Columbia University 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 = 430
Employment Status Known:
Bar Passage Required (Full Time)	403	93.7%
Bar Passage Required (Part Time)	0	0%
Bar Passage Required (FT/PT Unknown)	0	0%
JD Preferred (Full Time)	8	1.9%
JD Preferred (Part Time)	0	0%
JD Preferred (FT/PT Unknown)	0	0%
Professional (Full Time)	4	0.9%
Professional (Part Time)	0	0%
Professional (FT/PT Unknown)	0	0%
Non-Professional (Full Time)	0	0%
Non-Professional (Part Time)	0	0%
Non-Professional (FT/PT Unknown)	0	0%
Employment Type Unknown	0	0%
Pursuing Degree FT	5	1.2%
Unemployed - Seeking	3	0.7%
Unemployed - Not Seeking	3	0.7%
Known Status	426	99.1%
Unknown Status	4	0.9%
Total	430	100%
Total Employed or Degree:
Pursuing Degree FT	5	1.2%
Employed	415	96.5%	411
Subtotal	420	97.7%
Employment by Sector:
Private Sector	332	77.2%	328	$160,000	$160,000	$160,000	$151,748
Public Sector	83	19.3%	83	$52,000	$58,000	$60,000	$55,387
Unknown Sector	0	0%
Subtotal	415	96.5%

			Full-Time Salaries
	# in Class	% of Class	# with Salary	25th Percentile	Median	75th Percentile	Mean
Employment Categories:
Academic	2	0.5%
LT/ST/Unknown: 0% / 0% / 0.5%
FT/PT/Unknown: Unk. / Unk. / Unk.
Business	16	3.7%
LT/ST/Unknown: 2.8% / 0.9% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: Unk. / Unk. / Unk.
Judicial Clerk	49	11.4%
LT/ST/Unknown: 11.4% / 0% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: Unk. / Unk. / Unk.
Private Practice	316	73.5%
LT/ST/Unknown: 0% / 0% / 73.5%
FT/PT/Unknown: Unk. / Unk. / Unk.
Government	19	4.4%
LT/ST/Unknown: 4% / 0.5% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: Unk. / Unk. / Unk.
Public Interest	13	3%
LT/ST/Unknown: 2.6% / 0.5% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: Unk. / Unk. / Unk.
Unknown	0	0%
Subtotal	415	96.5%
Business Jobs:
Bar Passage Required
JD Preferred
Professional
Non-Professional
Unknown
Subtotal	16	3.7%
Law Firm Size:
Solo	0	0%
2-10 Attorneys	4	0.9%
11-25 Attorneys	6	1.4%
26-50 Attorneys	5	1.2%
51-100 Attorneys	3	0.7%
101-250 Attorneys	13	3%
251-500 Attorneys	31	7.2%
501+ Attorneys	254	59.1%
Unknown Size	0	0%
Subtotal	316	73.5%
Type of Law Firm Job:
Attorney
Law Clerk
Paralegal
Administrative
Unknown
Subtotal	316	73.5%

			Full-Time Salaries
	# in Class	% of Class	# with Salary	25th Percentile	Median	75th Percentile	Mean
Jobs Taken by Region:
New England
Mid-Atlantic
East North Central
West North Central
South Atlantic
East South Central
West South Central
Mountain
Pacific
U.S. Territories
Foreign
Unknown
Subtotal	415	96.5%
Location of Jobs:
In-State	282	65.6%
Out-of-State	133	30.9%
Unknown	0	0%
Subtotal	415	96.5%
# States with Employed Grads	28
Timing of Job Offer:
Before Graduation
Before Bar Results
After Bar Results
Unknown
Subtotal	415	96.5%

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 = 96.5%)							96.5%

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