Standard 509 Consumer Data
In compliance with ABA Standard 509, Oklahoma City University School of Law is providing the following information for future and current students. The Standard 509 Information Report is compiled from the latest information submitted in the annual ABA questionnaire.
Oklahoma City University School of Law ABA Employment Summary Reports
Class of 2023
Class of 2022
Class of 2021
Class of 2020*
Class of 2019
Class of 2018
Class of 2017
Class of 2016
Class of 2015
Class of 2014
Class of 2013
Class of 2012
Class of 2011
Class of 2010
Class of 2009
*Information on employment outcomes for the Class of 2020 may not reflect a particular law school’s typical results in this area. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, bar admission exams were canceled or delayed in many jurisdictions, thus making it more challenging for graduates to secure employment by 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.
Oklahoma City University School of Law NALP Summary Reports
Percentage Employed Within All Employer Types
(OCU LAW / National Aggregate)
| Employer Types | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Private Practice | 63.8 / 56.8 | 60.7 / 55.2 | 58.3 / 54.8 | 49.6 / 54.4 | 62.4 / 52.9 | 50.4 / 51.3 | 56.1 / 50.9 | 55.1 / 51.1 | 54.6 / 50.7 | 57.5 / 49.5 | 63.7 / 50.9 | 55.8 / 55.9 |
| Business/Industry | 10.5 / 10.5 | 12.1 / 11.3 | 13.1 / 12.9 | 15.0 / 13.9 | 13.7 / 15.6 | 30.4 / 17.2 | 25.7 / 18.0 | 23.7 / 18.4 | 27.6 / 17.9 | 27.4 / 18.1 | 20.0 / 15.1 | 23.2 / 13.5 |
| Government/Military | 14.3 / 11.5 | 15.9** / 12.6 | 22.6 / 12.0 | 28.3 / 12.0 | 18.8 / 12.1 | 13.0 / 12.3 | 17.5 / 12.1 | 18.0* / 11.5 | 11.7 / 12.1 | 8.9 / 11.9 | 11.1 / 12.8 | 10.9 / 11.4 |
| Public Interest | 11.4 / 8.7 | 10.3** / 8.0 | 2.6 / 7.4 | 7.1 / 7.2 | 4.3 / 6.9 | 4.4 / 7.1 | 0.7 / 7.3 | 0.6* / 7.1 | 3.7 / 7.2 | 4.8 / 7.5 | 1.5 / 6.7 | 8.0 / 5.7 |
| Academia | 0.0 / 1.5 | 1.0 / 1.3 | 2.4 / 1.6 | 0.0 / 1.6 | 0.0 / 1.9 | 0.9 / 1.9 | 0.0 / 2.1 | 2.6 / 2.6 | 1.8 / 2.7 | 0.7 / 3.0 | 3.0 / 3.7 | 2.2 / 3.5 |
| Judicial Clerkships | 0.0 / 11.5 | 0.0 / 11.5 | 0.0 / 11.2 | 0.0 / 10.7 | 0.8 / 10.5 | 0.9 / 10.0 | 0.0 / 9.2 | 0.0 / 9.0 | 0.6 / 8.9 | 0.7 / 9.3 | 0.7 / 9.3 | 0.0 / 8.7 |
*Beginning with the Class of 2013, the ABA reclassified public defender/appellate defender job types as Government rather than Public Interest.
**Beginning with the Class of 2019, public defender/appellate defender jobs types were once again classified as Public Interest.
Public Interest job types include private nonprofit advocacy, religious, social service, fundraising, community resource, or cause-oriented organizations, as well as labor unions and nonprofit policy analysis and research organizations.
Law Student Services actively works with our students and graduates to find employment in the legal profession throughout the country. If you have questions regarding these statistics or the career counseling services available to our students and graduates through Law Student Services, we encourage you to contact us by email or by phone at (405) 208-5332.
Graduates of Oklahoma City University School of Law qualify to take the bar exam in all 50 states and in the District of Columbia.