Bar Passage
Pass Rate vs. State Avg
Bar passage vs. state average
Every ABA school's first-time bar passage rate ranked against its own state's benchmark. Identifies schools that genuinely outperform — and those that fall short — relative to their local bar.
Only on Atlas Legis: The delta vs. state average column. No other ranking publishes this comparison.
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BigLaw Placement
% Placed at 251+ firms
Best schools for BigLaw
Schools ranked by percentage of graduates placed at large firms (251+ attorneys), with BigLaw + federal clerkship combined scores and total graduate counts.
Denominator transparency: Percentages use total graduates — not just those whose status is known — for an honest comparison.
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Judicial Clerkships
Federal Clerkship %
Best schools for federal clerkships
Schools ranked by federal judicial clerkship placement rate, with federal broken out separately from state, local, tribal, and international clerkships.
Full clerkship breakdown: Federal vs. all clerkships separated — the distinction that matters for career path planning.
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Scholarship Generosity
% Full Tuition+
Most generous law schools
Schools ranked by the share of full-time students receiving full tuition or more — the most meaningful measure of scholarship generosity, beyond median grant dollar amounts.
5-year ABA data: Enrollment-weighted averages across 2021–2025 for more stable, reliable estimates.
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Data source
Directly from ABA disclosures
Every number here originates from ABA 509 Required Disclosure Reports and ABA Employment Summary Reports — the official, audited filings all accredited law schools submit annually. No US News methodology, no scraped aggregations, no synthetic composites.
Coverage
All 197 ABA-accredited schools
Rankings include every ABA-accredited law school in the United States — not a curated subset. Tier 3 schools receive the same data depth as T14 schools. Filters let you narrow by tier if needed.
Methodology
Defined, not hidden
Each ranking page explains exactly what's being measured, how percentages are computed, and what the denominator is. Bar passage uses first-time takers. Employment uses total graduates. Nothing is left ambiguous.
Updates
Class of 2025 employment · 2024 bar passage
Employment rankings reflect ABA Class of 2025 outcome data. Bar passage reflects first-time taker results from the Class of 2024. Scholarship data uses 5-year enrollment-weighted averages through 2025.