Employment Data

Information as of 10 months after graduation. This data was reported to the ABA and/or NALP according to their reporting guidelines.

Employment Status

	2019	2018	2017
Employed	192	202	171
Pursuing Graduate Degree	6	3	6
Seeking Employment	8	13	14
Not Seeking Employment	0	0	3
Unknown	0	1	1
Total Graduates	206	219	195

Employment by Industry/Sector

	2019	2018	2017
Law Firms	99	112	86
Judicial Clerkships	17	24	24
Government	32	21	21
Public Interest	9	13	8
Business/Industry	31	28	29
Education	4 (0*)	4 (0*)	3 (0*)
Unknown	0	0	0
Total Employed Graduates	192	202	171

* University-funded positions

Employment Type

	2019	2018	2017
Bar Admission Required/Anticipated	161	183	143
(Full-Time, Long-Term)	159	1180	138
(Full-Time, Short-Term)	0	3	2
(Part-Time, Long-Term)	1	0	0
(Part-Time, Short-Term)	1	0	3
J.D. Advantage	29	18	28
(Full-Time, Long-Term)	29	10	19
(Full-Time, Short-Term)	0	4	1
(Part-Time, Long-Term)	0	4	4
(Part-Time, Short-Term)	0	0	4
Professional Other	2	0	0
(Full-Time, Long-Term)	1	0	0
(Full-Time, Short-Term)	0	0	0
(Part-Time, Long-Term)	0	0	0
(Part-Time, Short-Term)	1	0	0
Nonprofessional Other	0	0	0
(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	0
Employed, Type Unknown	0	1	0

Law Firm Employment

Firm Size	2019	2018	2017
501+ Attorneys	37	38	37
251-500	11	9	5
101-250	7	13	6
51-100	6	7	5
26-50	8	10	1
11 through 25	8	15	11
2 through 10	21	20	19
Solo	1	0	1
Unknown Size	0	0	1
Total Law Firm Graduates	99	112	86

Salaries

Private Sector	2019	2018	2017
75th Percentile	(TBD)	$160,000	$155,000
Median	(TBD)	$120,000	$130,000
25th Percentile	(TBD)	$50,000	$65,000
Total Graduates in this Category	130	140	115
Salaries Reported	98	119	85
Response Rate	75.38%	85.0%	73.9%
Public Sector	2019	2018	2017
75th Percentile	(TBD)	$65,000	$60,000
Median	(TBD)	$57,884	$51,500
25th Percentile	(TBD)	$50,000	$46,000
Total Graduates in this Category	62	62	56
Salaries Reported	49	53	48
Response Rate	79.03%	85.48%	85.7%

Employment Summary Reports: Classes of 2014-2019

• Class of 2019 ABA Report
• Class of 2019 NALP Report
• Class of 2018 ABA Report
• Class of 2018 NALP Report
• Class of 2017 ABA Report
• Class of 2017 NALP Report
• Class of 2016 ABA Report
• Class of 2016 NALP Report
• Class of 2015 ABA Report
• Class of 2015 NALP Report
• Class of 2014 ABA Report
• Class of 2014 NALP Report

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.