SUNY Buffalo Profile

There's a lot we don't know about the numbers. This school has not shared its 2010 NALP report

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			Full-Time Salaries
	# in Class	% of Class	# with Salary	25th Percentile	Median	75th Percentile	Mean
Total Graduates = 265
Employment Status Known:
Bar Passage Required (Full Time)	162	61.1%
Bar Passage Required (Part Time)	8	3%
Bar Passage Required (FT/PT Unknown)	0	0%
JD Preferred (Full Time)	32	12.1%
JD Preferred (Part Time)	7	2.6%
JD Preferred (FT/PT Unknown)	0	0%
Professional (Full Time)	18	6.8%
Professional (Part Time)	1	0.4%
Professional (FT/PT Unknown)	0	0%
Non-Professional (Full Time)	1	0.4%
Non-Professional (Part Time)	1	0.4%
Non-Professional (FT/PT Unknown)	0	0%
Employment Type Unknown	0	0%
Pursuing Degree FT	17	6.4%
Unemployed - Seeking	10	3.8%
Unemployed - Not Seeking	2	0.8%
Known Status	259	97.7%
Unknown Status	6	2.3%
Total	265	100%
Total Employed or Degree:
Pursuing Degree FT	17	6.4%
Employed	230	86.8%
Subtotal	247	93.2%
Employment by Sector:
Private Sector	162	61.1%	60	$46,000	$59,000	$85,000
Public Sector	68	25.7%
Unknown Sector	0	0%
Subtotal	230	86.8%

			Full-Time Salaries
	# in Class	% of Class	# with Salary	25th Percentile	Median	75th Percentile	Mean
Employment Categories:
Academic	12	4.5%
LT/ST/Unknown: 2.3% / 2.3% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: ___ / ___ / ___
Business	35	13.2%
LT/ST/Unknown: 9.4% / 3.8% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: ___ / ___ / ___
Judicial Clerk	4	1.5%
LT/ST/Unknown: 1.5% / 0% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: ___ / ___ / ___
Private Practice	127	47.9%
LT/ST/Unknown: 39.2% / 8.7% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: ___ / ___ / ___
Government	36	13.6%
LT/ST/Unknown: 12.1% / 1.5% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: ___ / ___ / ___
Public Interest	16	6%
LT/ST/Unknown: 4.9% / 1.1% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: ___ / ___ / ___
Unknown	0	0%
Subtotal	230	86.8%
Business Jobs:
Bar Passage Required
JD Preferred
Professional
Non-Professional
Unknown
Subtotal	35	13.2%
Law Firm Size:
Solo	0	0%
2-10 Attorneys	59	22.3%
11-25 Attorneys	19	7.2%
26-50 Attorneys	11	4.2%
51-100 Attorneys	11	4.2%
101-250 Attorneys	12	4.5%
251-500 Attorneys	2	0.8%
501+ Attorneys	5	1.9%
Unknown Size	8	3%
Subtotal	127	47.9%
Type of Law Firm Job:
Attorney
Law Clerk
Paralegal
Administrative
Unknown
Subtotal	127	47.9%

			Full-Time Salaries
	# in Class	% of Class	# with Salary	25th Percentile	Median	75th Percentile	Mean
Jobs Taken by Region:
New England	5	1.9%
Mid-Atlantic	182	68.7%
East North Central	25	9.4%
West North Central	0	0%
South Atlantic	2	0.8%
East South Central	2	0.8%
West South Central	2	0.8%
Mountain	2	0.8%
Pacific	2	0.8%
U.S. Territories	0	0%
Foreign	2	0.8%
Unknown	6	2.3%
Subtotal	230	86.8%
Location of Jobs:
In-State	182	68.7%
Out-of-State	44	16.6%
Unknown	4	1.5%
Subtotal	230	86.8%
# States with Employed Grads	19
Timing of Job Offer:
Before Graduation
Before Bar Results
After Bar Results
Unknown
Subtotal	230	86.8%

Job Source By Employer Type	Fall OCI	Job Listing	Pre-Law School Employer	Referral from Friend	Letter / Self- Initiated	Other	Unknown
Academic
Business
Clerkship
Private Practice (<50 Attorneys)
Private Practice (>50 Attorneys)
Private Practice (Size Unknown)
Government
Public Interest
Unknown Employer
Percent of Class (sum = 86.8%)							86.8%

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