Ave Maria School of Law Profile

Class of 2009 Employment Outcomes

These data come exclusively from U.S. News because the magazine provided the best publicly available employment information for this year. Now that schools are more transparent, and the ABA has stepped its game up, we no longer need to rely on a for-profit magazine to get prospective students the information they need to make informed decisions. Prior years of school-specific data are not directly comparable because U.S. News did not publish survey response rates.

Number% of Class
Total Graduates86100%
Unknown Status11.2%
Known Status8598.8%
FT Degree33.5%
Unemployed3136%
Employed5159.3%
Credentials#% of Class
Bar Passage Req.3439.5%
Full Time3136%
Part Time33.5%
J.D. Preferred89.3%
Full Time67%
Part Time22.3%
Professional33.5%
Full Time00%
Part Time00%
Non-Professional11.2%
Full Time00%
Part Time00%
Unknown Cred.55.8%
Total Employed5159.3%
Non-Employed3540.7%
Employer Type#% of Class
Academic00%
Business55.8%
Government1315.1%
Federal Clerkship22.3%
Other Clerkship55.8%
Law Firm1618.6%
Public Interest55.8%
Unknown Type55.8%
Total Employed5159.3%
Non-Employed3540.7%
Location#% of Class
East North Central1112.8%
East South Central00%
Mid Atlantic22.3%
Mountain78.1%
New England00%
Pacific67%
South Atlantic1315.1%
West North Central22.3%
West South Central55.8%
Foreign22.3%
Unknown11.2%
Total Employed5159.3%
Non-Employed3540.7%
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