Northeastern University Profile

There's a lot we don't know about the numbers. This school has not shared its 2010 NALP report

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			Full-Time Salaries
	# in Class	% of Class	# with Salary	25th Percentile	Median	75th Percentile	Mean
Total Graduates = 193
Employment Status Known:
Bar Passage Required (Full Time)	105	54.4%
Bar Passage Required (Part Time)	25	13%
Bar Passage Required (FT/PT Unknown)	0	0%
JD Preferred (Full Time)	17	8.8%
JD Preferred (Part Time)	6	3.1%
JD Preferred (FT/PT Unknown)	0	0%
Professional (Full Time)	7	3.6%
Professional (Part Time)	2	1%
Professional (FT/PT Unknown)	0	0%
Non-Professional (Full Time)	2	1%
Non-Professional (Part Time)	3	1.6%
Non-Professional (FT/PT Unknown)	0	0%
Employment Type Unknown	0	0%
Pursuing Degree FT	5	2.6%
Unemployed - Seeking	11	5.7%
Unemployed - Not Seeking	4	2.1%
Known Status	187	96.9%
Unknown Status	6	3.1%
Total	193	100%
Total Employed or Degree:
Pursuing Degree FT	5	2.6%
Employed	167	86.5%
Subtotal	172	89.1%
Employment by Sector:
Private Sector	88	45.6%	28	$53,600	$75,000	$160,000
Public Sector	79	40.9%
Unknown Sector	0	0%
Subtotal	167	86.5%

			Full-Time Salaries
	# in Class	% of Class	# with Salary	25th Percentile	Median	75th Percentile	Mean
Employment Categories:
Academic	13	6.7%
LT/ST/Unknown: 0.5% / 6.2% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: ___ / ___ / ___
Business	26	13.5%
LT/ST/Unknown: 6.7% / 6.7% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: ___ / ___ / ___
Judicial Clerk	11	5.7%
LT/ST/Unknown: 5.2% / 0.5% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: ___ / ___ / ___
Private Practice	62	32.1%
LT/ST/Unknown: 24.4% / 7.8% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: ___ / ___ / ___
Government	19	9.8%
LT/ST/Unknown: 7.8% / 2.1% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: ___ / ___ / ___
Public Interest	36	18.7%
LT/ST/Unknown: 15.5% / 3.1% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: ___ / ___ / ___
Unknown	0	0%
Subtotal	167	86.5%
Business Jobs:
Bar Passage Required
JD Preferred
Professional
Non-Professional
Unknown
Subtotal	26	13.5%
Law Firm Size:
Solo	6	3.1%
2-10 Attorneys	27	14%
11-25 Attorneys	5	2.6%
26-50 Attorneys	5	2.6%
51-100 Attorneys	3	1.6%
101-250 Attorneys	3	1.6%
251-500 Attorneys	1	0.5%
501+ Attorneys	12	6.2%
Unknown Size	0	0%
Subtotal	62	32.1%
Type of Law Firm Job:
Attorney
Law Clerk
Paralegal
Administrative
Unknown
Subtotal	62	32.1%

			Full-Time Salaries
	# in Class	% of Class	# with Salary	25th Percentile	Median	75th Percentile	Mean
Jobs Taken by Region:
New England	129	66.8%
Mid-Atlantic	12	6.2%
East North Central	1	0.5%
West North Central	0	0%
South Atlantic	7	3.6%
East South Central	1	0.5%
West South Central	1	0.5%
Mountain	5	2.6%
Pacific	10	5.2%
U.S. Territories	0	0%
Foreign	1	0.5%
Unknown	0	0%
Subtotal	167	86.5%
Location of Jobs:
In-State	122	63.2%
Out-of-State	45	23.3%
Unknown	0	0%
Subtotal	167	86.5%
# States with Employed Grads	16
Timing of Job Offer:
Before Graduation
Before Bar Results
After Bar Results
Unknown
Subtotal	167	86.5%

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 = 86.5%)							86.5%

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