George Washington 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 = 512
Employment Status Known:
Bar Passage Required (Full Time)	385	75.2%
Bar Passage Required (Part Time)	32	6.3%
Bar Passage Required (FT/PT Unknown)	0	0%
JD Preferred (Full Time)	32	6.3%
JD Preferred (Part Time)	8	1.6%
JD Preferred (FT/PT Unknown)	0	0%
Professional (Full Time)	12	2.3%
Professional (Part Time)	9	1.8%
Professional (FT/PT Unknown)	0	0%
Non-Professional (Full Time)	0	0%
Non-Professional (Part Time)	5	1%
Non-Professional (FT/PT Unknown)	0	0%
Employment Type Unknown	1	0.2%
Pursuing Degree FT	14	2.7%
Unemployed - Seeking	6	1.2%
Unemployed - Not Seeking	6	1.2%
Known Status	510	99.6%
Unknown Status	2	0.4%
Total	512	100%
Total Employed or Degree:
Pursuing Degree FT	14	2.7%
Employed	484	94.5%	188	$80,500	$160,000	$160,000	$127,567
Subtotal	498	97.3%
Employment by Sector:
Private Sector	285	55.7%	132	$145,000	$160,000	$160,000
Public Sector	198	38.7%
Unknown Sector	1	0.2%
Subtotal	484	94.5%

			Full-Time Salaries
	# in Class	% of Class	# with Salary	25th Percentile	Median	75th Percentile	Mean
Employment Categories:
Academic	28	5.5%
LT/ST/Unknown: 0.8% / 4.7% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: ___ / ___ / ___
Business	69	13.5%
LT/ST/Unknown: 7.2% / 6.3% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: ___ / ___ / ___
Judicial Clerk	42	8.2%
LT/ST/Unknown: 8.2% / 0% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: ___ / ___ / ___
Private Practice	216	42.2%
LT/ST/Unknown: 36.9% / 5.3% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: ___ / ___ / ___
Government	105	20.5%
LT/ST/Unknown: 18.6% / 2% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: ___ / ___ / ___
Public Interest	23	4.5%
LT/ST/Unknown: 2% / 2.5% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: ___ / ___ / ___
Unknown	1	0.2%
Subtotal	484	94.5%
Business Jobs:
Bar Passage Required
JD Preferred
Professional
Non-Professional
Unknown
Subtotal	69	13.5%
Law Firm Size:
Solo	3	0.6%
2-10 Attorneys	27	5.3%
11-25 Attorneys	6	1.2%
26-50 Attorneys	9	1.8%
51-100 Attorneys	10	2%
101-250 Attorneys	14	2.7%
251-500 Attorneys	32	6.3%
501+ Attorneys	102	19.9%
Unknown Size	13	2.5%
Subtotal	216	42.2%
Type of Law Firm Job:
Attorney
Law Clerk
Paralegal
Administrative
Unknown
Subtotal	216	42.2%

			Full-Time Salaries
	# in Class	% of Class	# with Salary	25th Percentile	Median	75th Percentile	Mean
Jobs Taken by Region:
New England	13	2.5%
Mid-Atlantic	82	16%
East North Central	10	2%
West North Central	5	1%
South Atlantic	314	61.3%
East South Central	0	0%
West South Central	5	1%
Mountain	13	2.5%
Pacific	28	5.5%
U.S. Territories	0	0%
Foreign	9	1.8%
Unknown	5	1%
Subtotal	484	94.5%
Location of Jobs:
In-State	223	43.6%
Out-of-State	257	50.2%
Unknown	4	0.8%
Subtotal	484	94.5%
# States with Employed Grads	32
Timing of Job Offer:
Before Graduation
Before Bar Results
After Bar Results
Unknown
Subtotal	484	94.5%

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 = 94.5%)							94.5%

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