Northern Illinois University Profile

This school's 2011 NALP report is available
This page represents the data included in the Northern Illinois University's 2011 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, 2012).
Full-Time Salaries
# in
Class		% of
Class		# with
Salary		25th
Percentile		Median75th
Percentile		Mean
Total Graduates = 97
Employment Status Known:
Bar Passage Required (Full Time)5657.7% 44$42,000$50,000$56,580$50,141
Bar Passage Required (Part Time)99.3%
JD Preferred (Full Time)55.2% ⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
JD Preferred (Part Time)22.1%
Professional (Full Time)11% ⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
Professional (Part Time)00%
Non-Professional (Full Time)44.1% ⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
Non-Professional (Part Time)11%
Employment Type Unknown00%
Pursuing Degree FT00%
Unemployed - Seeking1515.5%
Unemployed - Not Seeking33.1%
Known Status9699%
Unknown Status11%
Total97100%
Total Employed or Degree:
Pursuing Degree FT00%
Employed7880.4% 48$40,750$50,000$56,580$49,363
Subtotal7880.4%
Employment by Sector:
Private Sector5455.7% 30$40,000$50,000$60,000$49,427
Public Sector2424.7% 18$43,000$50,000$54,396$49,257
Unknown Sector00%
Subtotal7880.4%


Full-Time Salaries
# in
Class		% of
Class		# with
Salary		25th
Percentile		Median75th
Percentile		Mean
Employment Categories:
Academic33.1% ⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
LT/ST/Unknown: 3.1% / 0% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: 3.1% / 0% / 0%
Business1515.5% 5$46,000$56,160$70,000$55,992
LT/ST/Unknown: 15.5% / 0% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: 11.3% / 4.1% / 0%
Judicial Clerk33.1% ⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
LT/ST/Unknown: 2.1% / 1% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: 3.1% / 0% / 0%
Private Practice3940.2% 25$40,000$50,000$60,000$48,114
LT/ST/Unknown: 40.2% / 0% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: 33% / 7.2% / 0%
Government1212.4% 10$50,000$52,300$55,937$53,143
LT/ST/Unknown: 10.3% / 2.1% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: 11.3% / 1% / 0%
Public Interest66.2% 5$43,000$43,000$44,000$44,400
LT/ST/Unknown: 6.2% / 0% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: 6.2% / 0% / 0%
Unknown00%
Subtotal7880.4%
Academic Jobs:
Bar Passage Required11%⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
J.D. Advantage11%⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
Professional11%⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
Non-Professional00%⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
Unknown00%
Subtotal33.1%
Business Jobs:
Bar Passage Required77.2%⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
J.D. Advantage33.1%⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
Professional00%⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
Non-Professional55.2%⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
Unknown00%
Subtotal1515.5%
Government Jobs:
Bar Passage Required1313.4%10$50,000$52,300$55,937$53,143
J.D. Advantage00%⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
Professional00%⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
Non-Professional00%⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
Unknown00%
Subtotal1313.4%
Public Interest Jobs:
Bar Passage Required66.2%5$43,000$43,000$44,000$44,400
J.D. Advantage00%⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
Professional00%⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
Non-Professional00%⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
Unknown00%
Subtotal66.2%
Law Firm Jobs:
Bar Passage Required3637.1%24$40,000$50,000$60,000$48,992
J.D. Advantage33.1%⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
Professional00%⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
Non-Professional00%⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
Unknown00%
Subtotal3940.2%
Law Firm Size:
Solo33.1%
2-10 Attorneys2929.9% 19$35,000$42,000$52,000$43,834
11-25 Attorneys55.2% ⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
26-50 Attorneys11% ⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
51-100 Attorneys00% ⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
101-250 Attorneys00% ⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
251-500 Attorneys00% ⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
501+ Attorneys11% ⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
Unknown Size00%
Subtotal3940.2%
Type of Law Firm Job:
Attorney3536.1%24$40,000$50,000$60,000$48,992
Law Clerk44.1%⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
Paralegal00%⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
Administrative00%⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
Unknown00%
Subtotal3940.2%


Full-Time Salaries
# in
Class		% of
Class		# with
Salary		25th
Percentile		Median75th
Percentile		Mean
Jobs Taken by Region:
New England00% ⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
Mid-Atlantic00% ⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
East North Central7072.2% 42$40,000$50,000$57,000$48,711
West North Central11% ⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
South Atlantic44.1% ⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
East South Central00% ⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
West South Central00% ⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
Mountain22.1% ⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
Pacific00% ⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
U.S. Territories00% ⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
Foreign00% ⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
Unknown7880.4%
Subtotal7880.4%
Location of Jobs:
In-State 6870.1%41$40,000$50,000$57,000$48,997
Out-of-State 99.3%6$42,000$47,000$54,396$50,733
Unknown00%
Subtotal7880.4%
# States with Employed Grads8
Timing of Job Offer:
Before Graduation3334%
Before Bar Results1616.5%
After Bar Results2929.9%
Unknown00%
Subtotal7880.4%
Search Status of Employed Graduates:
Seeking a Different Job2626.8%
Not Seeking a Different Job5152.6%
Unknown11%
Subtotal7880.4%


Job Source
By Employer Type		Fall OCIJob ListingPre-Law School
Employer		Referral from FriendLetter / Self-
Initiated		OtherUnknown
Academic0102000
Business0207240
Judicial Clerk0000200
Private Practice (<50 Attorneys)16517450
Private Practice (>50 Attorneys)0000100
Private Practice (Size Unknown)0
Government1524100
Public Interest1203000
Unknown Employer0000000
Percent of Class (sum = 80.4%) 3.1% 16.5% 7.2% 34% 10.3% 9.3% 0%
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