Information as of 10 months after graduation. This data was reported to
the ABA and/or NALP according to their reporting guidelines.
Employment Status
|
2017
|
2016
|
2015
|
|
Employed
|
171
|
199
|
205
|
|
Pursuing Graduate Degree
|
6
|
5
|
3
|
|
Seeking Employment
|
14
|
23
|
18
|
|
Not Seeking Employment
|
3
|
1
|
3
|
|
Unknown
|
1
|
1
|
3
|
|
Total Graduates
|
195
|
229
|
232 |
Employment by Industry/Sector
|
|
2017
|
2016
|
2015
|
|
Law Firms
|
86
|
97
|
101
|
|
Judicial Clerkships
|
24
|
21
|
18
|
|
Government
|
21
|
25
|
33
|
|
Public Interest
|
8
|
14
|
13
|
|
Business/Industry
|
29
|
32
|
32
|
|
Education
|
3 (0*)
|
6 (0*)
|
8 (2*)
|
|
Unknown
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Total Employed Graduates
|
171
|
195
|
205
|
* University-funded positions
Employment Type
|
|
2017
|
2016
|
2015
|
|
Bar Admission Required/Anticipated
|
143
|
167
|
167
|
|
(Full-Time, Long-Term)
|
138
|
155
|
153
|
|
(Full-Time, Short-Term)
|
2
|
10
|
6
|
|
(Part-Time, Long-Term)
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
|
(Part-Time, Short-Term)
|
3
|
1
|
6
|
|
J.D. Advantage
|
28
|
30
|
34
|
|
(Full-Time, Long-Term)
|
19
|
12
|
29
|
|
(Full-Time, Short-Term)
|
1
|
9
|
1
|
|
(Part-Time, Long-Term)
|
4
|
1
|
1
|
|
(Part-Time, Short-Term)
|
4
|
8
|
3
|
|
Professional Other
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
|
(Full-Time, Long-Term)
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
|
(Full-Time, Short-Term)
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
(Part-Time, Long-Term)
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
(Part-Time, Short-Term)
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
|
Nonprofessional Other
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
|
(Full-Time, Long-Term)
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
(Full-Time, Short-Term)
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
(Part-Time, Long-Term)
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
(Part-Time, Short-Term)
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
|
Employed, Type Unknown
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Law Firm Employment
|
Firm Size
|
2017
|
2016
|
2015
|
|
501+ Attorneys
|
37
|
32
|
30
|
|
251-500
|
5
|
4
|
14
|
|
101-250
|
6
|
8
|
8
|
|
51-100
|
5
|
9
|
7
|
|
26-50
|
1
|
7
|
5
|
|
11 through 25
|
11
|
9
|
8
|
|
2 through 10
|
19
|
23
|
28
|
|
Solo
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
|
Unknown Size
|
1
|
4
|
1
|
|
Total Law Firm Graduates
|
86
|
97
|
|
Salaries
|
Private Sector
|
2017
|
2016
|
2015
|
|
75th Percentile
|
$155,000
|
$137,500
|
$160,000
|
|
Median
|
$130,000
|
$108,000
|
$115,000
|
|
25th Percentile
|
$65,000
|
$65,000
|
$67,000
|
|
Total Graduates in this Category
|
115
|
129
|
133
|
|
Salaries Reported
|
85
|
88
|
98
|
|
Response Rate
|
73.9%
|
68.2%
|
73.7%
|
|
Public Sector
|
2017
|
2016
|
2015
|
|
75th Percentile
|
$60,000
|
$64,825
|
$59,393
|
|
Median
|
$51,500
|
$58,000
|
$50,650
|
|
25th Percentile
|
$46,000
|
$49,081
|
$44,500
|
|
Total Graduates in this Category
|
56
|
66
|
72
|
|
Salaries Reported
|
48
|
44
|
56
|
|
Response Rate
|
85.7%
|
66.7%
|
77.8%
|
Employment Summary Reports: Classes of 2014-2018
Nationwide Starting Salary Statistics
NALP, the Association for Legal Career Professionals, has recently made available on its website all its starting salary data as free consumer information. This includes detailed breakdowns of starting salaries by employer type, by state, and even by city where available.
