Employment Status
Class of 2020 | Class of 2019 | Class of 2018 | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number | Percentage | Number | Percentage | Number | Percentage | |
Total Graduates | 428 | 431 | 450* | |||
Employment Status Known | 428 | 100.0% | 431 | 100.0% | 450* | 100.0% |
Employed | 415 | 97.0% | 426 | 98.8% | 440* | 97.8% |
Bar Passage Required1 | 406 | 94.9% | 421 | 97.7% | 427* | 97.0% |
J.D. Advantage1 | 9 | 2.1% | 4 | 0.9% | 11 | 2.5% |
Professional1 | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.5% |
Non-Professional1 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Employed-Undeterminable | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Enrolled in Graduate Degree Program FT | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% |
Unemployed-Start Date Deferred | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% |
Unemployed-Not Seeking | 3 | 0.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Unemployed-Seeking | 8 | 1.9% | 3 | 0.7% | 9 | 2.0% |
Employment Status Unknown | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
1 This is a percentage of employed students.
* These numbers have been updated to reflect the number of ABA reported graduates.
Employed Graduates: Further Detail, Class of 2020
Total | Full-Time | Part-Time | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Long-Term | Short-Term | Long-Term | Short-Term | ||
Total Employed Graduates | 415 | 415 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bar Passage Required | 406 | 406 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J.D. Advantage | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Professional Position | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Non-Professional Position | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Undeterminable | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Law School/University Funded Positions
Class of 2020 | Class of 2019 | Class of 2018 | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number | Percentage of Employed | Number | Percentage of Employed | Number | Percentage of Employed | |
Law School/University Funded Positions2 | 6 | 1.4% | 6 | 1.4% | 6 | 1.1% |
2 These fellowships in public interest law and government service are funded at a minimum of $40,000 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 2020 | Class of 2019 | Class of 2018 | |
---|---|---|---|
Law Firm | 83.4% | 82.6% | 81.5% |
Solo | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.2% |
Firm size 2-10 | 0.6% | 0.3% | 0.8% |
Firm size 11-25 | 1.2% | 0.3% | 0.6% |
Firm size 26-50 | 1.2% | 1.7% | 0.6% |
Firm size 51-100 | 0.3% | 0.3% | 1.1% |
Firm size 101-250 | 2.0% | 2.6% | 3.3% |
Firm size 251-500 | 9.8% | 8.8% | 11.5% |
Firm size 500+ | 85.0% | 86.1% | 81.9% |
Firm size unknown | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Business | 1.0% | 0.7% | 2.1% |
Government | 3.4% | 5.4% | 4.6% |
Public Interest | 6.5% | 5.9% | 5.9% |
Judicial Clerkship3 | 5.8% | 5.4% | 5.7% |
Federal | 5.1% | 5.0% | |
State | 0.5% | 0.7% | |
International | 0.2% | 0.0% | |
Academia | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Employer type unknown | 0.0% | 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 2020 | Class of 2019 | Class of 2018 | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number | Percentage | Number | Percentage | Number | Percentage | |
Mid-Atlantic (NJ, NY, PA) |
297 | 71.6% | 307 | 72.1% | 323 | 73.4% |
Pacific (AK, CA, HI, OR, WA) |
42 | 10.1% | 40 | 9.4% | 26 | 5.9% |
South Atlantic (DC, DE, FL, GA, MD, NC, SC, VA, WV) |
38 | 9.2% | 33 | 7.7% | 33 | 7.5% |
New England (CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT) |
13 | 3.1% | 13 | 3.1% | 15 | 3.4% |
East North Central (IL, IN, MI, OH, WI) |
5 | 1.2% | 9 | 2.1% | 3 | 0.7% |
West South Central (AR, LA, OK, TX) |
4 | 1.0% | 8 | 1.9% | 14 | 3.2% |
International | 11 | 2.7% | 12 | 2.8% | 14 | 3.2% |
Mountain (AZ, CO, ID, MT, NM, NV, UT, WY) |
2 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.7% | 4 | 0.9% |
West North Central (IA, KS, MN, MO, ND, NE, SD) |
2 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% |
East South Central (AL, KY, MS, TN) |
1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.7% |
U.S. Territories | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.7% |
Employment Concentration, Public and Private Employers
Class of 2020 | Class of 2019 | Class of 2018 | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Location | Number | Percentage | Number | Percentage | Number | Percentage |
New York | 293 | 70.6% | 307 | 72.1% | 321 | 73.0% |
District of Columbia | 31 | 7.5% | 31 | 7.3% | 26 | 5.9% |
California | 40 | 9.6% | 37 | 8.7% | 25 | 5.7% |
International | 11 | 2.7% | 7 | 14 | 3.2% |
Salaries of Employed Graduates4
All Employed Graduates
Class of 2020 | Class of 2019 | Class of 2018 | |
---|---|---|---|
97% reported | 100% reported | 97.7% reported | |
75th Percentile | $190,000 | $190,000 | $190,000 |
25th Percentile | $190,000 | $190,000 | $190,000 |
Median | $190,000 | $190,000 | $190,000 |
Mean | $168,314 | $166,319 | $165,702 |
Law Firm
Class of 2020 | Class of 2019 | Class of 2018 | |
---|---|---|---|
100% reported | 100% reported | 99.4% reported | |
75th Percentile | $190,000 | $190,000 | $190,000 |
25th Percentile | $190,000 | $190,000 | $190,000 |
Median | $190,000 | $190,000 | $190,000 |
Mean | $187,832 | $187,286 | $179,516 |
Judicial Clerkship
Class of 2020 | Class of 2019 | Class of 2018 | |
---|---|---|---|
100% reported | 100% reported | 100.0% reported | |
75th Percentile | $73,962 | $70,000 | $69,904 |
25th Percentile | $62,000 | $55,000 | $52,000 |
Median | $71,000 | $66,991 | $68,000 |
Mean | $69,128 | $63,788 | $63,943 |
Government
Class of 2020 | Class of 2019 | Class of 2018 | |
---|---|---|---|
100% reported | 100% reported | 100.0% reported | |
75th Percentile | $86,000 | $71,000 | $71,000 |
25th Percentile | $60,000 | $63,000 | $57,500 |
Median | $69,500 | $69,000 | $60,000 |
Mean | $70,227 | $70,868 | $63,274 |
Public Interest
Class of 2020 | Class of 2019 | Class of 2018 | |
---|---|---|---|
100% reported | 92% reported | 92.3% reported | |
75th Percentile | $65,000 | $65,000 | $61,000 |
25th Percentile | $45,000 | $40,000 | $42,500 |
Median | $55,000 | $60,000 | $58,000 |
Mean | $55,145 | $56,324 | $54,542 |
Business
Class of 2020 | Class of 2019 | Class of 2018 | |
---|---|---|---|
0% reported | 0% reported | 66.7% reported | |
75th Percentile | - | - | $168,000 |
25th Percentile | - | - | $120,000 |
Median | - | - | $155,000 |
Mean | - | - | $139,167 |
Academia
Class of 2020 | Class of 2019 | Class of 2018 | |
---|---|---|---|
N/A | N/A | N/A | |
75th Percentile | - | - | - |
25th Percentile | - | - | - |
Median | - | - | - |
Mean | - | - | - |
4 Salaries of graduates employed in full-time, long-term positions.