Employment and Salary Information

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To further assist our prospective students as they consider enrolling in law school, we have published employment and salary information for the classes of 2024, 2023, and 2022. 

Employment Status

 Class of 2024 Class of 2023 Class of 2022 
 NumberPercentageNumberPercentageNumberPercentage
Total Graduates523 427 410 
Employment Status Known52199.6%427100%410100%
Employed51598.5%41797.7%40699%
   Bar Passage Required150195.8%41396.7%39796.8%
   JD Advantage191.7%30.7%71.7%
   Other Professional: Full-time151%10.2%10.2%
   Other Professional: Part-time100.0%00.0%10.2%
Enrolled in Graduate Degree Program FT10.2%00.0%00.0%
Employed-Start Date Deferred0.0%010.2%00.0%
Unemployed-Seeking51%71.6%30.7%
Unemployed-Not Seeking0.0%00.0%0.5%10.2%

1 This is a percentage of employed students divided by total graduates.

Employed Graduates: Further Detail, Class of 2024

 TotalFull-Time Part-Time 
  Long-TermShort-TermLong-TermShort-Term
Total Employed Graduates515513200
     Bar Passage Required501499200
     J.D. Advantage98010
     Professional: Full-time55000
     Professional: Part-time 00000
     Undeterminable00000

Law School/University Funded Positions

 Class of 2024 Class of 2023 Class of 2022 
 NumberPercentage of EmployedNumberPercentage of EmployedNumberPercentage of Employed
Law School/University Funded Positions2101.9%41%71.7%

2 These fellowships in public interest law and government service are funded at a minimum of $50,000 and last a minimum of one year. A J.D. degree is required and fellows are eligible for Columbia Law School's Loan Repayment Assistance Program (LRAP). 

Percentage of Employed Graduates by Employment Type

 Class of 2024Class of 2023Class of 2022
Law Firm76.5%81.3%84.5%
     Firm size 1-100.8%0.0%0.3%
     Firm size 11-250.3%0.6%0.9%
     Firm size 26-500.8%1.2%0.6%
     Firm size 51-1001%0.9%1.5%
     Firm size 101-2501%2.1%2.3%
     Firm size 251-5009.1%13%11.4%
     Firm size 500+ 87.1%82.3%83.1%
Business1%0.7%0.7%
Government5%3.6%4.2%
Public Interest10.7%7.2%5.4%
Judicial Clerkship36.6%6.7%4.9%
     Federal5.6%5.3%4.2%
     State0.8%1.4%0.5%
     International0.2%0.0%0.2%
Education0.2%0.5%0.0%
Employer type unknown0.0%0.0%0.0%

3 The judicial clerkship percentage includes only those graduates who clerked for a judge as a first job after graduation. 

Employment by Geographic Location

 Class of 2024 Class of 2023 Class of 2022 
 NumberPercentageNumberPercentageNumberPercentage
Mid-Atlantic
(NJ, NY, PA)		36671.1%30573.1%30575.1%
Pacific
(AK, CA, HI, OR, WA)		377.2%368.6%256.2%
South Atlantic
(DC, DE, FL, GA, MD, NC, SC, VA, WV)		6312.2%4510.8%327.9%
New England
(CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT)		61.2%102.4%112.7%
East North Central
(IL, IN, MI, OH, WI)		71.4%51.2%61.5%
West South Central
(AR, LA, OK, TX)		132.5%51.2%51.2%
Non-US locations112.1%81.9%92.2%
Mountain
(AZ, CO, ID, MT, NM, NV, UT, WY)		81.6%20.5%61.5%
West North Central
(IA, KS, MN, MO, ND, NE, SD)		00.0%00.0%30.7%
East South Central
(AL, KY, MS, TN)		30.6%00.0%30.7%
U.S. Territories10.2%10.2%10.2%

Employment Concentration, Public and Private Employers

 Class of 2024 Class of 2023 Class of 2022 
LocationNumberPercentageNumberPercentageNumberPercentage
New York36370.5%30071.9%29973.6%
District of Columbia448.5%368.6%276.7%
California336.4%317.4%245.9%
Non-US locations112.1%81.9%92.2%

Salaries of Employed Graduates4

All Employed Graduates

 Class of 2024Class of 2023Class of 2022
 99.4% reported100% reported99.3% reported
75th Percentile$225,000$225,000$215,000
25th Percentile$212,500$225,000$215,000
Median$225,000$225,000$215,000
Mean$189,915$196,198$190,539

Law Firm

 Class of 2024Class of 2023Class of 2022
 99.7% reported100% reported99.7% reported
75th Percentile$225,000$225,000$215,000
25th Percentile$225,000$225,000$215,000
Median$225,000$225,000$215,000
Mean$222,527$223,336$211,411

Judicial Clerkship

 Class of 2024Class of 2023Class of 2022
 97.1% reported100% reported100% reported
75th Percentile$82,633$80,000$75,000
25th Percentile$71,000$73,889$66,000
Median$80,000$78,000$67,382
Mean$76,364$76,604$68,386

Government

 Class of 2024Class of 2023Class of 2022
 100% reported100% reported100% reported
75th Percentile$82,764$75,000$73,500
25th Percentile$70,900$65,000$60,000
Median$78,500$74,553$72,000
Mean$79,103$69,365$69,462

Public Interest

 Class of 2024Class of 2023Class of 2022
 100% reported100% reported100% reported
75th Percentile$84,000$74,000$73,593
25th Percentile$65,000$59,603$60,000
Median$78,524$66,000$68,000
Mean$76,218$65,407$66,193

Business

 Class of 2024Class of 2023Class of 2022
 100% reported100% reported*100% reported*
75th Percentile$350,000--
25th Percentile$70,000--
Median$175,000--
Mean$203,000--

Education

 Class of 2024Class of 2023Class of 2022
 100% reported*100% reported*100% reported*
75th Percentile---
25th Percentile---
Median---
Mean---

4 Salaries of graduates employed in full-time, long-term positions.

*Salary analysis is not available since fewer than 5 salaries were reported.