Chapman University Profile

There's a lot we don't know about the numbers. This school has not shared its 2011 NALP report

Caution: Chapman University has refused our repeated requests to make its Class of 2011 NALP Report available for public consumption. To show what this school chooses to hide, LST has created an imitation report when we have suitable data from other sources, including the ABA, U.S. News, and the school's website. (Sections that are shown in dark gray represent data the school possesses in its NALP report but has not shared.) Schools receive these reports in June for the graduating class from the prior year. We strongly encourage accepted students to ask the school to release its complete NALP report before making a decision to attend. To view the reports we have obtained, please visit our NALP Report Database.

			Full-Time Salaries
	# in Class	% of Class	# with Salary	25th Percentile	Median	75th Percentile	Mean
Total Graduates = 177
Employment Status Known:
Bar Passage Required (Full Time)	76	42.9%	61	$50,000	$64,000	$75,000
Bar Passage Required (Part Time)	17	9.6%
JD Preferred (Full Time)	19	10.7%	14	$33,280	$55,000	$70,000
JD Preferred (Part Time)	12	6.8%
Professional (Full Time)	6	3.4%	1	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
Professional (Part Time)	1	0.6%
Non-Professional (Full Time)	0	0%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
Non-Professional (Part Time)	3	1.7%
Employment Type Unknown	0	0%
Pursuing Degree FT	7	4%
Unemployed - Seeking	15	8.5%
Unemployed - Not Seeking	20	11.3%
Known Status	176	99.4%
Unknown Status	1	0.6%
Total	177	100%
Total Employed or Degree:
Pursuing Degree FT	7	4%
Employed	134	75.7%	76
Subtotal	141	79.7%
Employment by Sector:
Private Sector	109	61.6%
Public Sector	24	13.6%
Unknown Sector	1	0.6%
Subtotal	134	75.7%

			Full-Time Salaries
	# in Class	% of Class	# with Salary	25th Percentile	Median	75th Percentile	Mean
Employment Categories:
Academic	9	5.1%	3	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
LT/ST/Unknown: 2.3% / 2.8% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: 1.7% / 3.4% / 0%
Business	32	18.1%	14	$58,000	$70,000	$75,000
LT/ST/Unknown: 12.4% / 5.6% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: 14.1% / 4% / 0%
Judicial Clerk	3	1.7%	3	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
LT/ST/Unknown: 1.7% / 0% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: 1.7% / 0% / 0%
Private Practice	77	43.5%	46	$52,000	$65,000	$75,000
LT/ST/Unknown: 36.7% / 6.8% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: 32.8% / 10.7% / 0%
Government	11	6.2%	9	$31,200	$43,212	$55,000
LT/ST/Unknown: 4.5% / 1.7% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: 6.2% / 0% / 0%
Public Interest	1	0.6%	1	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
LT/ST/Unknown: 0.6% / 0% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: 0.6% / 0% / 0%
Unknown	1	0.6%
Subtotal	134	75.7%
Academic Jobs:
Bar Passage Required
J.D. Advantage
Professional
Non-Professional
Unknown	9	5.1%
Subtotal	9	5.1%
Business Jobs:
Bar Passage Required
J.D. Advantage
Professional
Non-Professional
Unknown	32	18.1%
Subtotal	32	18.1%
Government Jobs:
Bar Passage Required
J.D. Advantage
Professional
Non-Professional
Unknown	11	6.2%
Subtotal	11	6.2%
Public Interest Jobs:
Bar Passage Required
J.D. Advantage
Professional
Non-Professional
Unknown	1	0.6%
Subtotal	1	0.6%
Law Firm Jobs:
Bar Passage Required
J.D. Advantage
Professional
Non-Professional
Unknown	77	43.5%
Subtotal	77	43.5%
Law Firm Size:
Solo	5	2.8%
2-10 Attorneys	46	26%	23	$55,000	$65,000	$75,000
11-25 Attorneys	8	4.5%	7	$37,500	$55,000	$70,000
26-50 Attorneys	8	4.5%	7	$60,000	$70,000	$80,000
51-100 Attorneys	3	1.7%	3	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
101-250 Attorneys	5	2.8%	5	$80,000	$80,000	$81,000
251-500 Attorneys	0	0%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
501+ Attorneys	0	0%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
Unknown Size	2	1.1%
Subtotal	77	43.5%
Type of Law Firm Job:
Attorney
Law Clerk
Paralegal
Administrative
Unknown
Subtotal	77	43.5%

			Full-Time Salaries
	# in Class	% of Class	# with Salary	25th Percentile	Median	75th Percentile	Mean
Jobs Taken by Region:
New England	0	0%
Mid-Atlantic	1	0.6%
East North Central	1	0.6%
West North Central	0	0%
South Atlantic	1	0.6%
East South Central	0	0%
West South Central	0	0%
Mountain	1	0.6%
Pacific	126	71.2%
U.S. Territories	2	1.1%
Foreign	1	0.6%
Unknown	3	1.7%
Subtotal	134	75.7%
Location of Jobs:
In-State	0	0%
Out-of-State	0	0%
Unknown	0	0%
Subtotal	134	75.7%
# States with Employed Grads	0
Timing of Job Offer:
Before Graduation
Before Bar Results
After Bar Results
Unknown
Subtotal	134	75.7%
Search Status of Employed Graduates:
Seeking a Different Job
Not Seeking a Different Job
Unknown
Subtotal	134	75.7%

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 = 75.7%)							75.7%

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