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Law School Rankings by Outcomes (ABA data)
Our own year-by-year ranks of ABA-approved law schools, one measure at a time, computed from the figures schools must disclose under ABA Standard 509. Not the U.S. News ranking.
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Source: each law school's required disclosures under ABA Standard 509, as published by the American Bar Association at abarequireddisclosures.org. Think Clearly Prep is not affiliated with or endorsed by the ABA. The ranks are our own arithmetic on those figures.
At a glance
- Eight measures, each ranked separately in each year: median LSAT, median undergraduate GPA, acceptance rate, two jobs measures, first-time bar passage (raw and against the state average) and two-year ultimate bar passage. No overall score.
- Newest years: the fall 2025 entering class for admissions, the class of 2025 for jobs, 2025 graduates for first-time bar passage and the class of 2023 for ultimate bar passage.
- History: admissions from fall 2011, jobs from the class of 2012, first-time bar passage from 2016 graduates and ultimate bar passage from the class of 2015. The chart opens on 2015-2025.
- Schools with fewer than 25 entrants, graduates or bar takers behind a figure are shown but not ranked. In the class of 2025 jobs table, 194 schools are ranked and 1 is not.
- Ranks stretch small differences: for the class of 2025, the schools ranked 40 and 60 on jobs were 2.1 percentage points apart (90.1% and 88.0%).
Choose a measure
Full-time, long-term bar passage required jobs.Graduates employed full-time, long-term in jobs that require bar passage (bar admission from the class of 2024), not counting jobs funded by the law school or university, as a share of all graduates. Measured about ten months after graduation.
The measure tabs, the school comparison chart and the other years need JavaScript. Without it, this page shows the class of 2025 jobs table below and the top ten on every measure.
All schools: Jobs, class of 2025
194 schools ranked. 1 not ranked (fewer than 25 graduates). Select a column heading to sort.
Each figure links to the school's own ABA report. "Change" counts places moved since the year before, for schools ranked in both years. The 5-year average is the mean of the school's ranks in the 5 years ending with the year shown, counting only years it was ranked, and is shown when it was ranked in at least 3 of them. Source: each law school's required disclosures under ABA Standard 509, as published by the American Bar Association at abarequireddisclosures.org. Think Clearly Prep is not affiliated with or endorsed by the ABA.
Biggest movers: Jobs, class of 2025 vs. 2024
The largest rises and falls in rank since the year before, among schools ranked in both years, worked out from the table above. A big move can come from a small change in the figure, especially in the crowded middle of the table.
Moved up most
- Mississippi Christian University: Up 122 places, from 157 of 194 to 35 of 194 (72.6% to 90.3%).
- University of Louisville: Up 109 places, from 158 of 194 to 49 of 194 (72.2% to 89.1%).
- Liberty University: Up 89 places, from 149 of 194 to 60 of 194 (73.2% to 88.0%).
- University of Arizona: Up 75 places, from 116 of 194 to 41 of 194 (79.2% to 90.0%).
- Ohio Northern University: Up 72 places, from 162 of 194 to 90 of 194 (71.0% to 83.7%).
Moved down most
- University of Montana: Down 96 places, from 23 of 194 to 119 of 194 (91.0% to 80.2%).
- Cleveland State University: Down 74 places, from 87 of 194 to 161 of 194 (82.9% to 72.7%).
- University of South Dakota: Down 72 places, from 61 of 194 to 133 of 194 (86.7% to 78.0%).
- University of New Mexico: Down 72 places, from 82 of 194 to 154 of 194 (83.9% to 74.0%).
- Howard University: Down 66 places, from 104 of 194 to 170 of 194 (81.0% to 71.0%).
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Top ten on each measure, newest year
Ranks 1 to 10 in the newest year of each measure; tied schools share a number, so a list can run longer than ten. Every figure links to the school's ABA report.
JobsClass of 2025, of 194 ranked
- 1.Duke University97.4%, source: Duke University: employment summary, class of 2025 (ABA, PDF)
- 2.Cornell University96.4%, source: Cornell University: employment summary, class of 2025 (ABA, PDF)
- 3.Vanderbilt University95.8%, source: Vanderbilt University: employment summary, class of 2025 (ABA, PDF)
- 4.Baylor University95.5%, source: Baylor University: employment summary, class of 2025 (ABA, PDF)
- 5.Texas A&M University95.2%, source: Texas A&M University: employment summary, class of 2025 (ABA, PDF)
- 6.University of Virginia95.1%, source: University of Virginia: employment summary, class of 2025 (ABA, PDF)
- 7.Columbia University94.8%, source: Columbia University: employment summary, class of 2025 (ABA, PDF)
- 8.Southern Methodist University94.7%, source: Southern Methodist University: employment summary, class of 2025 (ABA, PDF)
- 9.University of Chicago94.4%, source: University of Chicago: employment summary, class of 2025 (ABA, PDF)
- 10.Washington University in St. Louis94.1%, source: Washington University in St. Louis: employment summary, class of 2025 (ABA, PDF)
Jobs incl. J.D. advantageClass of 2025, of 194 ranked
- 1.Texas A&M University99.2%, source: Texas A&M University: employment summary, class of 2025 (ABA, PDF)
- 2.Wake Forest University98.7%, source: Wake Forest University: employment summary, class of 2025 (ABA, PDF)
- 3.Southern Methodist University98.2%, source: Southern Methodist University: employment summary, class of 2025 (ABA, PDF)
- 4.Duke University97.4%, source: Duke University: employment summary, class of 2025 (ABA, PDF)
- 5.University of Alabama96.6%, source: University of Alabama: employment summary, class of 2025 (ABA, PDF)
- 6.Cornell University96.4%, source: Cornell University: employment summary, class of 2025 (ABA, PDF)
- 6.Baylor University96.4%, source: Baylor University: employment summary, class of 2025 (ABA, PDF)
- 6.George Mason University96.4%, source: George Mason University: employment summary, class of 2025 (ABA, PDF)
- 9.George Washington University96.3%, source: George Washington University: employment summary, class of 2025 (ABA, PDF)
- 10.University of Iowa96.2%, source: University of Iowa: employment summary, class of 2025 (ABA, PDF)
First-time bar passage2025 graduates, of 192 ranked
- 1.Stanford University99.4%, source: Stanford University: 2026 bar admission report (ABA, PDF)
- 2.Yale University98.5%, source: Yale University: 2026 bar admission report (ABA, PDF)
- 3.Duke University98.2%, source: Duke University: 2026 bar admission report (ABA, PDF)
- 4.Harvard University97.9%, source: Harvard University: 2026 bar admission report (ABA, PDF)
- 5.Southern Methodist University97.8%, source: Southern Methodist University: 2026 bar admission report (ABA, PDF)
- 6.New York University96.9%, source: New York University: 2026 bar admission report (ABA, PDF)
- 6.Brigham Young University96.9%, source: Brigham Young University: 2026 bar admission report (ABA, PDF)
- 8.University of California-Los Angeles96.7%, source: University of California-Los Angeles: 2026 bar admission report (ABA, PDF)
- 8.University of Chicago96.7%, source: University of Chicago: 2026 bar admission report (ABA, PDF)
- 10.Belmont University96.5%, source: Belmont University: 2026 bar admission report (ABA, PDF)
Bar passage vs. state2025 graduates, of 192 ranked
- 1.University of Puerto Rico+20.7 pts, source: University of Puerto Rico: 2026 bar admission report (ABA, PDF)
- 2.Belmont University+16.6 pts, source: Belmont University: 2026 bar admission report (ABA, PDF)
- 3.Southern Methodist University+15.2 pts, source: Southern Methodist University: 2026 bar admission report (ABA, PDF)
- 4.Stanford University+14.8 pts, source: Stanford University: 2026 bar admission report (ABA, PDF)
- 5.Ohio State University+14.6 pts, source: Ohio State University: 2026 bar admission report (ABA, PDF)
- 6.University of Alabama+14.0 pts, source: University of Alabama: 2026 bar admission report (ABA, PDF)
- 7.Arizona State University+13.7 pts, source: Arizona State University: 2026 bar admission report (ABA, PDF)
- 8.Duke University+13.6 pts, source: Duke University: 2026 bar admission report (ABA, PDF)
- 9.University of California-Los Angeles+13.5 pts, source: University of California-Los Angeles: 2026 bar admission report (ABA, PDF)
- 10.University of Texas at Austin+13.4 pts, source: University of Texas at Austin: 2026 bar admission report (ABA, PDF)
Ultimate bar passageClass of 2023, of 192 ranked
- 1.Stanford University100.0%, source: Stanford University: 2026 bar admission report (ABA, PDF)
- 1.Yale University100.0%, source: Yale University: 2026 bar admission report (ABA, PDF)
- 1.Brigham Young University100.0%, source: Brigham Young University: 2026 bar admission report (ABA, PDF)
- 1.University of Virginia100.0%, source: University of Virginia: 2026 bar admission report (ABA, PDF)
- 5.University of Chicago99.5%, source: University of Chicago: 2026 bar admission report (ABA, PDF)
- 6.University of Michigan99.4%, source: University of Michigan: 2026 bar admission report (ABA, PDF)
- 6.Texas A&M University99.4%, source: Texas A&M University: 2026 bar admission report (ABA, PDF)
- 8.Columbia University99.3%, source: Columbia University: 2026 bar admission report (ABA, PDF)
- 9.University of Alabama99.2%, source: University of Alabama: 2026 bar admission report (ABA, PDF)
- 9.Duke University99.2%, source: Duke University: 2026 bar admission report (ABA, PDF)
Median LSATFall 2025 entering class, of 196 ranked
- 1.Washington University in St. Louis175, source: Washington University in St. Louis: 2025 Standard 509 report (ABA, PDF)
- 2.Yale University174, source: Yale University: 2025 Standard 509 report (ABA, PDF)
- 2.University of Chicago174, source: University of Chicago: 2025 Standard 509 report (ABA, PDF)
- 2.Harvard University174, source: Harvard University: 2025 Standard 509 report (ABA, PDF)
- 5.Stanford University173, source: Stanford University: 2025 Standard 509 report (ABA, PDF)
- 5.Northwestern University173, source: Northwestern University: 2025 Standard 509 report (ABA, PDF)
- 5.Cornell University173, source: Cornell University: 2025 Standard 509 report (ABA, PDF)
- 5.Columbia University173, source: Columbia University: 2025 Standard 509 report (ABA, PDF)
- 5.University of Pennsylvania173, source: University of Pennsylvania: 2025 Standard 509 report (ABA, PDF)
- 5.University of Virginia173, source: University of Virginia: 2025 Standard 509 report (ABA, PDF)
Median GPAFall 2025 entering class, of 196 ranked
- 1.Texas A&M University4.00, source: Texas A&M University: 2025 Standard 509 report (ABA, PDF)
- 2.University of Virginia3.99, source: University of Virginia: 2025 Standard 509 report (ABA, PDF)
- 3.University of Alabama3.97, source: University of Alabama: 2025 Standard 509 report (ABA, PDF)
- 3.University of Chicago3.97, source: University of Chicago: 2025 Standard 509 report (ABA, PDF)
- 5.Stanford University3.96, source: Stanford University: 2025 Standard 509 report (ABA, PDF)
- 5.Yale University3.96, source: Yale University: 2025 Standard 509 report (ABA, PDF)
- 5.Northwestern University3.96, source: Northwestern University: 2025 Standard 509 report (ABA, PDF)
- 5.Harvard University3.96, source: Harvard University: 2025 Standard 509 report (ABA, PDF)
- 5.Washington University in St. Louis3.96, source: Washington University in St. Louis: 2025 Standard 509 report (ABA, PDF)
- 10.University of California-Los Angeles3.95, source: University of California-Los Angeles: 2025 Standard 509 report (ABA, PDF)
- 10.University of Pennsylvania3.95, source: University of Pennsylvania: 2025 Standard 509 report (ABA, PDF)
- 10.Brigham Young University3.95, source: Brigham Young University: 2025 Standard 509 report (ABA, PDF)
Acceptance rateFall 2025 entering class, of 196 ranked
- 1.Yale University4.1%, source: Yale University: 2025 Standard 509 report (ABA, PDF)
- 2.Stanford University6.1%, source: Stanford University: 2025 Standard 509 report (ABA, PDF)
- 3.University of Pennsylvania8.1%, source: University of Pennsylvania: 2025 Standard 509 report (ABA, PDF)
- 4.Boston College8.5%, source: Boston College: 2025 Standard 509 report (ABA, PDF)
- 5.University of Michigan8.6%, source: University of Michigan: 2025 Standard 509 report (ABA, PDF)
- 6.Harvard University9.2%, source: Harvard University: 2025 Standard 509 report (ABA, PDF)
- 7.University of Chicago9.7%, source: University of Chicago: 2025 Standard 509 report (ABA, PDF)
- 8.University of Virginia10.2%, source: University of Virginia: 2025 Standard 509 report (ABA, PDF)
- 9.University of Southern California11.2%, source: University of Southern California: 2025 Standard 509 report (ABA, PDF)
- 9.University of North Carolina11.2%, source: University of North Carolina: 2025 Standard 509 report (ABA, PDF)
How the ranks work
- The figures are the ones each law school reported to the American Bar Association and the ABA publishes: entering-class admissions in the Standard 509 report, employment about ten months after graduation in the Employment Summary, and bar results in the Bar Passage (now Bar Admission) report.
- Each measure is ranked on its own, within one year, across every school that reported it that year. A school ranked 12 of 194 had the 12th best figure among 194 ranked schools. We never combine measures into one score.
- Ties share a rank and the next rank is skipped (1, 2, 2, 4). Figures are compared at the precision shown: whole LSAT points, GPA to two decimals, rates to a tenth of a percentage point.
- A school whose group behind a figure has fewer than 25 people (entrants, graduates or bar takers), or did not report the group's size, is shown in grey as "Not ranked" and left out of the count. One or two people can swing a small school's figure.
- The jobs measures leave out jobs funded by the law school or university. The ABA reported those inside the job categories for some classes and in a separate row for others, so we subtract them where needed; for the class of 2011 they cannot be separated, so the jobs measures start with the class of 2012.
- Closed and merged schools appear in the years they reported. Re-coded schools (Cooley, Atlanta's John Marshall) keep one history, and their older figures link to the reports filed under their old ABA code.
- The chart marks the years when the ABA changed what a figure counts or how it is reported. Compare years across a marker with care.
The eight measures
- Full-time, long-term bar passage required jobs
Graduates employed full-time, long-term in jobs that require bar passage (bar admission from the class of 2024), not counting jobs funded by the law school or university, as a share of all graduates. Measured about ten months after graduation.
Years: Class of 2012 to class of 2025. Ranked first: the highest figure. Group: graduates.
- For the class of 2011 the ABA gives school-funded positions as one total across all job types, so funded bar passage required jobs cannot be separated out. ABA employment compilation, class of 2011
- Employment status is measured about ten months after graduation (March 15, or the next Monday) from the class of 2014; for the classes of 2011 to 2013 it was measured about nine months after graduation. NALP handout on employment reporting (PDF)
- For the classes of 2015 to 2024 the ABA counted jobs funded by the law school or university in their own employment status row, so the bar passage required and J.D. advantage rows leave them out. For the classes of 2012 to 2014 and 2025 those rows include them, and a separate table says how many were school-funded. ABA employment compilation, class of 2015
- From the class of 2024 the ABA calls the category "Bar Admission Required/Anticipated" instead of "Bar Passage Required". It covers jobs that require bar admission or a license to practice, including jobs the employer expects to convert to an attorney role. ABA employment questionnaire instructions
- Full-time, long-term bar passage required or J.D. advantage jobs
As above, adding full-time, long-term J.D. advantage jobs (jobs where the degree is an advantage), again not counting school-funded positions, as a share of all graduates. J.D. advantage jobs are ones where the degree helps but bar admission is not required, so this measure is broader than the jobs measure.
Years: Class of 2012 to class of 2025. Ranked first: the highest figure. Group: graduates.
- For the class of 2011 the ABA gives school-funded positions as one total across all job types, so funded bar passage required jobs cannot be separated out. ABA employment compilation, class of 2011
- Employment status is measured about ten months after graduation (March 15, or the next Monday) from the class of 2014; for the classes of 2011 to 2013 it was measured about nine months after graduation. NALP handout on employment reporting (PDF)
- For the classes of 2015 to 2024 the ABA counted jobs funded by the law school or university in their own employment status row, so the bar passage required and J.D. advantage rows leave them out. For the classes of 2012 to 2014 and 2025 those rows include them, and a separate table says how many were school-funded. ABA employment compilation, class of 2015
- From the class of 2024 the ABA calls the category "Bar Admission Required/Anticipated" instead of "Bar Passage Required". It covers jobs that require bar admission or a license to practice, including jobs the employer expects to convert to an attorney role. ABA employment questionnaire instructions
- First-time bar pass rate
The share of first-time takers who passed, across every jurisdiction where the school's graduates sat, as the ABA reports it.
Years: 2016 graduates to 2025 graduates. Ranked first: the highest figure. Group: first-time takers.
- Bar results start with the ABA's separate bar passage reports, first published in 2018 for the graduates of 2016 and 2017. The older bar section of the 509 report (2011-2016) counted exam results by calendar year and is not comparable, so it is left out. ABA Standard 509 questionnaire instructions
- First-time takers for a year are that year's graduates who took a bar exam plus earlier graduates taking their first bar exam. The state average is the pass rate of graduates of all ABA-approved schools in the same jurisdictions, weighted by where the school's graduates sat. ABA bar compilation, 2026 report
- First-time takers and passers are added up from the school's rows for each jurisdiction, the figures the ABA's pass rate is computed from. For about 30 school-years the summary line's totals differ slightly from those rows (most in the 2022 graduating class). ABA bar compilation, 2023 report
- From the 2025 report (graduates of 2024) the ABA calls these Bar Admission reports instead of Bar Passage reports, and stopped counting graduates on alternative licensing pathways in two categories at once. The ABA says the change does not affect the pass rates. An ABA bar report, 2026
- First-time pass rate vs. state average
The school's first-time pass rate minus the weighted average pass rate of graduates of all ABA-approved schools in the same jurisdictions, in percentage points. This compares each school with graduates of all ABA-approved schools who sat in the same places, so a school is not helped or hurt by where its graduates take the exam.
Years: 2016 graduates to 2025 graduates. Ranked first: the highest figure. Group: first-time takers.
- Bar results start with the ABA's separate bar passage reports, first published in 2018 for the graduates of 2016 and 2017. The older bar section of the 509 report (2011-2016) counted exam results by calendar year and is not comparable, so it is left out. ABA Standard 509 questionnaire instructions
- First-time takers for a year are that year's graduates who took a bar exam plus earlier graduates taking their first bar exam. The state average is the pass rate of graduates of all ABA-approved schools in the same jurisdictions, weighted by where the school's graduates sat. ABA bar compilation, 2026 report
- First-time takers and passers are added up from the school's rows for each jurisdiction, the figures the ABA's pass rate is computed from. For about 30 school-years the summary line's totals differ slightly from those rows (most in the 2022 graduating class). ABA bar compilation, 2023 report
- From the 2025 report (graduates of 2024) the ABA calls these Bar Admission reports instead of Bar Passage reports, and stopped counting graduates on alternative licensing pathways in two categories at once. The ABA says the change does not affect the pass rates. An ABA bar report, 2026
- Two-year ultimate bar pass rate
The share of graduates who sat for a bar exam and passed one within two years of graduation, as the ABA reports it.
Years: Class of 2015 to class of 2023. Ranked first: the highest figure. Group: bar takers.
- The ultimate rate is the share of a class's graduates who sat for a bar exam and passed one within two years of graduation. Graduates licensed through diploma privilege or other alternative pathways are not counted as takers. ABA bar compilation, 2026 report
- Median LSAT
The 50th percentile LSAT score of the entering class (entrants admitted with an LSAT score).
Years: Fall 2011 entering class to fall 2025 entering class. Ranked first: the highest figure. Group: entrants.
- Through 2016 the 509 report counted applicants and entrants for the calendar year. From 2017 it covers an admission year that ends in early October (for 2025, October 6, 2024 to October 5, 2025). ABA Standard 509 questionnaire instructions
- From 2020 schools also report GRE scores, and from 2024 JD-Next scores. The median LSAT covers only entrants admitted with an LSAT score; the median UGPA covers the whole class. ABA Standard 509 questionnaire instructions
- Median undergraduate GPA
The 50th percentile undergraduate GPA of the entering class.
Years: Fall 2011 entering class to fall 2025 entering class. Ranked first: the highest figure. Group: entrants.
- Through 2016 the 509 report counted applicants and entrants for the calendar year. From 2017 it covers an admission year that ends in early October (for 2025, October 6, 2024 to October 5, 2025). ABA Standard 509 questionnaire instructions
- Acceptance rate
Offers of admission divided by completed applications. Lower ranks first. Acceptance rate is a measure of selectivity, not of quality: a lower rate means the school admitted a smaller share of its applicants.
Years: Fall 2011 entering class to fall 2025 entering class. Ranked first: the lowest figure. Group: entrants.
- Through 2016 the 509 report counted applicants and entrants for the calendar year. From 2017 it covers an admission year that ends in early October (for 2025, October 6, 2024 to October 5, 2025). ABA Standard 509 questionnaire instructions
Why these are not the U.S. News rankings
Publishers such as U.S. News & World Report rank law schools with their own formulas, which combine many measures with weights they choose. Those rankings belong to their publishers, and this page does not show, use or predict them. Our ranks use only the published facts that schools must disclose, one measure at a time, so you can see the figure behind every rank and check it in the school's own report.
What these ranks cannot tell you
- The schools report these figures themselves. The ABA publishes them but notes that it does not take responsibility for errors; check anything important in the school's own report.
- Ranks exaggerate small gaps, and small schools move a lot from year to year. A change of a few places often means a change of a fraction of a percentage point.
- Median LSAT scores cover only entrants admitted with an LSAT score; schools also report GRE scores from 2020 and JD-Next scores from 2024.
- Bar results before the class of 2016 are left out: the older reports counted exams by calendar year and do not compare with the newer ones.
- Nothing here measures cost, debt, salaries, clerkships, teaching, location or fit, and nothing here predicts your chance of admission.
These are Think Clearly Prep's own calculations from numbers law schools report to the American Bar Association. Think Clearly Prep is not affiliated with or endorsed by the ABA, LSAC, U.S. News & World Report or any other publisher of law school rankings.
Questions
Are these the U.S. News law school rankings?
No. These are Think Clearly Prep's own ranks, computed one measure at a time from figures that law schools must disclose to the American Bar Association. We do not show, use or predict the rankings of U.S. News & World Report or any other publisher.
Where do the numbers come from?
From each law school's required disclosures under ABA Standard 509: the Standard 509 Information Report (admissions), the Employment Summary Report and the Bar Passage Report (called the Bar Admission Report from 2025). The American Bar Association publishes them at abarequireddisclosures.org. We downloaded the ABA's compilations on October 26, 2026, and every value on this page links to the school's own report.
How are the schools ranked?
Each measure is ranked on its own, within one year, across every school that reported it that year. Tied schools share a rank and the next rank is skipped (1, 2, 2, 4). Schools with fewer than 25 people in the group behind a figure (entrants, graduates or bar takers) are shown but not ranked. There is no overall score.
What counts as a job here?
Full-time, long-term jobs that require bar passage (called bar admission required from the class of 2024), not counting jobs funded by the law school or university, divided by all graduates of the class. Status is measured about ten months after graduation (about nine months before the class of 2014). A second measure adds full-time, long-term J.D. advantage jobs.
What is the first-time bar passage rate?
The share of a school's first-time bar takers who passed, across every jurisdiction where they sat, as the ABA reports it. A year means the calendar year of graduation; it includes earlier graduates taking their first exam that year. The "vs. state" measure subtracts the average pass rate of graduates of all ABA-approved schools in the same jurisdictions, weighted by where the school's graduates sat.
Why is a lower acceptance rate ranked first?
Because the measure is selectivity: the school admitted a smaller share of its applicants. It says nothing about the quality of teaching or outcomes.
Why do some schools show "Not ranked"?
The school's group behind the figure was smaller than 25, or its size was not reported, so one or two people could swing its number. For example, Jacksonville University reported 13 first-time bar takers among its 2025 graduates. Graduates admitted to the bar without an exam, such as through diploma privilege, are not counted as takers. A school with no figure for a measure shows "Not reported".
Are closed or merged schools included?
Yes, in the years they reported. Schools that merged or split (such as Mitchell Hamline, Rutgers and Penn State) keep their own history, and the search notes what happened to them.
How often is the data updated?
Schools must publish their Standard 509 report by December 15 each year, so admissions figures for the fall 2026 class are due in December 2026. Employment and bar figures follow in the spring. The figures on this page were downloaded on October 26, 2026.
Does this tool send what I type anywhere?
No. The ranks are worked out in your browser from one data file loaded from this site. School names you search for, the measures you pick and the schools you compare are not sent to us or stored.
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Sources
The ABA compilations below were downloaded on . We keep only the figures the ranks use, in our own format, and link to the ABA's files instead of copying them.
- American Bar Association, ABA Required Disclosures: each school's Standard 509, Employment Summary and Bar Passage reports, and the all-schools compilations.https://www.abarequireddisclosures.org/
- American Bar Association, Managing Director's Guidance Memo on Standard 509 (revised April 2024): what schools must disclose, and that the Standard 509 report must be posted by December 15.https://www.americanbar.org/content/dam/aba/administrative/legal_education_and_admissions_to_the_bar/guidance-memos/24-april-guidance-memo-standard-509.pdf
- American Bar Association, Standard 509 admissions compilations (entering classes 2011-2025).
All 15 files
- 509 2011: GPA and LSAT Scores (calendar year): https://backend.abarequireddisclosures.org/api/AnnualQuestionnaire/GetAllCompilationData?year=2011&scetionName=GPA+and+LSAT+Scores+%28calendar+year%29
- 509 2012: GPA and LSAT Scores (calendar year): https://backend.abarequireddisclosures.org/api/AnnualQuestionnaire/GetAllCompilationData?year=2012&scetionName=GPA+and+LSAT+Scores+%28calendar+year%29
- 509 2013: GPA and LSAT Scores (calendar year): https://backend.abarequireddisclosures.org/api/AnnualQuestionnaire/GetAllCompilationData?year=2013&scetionName=GPA+and+LSAT+Scores+%28calendar+year%29
- 509 2014: GPA and LSAT Scores (calendar year): https://backend.abarequireddisclosures.org/api/AnnualQuestionnaire/GetAllCompilationData?year=2014&scetionName=GPA+and+LSAT+Scores+%28calendar+year%29
- 509 2015: GPA and LSAT Scores (calendar year): https://backend.abarequireddisclosures.org/api/AnnualQuestionnaire/GetAllCompilationData?year=2015&scetionName=GPA+and+LSAT+Scores+%28calendar+year%29
- 509 2016: GPA and LSAT Scores (calendar year): https://backend.abarequireddisclosures.org/api/AnnualQuestionnaire/GetAllCompilationData?year=2016&scetionName=GPA+and+LSAT+Scores+%28calendar+year%29
- 509 2017: First Year Class: https://backend.abarequireddisclosures.org/api/AnnualQuestionnaire/GetAllCompilationData?year=2017&scetionName=First+Year+Class
- 509 2018: First Year Class: https://backend.abarequireddisclosures.org/api/AnnualQuestionnaire/GetAllCompilationData?year=2018&scetionName=First+Year+Class
- 509 2019: First Year Class: https://backend.abarequireddisclosures.org/api/AnnualQuestionnaire/GetAllCompilationData?year=2019&scetionName=First+Year+Class
- 509 2020: First Year Class: https://backend.abarequireddisclosures.org/api/AnnualQuestionnaire/GetAllCompilationData?year=2020&scetionName=First+Year+Class
- 509 2021: First Year Class: https://backend.abarequireddisclosures.org/api/AnnualQuestionnaire/GetAllCompilationData?year=2021&scetionName=First+Year+Class
- 509 2022: First Year Class: https://backend.abarequireddisclosures.org/api/AnnualQuestionnaire/GetAllCompilationData?year=2022&scetionName=First+Year+Class
- 509 2023: First Year Class: https://backend.abarequireddisclosures.org/api/AnnualQuestionnaire/GetAllCompilationData?year=2023&scetionName=First+Year+Class
- 509 2024: First Year Class: https://backend.abarequireddisclosures.org/api/AnnualQuestionnaire/GetAllCompilationData?year=2024&scetionName=First+Year+Class
- 509 2025: First Year Class: https://backend.abarequireddisclosures.org/api/AnnualQuestionnaire/GetAllCompilationData?year=2025&scetionName=First+Year+Class
- American Bar Association, Employment Summary compilations (classes of 2011-2025).
All 15 files
- Employment summary, class of 2011: https://backend.abarequireddisclosures.org/api/EmploymentOutcomes/GenerateEQCompilationReport?year=2011
- Employment summary, class of 2012: https://backend.abarequireddisclosures.org/api/EmploymentOutcomes/GenerateEQCompilationReport?year=2012
- Employment summary, class of 2013: https://backend.abarequireddisclosures.org/api/EmploymentOutcomes/GenerateEQCompilationReport?year=2013
- Employment summary, class of 2014: https://backend.abarequireddisclosures.org/api/EmploymentOutcomes/GenerateEQCompilationReport?year=2014
- Employment summary, class of 2015: https://backend.abarequireddisclosures.org/api/EmploymentOutcomes/GenerateEQCompilationReport?year=2015
- Employment summary, class of 2016: https://backend.abarequireddisclosures.org/api/EmploymentOutcomes/GenerateEQCompilationReport?year=2016
- Employment summary, class of 2017: https://backend.abarequireddisclosures.org/api/EmploymentOutcomes/GenerateEQCompilationReport?year=2017
- Employment summary, class of 2018: https://backend.abarequireddisclosures.org/api/EmploymentOutcomes/GenerateEQCompilationReport?year=2018
- Employment summary, class of 2019: https://backend.abarequireddisclosures.org/api/EmploymentOutcomes/GenerateEQCompilationReport?year=2019
- Employment summary, class of 2020: https://backend.abarequireddisclosures.org/api/EmploymentOutcomes/GenerateEQCompilationReport?year=2020
- Employment summary, class of 2021: https://backend.abarequireddisclosures.org/api/EmploymentOutcomes/GenerateEQCompilationReport?year=2021
- Employment summary, class of 2022: https://backend.abarequireddisclosures.org/api/EmploymentOutcomes/GenerateEQCompilationReport?year=2022
- Employment summary, class of 2023: https://backend.abarequireddisclosures.org/api/EmploymentOutcomes/GenerateEQCompilationReport?year=2023
- Employment summary, class of 2024: https://backend.abarequireddisclosures.org/api/EmploymentOutcomes/GenerateEQCompilationReport?year=2024
- Employment summary, class of 2025: https://backend.abarequireddisclosures.org/api/EmploymentOutcomes/GenerateEQCompilationReport?year=2025
- American Bar Association, First-time bar passage (bar admission from 2025) compilations, reports 2018-2026.
All 9 files
- First-Time Bar Passage report 2018: https://backend.abarequireddisclosures.org/api/BarPassageOutcomes/GenerateBarPassageCompilationReport?year=2018§ionName=First+Time+Bar+Passage
- First-Time Bar Passage report 2019: https://backend.abarequireddisclosures.org/api/BarPassageOutcomes/GenerateBarPassageCompilationReport?year=2019§ionName=First+Time+Bar+Passage
- First-Time Bar Passage report 2020: https://backend.abarequireddisclosures.org/api/BarPassageOutcomes/GenerateBarPassageCompilationReport?year=2020§ionName=First+Time+Bar+Passage
- First-Time Bar Passage report 2021: https://backend.abarequireddisclosures.org/api/BarPassageOutcomes/GenerateBarPassageCompilationReport?year=2021§ionName=First+Time+Bar+Passage
- First-Time Bar Passage report 2022: https://backend.abarequireddisclosures.org/api/BarPassageOutcomes/GenerateBarPassageCompilationReport?year=2022§ionName=First+Time+Bar+Passage
- First-Time Bar Passage report 2023: https://backend.abarequireddisclosures.org/api/BarPassageOutcomes/GenerateBarPassageCompilationReport?year=2023§ionName=First+Time+Bar+Passage
- First-Time Bar Passage report 2024: https://backend.abarequireddisclosures.org/api/BarPassageOutcomes/GenerateBarPassageCompilationReport?year=2024§ionName=First+Time+Bar+Passage
- First-Time Bar Admission report 2025: https://backend.abarequireddisclosures.org/api/BarPassageOutcomes/GenerateBarPassageCompilationReport?year=2025§ionName=First+Time+Bar+Admission
- First-Time Bar Admission report 2026: https://backend.abarequireddisclosures.org/api/BarPassageOutcomes/GenerateBarPassageCompilationReport?year=2026§ionName=First+Time+Bar+Admission
- American Bar Association, Two-year ultimate bar passage compilations, reports 2018-2026.
All 9 files
- Two-Year Ultimate Bar Passage report 2018: https://backend.abarequireddisclosures.org/api/BarPassageOutcomes/GenerateBarPassageCompilationReport?year=2018§ionName=Two-Year+Ultimate+Bar+Passage
- Two-Year Ultimate Bar Passage report 2019: https://backend.abarequireddisclosures.org/api/BarPassageOutcomes/GenerateBarPassageCompilationReport?year=2019§ionName=Two-Year+Ultimate+Bar+Passage
- Two-Year Ultimate Bar Passage report 2020: https://backend.abarequireddisclosures.org/api/BarPassageOutcomes/GenerateBarPassageCompilationReport?year=2020§ionName=Two-Year+Ultimate+Bar+Passage
- Two-Year Ultimate Bar Passage report 2021: https://backend.abarequireddisclosures.org/api/BarPassageOutcomes/GenerateBarPassageCompilationReport?year=2021§ionName=Two-Year+Ultimate+Bar+Passage
- Two-Year Ultimate Bar Passage report 2022: https://backend.abarequireddisclosures.org/api/BarPassageOutcomes/GenerateBarPassageCompilationReport?year=2022§ionName=Two-Year+Ultimate+Bar+Passage
- Two-Year Ultimate Bar Passage report 2023: https://backend.abarequireddisclosures.org/api/BarPassageOutcomes/GenerateBarPassageCompilationReport?year=2023§ionName=Two-Year+Ultimate+Bar+Passage
- Two-Year Ultimate Bar Passage report 2024: https://backend.abarequireddisclosures.org/api/BarPassageOutcomes/GenerateBarPassageCompilationReport?year=2024§ionName=Two-Year+Ultimate+Bar+Passage
- Two-Year Ultimate Bar Admission report 2025: https://backend.abarequireddisclosures.org/api/BarPassageOutcomes/GenerateBarPassageCompilationReport?year=2025§ionName=Two-Year+Ultimate+Bar+Admission
- Two-Year Ultimate Bar Admission report 2026: https://backend.abarequireddisclosures.org/api/BarPassageOutcomes/GenerateBarPassageCompilationReport?year=2026§ionName=Two-Year+Ultimate+Bar+Admission
- American Bar Association, The ABA's school code lists (to match names to codes across years).
All 39 files
- 509 school list 2011: https://backend.abarequireddisclosures.org/api/Master/GetUniversityListByYear?schoolYear=2011
- 509 school list 2012: https://backend.abarequireddisclosures.org/api/Master/GetUniversityListByYear?schoolYear=2012
- 509 school list 2013: https://backend.abarequireddisclosures.org/api/Master/GetUniversityListByYear?schoolYear=2013
- 509 school list 2014: https://backend.abarequireddisclosures.org/api/Master/GetUniversityListByYear?schoolYear=2014
- 509 school list 2015: https://backend.abarequireddisclosures.org/api/Master/GetUniversityListByYear?schoolYear=2015
- 509 school list 2016: https://backend.abarequireddisclosures.org/api/Master/GetUniversityListByYear?schoolYear=2016
- 509 school list 2017: https://backend.abarequireddisclosures.org/api/Master/GetUniversityListByYear?schoolYear=2017
- 509 school list 2018: https://backend.abarequireddisclosures.org/api/Master/GetUniversityListByYear?schoolYear=2018
- 509 school list 2019: https://backend.abarequireddisclosures.org/api/Master/GetUniversityListByYear?schoolYear=2019
- 509 school list 2020: https://backend.abarequireddisclosures.org/api/Master/GetUniversityListByYear?schoolYear=2020
- 509 school list 2021: https://backend.abarequireddisclosures.org/api/Master/GetUniversityListByYear?schoolYear=2021
- 509 school list 2022: https://backend.abarequireddisclosures.org/api/Master/GetUniversityListByYear?schoolYear=2022
- 509 school list 2023: https://backend.abarequireddisclosures.org/api/Master/GetUniversityListByYear?schoolYear=2023
- 509 school list 2024: https://backend.abarequireddisclosures.org/api/Master/GetUniversityListByYear?schoolYear=2024
- 509 school list 2025: https://backend.abarequireddisclosures.org/api/Master/GetUniversityListByYear?schoolYear=2025
- bar school list 2018: https://backend.abarequireddisclosures.org/api/Master/GetBAQUniversityListByYear?schoolYear=2018
- bar school list 2019: https://backend.abarequireddisclosures.org/api/Master/GetBAQUniversityListByYear?schoolYear=2019
- bar school list 2020: https://backend.abarequireddisclosures.org/api/Master/GetBAQUniversityListByYear?schoolYear=2020
- bar school list 2021: https://backend.abarequireddisclosures.org/api/Master/GetBAQUniversityListByYear?schoolYear=2021
- bar school list 2022: https://backend.abarequireddisclosures.org/api/Master/GetBAQUniversityListByYear?schoolYear=2022
- bar school list 2023: https://backend.abarequireddisclosures.org/api/Master/GetBAQUniversityListByYear?schoolYear=2023
- bar school list 2024: https://backend.abarequireddisclosures.org/api/Master/GetBAQUniversityListByYear?schoolYear=2024
- bar school list 2025: https://backend.abarequireddisclosures.org/api/Master/GetBAQUniversityListByYear?schoolYear=2025
- bar school list 2026: https://backend.abarequireddisclosures.org/api/Master/GetBAQUniversityListByYear?schoolYear=2026
- employment school list 2011: https://backend.abarequireddisclosures.org/api/Master/GetEQUniversityListByYear?schoolYear=2011
- employment school list 2012: https://backend.abarequireddisclosures.org/api/Master/GetEQUniversityListByYear?schoolYear=2012
- employment school list 2013: https://backend.abarequireddisclosures.org/api/Master/GetEQUniversityListByYear?schoolYear=2013
- employment school list 2014: https://backend.abarequireddisclosures.org/api/Master/GetEQUniversityListByYear?schoolYear=2014
- employment school list 2015: https://backend.abarequireddisclosures.org/api/Master/GetEQUniversityListByYear?schoolYear=2015
- employment school list 2016: https://backend.abarequireddisclosures.org/api/Master/GetEQUniversityListByYear?schoolYear=2016
- employment school list 2017: https://backend.abarequireddisclosures.org/api/Master/GetEQUniversityListByYear?schoolYear=2017
- employment school list 2018: https://backend.abarequireddisclosures.org/api/Master/GetEQUniversityListByYear?schoolYear=2018
- employment school list 2019: https://backend.abarequireddisclosures.org/api/Master/GetEQUniversityListByYear?schoolYear=2019
- employment school list 2020: https://backend.abarequireddisclosures.org/api/Master/GetEQUniversityListByYear?schoolYear=2020
- employment school list 2021: https://backend.abarequireddisclosures.org/api/Master/GetEQUniversityListByYear?schoolYear=2021
- employment school list 2022: https://backend.abarequireddisclosures.org/api/Master/GetEQUniversityListByYear?schoolYear=2022
- employment school list 2023: https://backend.abarequireddisclosures.org/api/Master/GetEQUniversityListByYear?schoolYear=2023
- employment school list 2024: https://backend.abarequireddisclosures.org/api/Master/GetEQUniversityListByYear?schoolYear=2024
- employment school list 2025: https://backend.abarequireddisclosures.org/api/Master/GetEQUniversityListByYear?schoolYear=2025
- American Bar Association, ABA Standard 509 questionnaire instructions: cited in the notes on the measures above.https://backend.abarequireddisclosures.org/api/AnnualQuestionnaire/DownloadAQInstructions
- American Bar Association, ABA employment compilation, class of 2011: cited in the notes on the measures above.https://backend.abarequireddisclosures.org/api/EmploymentOutcomes/GenerateEQCompilationReport?year=2011
- NALP, NALP handout on employment reporting (PDF): cited in the notes on the measures above.https://www.nalp.org/uploads/23Handouts/CollectingMaintainingReporting12TwentySlidesFINAL.pdf
- American Bar Association, ABA employment compilation, class of 2015: cited in the notes on the measures above.https://backend.abarequireddisclosures.org/api/EmploymentOutcomes/GenerateEQCompilationReport?year=2015
- American Bar Association, ABA employment questionnaire instructions: cited in the notes on the measures above.https://backend.abarequireddisclosures.org/api/EmploymentOutcomes/DownloadEQInstructions
- American Bar Association, ABA bar compilation, 2026 report: cited in the notes on the measures above.https://backend.abarequireddisclosures.org/api/BarPassageOutcomes/GenerateBarPassageCompilationReport?year=2026§ionName=First%20Time%20Bar%20Admission
- American Bar Association, ABA bar compilation, 2023 report: cited in the notes on the measures above.https://backend.abarequireddisclosures.org/api/BarPassageOutcomes/GenerateBarPassageCompilationReport?year=2023§ionName=First%20Time%20Bar%20Passage
- American Bar Association, An ABA bar report, 2026: cited in the notes on the measures above.https://backend.abarequireddisclosures.org/api/BarPassageOutcomes/GenerateIndividualBarPassageReport?schoolId=2&year=2026
- American Bar Association, ABA bar compilation, 2026 report: cited in the notes on the measures above.https://backend.abarequireddisclosures.org/api/BarPassageOutcomes/GenerateBarPassageCompilationReport?year=2026§ionName=Two-Year%20Ultimate%20Bar%20Admission