Nova Southeastern 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 = 279
Employment Status Known:
Bar Passage Required (Full Time)	157	56.3%
Bar Passage Required (Part Time)	5	1.8%
Bar Passage Required (FT/PT Unknown)	0	0%
JD Preferred (Full Time)	23	8.2%
JD Preferred (Part Time)	14	5%
JD Preferred (FT/PT Unknown)	0	0%
Professional (Full Time)	12	4.3%
Professional (Part Time)	1	0.4%
Professional (FT/PT Unknown)	0	0%
Non-Professional (Full Time)	5	1.8%
Non-Professional (Part Time)	4	1.4%
Non-Professional (FT/PT Unknown)	0	0%
Employment Type Unknown	0	0%
Pursuing Degree FT	13	4.7%
Unemployed - Seeking	30	10.8%
Unemployed - Not Seeking	10	3.6%
Known Status	274	98.2%
Unknown Status	5	1.8%
Total	279	100%
Total Employed or Degree:
Pursuing Degree FT	13	4.7%
Employed	221	79.2%	139
Subtotal	234	83.9%
Employment by Sector:
Private Sector	183	65.6%	135	$50,000	$60,000	$75,000
Public Sector	38	13.6%
Unknown Sector	0	0%
Subtotal	221	79.2%

			Full-Time Salaries
	# in Class	% of Class	# with Salary	25th Percentile	Median	75th Percentile	Mean
Employment Categories:
Academic	5	1.8%
LT/ST/Unknown: 1.4% / 0.4% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: ___ / ___ / ___
Business	40	14.3%
LT/ST/Unknown: 9.3% / 5% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: ___ / ___ / ___
Judicial Clerk	2	0.7%
LT/ST/Unknown: 0.7% / 0% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: ___ / ___ / ___
Private Practice	143	51.3%
LT/ST/Unknown: 39.8% / 11.5% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: ___ / ___ / ___
Government	18	6.5%
LT/ST/Unknown: 6.1% / 0.4% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: ___ / ___ / ___
Public Interest	13	4.7%
LT/ST/Unknown: 3.6% / 1.1% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: ___ / ___ / ___
Unknown	0	0%
Subtotal	221	79.2%
Business Jobs:
Bar Passage Required
JD Preferred
Professional
Non-Professional
Unknown
Subtotal	40	14.3%
Law Firm Size:
Solo	2	0.7%
2-10 Attorneys	84	30.1%
11-25 Attorneys	27	9.7%
26-50 Attorneys	11	3.9%
51-100 Attorneys	8	2.9%
101-250 Attorneys	7	2.5%
251-500 Attorneys	1	0.4%
501+ Attorneys	3	1.1%
Unknown Size	0	0%
Subtotal	143	51.3%
Type of Law Firm Job:
Attorney
Law Clerk
Paralegal
Administrative
Unknown
Subtotal	143	51.3%

			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	11	3.9%
East North Central	3	1.1%
West North Central	0	0%
South Atlantic	202	72.4%
East South Central	1	0.4%
West South Central	0	0%
Mountain	1	0.4%
Pacific	2	0.7%
U.S. Territories	0	0%
Foreign	1	0.4%
Unknown	0	0%
Subtotal	221	79.2%
Location of Jobs:
In-State	194	69.5%
Out-of-State	27	9.7%
Unknown	0	0%
Subtotal	221	79.2%
# States with Employed Grads	13
Timing of Job Offer:
Before Graduation
Before Bar Results
After Bar Results
Unknown
Subtotal	221	79.2%

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 = 79.2%)							79.2%

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