Wednesday, April 29, 2009
2010 U.S. News Employed at Graduation Rankings (v. Overall Rankings)
Continuing my coverage of the 2010 U.S. News Law School Rankings: I turn next to the Placement Success component, which counts 20% in the U.S. News methodology. The chart below compares the Employed at Graduation data (4%) with the school's overall ranking. 64 law schools did not supply U.S. News with this data.
Employed at
Grad. Rank
Employed at
Grad. Score
School
Overall
Rank
1
100.0%
Stanford
3
2
99.6%
NYU
5
3
99.3%
Boston University
20
4
98.8%
Columbia
4
5
97.7%
Duke
10
6
97.6%
Northwestern
10
7
97.5%
UCLA
15
8
97.4%
UC-Berkeley
6
8
97.4%
Michigan
9
10
97.2%
Harvard
2
10
97.2%
Pennsylvania
8
12
97.1%
Emory
20
13
97.0%
Virginia
10
14
96.8%
Cornell
13
14
96.8%
Texas
15
16
96.5%
Chicago
6
16
96.5%
George Mason
41
18
96.4%
Yale
1
19
96.3%
Vanderbilt
17
20
94.7%
Georgetown
14
21
94.1%
Washington U.
19
22
93.3%
USC
18
23
92.7%
U. Washington
30
24
91.8%
Utah
45
25
90.4%
Baltimore
Tier 4
26
90.3%
Alabama
30
27
89.7%
Howard
Tier 3
26
89.6%
Georgia
35
29
88.2%
George Washington
28
29
88.2%
William & Mary
28
31
88.1%
Notre Dame
23
32
87.9%
Fordham
30
33
87.4%
Illinois
23
33
87.4%
Iowa
26
35
87.2%
Indiana-Bloomington
23
36
87.1%
American
45
37
86.8%
Seton Hall
77
38
86.7%
UC-Davis
35
39
86.6%
DePaul
87
40
85.7%
Boston College
26
41
85.5%
Chapman
Tier 3
42
85.4%
Minnesota
20
43
85.2%
Southwestern
Tier 3
44
84.8%
Maryland
43
45
84.3%
Ohio State
35
46
84.1%
Wisconsin
35
47
83.6%
Rutgers-Newark
87
48
83.0%
Toledo
Tier 3
49
82.5%
Tulane
45
50
82.4%
SUNY-Buffalo
85
51
82.3%
Case Western
55
52
81.4%
SMU
49
53
80.4%
BYU
41
53
80.4%
Cardozo
49
55
80.2%
Houston
59
56
79.9%
Florida State
52
57
79.8%
Colorado
45
58
79.7%
Indiana-Indianapolis
87
59
79.4%
Akron
Tier 3
60
78.5%
Wake Forest
40
61
77.3%
Nebraska
Tier 3
62
77.2%
Kentucky
55
62
77.2%
LSU
75
64
76.7%
Miami
71
65
75.8%
Florida
51
66
75.7%
UNLV
75
67
75.5%
Pittsburgh
71
68
75.2%
Washington & Lee
30
68
75.2%
Rutgers-Camden
77
70
75.0%
Arizona
43
71
74.6%
Cincinnati
52
71
74.6%
St. John's
87
73
73.1%
Regent
Tier 4
74
72.1%
Chicago-Kent
77
75
71.5%
Brooklyn
61
76
71.2%
North Carolina
30
77
70.9%
Creighton
Tier 3
78
70.7%
Pepperdine
55
79
70.5%
Cleveland State
Tier 3
80
70.3%
West Virginia
Tier 3
81
70.1%
Catholic
94
82
69.5%
Villanova
61
82
69.5%
Memphis
Tier 3
84
69.2%
Hawaii
Tier 3
85
69.0%
UC-Hastings
39
85
69.0%
Connecticut
52
87
68.9%
Tennessee
59
88
68.6%
Denver
77
89
68.5%
Santa Clara
85
90
67.9%
Seattle
77
91
67.2%
St. Louis
94
92
67.1%
Kansas
65
93
66.7%
Marquette
87
94
66.2%
Franklin Pierce
Tier 3
95
65.9%
Richmond
77
96
65.7%
Vermont
Tier 3
97
63.9%
Oklahoma
71
97
63.9%
South Dakota
Tier 3
99
62.4%
New Mexico
77
100
61.7%
Widener
Tier 4
101
61.2%
Baylor
65
101
61.2%
South Carolina
87
103
60.9%
Temple
65
104
60.5%
Loyola-New Orleans
Tier 3
105
58.0%
Oregon
77
106
57.5%
Mississippi
Tier 3
107
56.7%
Whittier
Tier 4
108
56.3%
Valparaiso
Tier 4
109
56.1%
Mercer
Tier 3
109
56.1%
Samford
Tier 3
111
55.9%
Mississippi College
Tier 4
111
55.9%
Texas Wesleyan
Tier 4
113
54.3%
Louisville
98
114
52.9%
Missouri-Columbia
65
115
50.9%
Tulsa
Tier 4
116
47.2%
Campbell
Tier 4
117
45.4%
William Mitchell
Tier 3
118
45.2%
New England
Tier 4
119
44.2%
Arkansas-Little Rock
Tier 3
120
43.5%
Northern Illinois
Tier 4
N/A
N/A
Arizona State
55
N/A
N/A
Lewis & Clark
61
N/A
N/A
San Diego
61
N/A
N/A
Georgia State
65
N/A
N/A
Penn State
65
N/A
N/A
Loyola-LA
71
N/A
N/A
Loyola-Chicago
87
N/A
N/A
Arkansas-Fayetteville
94
N/A
N/A
Northeastern
94
N/A
N/A
San Francisco
98
N/A
N/A
Gonzaga
100
N/A
N/A
Hofstra
100
N/A
N/A
Maine
100
N/A
N/A
Albany
Tier 3
N/A
N/A
Drake
Tier 3
N/A
N/A
Idaho
Tier 3
N/A
N/A
Michigan State
Tier 3
N/A
N/A
Missouri-KC
Tier 3
N/A
N/A
Montana
Tier 3
N/A
N/A
New York Law
Tier 3
N/A
N/A
North Dakota
Tier 3
N/A
N/A
Ohio Northern
Tier 3
N/A
N/A
Pacific
Tier 3
N/A
N/A
Quinnipiac
Tier 3
N/A
N/A
St. Thomas (MN)
Tier 3
N/A
N/A
Stetson
Tier 3
N/A
N/A
Syracuse
Tier 3
N/A
N/A
Texas Tech
Tier 3
N/A
N/A
Wayne State
Tier 3
N/A
N/A
Wyoming
Tier 3
N/A
N/A
Appalachian
Tier 4
N/A
N/A
Ave Maria
Tier 4
N/A
N/A
Barry
Tier 4
N/A
N/A
California Western
Tier 4
N/A
N/A
Capital
Tier 4
N/A
N/A
CUNY
Tier 4
N/A
N/A
Dayton
Tier 4
N/A
N/A
Detroit Mercy
Tier 4
N/A
N/A
Duquesne
Tier 4
N/A
N/A
Florida Coastal
Tier 4
N/A
N/A
Florida International
Tier 4
N/A
N/A
Golden Gate
Tier 4
N/A
N/A
Hamline
Tier 4
N/A
N/A
John Marshall
Tier 4
N/A
N/A
Northern Kentucky
Tier 4
N/A
N/A
N. Carolina Central
Tier 4
N/A
N/A
Nova
Tier 4
N/A
N/A
Oklahoma City
Tier 4
N/A
N/A
Pace
Tier 4
N/A
N/A
Roger Williams
Tier 4
N/A
N/A
South Texas
Tier 4
N/A
N/A
Southern Illinois
Tier 4
N/A
N/A
Southern
Tier 4
N/A
N/A
St. Mary's
Tier 4
N/A
N/A
St. Thomas (FL)
Tier 4
N/A
N/A
Suffolk
Tier 4
N/A
N/A
Texas Southern
Tier 4
N/A
N/A
Thomas Jefferson
Tier 4
N/A
N/A
Thomas Cooley
Tier 4
N/A
N/A
Touro
Tier 4
N/A
N/A
District of Columbia
Tier 4
N/A
N/A
Washburn
Tier 4
N/A
N/A
W. New England
Tier 4
N/A
N/A
Willamette
Tier 4
Prior 2010 U.S. News Law School Rankings coverage:
https://taxprof.typepad.com/taxprof_blog/2009/04/2010-us-news-employed.html
Comments
These numbers are obviously lies. There is no way Seattle has above a 90% rate. Come on.
Posted by: Zach | Apr 30, 2009 1:27:40 PM
Why are so many schools not providing this data, and how does US News calculate a score for this measure in light of this? Does this provide a higher or lower overall score for the schools not providing the information?
Posted by: JT | Apr 30, 2009 8:25:13 AM
I went to Toledo and there is no way that 83% are employed in my class. I for one have never been contacted and asked about employment. I personally know enough people still looking for law jobs to know that 83% is wrong.
Posted by: Ryan | Apr 30, 2009 6:40:07 AM
I wonder what will happen to Regent's employed at graduation score now that DOJ is no longer a dumping ground for Regent University graduates.
Posted by: Commenter | Apr 29, 2009 1:38:41 PM
These numbers are perhaps the most silly of them all...the ABA does not collect this, so schools take it upon themselves to be particularly creative...I'm willing to bet that this number is questionable for every law school outside the top 3. And, I can't wait to see the nonsense schools produce next year, given what we know about the employment market (or lack there of).
Posted by: Yea Right! | Apr 29, 2009 1:36:57 PM
It amazes me that they actually include these, as some schools actively game these numbers (i.e. by reporting people employed in fast food positions) and others purportedly outright lie about them (Brooklyn).
Posted by: lawyer | Apr 30, 2009 4:04:45 PM