Employment Statistics

JD Class of 2023 ABA Employment Summary Report

Per Interpretation 509-2 of Standard 509, law schools may choose to publicize additional employment outcome data beyond what the Employment Protocols require. This additional data, per Standard 509, must be “complete, accurate, and not misleading to a reasonable law school student or applicant.” Law schools are expected to use “due diligence in obtaining and verifying such information.”
The following additional employment outcome data has not been, and will not be, audited by the ABA. It is meant to supplement the annual ABA Employment Summary Report, which reflects the employment status of members of each graduating class as of the annual Graduate Employment Status Date of March 15. Please reference the 3 years of employment outcome data posted on the ABA Required Disclosures webpage of each ABA-Approved Law School or at www.abarequireddisclosures.org.

JD Class of 2023 Employment Statistics – 10 Months after Graduation
261 Graduates

How is Denver Law’s Employment Rate Calculated?

234 Total 2023 JD graduates working in a professional capacity / 255 graduates who sought employment = 91.8%

Numerator: The numerator in our calculation is the number of 2023 JD graduates who were working as of March 15, 2024 in any professional capacity (legal, nonlegal, full time, part time, long term and short term). This includes graduates working in jobs requiring bar admission, jobs where the JD provides an advantage, and other positions that require professional skills or training. We also count positions funded by the university, including short term Fellow positions in which our graduates work in substantive legal positions with judges, law school faculty, as well as government and nonprofits. (For the specific number of university-funded positions, see our ABA Report.) Prior to the class of 2012, we also included nonprofessional jobs in our calculation which was consistent with reporting conventions of the American Bar Association, National Association of Law Placement and U.S. News & World Report. Beginning with the class of 2012, however, we have excluded the nonprofessional positions. For the 2023 class, this figure amounts to 2 excluded positions.

Denominator: The denominator in our calculation reflects the number of 2023 JD graduates known to be in the workforce as of March 15, 2024. Consistent with the practice of the United States Department of Labor, we excluded from the denominator the 6 graduates who were not known to be seeking employment as of that date. Specifically, we excluded 1 graduate whose employment status was Not Employed/Not Seeking, 1 graduate whose status was unknown, 1 graduate who was pursuing a full-time degree and 3 graduates who had accepted a deferred offer of employment.

Rounded Percentage of Employed Graduates Working in the following Types of Employment:

(Percentages do not necessarily sum to 100 due to rounding)

Salary Information

(Based on full time salaries that were reported or publicly available)

All Reported Full Time Salaries (Our salary statistics are based on obtaining full time salaries from 64% of the class, which were reported or publicly available. Equation: 198 known salaries divided by 261 JD graduates in the class = 76% of the class):

Private Sector: including positions in law firms, business and industry (based on the 110 salaries reported or publicly available for graduates employed in the private sector, which represents 42% of the class. Equation: 110 known private sector salaries divided by 261 JD graduates in the class = 42% of the class):

Public Service: including government positions, judicial clerkships, academic posts, or positions with non-profit advocacy or cause-oriented organizations (based on the 88 salaries reported or publicly available for graduates employed in public service, which represents 34% of the class. Equation: 88 known public sector salaries divided by 261 JD graduates in the class = 34% of the class):

Geographic Location of Employed Graduates

(Regional information calculated by dividing the total number of employed graduates in each geographic region by the total number of employed graduates.)

JD Class of 2022 ABA Employment Summary Report

Per Interpretation 509-2 of Standard 509, law schools may choose to publicize additional employment outcome data beyond what the Employment Protocols require. This additional data, per Standard 509, must be “complete, accurate, and not misleading to a reasonable law school student or applicant.” Law schools are expected to use “due diligence in obtaining and verifying such information.”
The following additional employment outcome data has not been, and will not be, audited by the ABA. It is meant to supplement the annual ABA Employment Summary Report, which reflects the employment status of members of each graduating class as of the annual Graduate Employment Status Date of March 15. Please reference the 3 years of employment outcome data posted on the ABA Required Disclosures webpage of each ABA-Approved Law School or at www.abarequireddisclosures.org.

JD Class of 2022 Employment Statistics – 10 Months after Graduation
248 Graduates

How is Denver Law’s Employment Rate Calculated?

227 Total 2022 JD graduates working in a professional capacity / 240 graduates who sought employment = 94.6%

Numerator: The numerator in our calculation is the number of 2022 JD graduates who were working as of March 15, 2023 in any professional capacity (legal, nonlegal, full time, part time, long term and short term). This includes graduates working in jobs requiring bar admission, jobs where the JD provides an advantage, and other positions that require professional skills or training. We also count positions funded by the university, including short term Fellow positions in which our graduates work in substantive legal positions with judges, law school faculty, as well as government and nonprofits. (For the specific number of university-funded positions, see our ABA Report.) Prior to the class of 2012, we also included nonprofessional jobs in our calculation which was consistent with reporting conventions of the American Bar Association, National Association of Law Placement and U.S. News & World Report. Beginning with the class of 2012, however, we have excluded the nonprofessional positions. For the 2022 class, this figure amounts to 1 excluded positions.

Denominator: The denominator in our calculation reflects the number of 2022 JD graduates known to be in the workforce as of March 15, 2023. Consistent with the practice of the United States Department of Labor, we excluded from the denominator the 8 graduates who were not known to be seeking employment as of that date. Specifically, we excluded 2 graduates whose employment status was Not Employed/Not Seeking, 1 graduate whose status was unknown, 2 graduates who were pursuing a full-time degree and 3 graduates who had accepted a deferred offer of employment.

Rounded Percentage of Employed Graduates Working in the following Types of Employment:

(Percentages do not necessarily sum to 100 due to rounding)

Salary Information

(Based on full time salaries that were reported or publicly available)

All Reported Full Time Salaries (Our salary statistics are based on obtaining full time salaries from 64% of the class, which were reported or publicly available. Equation: 192 known salaries divided by 248 JD graduates in the class = 77% of the class):

Private Sector: including positions in law firms, business and industry (based on the 120 salaries reported or publicly available for graduates employed in the private sector, which represents 48% of the class. Equation: 120 known private sector salaries divided by 248 JD graduates in the class = 48% of the class):

Public Service: including government positions, judicial clerkships, academic posts, or positions with non-profit advocacy or cause-oriented organizations (based on the 72 salaries reported or publicly available for graduates employed in public service, which represents 29% of the class. Equation: 72 known public sector salaries divided by 248 JD graduates in the class = 29% of the class):

Geographic Location of Employed Graduates

(Regional information calculated by dividing the total number of employed graduates in each geographic region by the total number of employed graduates.)

JD Class of 2021 ABA Employment Summary Report

Per Interpretation 509-2 of Standard 509, law schools may choose to publicize additional employment outcome data beyond what the Employment Protocols require. This additional data, per Standard 509, must be “complete, accurate, and not misleading to a reasonable law school student or applicant.” Law schools are expected to use “due diligence in obtaining and verifying such information.”
The following additional employment outcome data has not been, and will not be, audited by the ABA. It is meant to supplement the annual ABA Employment Summary Report, which reflects the employment status of members of each graduating class as of the annual Graduate Employment Status Date of March 15. Please reference the 3 years of employment outcome data posted on the ABA Required Disclosures webpage of each ABA-Approved Law School or at www.abarequireddisclosures.org.

JD Class of 2021 Employment Statistics – 10 Months after Graduation
233 Graduates

How is Denver Law’s Employment Rate Calculated?

216 Total 2021 JD graduates working in a professional capacity / 227 graduates who sought employment = 95.2%

Numerator: The numerator in our calculation is the number of 2021 JD graduates who were working as of March 15, 2022 in any professional capacity (legal, nonlegal, full time, part time, long term and short term). This includes graduates working in jobs requiring bar admission, jobs where the JD provides an advantage, and other positions that require professional skills or training. We also count positions funded by the university, including short term Fellow positions in which our graduates work in substantive legal positions with judges, law school faculty, as well as government and nonprofits. (For the specific number of university-funded positions, see our ABA Report.) Prior to the class of 2012, we also included nonprofessional jobs in our calculation which was consistent with reporting conventions of the American Bar Association, National Association of Law Placement and U.S. News & World Report. Beginning with the class of 2012, however, we have excluded the nonprofessional positions. For the 2021 class, this figure amounts to 1 excluded positions.

Denominator: The denominator in our calculation reflects the number of 2021 JD graduates known to be in the workforce as of March 15, 2022. Consistent with the practice of the United States Department of Labor, we excluded from the denominator the 6 graduates who were not known to be seeking employment as of that date. Specifically, we excluded 1 graduate whose employment status was Not Employed/Not Seeking, 1 graduate whose status was unknown, 1 graduate who was pursuing a full-time degree and 3 graduates who had accepted a deferred offer of employment.

Rounded Percentage of Employed Graduates Working in the following Types of Employment:

(Percentages do not sum to 100 due to rounding)

Salary Information

(Based on full time salaries that were reported or publicly available)

All Reported Full Time Salaries (Our salary statistics are based on obtaining full time salaries from 64% of the class, which were reported or publicly available. Equation: 159 known salaries divided by 233 JD graduates in the class = 68% of the class):

Private Sector: including positions in law firms, business and industry (based on the 95 salaries reported or publicly available for graduates employed in the private sector, which represents 41% of the class. Equation: 95 known private sector salaries divided by 233 JD graduates in the class = 41% of the class):

Public Service: including government positions, judicial clerkships, academic posts, or positions with non-profit advocacy or cause-oriented organizations (based on the 64 salaries reported or publicly available for graduates employed in public service, which represents 27% of the class. Equation: 64 known public sector salaries divided by 233 JD graduates in the class = 27% of the class):

Geographic Location of Employed Graduates

(Regional information calculated by dividing the total number of employed graduates in each geographic region by the total number of employed graduates.)

JD Class of 2020 ABA Employment Summary Report

Per Interpretation 509-2 of Standard 509, law schools may choose to publicize additional employment outcome data beyond what the Employment Protocols require. This additional data, per Standard 509, must be “complete, accurate, and not misleading to a reasonable law school student or applicant.” Law schools are expected to use “due diligence in obtaining and verifying such information.”
The following additional employment outcome data has not been, and will not be, audited by the ABA. It is meant to supplement the annual ABA Employment Summary Report, which reflects the employment status of members of each graduating class as of the annual Graduate Employment Status Date of March 15. Please reference the 3 years of employment outcome data posted on the ABA Required Disclosures webpage of each ABA-Approved Law School or at www.abarequireddisclosures.org.

JD Class of 2020 Employment Statistics – 10 Months after Graduation
220 Graduates

How is Denver Law’s Employment Rate Calculated?

200 Total 2020 JD graduates working in a professional capacity / 212 graduates who sought employment = 94.3%

Numerator: The numerator in our calculation is the number of 2020 JD graduates who were working as of March 15, 2021 in any professional capacity (legal, nonlegal, full time, part time, long term and short term). This includes graduates working in jobs requiring bar admission, jobs where the JD provides an advantage, and other positions that require professional skills or training. We also count positions funded by the university, including short term Fellow positions in which our graduates work in substantive legal positions with judges, law school faculty, as well as government and nonprofits. (For the specific number of university-funded positions, see our ABA Report.) Prior to the class of 2012, we also included nonprofessional jobs in our calculation which was consistent with reporting conventions of the American Bar Association, National Association of Law Placement and U.S. News & World Report. Beginning with the class of 2012, however, we have excluded the nonprofessional positions. For the 2020 class, this figure amounts to 0 excluded positions.

Denominator: The denominator in our calculation reflects the number of 2020 JD graduates known to be in the workforce as of March 15, 2021. Consistent with the practice of the United States Department of Labor, we excluded from the denominator the 8 graduates who were not known to be seeking employment as of that date. Specifically, we excluded 0 graduates whose employment status was Not Employed/Not Seeking, 4 graduates whose status was unknown, 2 graduates who were pursuing a full-time degree and 2 graduates who had accepted a deferred offer of employment.

Rounded Percentage of Employed Graduates Working in the following Types of Employment:

Salary Information

(Based on full time salaries that were reported or publicly available)

All Reported Full Time Salaries (Our salary statistics are based on obtaining full time salaries from 64% of the class, which were reported or publicly available. Equation: 141 known salaries divided by 220 JD graduates in the class = 64% of the class):

Private Sector: including positions in law firms, business and industry (based on the 82 salaries reported or publicly available for graduates employed in the private sector, which represents 37% of the class. Equation: 82 known private sector salaries divided by 220 JD graduates in the class = 37% of the class):

Public Service: including government positions, judicial clerkships, academic posts, or positions with non-profit advocacy or cause-oriented organizations (based on the 59 salaries reported or publicly available for graduates employed in public service, which represents 27% of the class. Equation: 59 known public sector salaries divided by 220 JD graduates in the class = 27% of the class):

Geographic Location of Employed Graduates

(Regional information calculated by dividing the total number of employed graduates in each geographic region by the total number of employed graduates.)

JD Class of 2019 ABA Employment Summary Report

JD Class of 2019 Employment Statistics – 10 Months after Graduation
243 Graduates

How is Denver Law’s Employment Rate Calculated?

222 Total 2019 JD graduates working in a professional capacity / 241 graduates who sought employment = 92.1%

Numerator: The numerator in our calculation is the number of 2019 JD graduates who were working as of March 16, 2020 in any professional capacity (legal, nonlegal, full time, part time, long term and short term). This includes graduates working in jobs requiring bar admission, jobs where the JD provides an advantage, and other positions that require professional skills or training. We also count positions funded by the university, including short term Fellow positions in which our graduates work in substantive legal positions with judges, law school faculty, as well as government and nonprofits. (For the specific number of university-funded positions, see our ABA Report.) Prior to the class of 2012, we also included nonprofessional jobs in our calculation which was consistent with reporting conventions of the American Bar Association, National Association of Law Placement and US News & World Report. Beginning with the class of 2012, however, we have excluded the nonprofessional positions. For the 2019 class, this figure amounts to 1 excluded position.

Denominator: The denominator in our calculation reflects the number of 2019 JD graduates known to be in the workforce as of March 16, 2020. Consistent with the practice of the United States Department of Labor, we excluded from the denominator the 2 graduates who were not known to be seeking employment as of that date. Specifically, we excluded 1 graduate whose employment status was Not Employed/Not Seeking and 0 graduates whose status was unknown. One graduate who was pursuing a full-time degree and 0 graduates who had accepted a deferred offer of employment.

Rounded Percentage of Employed Graduates Working in the following Types of Employment:

Salary Information

(Based on full time salaries that were reported or publicly available)

All Reported Full Time Salaries (Our salary statistics are based on obtaining full time salaries from 68% of the class, which were reported or publicly available. Equation: 172 known salaries divided by 243 JD graduates in the class = 71% of the class):

Private Sector: including positions in law firms, business and industry (based on the 94 salaries reported or publicly available for graduates employed in the private sector, which represents 39% of the class. Equation: 94 known private sector salaries divided by 243 JD graduates in the class = 39% of the class):

Public Service: including government positions, judicial clerkships, academic posts, or positions with non-profit advocacy or cause-oriented organizations (based on the 78 salaries reported or publicly available for graduates employed in public service, which represents 32% of the class. Equation: 78 known public sector salaries divided by 243 JD graduates in the class = 32% of the class):

Geographic Location of Employed Graduates

(Regional information calculated by dividing the total number of employed graduates in each geographic region by the total number of employed graduates.)

JD Class of 2018 ABA Employment Summary Report

JD Class of 2018 Employment Statistics – 10 Months after Graduation
241 Graduates

How is Denver Law’s Employment Rate Calculated?

To calculate our employment rate with formulas used by Denver Law, US News & World Report, the National Association of Law Placement, Law School Transparency, National Jurist or to design your own formula, check out our interactive tool, Denver Law Jobs: By the Numbers™.

219 Total 2018 JD graduates working in a professional capacity / 234 graduates who sought employment = 93.6%

Numerator: The numerator in our calculation is the number of 2018 JD graduates who were working as of March 15, 2019 in any professional capacity (legal, nonlegal, full time, part time, long term and short term). This includes graduates working in jobs requiring bar admission, jobs where the JD provides an advantage, and other positions that require professional skills or training. We also count positions funded by the university, including short term Fellow positions in which our graduates work in substantive legal positions with judges, law school faculty, as well as government and nonprofits. (For the specific number of university-funded positions, see our ABA Report.) Prior to the class of 2012, we also included nonprofessional jobs in our calculation which was consistent with reporting conventions of the American Bar Association, National Association of Law Placement and US News & World Report. Beginning with the class of 2012, however, we have excluded the nonprofessional positions. For the 2018 class, this figure amounts to 5 excluded positions.

Denominator: The denominator in our calculation reflects the number of 2018 JD graduates known to be in the workforce as of March 15, 2019. Consistent with the practice of the United States Department of Labor, we excluded from the denominator the 7 graduates who were not known to be seeking employment as of that date. Specifically, we excluded 3 graduates whose employment status was Not Employed/Not Seeking and 0 graduates whose status was unknown. One graduate who was pursuing a full-time degree and 3 graduates who had accepted a deferred offer of employment.

Rounded Percentage of Employed Graduates Working in Following Types of Employment:

Salary Information

(Based on full time salaries that were reported or publicly available)

All Reported Full Time Salaries (Our salary statistics are based on obtaining full time salaries from 68% of the class, which were reported or publicly available. Equation: 164 known salaries divided by 241 JD graduates in the class = 68% of the class):

[1] Note that $330,000 is not a typical salary for a new law graduate.

Private Sector: including positions in law firms, business and industry (based on the 95 salaries reported or publicly available for graduates employed in the private sector, which represents 39% of the class. Equation: 95 known private sector salaries divided by 241 JD graduates in the class = 39% of the class):

Public Service: including government positions, judicial clerkships, academic posts, or positions with non-profit advocacy or cause-oriented organizations (based on the 69 salaries reported or publicly available for graduates employed in public service, which represents 29% of the class. Equation: 69 known public sector salaries divided by 241 JD graduates in the class = 29% of the class):

Geographic Location of Employed Graduates

(Regional information calculated by dividing the total number of employed graduates in each geographic region by the total number of employed graduates.)