Graduates’ Employment Data
Class of 2025
On March 26, 2026Colorado Law reported post-graduation employment data for its class of 2025 to the American Bar Association (ABA). Below is a summary of the employment information for the class of 2025as of ten months after graduation, March 16, 2025.
You may view the class of 2025ABA Employment Summaryhere.
How Many Graduates from the Class of 2025Are Employed?
- 98% (154/157) of 2025 graduates reported employment ten months after graduation (March 16, 2026).
- 96% (151/157) 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.
- 93% (146/157) of graduates reported a full-time, long-termjob for which bar passage was required,higher than any Colorado Law class from 2011-24, and nearly five percentage points higher than the next best class (which was class of 2024).
- 99% (152/154) reported full time jobs. This represents 99% of employed graduates.
- 99% (152/154) reported long-term jobs.This represents 99% of employed graduates.
Class of 2025graduates ten months after graduation
- Employed = 154
- Pursuing additional degree = 1
- Unemployed and seeking employment = 2
U.S. News Employment Statistics
On April 7, 2026U.S. News & World Report released its current law school rankings, which include employment statistics from the classes of 2023 and 2024.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 statisticsten months after graduation:
- 96.8% (152/157) for the class of 2025
- 91.7% 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
- 56%(87/154) of employed 2025 graduates are working inlaw firms. 100% of these graduates are working in full-time, long-term positions for which bar admission was required.
- 43 of these 87 grads reported employment at a National Law Journal 500 law firm ten months after graduation.
- These 43 graduates account for 28% of employed 2025 graduates, compared to 33% of employed 2024 graduates, 22% of employed 2023 graduates, 22% of employed 2022 graduates, 21%of employed 2021graduates,14% of employed 2020 graduates.
- 14%(22/154) of employed graduates are working forjudges.
- 15%(25/154) of employed graduates are working ingovernment.
- 10%(16/154) of employed graduates are working inpublic interest.
- 3%(4/154) of employed graduates are working inbusiness.
- 2% (2/154) of employed graduates are working in education.
Employment Summary by Location
Of the 121graduates reporting employment in the Mountain region, 118are employed in Colorado. This represents 77% of employed class of 2025 graduates compared to 72% for class of 2024 graduates and 80% for class of 2023 graduates.
| Region | # Student Reported | % of Reported |
| New England (CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT) | 0 | 0% |
| Mid-Atlantic (NJ, NY, PA) | 6 | 3.9% |
| North East Central (IL, IN, MI, OH, WI) | 3 | 1.9% |
| North West Central (IA, KS, MN, MO, NE, ND, SD) | 2 | 1.3% |
| South Atlantic (DE, DC, FL, GA, MD, NC, SC, VA, WV) | 6 | 3.9% |
| South East Central (AL, KY, MS, TN) | 0 | 0% |
| South West Central (AR, LA, OK, TX) | 4 | 2.6% |
| Mountain (AZ, CO, ID, MT, NM, NV, UT, WY) | 121 | 78.6% |
| Pacific (AK, CA, HI, OR, WA) | 10 | 6.5% |
| Foreign | 2 | 1.3% |
| Unknown | 0 | 0% |
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, usuallyone-third or more of students report a post-graduate position. By graduation, typically two-thirds or moregraduates 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.
| Class of 2025 Offer Timing | % Reported |
| Permanent offer received before graduation | 72% |
| Offer received after graduation but before bar results | 14% |
| Offer received after bar results | 14% |
Employment Reports
- Class of 2025 ABA Employment Summary
- Class of 2024 NALP Employment Summary
- Class of 2024 Employment Information
- Class of 2023 Employment Information
- Class of 2022 Employment Information
- Class of 2021 Employment Information
- Class of 2020 Employment Information
- Class of 2019 Employment Information
- Class of 2018 Employment Information
- Class of 2017Employment Information
- Class of 2016 Employment Information
- Class of 2015 Employment Information
- Class of 2014 Employment Information
ABA Disclosures
Per Interpretation 509-2 of , 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 areasonable law school student or applicant.” Law schools are expected to use “due diligence in obtaining and verifying such information.” The additional employment outcome data on this page 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 .