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Graduates’ Employment Data - Class of 2024

On April 1, 2025��Colorado Law reported post-graduation employment data for its class of 2024 to the American Bar Association (ABA). Below is a summary of the employment information for the class of 2024��as of ten months after graduation, March 17, 2025.

You may view the class of 2024��ABA Employment Summary��here. The NALP Employment Report for the class of 2024 can be found here.

How Many Graduates from the Class of 2024��Are Employed?

• 93% (156/168) of 2024 graduates reported employment ten months after graduation (March 17, 2025)
• 91% (153/168) of graduates reported a full-time, long-term (does not have a definite term of less than one year)��job for which bar passage was required or a JD degree was an advantage.
• 88% (148/168) of graduates reported a full-time, long-term��job for which bar passage was required,��higher than any Colorado Law class from 2011-23, and nearly four percentage points higher than the next best class (which was class of 2023).
• 92% (154/168) reported full time jobs. This represents 99% of employed graduates.
• 92% (155/168) reported long-term jobs.��This represents 99% of employed graduates.
• Based on class of 2024 employment outcomes, Colorado Law was recognized in the Top Ten nationally by Princeton Review in the Best for State and Local Clerkships category.

Class of 2024��graduates ten months after graduation

• Employed = 156*
• Pursuing additional degree = 1
• Unemployed and seeking employment = 7
• Unemployed and not seeking employment = 3
• Unknown = 1

• *Two of the 156 employed graduates are working for a local government agency in a position partially funded by Colorado Law.)

U.S. News Employment Statistics

On April 8, 2025��U.S. News & World Report released its current law school rankings, which include employment statistics from the classes of 2022 and 2023.��U.S. News gives maximum weight to those employed graduates with full-time jobs that last at least one year for which bar passage was required, or a JD degree was an advantage, and graduates pursing a post-JD degree.

Colorado Law U.S. News employment statistics��ten months after graduation:

• 91.7% (154/168) for the class of 2024
• 90.6% for the class of 2023
• 94.0% for the class of 2022
• 86.5% for the class of 2021
• 83.1% for the class of 2020
• 85.9% for the class of 2019
• 85.5% for the class of 2018

Employment Categories

• 49%��(77/156) of employed 2024 graduates are working in��law firms. 100% of these graduates are working in full-time, long-term positions for which bar admission was required.
  • 47 of these 77 grads reported employment at a National Law Journal 500 law firm ten months after graduation, while 5��additional grads will join an NLJ 500 firm after a judicial clerkship.
  • Together, these 52 graduates account for 33% of employed 2024 graduates, compared to 22% of employed 2023 graduates, 22% of employed 2022 graduates, 21%��of employed 2021��graduates,14% of employed 2020 graduates, and 22% of employed 2019 graduates.
• 20%��(31/156) of employed graduates are working for��judges.
  • Three of these graduates are in federal court clerkships in Colorado, Nevada, and New Mexico. Nine of these graduates are in state appellate court clerkships in Colorado and Maine, and 19 are in state trial court clerkships in Colorado and Utah.
• 16%��(25/156) of employed graduates are working in��government.
• 9%��(14/156) of employed graduates are working in��public interest.
• 5%��(8/156) of employed graduates are working in��business.
• 1% (1/156) of employed graduates are working in education.

Salaries

• 91% (142/156) of all employed graduates reported a salary to the CDO.
• The median salary was $89,500��and the mean was $114,718.
• Twenty-five percent of the graduates reporting salaries earn $172,500 or more per year.
• Twenty-five percent of the graduates reporting salaries earn $66,140 or less per year.

Salary Summary by Employment Sector

Salary Summary by Employment Category

Salary Summary by Employment Type

^{Bar Admission Required/Anticipated: This job requires the graduate to pass the bar, before or after being hired, and be licensed to practice law. These jobs may be in a law firm, business, government, non-profit setting, or judicial clerk.
JD Advantage: This job does not require bar passage, an active law license, or involve practicing law, but your JD provides a demonstrable advantage in obtaining or performing the job. Examples of this job type are varied and numerous.
Professional: This job requires professional skills or training but a JD is neither required nor particularly applicable. Examples include teachers of non-law topics, real estate agents, performing arts specialists, doctors, nurses, engineers, or architects.
Other position: This job does not require any professional skills or training such as a barista, server, or hairstylist.}

Employment Summary by Location

Of the 129��graduates reporting employment in the Mountain region, 121��are employed in Colorado. This represents 72% of employed class of 2024 graduates compared to 80% for class of 2023 graduates and 87% for class of 2022 graduates.

Timing of Post-grad Jobs

The timing of Colorado Law students accepting post-graduate employment follows a similar pattern each year. By the end of the 3L fall semester, usually��one-third or more of students report a post-graduate position. By graduation, typically two-thirds��graduates are employed. While some graduates accept positions over the summer, it is more common for graduates to report accepting jobs in August and September, after the bar exam but before the bar results have been released. Then, by mid-January, we typically hit our high and expect��some fluctuation before March 15.