University of North Dakota Profile

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This page represents the data included in the University of North Dakota'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 = 81
Employment Status Known:
Bar Passage Required (Full Time)4049.4% 32$44,500$50,000$53,800$53,336
Bar Passage Required (Part Time)11.2%
JD Preferred (Full Time)1113.6% 7$47,800$52,000$60,000$54,543
JD Preferred (Part Time)11.2%
Professional (Full Time)1113.6% 5$42,000$49,150$60,000$51,830
Professional (Part Time)00%
Non-Professional (Full Time)56.2% ⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
Non-Professional (Part Time)11.2%
Employment Type Unknown00%
Pursuing Degree FT00%
Unemployed - Seeking911.1%
Unemployed - Not Seeking00%
Known Status7997.5%
Unknown Status22.5%
Total81100%
Total Employed or Degree:
Pursuing Degree FT00%
Employed7086.4% 46$44,000$50,000$54,990$51,743
Subtotal7086.4%
Employment by Sector:
Private Sector4656.8% 28$43,500$50,000$52,000$51,568
Public Sector2429.6% 18$44,000$52,000$55,748$52,016
Unknown Sector00%
Subtotal7086.4%


Full-Time Salaries
# in
Class		% of
Class		# with
Salary		25th
Percentile		Median75th
Percentile		Mean
Employment Categories:
Academic56.2% ⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
LT/ST/Unknown: 6.2% / 0% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: 6.2% / 0% / 0%
Business1721% 8$30,500$56,000$72,500$55,563
LT/ST/Unknown: 21% / 0% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: 19.8% / 1.2% / 0%
Judicial Clerk89.9% 6$52,000$52,800$54,000$51,891
LT/ST/Unknown: 9.9% / 0% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: 9.9% / 0% / 0%
Private Practice2935.8% 20$45,000$49,900$50,500$49,970
LT/ST/Unknown: 34.6% / 1.2% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: 33.3% / 2.5% / 0%
Government89.9% 6$47,800$52,070$60,000$55,157
LT/ST/Unknown: 9.9% / 0% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: 9.9% / 0% / 0%
Public Interest33.7% ⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
LT/ST/Unknown: 3.7% / 0% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: 3.7% / 0% / 0%
Unknown00%
Subtotal7086.4%
Academic Jobs:
Bar Passage Required00%⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
J.D. Advantage22.5%⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
Professional33.7%⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
Non-Professional00%⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
Unknown00%
Subtotal56.2%
Business Jobs:
Bar Passage Required33.7%⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
J.D. Advantage44.9%⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
Professional33.7%⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
Non-Professional00%⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
Unknown00%
Subtotal1012.3%
Government Jobs:
Bar Passage Required33.7%⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
J.D. Advantage22.5%⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
Professional33.7%⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
Non-Professional00%⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
Unknown00%
Subtotal89.9%
Public Interest Jobs:
Bar Passage Required11.2%⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
J.D. Advantage11.2%⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
Professional11.2%⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
Non-Professional00%⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
Unknown00%
Subtotal33.7%
Law Firm Jobs:
Bar Passage Required2632.1%19$45,000$49,800$51,000$49,968
J.D. Advantage00%⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
Professional00%⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
Non-Professional00%⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
Unknown00%
Subtotal2632.1%
Law Firm Size:
Solo00%
2-10 Attorneys2227.2% 15$41,600$45,000$50,000$49,307
11-25 Attorneys67.4% ⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
26-50 Attorneys00% ⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
51-100 Attorneys00% ⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
101-250 Attorneys11.2% ⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
251-500 Attorneys00% ⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
501+ Attorneys00% ⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
Unknown Size00%
Subtotal2935.8%
Type of Law Firm Job:
Attorney2429.6%19$45,000$50,000$51,000$50,411
Law Clerk56.2%⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
Paralegal00%⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
Administrative00%⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
Unknown00%
Subtotal2935.8%


Full-Time Salaries
# in
Class		% of
Class		# with
Salary		25th
Percentile		Median75th
Percentile		Mean
Jobs Taken by Region:
New England11.2% ⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
Mid-Atlantic00% ⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
East North Central00% ⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
West North Central5770.4% 42$44,000$50,000$53,600$51,505
South Atlantic11.2% ⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
East South Central00% ⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
West South Central33.7% ⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
Mountain11.2% ⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
Pacific33.7% ⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
U.S. Territories00% ⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
Foreign44.9% ⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
Unknown00%
Subtotal7086.4%
Location of Jobs:
In-State 4353.1%30$45,000$50,000$53,600$50,368
Out-of-State 2733.3%16$42,000$49,575$60,000$54,321
Unknown00%
Subtotal7086.4%
# States with Employed Grads10
Timing of Job Offer:
Before Graduation3138.3%
Before Bar Results1923.5%
After Bar Results1214.8%
Unknown89.9%
Subtotal7086.4%
Search Status of Employed Graduates:
Seeking a Different Job1417.3%
Not Seeking a Different Job5567.9%
Unknown11.2%
Subtotal7086.4%


Job Source
By Employer Type		Fall OCIJob ListingPre-Law School
Employer		Referral from FriendLetter / Self-
Initiated		OtherUnknown
Academic0001220
Business0125225
Judicial Clerk1400012
Private Practice (<50 Attorneys)03017233
Private Practice (>50 Attorneys)0100000
Private Practice (Size Unknown)0
Government0003140
Public Interest0001101
Unknown Employer0000000
Percent of Class (sum = 86.4%) 1.2% 11.1% 2.5% 33.3% 9.9% 14.8% 13.6%
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