Catholic University of America Profile

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			Full-Time Salaries
	# in Class	% of Class	# with Salary	25th Percentile	Median	75th Percentile	Mean
Total Graduates = 261
Employment Status Known:
Bar Passage Required (Full Time)	124	47.5%
Bar Passage Required (Part Time)	4	1.5%
JD Preferred (Full Time)	63	24.1%
JD Preferred (Part Time)	6	2.3%
Professional (Full Time)	18	6.9%
Professional (Part Time)	3	1.1%
Non-Professional (Full Time)	0	0%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
Non-Professional (Part Time)	3	1.1%
Employment Type Unknown	3	1.1%
Pursuing Degree FT	3	1.1%
Unemployed - Seeking	27	10.3%
Unemployed - Not Seeking	5	1.9%
Known Status	259	99.2%
Unknown Status	2	0.8%
Total	261	100%
Total Employed or Degree:
Pursuing Degree FT	3	1.1%
Employed	224	85.8%	121
Subtotal	227	87%
Employment by Sector:
Private Sector	141	54%	61
Public Sector	83	31.8%	60
Unknown Sector	0	0%
Subtotal	224	85.8%

			Full-Time Salaries
	# in Class	% of Class	# with Salary	25th Percentile	Median	75th Percentile	Mean
Employment Categories:
Academic	3	1.1%		⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
LT/ST/Unknown: 1.1% / 0% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: 1.1% / 0% / 0%
Business	59	22.6%	14	$60,000	$64,750	$80,000	$67,607
LT/ST/Unknown: 17.6% / 5% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: 18.8% / 3.8% / 0%
Judicial Clerk	15	5.7%	14	$42,105	$47,350	$57,408	$48,576
LT/ST/Unknown: 5.7% / 0% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: 5.7% / 0% / 0%
Private Practice	82	31.4%	47	$55,000	$80,000	$145,000	$96,000
LT/ST/Unknown: 30.3% / 1.1% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: 29.5% / 1.9% / 0%
Government	59	22.6%	41	$60,000	$71,000	$98,000	$76,979
LT/ST/Unknown: 22.2% / 0.4% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: 22.2% / 0.4% / 0%
Public Interest	6	2.3%	5	$50,000	$50,000	$55,000	$62,500
LT/ST/Unknown: 1.9% / 0.4% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: 1.9% / 0.4% / 0%
Unknown	0	0%
Subtotal	224	85.8%
Academic Jobs:
Bar Passage Required
J.D. Advantage
Professional
Non-Professional
Unknown	3	1.1%
Subtotal	3	1.1%
Business Jobs:
Bar Passage Required
J.D. Advantage
Professional
Non-Professional
Unknown	59	22.6%
Subtotal	59	22.6%
Government Jobs:
Bar Passage Required
J.D. Advantage
Professional
Non-Professional
Unknown	59	22.6%
Subtotal	59	22.6%
Public Interest Jobs:
Bar Passage Required
J.D. Advantage
Professional
Non-Professional
Unknown	6	2.3%
Subtotal	6	2.3%
Law Firm Jobs:
Bar Passage Required
J.D. Advantage
Professional
Non-Professional
Unknown	82	31.4%
Subtotal	82	31.4%
Law Firm Size:
Solo	0	0%
2-10 Attorneys	41	15.7%
11-25 Attorneys	8	3.1%
26-50 Attorneys	3	1.1%
51-100 Attorneys	4	1.5%
101-250 Attorneys	5	1.9%
251-500 Attorneys	6	2.3%
501+ Attorneys	8	3.1%
Unknown Size	0	0%
Subtotal	82	31.4%
Type of Law Firm Job:
Attorney
Law Clerk
Paralegal
Administrative
Unknown
Subtotal	82	31.4%

			Full-Time Salaries
	# in Class	% of Class	# with Salary	25th Percentile	Median	75th Percentile	Mean
Jobs Taken by Region:
New England	2	0.8%
Mid-Atlantic	10	3.8%
East North Central	2	0.8%
West North Central	0	0%
South Atlantic	194	74.3%
East South Central	3	1.1%
West South Central	3	1.1%
Mountain	1	0.4%
Pacific	7	2.7%
U.S. Territories	0	0%
Foreign	2	0.8%
Unknown	0	0%
Subtotal	224	85.8%
Location of Jobs:
In-State	0	0%
Out-of-State	0	0%
Unknown	0	0%
Subtotal	224	85.8%
# States with Employed Grads	0
Timing of Job Offer:
Before Graduation
Before Bar Results
After Bar Results
Unknown
Subtotal	224	85.8%
Search Status of Employed Graduates:
Seeking a Different Job
Not Seeking a Different Job
Unknown
Subtotal	224	85.8%

Job Source By Employer Type	Fall OCI	Job Listing	Pre-Law School Employer	Referral from Friend	Letter / Self- Initiated	Other	Unknown
Academic	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Business	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Judicial Clerk	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Private Practice (<50 Attorneys)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Private Practice (>50 Attorneys)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Private Practice (Size Unknown)							0
Government	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Public Interest	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Unknown Employer	8	27	52	39	43	36	20
Percent of Class (sum = 85.8%)	3.1%	10.3%	19.9%	14.9%	16.5%	13.8%	7.7%

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