Placement and Salary Rankings (1-25)
| 2016 Rank | School | 2016 Employed 9 Months After Graduation | 2015 Employed 9 Months After Graduation | 2014 Employed 9 Months After Graduation | 2016 vs. 2015 Difference | 3 Year Difference | Private – Median Starting Salary | Public – Median Starting Salary |
| 1 | Yale University | 88.7% | 91.4% | 91.2% | -2.7% | -2.5% | $160,000 | $61,245 |
| 2 | Harvard University | 95.0% | 94.1% | 93.7% | 0.9% | 1.3% | $160,000 | $62,585 |
| 2 | Stanford University | 92.8% | 96.1% | 95.8% | -3.3% | -3.0% | $160,000 | $59,000 |
| 4 | University of Chicago | 96.3% | 96.7% | 95.1% | -0.4% | 1.2% | $160,000 | $57,408 |
| 4 | Columbia University | 97.0% | 97.0% | 95.4% | 0.0% | 1.6% | $160,000 | $47,775 |
| 6 | New York University | 95.5% | 95.9% | 93.8% | -0.4% | 1.7% | $160,000 | $57,408 |
| 7 | University of Pennsylvania | 96.5% | 97.0% | 91.2% | -0.5% | 5.3% | $160,000 | $57,982 |
| 8 | University of California-Berkeley | 90.4% | 88.1% | 82.6% | 2.3% | 7.8% | $160,000 | $58,500 |
| 8 | Duke University | 87.6% | 87.1% | 87.4% | 0.5% | 0.2% | $160,000 | $53,000 |
| 8 | University of Virginia | 97.0% | 97.3% | 96.0% | -0.3% | 1.0% | $160,000 | $47,274 |
| 11 | University of Michigan | 84.5% | 86.6% | 85.8% | -2.1% | -1.3% | $160,000 | $57,408 |
| 12 | Northwestern University | 90.8% | 85.8% | 84.7% | 5.0% | 6.1% | $160,000 | $59,000 |
| 13 | Cornell University | 89.6% | 85.8% | 76.1% | 3.8% | 13.5% | $160,000 | $64,729 |
| 14 | Georgetown University | 89.8% | 84.3% | 71.1% | 5.5% | 18.7% | $160,000 | $57,408 |
| 15 | University of Texas-Austin | 86.2% | 81.5% | 76.7% | 4.7% | 9.5% | $160,000 | $50,704 |
| 16 | UCLA | 82.2% | 77.2% | 64.8% | 5.0% | 17.4% | $160,000 | $47,779 |
| 17 | Vanderbilt University | 90.8% | 74.5% | 76.3% | 16.3% | 14.5% | $110,000 | $55,000 |
| 18 | Washington University (MO) | 75.7% | 75.0% | 66.6% | 0.7% | 9.1% | $120,000 | $53,000 |
| 19 | Emory University | 93.5% | 78.6% | 76.0% | 14.9% | 17.5% | $135,000 | $57,704 |
| 20 | USC | 72.2% | 72.4% | 69.6% | -0.2% | 2.6% | $152,500 | $64,000 |
| 20 | University of Minnesota | 78.5% | 75.2% | 66.3% | 3.3% | 12.2% | $89,000 | $50,000 |
| 22 | University of Alabama | 86.7% | 86.0% | 87.8% | 0.7% | -1.1% | $105,000 | $57,508 |
| 22 | George Washington University | 89.2% | 91.0% | 88.0% | -1.8% | 1.2% | $160,000 | $57,000 |
| 22 | University of Iowa | 82.6% | 77.3% | 72.7% | 5.3% | 9.9% | $83,500 | $52,500 |
| 25 | University of Notre Dame | 80.4% | 77.6% | 66.8% | 2.8% | 13.6% | $105,000 | $57,204 |
Source: U.S. News & World Report
