Northern Illinois University Profile

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This page represents the data included in the Northern Illinois 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 = 99
Employment Status Known:
Bar Passage Required (Full Time)	46	46.5%	35	$40,000	$45,000	$57,000	$48,537
Bar Passage Required (Part Time)	1	1%
Bar Passage Required (FT/PT Unknown)	0	0%
JD Preferred (Full Time)	9	9.1%	5	$55,000	$60,000	$70,000	$65,000
JD Preferred (Part Time)	2	2%
JD Preferred (FT/PT Unknown)	0	0%
Professional (Full Time)	11	11.1%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
Professional (Part Time)	3	3%
Professional (FT/PT Unknown)	0	0%
Non-Professional (Full Time)	1	1%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
Non-Professional (Part Time)	2	2%
Non-Professional (FT/PT Unknown)	0	0%
Employment Type Unknown	0	0%
Pursuing Degree FT	3	3%
Unemployed - Seeking	7	7.1%
Unemployed - Not Seeking	7	7.1%
Known Status	92	92.9%
Unknown Status	7	7.1%
Total	99	100%
Total Employed or Degree:
Pursuing Degree FT	3	3%
Employed	75	75.8%	44	$41,500	$50,000	$59,250	$51,200
Subtotal	78	78.8%
Employment by Sector:
Private Sector	47	47.5%	28	$41,000	$50,000	$59,250	$51,036
Public Sector	28	28.3%	16	$41,500	$44,000	$59,000	$51,488
Unknown Sector	0	0%
Subtotal	75	75.8%

			Full-Time Salaries
	# in Class	% of Class	# with Salary	25th Percentile	Median	75th Percentile	Mean
Employment Categories:
Academic	4	4%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
LT/ST/Unknown: 1% / 3% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: ___ / ___ / ___
Business	16	16.2%	8	$53,250	$57,000	$60,000	$56,938
LT/ST/Unknown: 13.1% / 3% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: Unk. / Unk. / Unk.
Judicial Clerk	1	1%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
LT/ST/Unknown: 1% / 0% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: ___ / ___ / ___
Private Practice	31	31.3%	20	$39,500	$45,000	$54,250	$48,675
LT/ST/Unknown: 28.3% / 3% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: Unk. / Unk. / Unk.
Government	16	16.2%	10	$42,000	$50,000	$61,000	$51,300
LT/ST/Unknown: 14.1% / 2% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: Unk. / Unk. / Unk.
Public Interest	7	7.1%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
LT/ST/Unknown: 5.1% / 2% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: ___ / ___ / ___
Unknown	0	0%
Subtotal	75	75.8%
Business Jobs:
Bar Passage Required	2	2%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
JD Preferred	5	5.1%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
Professional	6	6.1%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
Non-Professional	3	3%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
Unknown	0	0%
Subtotal	16	16.2%
Law Firm Size:
Solo	3	3%
2-10 Attorneys	21	21.2%	15	$37,000	$42,000	$50,000	$44,233
11-25 Attorneys	3	3%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
26-50 Attorneys	1	1%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
51-100 Attorneys	1	1%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
101-250 Attorneys	1	1%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
251-500 Attorneys	0	0%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
501+ Attorneys	1	1%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
Unknown Size	0	0%
Subtotal	31	31.3%
Type of Law Firm Job:
Attorney	31	31.3%	20	$39,500	$45,000	$54,250	$48,675
Law Clerk	0	0%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
Paralegal	0	0%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
Administrative	0	0%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
Unknown	0	0%
Subtotal	31	31.3%

			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	1	1%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
East North Central	73	73.7%	43	$41,000	$50,000	$60,000	$51,112
West North Central	0	0%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
South Atlantic	0	0%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
East South Central	0	0%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
West South Central	0	0%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
Mountain	0	0%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
Pacific	0	0%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
U.S. Territories	0	0%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
Foreign	0	0%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
Unknown	1	1%
Subtotal	75	75.8%
Location of Jobs:
In-State	70	70.7%	40	$41,500	$50,000	$60,000	$51,420
Out-of-State	4	4%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
Unknown	1	1%
Subtotal	75	75.8%
# States with Employed Grads	4
Timing of Job Offer:
Before Graduation	26	26.3%
Before Bar Results	24	24.2%
After Bar Results	25	25.3%
Unknown	0	0%
Subtotal	75	75.8%

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 = 75.8%)							75.8%

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