Law school rankings for big law job prospects

Because law school is such an expensive investment, it makes sense to consider job prospects at graduation. US News recently ranked the top law schools by percentage going to big law (the easiest way to kill debt). It’s worth reviewing with a grain of salt. https://www.usnews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-law-schools/most-grads-at-big-law-firms-rankings

The top California schools according to US News in 2025:
1. USC (#7 among total US schools, 59% grads going into big law)
2. UCLA (#15, 50%)
3. Stanford (#16, 46%),  Berkeley (#16, 46%)
4. UCI (#23, 38%)
5. UC Law, SF, formerly Hastings (#30, 28%)
6. UC Davis (#36, 24%)