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Starting Salaries of Graduates

Save Rank College name Tuition Enrollment (full-time) LSAT scores (25th-75th percentile) GPA (25th-75th percentile) Acceptance rate Assessment score by lawyers/judges (out of 5) Graduates known to be employed nine months after graduation
Rank Not Published Capital University

Columbus, OH

 Full-time: $1,106 per credit 486 Locked Locked Locked Locked Locked
Rank Not Published Duquesne University

Pittsburgh, PA

 Full-time: $32,376 per year 454 Locked Locked Locked Locked Locked
Rank Not Published Faulkner University (Jones)

Montgomery, AL

 N/A 341 Locked Locked Locked Locked Locked
Rank Not Published Florida A&M University

Orlando, FL

 In-state, full-time: $10,312 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $29,573 per year 458 Locked Locked Locked Locked Locked
Rank Not Published Florida Coastal School of Law

Jacksonville, FL

 Full-time: $34,712 per year 1,683 Locked Locked Locked Locked Locked
Rank Not Published Golden Gate University

San Francisco, CA

 Full-time: $38,375 per year 616 Locked Locked Locked Locked Locked
Rank Not Published Hamline University

St. Paul, MN

 Full-time: $33,506 per year 456 Locked Locked Locked Locked Locked
Rank Not Published Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

 N/A 313 Locked Locked Locked Locked Locked
Rank Not Published Mississippi College

Jackson, MS

 Full-time: $28,070 per year 536 Locked Locked Locked Locked Locked
Rank Not Published New England School of Law

Boston, MA

 Full-time: $39,910 per year 796 Locked Locked Locked Locked Locked
Rank Not Published North Carolina Central University

Durham, NC

 In-state, full-time: $9,961 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $23,222 per year 491 Locked Locked Locked Locked Locked
Rank Not Published Northern Illinois University

De Kalb, IL

 In-state, full-time: $17,268 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $30,960 per year 321 Locked Locked Locked Locked Locked
Rank Not Published Northern Kentucky University (Chase)

Highland Heights, KY

 In-state, full-time: $15,124 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $32,882 per year 375 Locked Locked Locked Locked Locked
Rank Not Published Nova Southeastern University (Broad)

Fort Lauderdale, FL

 Full-time: $32,107 per year 894 Locked Locked Locked Locked Locked
Rank Not Published Oklahoma City University

Oklahoma City, OK

 Full-time: $1,035 per credit 564 Locked Locked Locked Locked Locked
Rank Not Published Phoenix School of Law

Phoenix, AZ

 Full-time: $36,036 per year 514 Locked Locked Locked Locked Locked
Rank Not Published Regent University

Virginia Beach, VA

 Full-time: $1,025 per credit 409 Locked Locked Locked Locked Locked
Rank Not Published Roger Williams University

Bristol, RI

 Full-time: $37,350 per year 540 Locked Locked Locked Locked Locked
Rank Not Published South Texas College of Law

Houston, TX

 Full-time: $26,340 per year 1,009 Locked Locked Locked Locked Locked
Rank Not Published Southern Illinois University--Carbondale

Carbondale, IL

 In-state, full-time: $14,746 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $33,097 per year 380 Locked Locked Locked Locked Locked
Rank Not Published Southern University Law Center

Baton Rouge, LA

 In-state, full-time: $9,238 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $14,838 per year 229 Locked Locked Locked Locked Locked
Rank Not Published St. Mary's University

San Antonio, TX

 Full-time: $28,160 per year 675 Locked Locked Locked Locked Locked
Rank Not Published St. Thomas University

Miami Gardens, FL

 Full-time: $33,082 per year 733 Locked Locked Locked Locked Locked
Rank Not Published Suffolk University

Boston, MA

 Full-time: $41,100 per year 1,090 Locked Locked Locked Locked Locked
Rank Not Published Texas Southern University (Marshall)

Houston, TX

 In-state, full-time: $14,154 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $17,904 per year 571 Locked Locked Locked Locked Locked

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