Interesting stats, but bear in mind three things: first, this includes only students who refinanced their law school loans; second, schools continue to be a bit slippery about how they report average starting salaries; and third, average starting salaries are sensitive to region of the country (any school that primarily places in NYC "big law" will come out with higher average salaries, all else equal). The strong performance by major regional schools–like BYU and Georgia–is striking.
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