 | Widener | 31.9% | 17.9% | 10.2% | 0.6% | 13.7% | 1.0% | 5.1% |
| Tier 4 | New England | 30.6% | 20.0% | 14.9% | 1.3% | 6.4% | 0.4% | 6.4% |
| Tier 4 | Thomas Jefferson | 30.6% | 14.6% | 11.5% | 0.6% | 4.5% | 0.0% | 8.9% |
| Tier 4 | Regent | 27.8% | 19.8% | 7.1% | 4.0% | 5.6% | 3.2% | 0.8% |
| Tier 4 | City University | 26.7% | 9.9% | 14.5% | 19.1% | 3.8% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Tier 4 | Western New England | 22.9% | 17.6% | 17.1% | 2.9% | 8.8% | 2.4% | 0.0% |
| Tier 4 | St. Thomas (FL) | 22.0% | 5.0% | 7.8% | 1.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 7.1% |
| Tier 4 | District of Columbia | 21.2% | 6.1% | 24.2% | 9.1% | 6.1% | 3.0% | 0.0% |
| Tier 4 | Texas Southern | 13.4% | 4.3% | 7.3% | 1.2% | 1.2% | 0.6% | 3.7% |
| UR | Inter American | 46.1% | 13.2% | 25.0% | 2.0% | 2.9% | 1.0% | 0.0% |
| UR | Pontifical Catholic | 35.6% | 20.3% | 13.6% | 5.1% | 7.6% | 2.5% | -9.3% |
| UR | Puerto Rico | 18.5% | 8.9% | 8.1% | 2.2% | 8.1% | 0.7% | 0.0% |
| LAW FIRMS | BUS. AND IND. | GOV’T | PUB. INT. | JUD. CLERKS | ACADEMIA | TYPE UNK. | ||
| MEDIAN | 48.2% | 10.5% | 12.0% | 2.1% | 8.0% | 1.0% | 0.5% | |
| AVERAGE | 47.9% | 11.5% | 12.4% | 2.5% | 10.3% | 1.2% | 1.7% | |
| AVG. TOP 10 | 64.2% | 4.5% | 2.6% | 3.0% | 21.6% | 0.7% | 0.8% | |
| AVG. 11-20 | 63.8% | 6.2% | 5.3% | 2.3% | 14.5% | 0.7% | 0.2% | |
| AVG. 21-50 | 54.2% | 9.8% | 11.8% | 2.9% | 10.7% | 1.2% | 2.2% | |
| AVG. 51-100 | 48.9% | 12.3% | 14.0% | 2.6% | 10.7% | 1.0% | 1.1% | |
| AVG. TIER 3 | 43.5% | 12.7% | 13.7% | 2.3% | 10.8% | 1.3% | 2.0% | |
| AVG. TIER 4 | 39.3% | 13.6% | 13.7% | 2.2% | 5.6% | 1.6% | 2.7% | |
| TOTAL (2000, EXCL. P.R.) | 49.8% | 11.4% | 11.9% | 2.4% | 10.2% | 1.1% | 2.1% | |
| TOTAL (2010, EXCL. P.R.) | 43.5% | 13.0% | 11.0% | 5.8% | 7.8% | 2.8% | 0.9% | |
| TOTAL (2011, EXCL. P.R.) | 41.0% | 15.0% | 9.9% | 6.1% | 7.7% | 2.4% | 0.6% | |
| TOTAL (2012, EXCL. P.R.) | 41.9% | 14.8% | 10.1% | 5.9% | 7.4% | 2.2% | 0.3% | |
| TOTAL (2013, EXCL. P.R.) | 42.2% | 15.2% | 10.6% | 4.8% | 7.4% | 2.1% | 0.2% | |
…And finally some supplemental calculations: the total unemployment rate (excludes grad students), total unemployment plus the non-response rate, and then the “danger rate,” which adds the percentage of graduates in business and industry positions to the total unemployment rate and non-response rate. These statistics tend to correspond with one another, indicating a law school that does not have good employment outcomes.
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| ’03 RANK | SCHOOL | UNEMPLOYMENT RATE | UE RATE AND NON-RESPONSE RATE | DANGER RATE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Yale | 0.5% | 1.0% | 10.2% |
| 2. | Stanford | 0.6% | 1.7% | 9.2% |
| 3. | Harvard | 0.2% | 3.2% | 9.1% |
| 4. | Columbia | 1.3% | 1.3% | 4.4% |
| 5. | New York University | 1.0% | 1.0% | 4.5% |
| 6. | Chicago | 1.7% | 1.7% | 4.5% |
| 7. | Michigan | 1.7% | 2.2% | 5.8% |
| 7. | Pennsylvania | 0.8% | 0.8% | 5.9% |
| 9. | Virginia | 1.4% | 1.4% | 3.6% |
| 10. | California-Berkeley | 1.8% | 2.1% | 5.0% |
| 10. | Cornell | 1.1% | 3.2% | 7.0% |
| 12. | Northwestern | 1.4% | 1.9% | 2.8% |
| 12. | Duke | 1.0% | 1.0% | 6.4% |
| 14. | Georgetown | 4.7% | 5.9% | 10.7% |
| 15. | Texas | 1.3% | 1.3% | 10.8% |
| 16. | California-Los Angeles | 8.9% | 8.9% | 15.6% |
| 17. | Vanderbilt | 2.2% | 3.8% | 7.1% |
| 18. | Southern California | 4.0% | 8.0% | 19.5% |
| 19. | Washington and Lee | 1.6% | 3.3% | 7.3% |
| 19. | Minnesota | 4.5% | 6.2% | 15.7% |
| 21. | Iowa | 0.9% | 0.9% | 13.6% |
| 22. | Notre Dame | 0.0% | 0.6% | 5.8% |
| 22. | George Washington | 1.4% | 4.8% | 9.7% |
| 22. | Boston College | 1.6% | 4.9% | 11.5% |
| 25. | Washington University | 0.6% | 2.8% | 12.8% |
| 25. | Illinois | 4.7% | 4.7% | 14.7% |
| 27. | Emory | 3.9% | 3.9% | 14.1% |
| 28. | Boston University | 3.1% | 3.1% | 6.9% |
| 28. | North Carolina | 3.6% | 5.4% | 10.8% |
| 28. | William and Mary | 4.0% | 4.5% | 14.2% |
| 31. | Fordham | 1.3% | 1.8% | 8.3% |
| 31. | Wisconsin | 0.4% | 4.8% | 11.0% |
| 31. | Georgia | 4.0% | 7.9% | 15.3% |
| 31. | California-Davis | 8.5% | 8.5% | 19.3% |
| 31. | Brigham Young | 6.3% | 7.0% | 24.6% |
| 36. | Wake Forest | 0.0% | 1.3% | 16.0% |
| 37. | California-Hastings | 5.9% | 11.9% | 26.3% |
| 38. | Indiana (Bloomington) | 3.2% | 8.0% | 17.6% |
| 38. | Ohio State | 5.4% | 8.3% | 24.5% |
| 40. | Colorado | 2.3% | 5.2% | 14.5% |
| 40. | Connecticut | 2.3% | 3.4% | 15.9% |
| 40. | Utah | 4.1% | 6.6% | 18.2% |
| 40. | George Mason | 4.8% | 5.7% | 22.4% |
| 44. | Arizona | 5.3% | 6.0% | 13.9% |
| 45. | Alabama | 1.7% | 1.7% | 10.5% |
| 45. | Washington | 6.3% | 6.3% | 12.6% |
| 45. | Florida, University of | 3.1% | 5.9% | 12.9% |
| 45. | Tulane | 5.1% | 8.2% | 17.1% |
| 45. | Maryland | 6.7% | 9.7% | 22.8% |
| 50. | Southern Methodist | 7.7% | 8.9% | 18.7% |
| 51. | Baylor | 3.2% | 3.2% | 8.3% |
| 51. | Kentucky | 0.0% | 0.0% | 9.4% |
| 51. | Pittsburgh | 1.5% | 5.8% | 15.0% |
| 51. | Cincinnati | 4.6% | 7.4% | 16.7% |
| 55. | Tennessee | 5.5% | 7.4% | 14.7% |
| 55. | American | 5.2% | 6.8% | 16.9% |
| 57. | Cardozo | 2.4% | 4.1% | 16.2% |
| 57. | Case Western Reserve | 2.8% | 6.1% | 16.4% |
| 59. | Arizona State | 8.3% | 11.1% | 17.4% |
| 59. | Oklahoma | 2.6% | 8.2% | 17.9% |
| 59. | Missouri (Columbia) | 6.9% | 9.1% | 21.1% |
| 59. | Brooklyn | 5.0% | 7.0% | 21.4% |
| 59. | San Diego | 6.0% | 10.6% | 29.2% |
| 64. | Florida State | 4.2% | 7.0% | 9.9% |
| 64. | Nebraska | 5.0% | 6.7% | 15.0% |
| 64. | Kansas | 4.8% | 8.0% | 25.1% |
| 64. | Indiana (Indianapolis) | 5.9% | 8.6% | 25.9% |
| 64. | Temple | 7.2% | 9.5% | 26.1% |
| 69. | Villanova | 6.1% | 6.1% | 11.0% |
| 69. | Louisville | 1.6% | 1.6% | 15.6% |
| 69. | Lewis and Clark | 3.4% | 3.4% | 15.7% |
| 69. | New Mexico | 10.9% | 12.7% | 18.2% |
| 69. | St. John’s | 6.5% | 7.1% | 21.4% |
| 69. | Loyola (IL) | 4.7% | 6.0% | 22.1% |
| 69. | Houston | 3.3% | 6.9% | 24.6% |
| 69. | Loyola Marymount (CA) | 6.4% | 7.2% | 26.8% |
| 69. | Illinois Institute of Technology | 11.9% | 14.3% | 32.8% |
| 78. | South Carolina | 2.9% | 3.7% | 11.1% |
| 78. | Rutgers (Camden) | 2.2% | 5.7% | 13.6% |
| 78. | Richmond | 1.3% | 3.1% | 15.0% |
| 78. | Oregon | 4.4% | 7.7% | 17.1% |
| 78. | Rutgers (Newark) | 4.7% | 8.4% | 27.7% |
| 78. | Denver | 5.0% | 5.7% | 33.2% |
| 84. | Miami | 5.9% | 8.5% | 15.7% |
| 84. | Catholic | 6.9% | 7.3% | 28.0% |
| 86. | Hawaii | 3.8% | 5.0% | 13.8% |
| 86. | Seton Hall | 4.7% | 6.6% | 16.3% |
| 86. | SUNY Buffalo | 8.9% | 10.0% | 21.6% |
| 89. | Mississippi | 2.0% | 2.7% | 11.6% |
| 89. | Northeastern | 7.0% | 7.0% | 16.4% |
| 91. | Mercer | 3.5% | 4.3% | 11.3% |
| 91. | Marquette | 4.1% | 8.8% | 19.7% |
| 91. | Arkansas (Fayetteville) | 2.9% | 6.7% | 23.1% |
| 91. | Seattle | 12.0% | 19.3% | 28.1% |
| 91. | Georgia State | 2.8% | 6.1% | 29.8% |
| 91. | Santa Clara | 5.0% | 5.4% | 31.7% |
| 97. | Louisiana State | 1.3% | 10.1% | 12.7% |
| 97. | Wayne State | 1.6% | 2.1% | 19.8% |
| 97. | Syracuse | 7.8% | 10.0% | 22.5% |
| 97. | San Francisco | 10.7% | 17.8% | 30.2% |
| Tier 3 | Stetson | 2.6% | 3.4% | 9.4% |
| Tier 3 | Montana | 1.4% | 4.2% | 9.7% |
| Tier 3 | Idaho | 4.0% | 5.0% | 9.9% |
| Tier 3 | North Dakota | 3.0% | 6.0% | 11.9% |
| Tier 3 | Samford | 4.0% | 6.6% | 13.1% |
| Tier 3 | Texas Tech | 1.1% | 14.2% | 14.7% |
| Tier 3 | Drake | 1.9% | 3.8% | 16.0% |
| Tier 3 | South Dakota | 8.8% | 8.8% | 16.3% |
| Tier 3 | Albany of Union | 3.9% | 3.9% | 16.4% |
| Tier 3 | West Virginia | 3.0% | 10.4% | 17.0% |
| Tier 3 | Loyola (LA) | 4.5% | 4.5% | 17.3% |
| Tier 3 | Howard | 0.0% | 13.0% | 18.3% |
| Tier 3 | Vermont | 10.1% | 12.9% | 18.7% |
| Tier 3 | Gonzaga | 8.1% | 8.1% | 19.9% |
| Tier 3 | New York Law School | 8.3% | 8.3% | 20.2% |
| Tier 3 | Penn State | 8.1% | 14.9% | 20.5% |
| Tier 3 | Wyoming | 5.5% | 11.0% | 21.9% |
| Tier 3 | McGeorge | 7.8% | 10.4% | 23.4% |
| Tier 3 | New Hampshire | 8.9% | 12.1% | 24.2% |
| Tier 3 | Willamette | 12.2% | 12.2% | 25.2% |
| Tier 3 | Hamline | 3.3% | 5.7% | 25.4% |
| Tier 3 | Duquesne | 3.3% | 11.4% | 25.5% |
| Tier 3 | Missouri (Kansas City) | 7.5% | 10.5% | 25.6% |
| Tier 3 | Cleveland State | 8.4% | 10.5% | 26.5% |
| Tier 3 | Quinnipiac | 5.3% | 8.4% | 27.0% |
| Tier 3 | Creighton | 7.3% | 7.3% | 27.0% |
| Tier 3 | Arkansas (Little Rock) | 8.2% | 17.2% | 27.0% |
| Tier 3 | St. Louis | 5.5% | 13.8% | 27.5% |
| Tier 3 | Hofstra | 6.5% | 13.1% | 27.6% |
| Tier 3 | Pace | 7.1% | 7.5% | 27.8% |
| Tier 3 | Suffolk | 5.1% | 6.1% | 28.0% |
| Tier 3 | Toledo | 3.1% | 8.8% | 28.3% |
| Tier 3 | Michigan State | 9.9% | 17.4% | 29.1% |
| Tier 3 | DePaul | 10.1% | 14.1% | 29.7% |
| Tier 3 | Akron | 7.3% | 11.9% | 30.5% |
| Tier 3 | Pepperdine | 17.0% | 19.7% | 30.5% |
| Tier 3 | Baltimore | 7.1% | 22.2% | 34.1% |
| Tier 3 | Maine | 2.4% | 18.8% | 37.6% |
| Tier 3 | Chapman | 8.3% | 8.3% | 47.2% |
| Tier 3 | Ohio Northern | 9.9% | 43.2% | 49.4% |
| Tier 4 | Southern University | 1.1% | 1.1% | 6.9% |
| Tier 4 | Mississippi College | 2.6% | 2.6% | 6.9% |
| Tier 4 | Northern Illinois | 4.1% | 4.1% | 12.3% |
| Tier 4 | Memphis | 1.2% | 3.1% | 14.9% |
| Tier 4 | Campbell | 0.0% | 10.9% | 15.2% |
| Tier 4 | Southern Illinois | 6.0% | 8.6% | 17.2% |
| Tier 4 | Valparaiso | 8.8% | 15.0% | 19.5% |
| Tier 4 | Washburn | 4.5% | 8.2% | 20.1% |
| Tier 4 | Appalachian | 11.8% | 14.7% | 20.6% |
| Tier 4 | District of Columbia | 6.1% | 15.2% | 21.2% |
| Tier 4 | Oklahoma City | 8.1% | 13.2% | 23.5% |
| Tier 4 | South Texas | 8.7% | 9.9% | 26.5% |
| Tier 4 | Dayton | 4.4% | 8.1% | 26.7% |
| Tier 4 | Capital | 3.8% | 4.7% | 26.8% |
| Tier 4 | Thomas M. Cooley | 12.1% | 16.0% | 27.8% |
| Tier 4 | John Marshall (Chicago) | 13.5% | 16.5% | 29.0% |
| Tier 4 | William Mitchell | 3.8% | 8.0% | 30.1% |
| Tier 4 | Northern Kentucky | 8.2% | 11.8% | 30.9% |
| Tier 4 | North Carolina Central | 7.5% | 16.8% | 31.8% |
| Tier 4 | Tulsa | 13.5% | 15.5% | 32.1% |
| Tier 4 | Touro | 8.0% | 17.2% | 32.2% |
| Tier 4 | Nova Southeastern | 4.4% | 24.1% | 33.2% |
| Tier 4 | St. Mary’s | 15.5% | 29.3% | 33.5% |
| Tier 4 | Southwestern | 9.2% | 14.2% | 33.8% |
| Tier 4 | Detroit Mercy | 7.0% | 13.0% | 34.0% |
| Tier 4 | City University | 12.2% | 24.4% | 34.4% |
| Tier 4 | Florida Coastal | 13.9% | 14.4% | 34.4% |
| Tier 4 | Widener | 13.4% | 17.6% | 35.5% |
| Tier 4 | Golden Gate | 11.5% | 25.0% | 35.8% |
| Tier 4 | Whittier | 11.1% | 18.3% | 38.3% |
| Tier 4 | New England | 4.7% | 18.7% | 38.7% |
| Tier 4 | Widener (Harrisburg) | 14.3% | 22.4% | 38.8% |
| Tier 4 | Western State | 10.4% | 17.6% | 40.9% |
| Tier 4 | Thomas Jefferson | 7.6% | 28.0% | 42.7% |
| Tier 4 | Roger Williams | 15.3% | 30.5% | 43.2% |
| Tier 4 | Regent | 10.3% | 23.8% | 43.7% |
| Tier 4 | Western New England | 9.4% | 26.5% | 44.1% |
| Tier 4 | California Western | 12.2% | 40.5% | 47.3% |
| Tier 4 | St. Thomas (FL) | 8.5% | 52.5% | 57.4% |
| Tier 4 | Texas Wesleyan | 15.8% | 31.7% | 65.0% |
| Tier 4 | Texas Southern | 18.3% | 67.1% | 71.3% |
| UR | Inter American | 1.5% | 6.4% | 19.6% |
| UR | Pontifical Catholic | 8.5% | 20.3% | 40.7% |
| UR | Puerto Rico | 7.4% | 51.9% | 60.7% |
| UNEMPLOYMENT RATE | UE RATE AND NON-RESPONSE RATE | DANGER RATE | ||
| MEDIAN | 4.7% | 7.9% | 19.6% | |
| AVERAGE | 5.6% | 10.2% | 21.7% | |
| AVG. TOP 10 | 1.1% | 1.8% | 6.3% | |
| AVG. 11-20 | 3.3% | 4.5% | 10.7% | |
| AVG. 21-50 | 3.6% | 5.4% | 15.2% | |
| AVG. 51-100 | 4.9% | 7.3% | 19.6% | |
| AVG. TIER 3 | 6.2% | 11.2% | 23.9% | |
| AVG. TIER 4 | 8.9% | 18.6% | 32.2% | |
| TOTAL (2000, EXCL. P.R.) | 5.4% | 9.2% | 20.5% | |
| TOTAL (2010, EXCL. P.R.) | 9.1% | 12.5% | 25.6% | |
| TOTAL (2011, EXCL. P.R.) | 11.7% | 15.1% | 30.1% | |
| TOTAL (2012, EXCL. P.R.) | 12.9% | 15.3% | 30.1% | |
| TOTAL (2013, EXCL. P.R.) | 13.4% | 15.5% | 30.8% | |
As you can see, even back in 2000, which was about the high point for law grads, tier 3 and tier 4 law schools tended to have surprisingly poor short-term outcomes on average. Much of this is due to their relatively higher non-response rates compared to recent classes over all.
On the other hand, the deterioration of the economy is evident when one compares the “danger rate” for all grads in 2000 to more recent years. It’s about 10 percentage points higher. The percent of graduates employed in law firms has also dropped noticeably.
That’s all I’ve got. Peace.
The Last Gen X American 
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