Schools can provide salary information for any job classification, but usually only provide it for graduates reporting a salary for long-term, full-time jobs in the following categories:
All Employed
Job Type
Employer Type
Job Type by Employer Type
Location (Region)
Location (In-State/Out-of-State)
Splits graduate salaries into two categories: those employed (and reporting a salary) in the state where the law school is located and those employed (and reporting a salary) in other states/countries.
Sector
Splits graduate salaries into two categories: those employed (and reporting salary) in the private sector and those employed (and reporting a salary) in the public sector. The private sector includes jobs at law firms and in business & industry. The public sector includes jobs in education, public interest, government, and judicial chambers (clerkships).
Key Statistical Terms
A quartile is the result of spliting a populaion into four equal groups. The 50th percentile, or median, is the middle point between the smallest and highest value in a population. The 25th percentile is the middle point between the smallest value and the median value. The 75th percentile uses the same calculation, but with the highest value. The interquartile range is the range between the 25th and 75th percentile (inclusive). A median is a type of average; another common average is the mean.
Median Salary (via the federal government)
The middle amount earned by graduates who borrowed for law school, regardless of the type or number of jobs worked. Earnings data come from the U.S. Department of Education, which obtains data from the Department of the Treasury. The underlying dataset reflects actual earnings in the first full calendar year after graduation, e.g. the earnings were from 2017 for 2016 graduates.
This measures something different from other salaries that appear on this site. Those salaries come from schools according to NALP's process, which measures the annual salary of a graduate 10 months after graduation (on March 15) and reports only on long-term, full-time jobs. A graduate who started their job on March 1, 2017 would report their starting salary (for example, $60,000) to NALP. If they held the job for the remainder of the calendar year, they would have earned $50,000 from that job in 2017. But if they made $4,000 from part-time work in January and February, they would report $54,000 of income to the IRS.
Salary Distribution
Helps you peer underneath the average salaries and see how different graduates fare in greater detail. Pay attention to non-responses. The greater the percentage reporting, the more reliable the salary information will be. Keep in mind that salaries differ primarily by geography and employer type. Differences in salaries between schools generally reflect differences in job/geographic placement. Not all schools have access to the same jobs or locations.
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American University
american, washington college of law
Appalachian School of Law
appalachian
Arizona State University
asu, o'connor
Ave Maria School of Law
avemaria
Barry University
barry
Baylor University
baylor
Belmont University
belmont
Boston College
bc
Boston University
bu
Brigham Young University
byu, clark
Brooklyn Law School
brooklyn
CUNY
cuny-queens, city university of new york
California Western School of Law
calwestern
Campbell University
campbell
Capital University
capital
Cardozo-Yeshiva University
cardozo
Case Western Reserve University
casewestern, cwru
Catholic University of America
catholic, columbus
Chapman University
chapman
Charleston School of Law
charleston, csol
Chicago-Kent College of Law
kent, illinois institute of technology
Cleveland-Marshall College of Law
cleveland
Columbia University
columbia, cls
Cornell University
cornell
Creighton University
creighton
DePaul University
depaul
Drake University
drake
Drexel University
drexel
Duke University
duke, dook
Duquesne University
duquesne
Elon Law School
elon
Emory University
emory
Faulkner University
faulkner, jones
Florida A&M University
famu
Florida International University
fiu
Florida State University
fsu
Fordham University
fordham
George Mason University
gmu
George Washington University
gw
Georgetown University
gulc, gtown
Georgia State University
gsu
Golden Gate University
goldengate
Gonzaga University
gonzaga
Harvard University
harvard, hls
Hofstra University
hofstra, deane
Howard University
howard
Indiana University - Bloomington
indiana, IU, mauer
Indiana University - Indianapolis
indiana-indy, IU
Inter American University
interamerican
John Marshall Law School - Atlanta
johnmarshal-atl,jmls
Lewis and Clark College
lewisandclark, northwestern
Liberty University
liberty
Lincoln Memorial University
lincoln, lmu
Louisiana State University
lsu, hebert
Loyola Marymount University
loyola-la
Loyola University Chicago
loyola-chicago
Loyola University New Orleans
loyola-neworleans
Marquette University
marquette
Mercer University
mercer, george
Michigan State University
msu, michstate, detroit college of law, dcl
Mississippi College
mississippicollege
Mitchell Hamline School of Law
mitchell,hamline,william
New England School of Law
newengland
New York Law School
newyork, nyls
New York University
nyu
North Carolina Central University
nccu, nc central
Northeastern University
northeastern
Northern Illinois University
niu
Northern Kentucky University
nku, chase
Northwestern University
northwestern, nu, nw
Nova Southeastern University
nova, broad
Ohio Northern University
onu, pettit
Ohio State University
osu, moritz
Oklahoma City University
ocu
Pace University
pace
Pennsylvania State University - Dickinson Law
pennstate,dickinson,psu
Pennsylvania State University - Penn State Law
pennstate,psu,university park
Pepperdine University
pepperdine
Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico
catholic-pr
Quinnipiac University
quinnipiac
Regent University
regent
Roger Williams University
rogerwilliams, rwu
Rutgers University
rutgers,camden,newark
SUNY Buffalo
buffalo
Samford University
samford, cumberland
Santa Clara University
santaclara, scu
Seattle University
seattle
Seton Hall University
setonhall
South Texas College of Law Houston
southtexas
Southern Illinois University
siu, carbondale
Southern Methodist University
smu, dedman
Southern University Law Center
southern
Southwestern Law School
southwestern
St. John's University
stjohns
St. Louis University
slu
St. Mary's University
stmarys
St. Thomas University - Florida
stu
Stanford University
stanford, sls
Stetson University
stetson
Suffolk University
suffolk
Syracuse University
syracuse
Temple University
temple, beasley
Texas A&M
texasam, texas wesleyan, tamu
Texas Southern University
texassouthern, tsu, marshall
Texas Tech University
texastech, ttu
Touro College
touro, fuchsberg
Tulane University
tulane
University of Akron
akron
University of Alabama
alabama, bama
University of Arizona
arizona, rogers
University of Arkansas - Fayetteville
arkansas-fayetteville
University of Arkansas - Little Rock
arkansas-littlerock, bowen
University of Baltimore
baltimore
University of California - Berkeley
berkeley, ucb, boalt
University of California - Davis
davis, ucd, king
University of California - Hastings
hastings, uch
University of California - Irvine
irvine, uci
University of California - Los Angeles
ucla
University of Chicago
chicago, uchi
University of Cincinnati
cincinnati
University of Colorado
colorado, cu, boulder
University of Connecticut
uconn
University of Dayton
dayton
University of Denver
denver, du, sturm
University of Detroit Mercy
detroit-mercy
University of Florida
florida, uf, levin
University of Georgia
georgia, uga
University of Hawaii
hawaii, richardson, manoa
University of Houston
houston, uhlc, uh
University of Idaho
idaho
University of Illinois
illinois, uofi, urbana-champaign
University of Illinois Chicago School of Law
johnmarshall-chicago,jmls,uic
University of Iowa
iowa
University of Kansas
kansas, ku
University of Kentucky
kentucky, uk
University of Louisville
louisville, brandeis
University of Maine
maine
University of Maryland
maryland, carey
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
umassd
University of Memphis
memphis, humphreys
University of Miami
miami, um, the u
University of Michigan
michigan, umich, um, uofm
University of Minnesota
minnesota, uminn
University of Mississippi
mississippi, ole miss
University of Missouri - Columbia
missouri, mizzou
University of Missouri - Kansas City
missouri-kc, umkc
University of Montana
montana
University of Nebraska
nebraska
University of Nevada - Las Vegas
unlv
University of New Hampshire
nh, franklin pierce
University of New Mexico
newmexico
University of North Carolina
unc, chapel hill
University of North Dakota
northdakota, UND
University of North Texas Dallas College of Law
unt, northtexas, dallas
University of Notre Dame
notredame, nd
University of Oklahoma
oklahoma, ou
University of Oregon
oregon
University of Pennsylvania
penn, upenn
University of Pittsburgh
pitt
University of Puerto Rico
puertorico
University of Richmond
richmond, williams
University of San Diego
sandiego, usd
University of San Francisco
sanfrancisco, usf
University of South Carolina
southcarolina, usc
University of South Dakota
southdakota
University of Southern California
usc, gould
University of St. Thomas - Minneapolis
stthomas
University of Tennessee
tennessee, utk
University of Texas
texas, ut
University of The District of Columbia
udc, clarke
University of Toledo
toledo
University of Tulsa
tulsa
University of Utah
utah, uu, quinney
University of Virginia
uva
University of Washington
washington, uw
University of Wisconsin
wisconsin
University of Wyoming
wyoming
University of the Pacific - McGeorge
pacific, mcgeorge
Vanderbilt University
vanderbilt, vandy
Vermont Law School
vermont
Villanova University
villanova
Wake Forest University
wake, wf
Washburn University
washburn
Washington University in St Louis
washu, wustl
Washington and Lee University
wl
Wayne State University
wayne
West Virginia University
wvu
Western Michigan University - Cooley Law School
cooley, wmu
Western New England University School of Law
westernnewengland
Western State University
westernstate, argosy
Widener University - Delaware
widener, wilmington
Widener University - Pennsylvania
widener, harrisburg
Willamette University
willamette, collins
William and Mary
wm, marshall-wythe
Yale University
yale, yls
Key facts
Total 2018 graduates: 173
42.8% of this school's 2018 graduates were employed and reported a salary.
We know that at least 21.4% of this school's 2018 graduates made $69,000 or more.
Median salary: $60,714
This is the most recent median salary for graduates who borrowed, reported in 2020 about graduates from 2016 and 2017. This average is derived from actual tax returns in the year following graduation and mapped to J.D. programs by the U.S. Department of Education and U.S. Department of the Treasury. Learn more.
Additionally, the majority of law schools voluntarily publish salary information about graduates based upon student/graduate surveys, investigation, and public information. This salary information is on this page.
Salary distribution for 2018 graduates
# of grads
% of class
25th percentile
50th percentile
75th percentile
Mean
Employed - salary reported
74
42.8%
$55,000
$69,000
$80,000
$74,365
Employed - No salary reported
64
37%
Non-employed
35
20.2%
Total graduates
173
100%
Salary distribution by job sector for 2018 graduates
# of grads
% of class
25th percentile
50th percentile
75th percentile
Mean
Private sector - salary reported
55
31.8%
$65,000
$70,000
$95,000
$81,327
Private sector - no salary reported
46
26.6%
Public sector - salary reported
19
11%
$50,000
$55,000
$60,000
$54,209
Public sector - no salary reported
18
10.4%
Unknown sector
0
0%
Non-employed
35
20.2%
Total graduates
173
100%
Additional salary data
Note When a row has no salary data, indicated by a "-" (hyphen), it either means that no graduates reported a salary for the category or that fewer than five graduates reported a salary for the category.