Thomas M Cooley Law School Profile

There's a lot we don't know about the numbers. This school has not shared its 2011 NALP report
Caution: Thomas M Cooley Law School 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		Median75th
Percentile		Mean
Total Graduates = 999
Employment Status Known:
Bar Passage Required (Full Time)38338.3% 159$40,000$45,000$55,000$49,696
Bar Passage Required (Part Time)262.6%
JD Preferred (Full Time)676.7% 24$40,400$50,074$69,125$56,412
JD Preferred (Part Time)121.2%
Professional (Full Time)606% 29$40,291$50,000$72,500$62,820
Professional (Part Time)80.8%
Non-Professional (Full Time)111.1% 5$28,880$34,000$36,500$32,952
Non-Professional (Part Time)141.4%
Employment Type Unknown20.2%
Pursuing Degree FT212.1%
Unemployed - Seeking11011%
Unemployed - Not Seeking222.2%
Known Status73673.7%
Unknown Status26326.3%
Total999100%
Total Employed or Degree:
Pursuing Degree FT212.1%
Employed58358.4% 217$40,000$46,000$56,500$51,807
Subtotal60460.5%
Employment by Sector:
Private Sector46246.2% 150
Public Sector12112.1% 67
Unknown Sector00%
Subtotal58358.4%


Full-Time Salaries
# in
Class		% of
Class		# with
Salary		25th
Percentile		Median75th
Percentile		Mean
Employment Categories:
Academic121.2% 4⋅⋅⋅⋅
LT/ST/Unknown: 0.8% / 0.4% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: 0.8% / 0.4% / 0%
Business13013% 44$42,450$54,850$71,500$63,836
LT/ST/Unknown: 10.9% / 2.1% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: 10.5% / 2.5% / 0%
Judicial Clerk292.9% 21$40,000$43,000$48,980$43,419
LT/ST/Unknown: 2.9% / 0% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: 2.9% / 0% / 0%
Private Practice33233.2% 106$40,000$45,000$56,000$49,457
LT/ST/Unknown: 32.2% / 1% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: 31% / 2.2% / 0%
Government585.8% 31$41,000$45,000$51,000$48,122
LT/ST/Unknown: 5.6% / 0.2% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: 5.2% / 0.6% / 0%
Public Interest222.2% 9$35,400$42,000$58,300$47,226
LT/ST/Unknown: 2.1% / 0.1% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: 1.9% / 0.3% / 0%
Unknown00%
Subtotal58358.4%
Academic Jobs:
Bar Passage Required
J.D. Advantage
Professional
Non-Professional
Unknown121.2%
Subtotal121.2%
Business Jobs:
Bar Passage Required
J.D. Advantage
Professional
Non-Professional
Unknown13013%
Subtotal13013%
Government Jobs:
Bar Passage Required
J.D. Advantage
Professional
Non-Professional
Unknown585.8%
Subtotal585.8%
Public Interest Jobs:
Bar Passage Required
J.D. Advantage
Professional
Non-Professional
Unknown222.2%
Subtotal222.2%
Law Firm Jobs:
Bar Passage Required
J.D. Advantage
Professional
Non-Professional
Unknown33233.2%
Subtotal33233.2%
Law Firm Size:
Solo808%
2-10 Attorneys19019% 69$39,000$42,000$50,000$44,574
11-25 Attorneys313.1% 13$33,750$50,000$67,500$51,115
26-50 Attorneys90.9% 6$50,000$60,500$67,500$58,500
51-100 Attorneys50.5% 2⋅⋅⋅⋅
101-250 Attorneys30.3% 3⋅⋅⋅⋅
251-500 Attorneys00% ⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
501+ Attorneys20.2% 1⋅⋅⋅⋅
Unknown Size101%
Subtotal33233.2%
Type of Law Firm Job:
Attorney
Law Clerk
Paralegal
Administrative
Unknown
Subtotal33233.2%


Full-Time Salaries
# in
Class		% of
Class		# with
Salary		25th
Percentile		Median75th
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
Subtotal58358.4%
Location of Jobs:
In-State 00%
Out-of-State 00%
Unknown00%
Subtotal58358.4%
# States with Employed Grads0
Timing of Job Offer:
Before Graduation
Before Bar Results
After Bar Results
Unknown
Subtotal58358.4%
Search Status of Employed Graduates:
Seeking a Different Job
Not Seeking a Different Job
Unknown
Subtotal58358.4%


Job Source
By Employer Type		Fall OCIJob ListingPre-Law School
Employer		Referral from FriendLetter / Self-
Initiated		OtherUnknown
Academic
Business
Clerkship
Private Practice (<50 Attorneys)
Private Practice (>50 Attorneys)
Private Practice (Size Unknown)
Government
Public Interest
Unknown Employer
Percent of Class (sum = 58.4%)58.4%
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