Northwestern 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 = 285
Employment Status Known:
Bar Passage Required (Full Time)	223	78.2%
Bar Passage Required (Part Time)	2	0.7%
Bar Passage Required (FT/PT Unknown)	0	0%
JD Preferred (Full Time)	26	9.1%
JD Preferred (Part Time)	10	3.5%
JD Preferred (FT/PT Unknown)	0	0%
Professional (Full Time)	5	1.8%
Professional (Part Time)	1	0.4%
Professional (FT/PT Unknown)	0	0%
Non-Professional (Full Time)	0	0%
Non-Professional (Part Time)	1	0.4%
Non-Professional (FT/PT Unknown)	0	0%
Employment Type Unknown	0	0%
Pursuing Degree FT	6	2.1%
Unemployed - Seeking	5	1.8%
Unemployed - Not Seeking	3	1.1%
Known Status	282	98.9%
Unknown Status	3	1.1%
Total	285	100%
Total Employed or Degree:
Pursuing Degree FT	6	2.1%
Employed	268	94%	188
Subtotal	274	96.1%
Employment by Sector:
Private Sector	199	69.8%	179	$160,000	$160,000	$160,000
Public Sector	68	23.9%	46
Unknown Sector	1	0.4%
Subtotal	268	94%

			Full-Time Salaries
	# in Class	% of Class	# with Salary	25th Percentile	Median	75th Percentile	Mean
Employment Categories:
Academic	10	3.5%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
LT/ST/Unknown: 0.7% / 2.8% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: ___ / ___ / ___
Business	33	11.6%
LT/ST/Unknown: 9.1% / 2.5% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: ___ / ___ / ___
Judicial Clerk	29	10.2%
LT/ST/Unknown: 10.2% / 0% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: ___ / ___ / ___
Private Practice	166	58.2%	160	$160,000	$160,000	$160,000
LT/ST/Unknown: 58.2% / 0% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: Unk. / Unk. / Unk.
Government	12	4.2%
LT/ST/Unknown: 3.9% / 0.4% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: ___ / ___ / ___
Public Interest	17	6%
LT/ST/Unknown: 5.6% / 0.4% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: ___ / ___ / ___
Unknown	1	0.4%
Subtotal	268	94%
Business Jobs:
Bar Passage Required
JD Preferred
Professional
Non-Professional
Unknown
Subtotal	33	11.6%
Law Firm Size:
Solo	0	0%
2-10 Attorneys	5	1.8%	3
11-25 Attorneys	1	0.4%	1
26-50 Attorneys	3	1.1%	2
51-100 Attorneys	8	2.8%	8
101-250 Attorneys	13	4.6%	11
251-500 Attorneys	21	7.4%	21
501+ Attorneys	115	40.4%	114
Unknown Size	0	0%
Subtotal	166	58.2%
Type of Law Firm Job:
Attorney
Law Clerk
Paralegal
Administrative
Unknown
Subtotal	166	58.2%

			Full-Time Salaries
	# in Class	% of Class	# with Salary	25th Percentile	Median	75th Percentile	Mean
Jobs Taken by Region:
New England	8	2.8%
Mid-Atlantic	40	14%
East North Central	126	44.2%
West North Central	3	1.1%
South Atlantic	32	11.2%
East South Central	3	1.1%
West South Central	8	2.8%
Mountain	3	1.1%
Pacific	35	12.3%
U.S. Territories	0	0%
Foreign	10	3.5%
Unknown	0	0%
Subtotal	268	94%
Location of Jobs:
In-State	121	42.5%
Out-of-State	147	51.6%
Unknown	0	0%
Subtotal	268	94%
# States with Employed Grads	28
Timing of Job Offer:
Before Graduation
Before Bar Results
After Bar Results
Unknown
Subtotal	268	94%

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 = 94%)							94%

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