Northern Kentucky University Profile

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This page represents the data included in the Northern Kentucky 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 = 149
Employment Status Known:
Bar Passage Required (Full Time)	75	50.3%	43	$36,000	$45,000	$57,000	$47,724
Bar Passage Required (Part Time)	6	4%
Bar Passage Required (FT/PT Unknown)	0	0%
JD Preferred (Full Time)	21	14.1%	11	$39,500	$48,000	$54,000	$55,117
JD Preferred (Part Time)	5	3.4%
JD Preferred (FT/PT Unknown)	0	0%
Professional (Full Time)	19	12.8%	9	$37,000	$40,000	$52,000	$57,889
Professional (Part Time)	2	1.3%
Professional (FT/PT Unknown)	0	0%
Non-Professional (Full Time)	3	2%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
Non-Professional (Part Time)	0	0%
Non-Professional (FT/PT Unknown)	0	0%
Employment Type Unknown	0	0%
Pursuing Degree FT	0	0%
Unemployed - Seeking	11	7.4%
Unemployed - Not Seeking	2	1.3%
Known Status	144	96.6%
Unknown Status	5	3.4%
Total	149	100%
Total Employed or Degree:
Pursuing Degree FT	0	0%
Employed	131	87.9%	63	$37,000	$45,000	$55,000	$50,467
Subtotal	131	87.9%
Employment by Sector:
Private Sector	100	67.1%	43	$40,000	$50,000	$57,500	$56,306
Public Sector	31	20.8%	20	$27,421	$38,000	$45,500	$37,912
Unknown Sector	0	0%
Subtotal	131	87.9%

			Full-Time Salaries
	# in Class	% of Class	# with Salary	25th Percentile	Median	75th Percentile	Mean
Employment Categories:
Academic	7	4.7%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
LT/ST/Unknown: 3.4% / 1.3% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: Unk. / Unk. / Unk.
Business	29	19.5%	12	$38,500	$47,750	$80,230	$66,247
LT/ST/Unknown: 15.4% / 1.3% / 2.7%
FT/PT/Unknown: Unk. / Unk. / Unk.
Judicial Clerk	10	6.7%	8	$26,200	$26,521	$36,100	$32,855
LT/ST/Unknown: 6.7% / 0% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: Unk. / Unk. / Unk.
Private Practice	71	47.7%	31	$40,000	$50,000	$57,000	$52,458
LT/ST/Unknown: 0% / 0% / 47.7%
FT/PT/Unknown: Unk. / Unk. / Unk.
Government	6	4%	5	$38,770	$47,000	$50,000	$43,080
LT/ST/Unknown: 4% / 0% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: Unk. / Unk. / Unk.
Public Interest	7	4.7%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
LT/ST/Unknown: 4.7% / 0% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: Unk. / Unk. / Unk.
Unknown	0	0%
Subtotal	131	87.9%
Business Jobs:
Bar Passage Required	3	2%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
JD Preferred	14	9.4%	7	$40,000	$48,000	$90,459	$61,708
Professional	9	6%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
Non-Professional	3	2%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
Unknown	0	0%
Subtotal	29	19.5%
Law Firm Size:
Solo	10	6.7%
2-10 Attorneys	39	26.2%	15	$38,000	$45,000	$52,000	$47,147
11-25 Attorneys	11	7.4%	9	$45,000	$50,000	$57,000	$48,500
26-50 Attorneys	3	2%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
51-100 Attorneys	3	2%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
101-250 Attorneys	3	2%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
251-500 Attorneys	1	0.7%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
501+ Attorneys	0	0%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
Unknown Size	1	0.7%
Subtotal	71	47.7%
Type of Law Firm Job:
Attorney	60	40.3%	28	$40,000	$50,000	$57,250	$53,696
Law Clerk	8	5.4%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
Paralegal	2	1.3%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
Administrative	1	0.7%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
Unknown	0	0%
Subtotal	71	47.7%

			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	54	36.2%	28	$40,000	$50,000	$57,250	$53,488
West North Central	0	0%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
South Atlantic	6	4%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
East South Central	70	47%	34	$31,200	$40,000	$50,000	$47,944
West South Central	1	0.7%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
Mountain	0	0%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
Pacific	0	0%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
U.S. Territories	0	0%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
Foreign	0	0%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
Unknown	0	0%
Subtotal	131	87.9%
Location of Jobs:
In-State	70	47%	34	$31,200	$40,000	$50,000	$47,944
Out-of-State	61	40.9%	29	$40,000	$50,000	$57,000	$53,424
Unknown	0	0%
Subtotal	131	87.9%
# States with Employed Grads	9
Timing of Job Offer:
Before Graduation	51	34.2%
Before Bar Results	35	23.5%
After Bar Results	31	20.8%
Unknown	14	9.4%
Subtotal	131	87.9%

Job Source By Employer Type	Fall OCI	Job Listing	Pre-Law School Employer	Referral from Friend	Letter / Self- Initiated	Other	Unknown
Academic	0	0	5	1	0	0	1
Business	0	0	12	5	2	5	5
Judicial Clerk	0	5	0	1	1	1	2
Private Practice (<50 Attorneys)	3	11	3	21	10	13	2
Private Practice (>50 Attorneys)	3	0	0	2	0	2	0
Private Practice (Size Unknown)							1
Government	0	1	2	0	3	1	0
Public Interest	0	1	1	1	1	3	0
Unknown Employer	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Percent of Class (sum = 87.9%)	4%	12.1%	15.4%	20.8%	11.4%	16.8%	6.7%

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