Howard 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 = 133
Employment Status Known:
Bar Passage Required (Full Time)	91	68.4%	62	$50,000	$63,250	$125,000	$87,123
Bar Passage Required (Part Time)	4	3%
Bar Passage Required (FT/PT Unknown)	0	0%
JD Preferred (Full Time)	7	5.3%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
JD Preferred (Part Time)	2	1.5%
JD Preferred (FT/PT Unknown)	0	0%
Professional (Full Time)	8	6%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
Professional (Part Time)	1	0.8%
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	1	0.8%
Pursuing Degree FT	0	0%
Unemployed - Seeking	9	6.8%
Unemployed - Not Seeking	1	0.8%
Known Status	124	93.2%
Unknown Status	9	6.8%
Total	133	100%
Total Employed or Degree:
Pursuing Degree FT	0	0%
Employed	114	85.7%	69	$50,000	$62,406	$125,000	$84,531
Subtotal	114	85.7%
Employment by Sector:
Private Sector	48	36.1%	30	$97,500	$160,000	$160,000	$127,821
Public Sector	65	48.9%	39	$44,000	$55,000	$62,155	$53,451
Unknown Sector	1	0.8%
Subtotal	114	85.7%

			Full-Time Salaries
	# in Class	% of Class	# with Salary	25th Percentile	Median	75th Percentile	Mean
Employment Categories:
Academic	4	3%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
LT/ST/Unknown: 3% / 0% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: Unk. / Unk. / Unk.
Business	12	9%	3	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
LT/ST/Unknown: 4.5% / 4.5% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: Unk. / Unk. / Unk.
Judicial Clerk	22	16.5%	20	$42,329	$53,000	$58,750	$51,417
LT/ST/Unknown: 15.8% / 0.8% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: Unk. / Unk. / Unk.
Private Practice	36	27.1%	27	$100,000	$160,000	$160,000	$129,704
LT/ST/Unknown: 24.8% / 1.5% / 0.8%
FT/PT/Unknown: Unk. / Unk. / Unk.
Government	30	22.6%	17	$50,000	$60,000	$64,000	$56,357
LT/ST/Unknown: 21.8% / 0.8% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: Unk. / Unk. / Unk.
Public Interest	9	6.8%	2	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
LT/ST/Unknown: 0% / 0% / 6.8%
FT/PT/Unknown: Unk. / Unk. / Unk.
Unknown	1	0.8%
Subtotal	114	85.7%
Business Jobs:
Bar Passage Required	5	3.8%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
JD Preferred	4	3%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
Professional	4	3%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
Non-Professional	0	0%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
Unknown	0	0%
Subtotal	13	9.8%
Law Firm Size:
Solo	2	1.5%
2-10 Attorneys	9	6.8%	3	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
11-25 Attorneys	2	1.5%	1	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
26-50 Attorneys	1	0.8%	1	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
51-100 Attorneys	1	0.8%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
101-250 Attorneys	3	2.3%	3	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
251-500 Attorneys	6	4.5%	6	$116,250	$135,000	$150,000	$134,375
501+ Attorneys	12	9%	11	$160,000	$160,000	$160,000	$160,000
Unknown Size	0	0%
Subtotal	36	27.1%
Type of Law Firm Job:
Attorney	33	24.8%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
Law Clerk	1	0.8%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
Paralegal	0	0%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
Administrative	0	0%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
Unknown	1	0.8%
Subtotal	36	27.1%

			Full-Time Salaries
	# in Class	% of Class	# with Salary	25th Percentile	Median	75th Percentile	Mean
Jobs Taken by Region:
New England	3	2.3%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
Mid-Atlantic	23	17.3%	14	$64,000	$160,000	$160,000	$125,279
East North Central	8	6%	5	$49,000	$62,400	$12,000	$76,080
West North Central	0	0%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
South Atlantic	69	51.9%	39	$50,000	$59,000	$75,000	$71,116
East South Central	1	0.8%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
West South Central	4	3%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
Mountain	0	0%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
Pacific	4	3%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
U.S. Territories	1	0.8%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
Foreign	0	0%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
Unknown	1	0.8%
Subtotal	114	85.7%
Location of Jobs:
In-State	42	31.6%
Out-of-State	68	51.1%
Unknown	4	3%
Subtotal	114	85.7%
# States with Employed Grads	18
Timing of Job Offer:
Before Graduation	67	50.4%
Before Bar Results	33	24.8%
After Bar Results	10	7.5%
Unknown	4	3%
Subtotal	114	85.7%

Job Source By Employer Type	Fall OCI	Job Listing	Pre-Law School Employer	Referral from Friend	Letter / Self- Initiated	Other	Unknown
Academic	0	0	0	0	3	1	0
Business	0	0	1	0	3	8	1
Judicial Clerk	3	5	0	6	10	0	1
Private Practice (<50 Attorneys)	2	0	1	3	7	2	0
Private Practice (>50 Attorneys)	20	0	0	1	2	0	0
Private Practice (Size Unknown)							0
Government	10	8	0	2	4	3	0
Public Interest	0	0	0	0	4	2	0
Unknown Employer	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Percent of Class (sum = 85.7%)	26.3%	9.8%	1.5%	9%	24.8%	12%	2.3%

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