Total 2018 graduates: 100

54% of this school's 2018 graduates were employed and reported a salary.
We know that at least 27% of this school's 2018 graduates made $56,500 or more.

Median salary: $52,226

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	54	54%	$50,000	$56,500	$70,000	$66,760
Employed - No salary reported	37	37%
Non-employed	9	9%
Total graduates	100	100%

Salary distribution by job sector for 2018 graduates

	# of grads	% of class	25th percentile	50th percentile	75th percentile	Mean
Private sector - salary reported	29	29%	$53,000	$70,000	$90,000	$78,241
Private sector - no salary reported	29	29%
Public sector - salary reported	25	25%	$50,000	$53,535	$57,000	$53,441
Public sector - no salary reported	8	8%
Unknown sector	0	0%
Non-employed	9	9%
Total graduates	100	100%

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.

Salaries by job type for 2018 graduates

				Full-time, long-term salaries
	# in category	# Salaries	% of class	25th percentile	50th percentile	75th percentile	Mean
Bar passage required	70	50	50%	$50,000	$57,708	$70,000	$66,967
J.D. advantage	13	-	0%
Professional	8	-	0%
Non-professional	0	-	0%
Employed	91	54	54%	$50,000	$56,500	$70,000	$66,760
Non-employed	9
Total Graduates	100

Salaries by employer type and job type for 2018 graduates

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				Full-time, long-term salaries
	# in category	# Salaries	% of class	25th percentile	50th percentile	75th percentile	Mean
Law firm	42	26	26%	$53,000	$70,000	$90,000	$78,731
Law firm: Bar passage required	41	26	26%	$53,000	$70,000	$90,000	$78,731
Law firm: Other	1	0	0%
Business & industry	16	-	-
Government	22	15	15%	$50,000	$53,287	$60,000	$53,198
Government: Bar passage required	14	13	13%	$50,000	$55,000	$60,000	$53,714
Government: Other	8	2	2%
Public interest	5	7	7%	$50,000	$54,325	$58,416	$54,819
Public interest: Bar passage required	8	7	7%	$50,000	$54,325	$58,416	$54,819
Clerkship	3	-
Federal	0	-
State	3	-
Education	3	-	-
Employed	91	54	54%	$50,000	$56,500	$70,000	$66,760
Non-employed	9
Total graduates	100

Law firm salaries by size for 2018 graduates

				Full-time, long-term salaries
	# in category	# Salaries	% of class	25th percentile	50th percentile	75th percentile	Mean
Law firm size	42	26	26%	$53,000	$70,000	$90,000	$78,731
Solo	5
2-10 attorneys	19	9	9%	$45,000	$48,000	$60,000	$51,667
11-25 attorneys	6	5	5%	$53,000	$70,000	$70,000	$64,800
26-50 attorneys	2	-	0%
51-100 attorneys	3	-	0%
101-250 attorneys	1	-	0%
251-500 attorneys	3	-	0%
501+ attorneys	3	-	0%
Size unknown	0
Employed, non-law firm	49	28	28%
Non-employed	9
Total graduates	100

Salaries by state for 2018 graduates

				Full-time, long-term salaries
	# in category	# salaries	% of class	25th percentile	50th percentile	75th percentile	Mean
Kansas	-	33	33%	$50,000	$54,325	$65,000	$56,986
Outside of Kansas or unknown	-	21	21%	$53,287	$60,000	$120,000	$82,119
Employed	91	54	54%	$50,000	$56,500	$70,000	$66,760
Non-employed	9
Total graduates	100

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