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			Full-Time Salaries
	# in Class	% of Class	# with Salary	25th Percentile	Median	75th Percentile	Mean
Total Graduates = 122
Employment Status Known:
Bar Passage Required (Full Time)	69	56.6%	44	$40,000	$49,500	$67,500	$57,323
Bar Passage Required (Part Time)	4	3.3%
Bar Passage Required (FT/PT Unknown)	0	0%
JD Preferred (Full Time)	9	7.4%	8	$40,000	$48,800	$67,500	$53,500
JD Preferred (Part Time)	0	0%
JD Preferred (FT/PT Unknown)	0	0%
Professional (Full Time)	8	6.6%	6	$28,500	$46,000	$51,000	$46,483
Professional (Part Time)	2	1.6%
Professional (FT/PT Unknown)	0	0%
Non-Professional (Full Time)	5	4.1%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
Non-Professional (Part Time)	1	0.8%
Non-Professional (FT/PT Unknown)	0	0%
Employment Type Unknown	1	0.8%
Pursuing Degree FT	5	4.1%
Unemployed - Seeking	12	9.8%
Unemployed - Not Seeking	0	0%
Known Status	122	100%
Unknown Status	0	0%
Total	122	100%
Total Employed or Degree:
Pursuing Degree FT	5	4.1%
Employed	99	81.1%	60	$40,000	$48,500	$62,500	$54,602
Subtotal	104	85.2%
Employment by Sector:
Private Sector	70	57.4%	40	$40,000	$50,050	$70,000	$58,413
Public Sector	28	23%	20	$38,562	$47,000	$55,147	$46,981
Unknown Sector	1	0.8%
Subtotal	99	81.1%

			Full-Time Salaries
	# in Class	% of Class	# with Salary	25th Percentile	Median	75th Percentile	Mean
Employment Categories:
Academic	2	1.6%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
LT/ST/Unknown: 1.6% / 0% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: Unk. / Unk. / Unk.
Business	16	13.1%	8	$41,000	$49,500	$52,050	$49,063
LT/ST/Unknown: 10.7% / 0% / 2.5%
FT/PT/Unknown: Unk. / Unk. / Unk.
Judicial Clerk	7	5.7%	7	$39,000	$46,900	$47,000	$46,218
LT/ST/Unknown: 5.7% / 0% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: Unk. / Unk. / Unk.
Private Practice	54	44.3%	32	$40,000	$51,500	$74,500	$60,750
LT/ST/Unknown: 43.4% / 0% / 0.8%
FT/PT/Unknown: Unk. / Unk. / Unk.
Government	15	12.3%	10	$40,000	$50,500	$56,000	$51,360
LT/ST/Unknown: 12.3% / 0% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: Unk. / Unk. / Unk.
Public Interest	2	1.6%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
LT/ST/Unknown: 0.8% / 0.8% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: Unk. / Unk. / Unk.
Unknown	1	0.8%
Subtotal	99	81.1%
Business Jobs:
Bar Passage Required	6	4.9%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
JD Preferred	2	1.6%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
Professional	10	8.2%	6	$28,500	$46,000	$51,000	$46,483
Non-Professional	6	4.9%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
Unknown	0	0%
Subtotal	24	19.7%
Law Firm Size:
Solo	0	0%
2-10 Attorneys	38	31.1%	20	$40,000	$42,500	$52,250	$50,100
11-25 Attorneys	5	4.1%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
26-50 Attorneys	2	1.6%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
51-100 Attorneys	4	3.3%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
101-250 Attorneys	1	0.8%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
251-500 Attorneys	3	2.5%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
501+ Attorneys	0	0%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
Unknown Size	1	0.8%
Subtotal	54	44.3%
Type of Law Firm Job:
Attorney	51	41.8%	31	$40,000	$51,000	$70,000	$60,129
Law Clerk	1	0.8%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
Paralegal	0	0%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
Administrative	1	0.8%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
Unknown	1	0.8%
Subtotal	54	44.3%

			Full-Time Salaries
	# in Class	% of Class	# with Salary	25th Percentile	Median	75th Percentile	Mean
Jobs Taken by Region:
New England	0	0%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
Mid-Atlantic	0	0%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
East North Central	1	0.8%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
West North Central	83	68%	50	$40,000	$47,500	$55,294	$51,864
South Atlantic	4	3.3%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
East South Central	0	0%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
West South Central	2	1.6%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
Mountain	6	4.9%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
Pacific	2	1.6%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
U.S. Territories	0	0%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
Foreign	1	0.8%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
Unknown	0	0%
Subtotal	99	81.1%
Location of Jobs:
In-State	78	63.9%	49	$40,000	$47,500	$55,000	$51,794
Out-of-State	21	17.2%	11	$50,000	$60,000	$80,400	$67,112
Unknown	0	0%
Subtotal	99	81.1%
# States with Employed Grads	14
Timing of Job Offer:
Before Graduation	50	41%
Before Bar Results	24	19.7%
After Bar Results	23	18.9%
Unknown	2	1.6%
Subtotal	99	81.1%

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	0	1
Business	0	0	0	4	1	5	6
Judicial Clerk	0	3	0	1	3	0	0
Private Practice (<50 Attorneys)	4	3	5	6	6	11	10
Private Practice (>50 Attorneys)	3	0	0	2	0	3	0
Private Practice (Size Unknown)							1
Government	1	3	1	5	0	4	3
Public Interest	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
Unknown Employer	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Percent of Class (sum = 81.1%)	6.6%	7.4%	4.9%	15.6%	9%	19.7%	17.2%

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