Marquette University Profile

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This page represents the data included in the Marquette University's 2010 NALP Report, with minor language and stylistic changes for clarity and to remove redundant information. Blacked-out sections represent data known to the school but not made public. To view the original reports, please visit our NALP Report Database.

Note: Some data may slightly differ than the NALP report the school received from NALP because of our data reconciliation process, which aims to provide the truest and most comprehensive picture at the employment status date (Feb. 15, 2011).

			Full-Time Salaries
	# in Class	% of Class	# with Salary	25th Percentile	Median	75th Percentile	Mean
Total Graduates = 232
Employment Status Known:
Bar Passage Required (Full Time)	144	62.1%	105	$45,000	$50,000	$65,000	$59,722
Bar Passage Required (Part Time)	8	3.4%
Bar Passage Required (FT/PT Unknown)	0	0%
JD Preferred (Full Time)	22	9.5%	13	$60,000	$66,100	$88,000	$73,854
JD Preferred (Part Time)	2	0.9%
JD Preferred (FT/PT Unknown)	0	0%
Professional (Full Time)	18	7.8%	7	$58,000	$60,000	$107,000	$78,143
Professional (Part Time)	3	1.3%
Professional (FT/PT Unknown)	0	0%
Non-Professional (Full Time)	1	0.4%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
Non-Professional (Part Time)	0	0%
Non-Professional (FT/PT Unknown)	0	0%
Employment Type Unknown	0	0%
Pursuing Degree FT	1	0.4%
Unemployed - Seeking	25	10.8%
Unemployed - Not Seeking	0	0%
Known Status	224	96.6%
Unknown Status	8	3.4%
Total	232	100%
Total Employed or Degree:
Pursuing Degree FT	1	0.4%
Employed	198	85.3%	125	$45,000	$54,000	$75,000	$62,223
Subtotal	199	85.8%
Employment by Sector:
Private Sector	159	68.5%	98	$45,000	$55,000	$87,500	$64,971
Public Sector	39	16.8%	27	$44,000	$49,429	$60,000	$52,249
Unknown Sector	0	0%
Subtotal	198	85.3%

			Full-Time Salaries
	# in Class	% of Class	# with Salary	25th Percentile	Median	75th Percentile	Mean
Employment Categories:
Academic	2	0.9%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
LT/ST/Unknown: 0.9% / 0% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: Unk. / Unk. / Unk.
Business	40	17.2%	19	$58,000	$80,000	$100,006	$78,658
LT/ST/Unknown: 14.2% / 3% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: Unk. / Unk. / Unk.
Judicial Clerk	6	2.6%	5	$52,400	$54,000	$59,389	$54,903
LT/ST/Unknown: 1.3% / 1.3% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: Unk. / Unk. / Unk.
Private Practice	119	51.3%	79	$45,000	$52,000	$80,000	$61,680
LT/ST/Unknown: 46.6% / 4.7% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: Unk. / Unk. / Unk.
Government	21	9.1%	17	$49,000	$49,426	$59,000	$52,794
LT/ST/Unknown: 8.6% / 0.4% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: Unk. / Unk. / Unk.
Public Interest	10	4.3%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
LT/ST/Unknown: 3% / 1.3% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: Unk. / Unk. / Unk.
Unknown	0	0%
Subtotal	198	85.3%
Business Jobs:
Bar Passage Required	12	5.2%	4	$50,750	$61,500	$77,500	$64,063
JD Preferred	14	6%	8	$59,000	$84,000	$103,503	$82,251
Professional	13	5.6%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
Non-Professional	1	0.4%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
Unknown	0	0%
Subtotal	40	17.2%
Law Firm Size:
Solo	9	3.9%
2-10 Attorneys	69	29.7%	41	$40,000	$45,000	$52,000	$47,317
11-25 Attorneys	15	6.5%	14	$50,000	$52,000	$80,000	$64,214
26-50 Attorneys	8	3.4%	7	$55,000	$65,000	$90,000	$72,214
51-100 Attorneys	4	1.7%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
101-250 Attorneys	11	4.7%	10	$90,000	$98,500	$115,000	$96,500
251-500 Attorneys	2	0.9%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
501+ Attorneys	1	0.4%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
Unknown Size	0	0%
Subtotal	119	51.3%
Type of Law Firm Job:
Attorney	109	47%	78	$45,000	$51,000	$80,000	$61,637
Law Clerk	7	3%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
Paralegal	0	0%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
Administrative	0	0%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
Unknown	3	1.3%
Subtotal	119	51.3%

			Full-Time Salaries
	# in Class	% of Class	# with Salary	25th Percentile	Median	75th Percentile	Mean
Jobs Taken by Region:
New England	1	0.4%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
Mid-Atlantic	3	1.3%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
East North Central	168	72.4%	111	$45,000	$52,000	$74,000	$60,943
West North Central	5	2.2%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
South Atlantic	7	3%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
East South Central	1	0.4%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
West South Central	4	1.7%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
Mountain	4	1.7%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
Pacific	4	1.7%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
U.S. Territories	0	0%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
Foreign	0	0%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
Unknown	1	0.4%
Subtotal	198	85.3%
Location of Jobs:
In-State	153	65.9%	103	$45,000	$52,000	$75,000	$61,618
Out-of-State	44	19%	22	$50,000	$62,362	$80,000	$65,056
Unknown	1	0.4%
Subtotal	198	85.3%
# States with Employed Grads	23
Timing of Job Offer:
Before Graduation	102	44%
Before Bar Results	75	32.3%
After Bar Results	21	9.1%
Unknown	0	0%
Subtotal	198	85.3%

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	1	1	0
Business	3	1	9	10	8	9	0
Judicial Clerk	0	0	0	1	3	2	0
Private Practice (<50 Attorneys)	4	35	6	21	20	15	0
Private Practice (>50 Attorneys)	8	2	0	4	3	1	0
Private Practice (Size Unknown)							0
Government	1	2	4	3	1	10	0
Public Interest	0	0	2	2	2	4	0
Unknown Employer	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Percent of Class (sum = 85.3%)	6.9%	17.2%	9.1%	17.7%	16.4%	18.1%	0%

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