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 2025, 2024, and 2023. 

Employment Status

 Class of 2025 Class of 2024 Class of 2023 
 NumberPercentageNumberPercentageNumberPercentage
Total Graduates458 523 427 
Employment Status Known458100%52199.6%427100%
Employed44797.6%51598.5%41797.7%
   Bar Passage Required144298.9%50195.8%41396.7%
   JD Advantage130.7%91.7%30.7%
   Other Professional: Full-time110.2%51%10.2%
   Other Professional: Part-time110.2%00.0%00.0%
Enrolled in Graduate Degree Program FT20.4%10.2%00.0%
Employed-Start Date Deferred00.0%0.0%010.2%
Unemployed-Seeking61.3%51%71.6%
Unemployed-Not Seeking30.7%0.0%00.0%0.5%

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

Employed Graduates: Further Detail, Class of 2025

 TotalFull-Time Part-Time 
  Long-TermShort-TermLong-TermShort-Term
Total Employed Graduates447446010
     Bar Passage Required442442000
     J.D. Advantage33000
     Professional: Full-time11000
     Professional: Part-time 10010
     Undeterminable00000

Law School/University Funded Positions

 Class of 2025 Class of 2024 Class of 2023 
 NumberPercentage of EmployedNumberPercentage of EmployedNumberPercentage of Employed
Law School/University Funded Positions281.8%101.9%41%

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 2025Class of 2024Class of 2023
Law Firm83.5%76.5%81.3%
     Firm size 1-101.1%0.8%0.0%
     Firm size 11-250.0%0.3%0.6%
     Firm size 26-501.1%0.8%1.2%
     Firm size 51-1001.6%1%0.9%
     Firm size 101-2501.1%1%2.1%
     Firm size 251-5009.1%9.1%13%
     Firm size 500+ 86.0%87.1%82.3%
Business0.9%1%0.7%
Government2.9%5%3.6%
Public Interest6.9%10.7%7.2%
Judicial Clerkship35.8%6.6%6.7%
     Federal4.3%5.6%5.3%
     State1.3%0.8%1.4%
     International0.2%0.2%0.0%
Education0.0%0.2%0.5%
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 2025 Class of 2024 Class of 2023 
 NumberPercentageNumberPercentageNumberPercentage
Mid-Atlantic
(NJ, NY, PA)		33374.5%36671.1%30573.1%
Pacific
(AK, CA, HI, OR, WA)		357.8%377.2%368.6%
South Atlantic
(DC, DE, FL, GA, MD, NC, SC, VA, WV)		429.4%6312.2%4510.8%
New England
(CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT)		81.8%61.2%102.4%
East North Central
(IL, IN, MI, OH, WI)		61.3%71.4%51.2%
West South Central
(AR, LA, OK, TX)		51.1%132.5%51.2%
Non-US locations71.6%112.1%81.9%
Mountain
(AZ, CO, ID, MT, NM, NV, UT, WY)		71.6%81.6%20.5%
West North Central
(IA, KS, MN, MO, ND, NE, SD)		20.5%00.0%00.0%
East South Central
(AL, KY, MS, TN)		10.2%30.6%00.0%
U.S. Territories10.2%10.2%10.2%

Employment Concentration, Public and Private Employers

 Class of 2025 Class of 2024 Class of 2023 
LocationNumberPercentageNumberPercentageNumberPercentage
New York33073.8%36370.5%30071.9%
District of Columbia368.1%448.5%368.6%
California286.3%336.4%317.4%
Non-US locations71.6%112.1%81.9%

Salaries of Employed Graduates4

All Employed Graduates

 Class of 2025Class of 2024Class of 2023
 99.6% reported99.4% reported100% reported
75th Percentile$225,000$225,000$225,000
25th Percentile$225,000$212,500$225,000
Median$225,000$225,000$225,000
Mean$199,609$189,915$196,198

Law Firm

 Class of 2025Class of 2024Class of 2023
 100% reported99.7% reported100% reported
75th Percentile$225,000$225,000$225,000
25th Percentile$225,000$225,000$225,000
Median$225,000$225,000$225,000
Mean$222,726$222,527$223,336

Judicial Clerkship

 Class of 2025Class of 2024Class of 2023
 100% reported97.1% reported100% reported
75th Percentile$87,000$82,633$80,000
25th Percentile$71,500$71,000$73,889
Median$81,220$80,000$78,000
Mean$80,170$76,364$76,604

Government

 Class of 2025Class of 2024Class of 2023
 100% reported100% reported100% reported
75th Percentile$87,290$82,764$75,000
25th Percentile$55,000$70,900$65,000
Median$83,000$78,500$74,553
Mean$79,045$79,103$69,365

Public Interest

 Class of 2025Class of 2024Class of 2023
 100% reported100% reported100% reported
75th Percentile$83,844$84,000$74,000
25th Percentile$62,500$65,000$59,603
Median$80,000$78,524$66,000
Mean$73,624$76,218$65,407

Business

 Class of 2025Class of 2024Class of 2023
 100% reported*100% reported100% reported*
75th Percentile-$350,000-
25th Percentile-$70,000-
Median-$175,000-
Mean-$203,000-

Education

 Class of 2025Class of 2024Class of 2023
 N/A100% reported*100% reported*
75th PercentileN/A--
25th PercentileN/A--
MedianN/A--
MeanN/A--

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

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