Thomas M Cooley Law School Profile

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			Full-Time Salaries
	# in Class	% of Class	# with Salary	25th Percentile	Median	75th Percentile	Mean
Total Graduates = 927
Employment Status Known:
Bar Passage Required (Full Time)	290	31.3%
Bar Passage Required (Part Time)	11	1.2%
Bar Passage Required (FT/PT Unknown)	0	0%
JD Preferred (Full Time)	54	5.8%
JD Preferred (Part Time)	5	0.5%
JD Preferred (FT/PT Unknown)	0	0%
Professional (Full Time)	45	4.9%
Professional (Part Time)	2	0.2%
Professional (FT/PT Unknown)	0	0%
Non-Professional (Full Time)	5	0.5%
Non-Professional (Part Time)	5	0.5%
Non-Professional (FT/PT Unknown)	0	0%
Employment Type Unknown	169	18.2%
Pursuing Degree FT	22	2.4%
Unemployed - Seeking	132	14.2%
Unemployed - Not Seeking	32	3.5%
Known Status	772	83.3%
Unknown Status	155	16.7%
Total	927	100%
Total Employed or Degree:
Pursuing Degree FT	22	2.4%
Employed	586	63.2%
Subtotal	608	65.6%
Employment by Sector:
Private Sector	408	44%	60	$40,000	$50,000	$65,000
Public Sector	142	15.3%
Unknown Sector	36	3.9%
Subtotal	586	63.2%

			Full-Time Salaries
	# in Class	% of Class	# with Salary	25th Percentile	Median	75th Percentile	Mean
Employment Categories:
Academic	16	1.7%
LT/ST/Unknown: 1.1% / 0.2% / 0.4%
FT/PT/Unknown: ___ / ___ / ___
Business	103	11.1%
LT/ST/Unknown: 6.8% / 2.2% / 2.2%
FT/PT/Unknown: ___ / ___ / ___
Judicial Clerk	21	2.3%
LT/ST/Unknown: 0.4% / 1.1% / 0.8%
FT/PT/Unknown: ___ / ___ / ___
Private Practice	305	32.9%
LT/ST/Unknown: 22.3% / 1.6% / 9%
FT/PT/Unknown: ___ / ___ / ___
Government	73	7.9%
LT/ST/Unknown: 7.3% / 0.5% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: ___ / ___ / ___
Public Interest	17	1.8%
LT/ST/Unknown: 1% / 0.1% / 0.8%
FT/PT/Unknown: ___ / ___ / ___
Unknown	36	3.9%
Subtotal	586	63.2%
Business Jobs:
Bar Passage Required
JD Preferred
Professional
Non-Professional
Unknown
Subtotal	103	11.1%
Law Firm Size:
Solo	86	9.3%
2-10 Attorneys	163	17.6%
11-25 Attorneys	22	2.4%
26-50 Attorneys	8	0.9%
51-100 Attorneys	5	0.5%
101-250 Attorneys	9	1%
251-500 Attorneys	2	0.2%
501+ Attorneys	2	0.2%
Unknown Size	8	0.9%
Subtotal	305	32.9%
Type of Law Firm Job:
Attorney
Law Clerk
Paralegal
Administrative
Unknown
Subtotal	305	32.9%

			Full-Time Salaries
	# in Class	% of Class	# with Salary	25th Percentile	Median	75th Percentile	Mean
Jobs Taken by Region:
New England	6	0.6%
Mid-Atlantic	47	5.1%
East North Central	310	33.4%
West North Central	11	1.2%
South Atlantic	66	7.1%
East South Central	12	1.3%
West South Central	27	2.9%
Mountain	34	3.7%
Pacific	15	1.6%
U.S. Territories	0	0%
Foreign	9	1%
Unknown	49	5.3%
Subtotal	586	63.2%
Location of Jobs:
In-State	234	25.2%
Out-of-State	306	33%
Unknown	46	5%
Subtotal	586	63.2%
# States with Employed Grads	41
Timing of Job Offer:
Before Graduation
Before Bar Results
After Bar Results
Unknown
Subtotal	586	63.2%

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 = 63.2%)							63.2%

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