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			Full-Time Salaries
	# in Class	% of Class	# with Salary	25th Percentile	Median	75th Percentile	Mean
Total Graduates = 187
Employment Status Known:
Bar Passage Required (Full Time)	96	51.3%	20	$45,900	$51,950	$65,000	$59,437
Bar Passage Required (Part Time)	5	2.7%
Bar Passage Required (FT/PT Unknown)	4	2.1%
JD Preferred (Full Time)	11	5.9%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
JD Preferred (Part Time)	11	5.9%
JD Preferred (FT/PT Unknown)	0	0%
Professional (Full Time)	7	3.7%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
Professional (Part Time)	0	0%
Professional (FT/PT Unknown)	0	0%
Non-Professional (Full Time)	3	1.6%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
Non-Professional (Part Time)	0	0%
Non-Professional (FT/PT Unknown)	0	0%
Employment Type Unknown	2	1.1%
Pursuing Degree FT	12	6.4%
Unemployed - Seeking	10	5.3%
Unemployed - Not Seeking	18	9.6%
Known Status	178	95.2%
Unknown Status	9	4.8%
Total	187	100%
Total Employed or Degree:
Pursuing Degree FT	12	6.4%
Employed	139	74.3%	22	$45,000	$51,950	$61,200	$57,564
Subtotal	151	80.7%
Employment by Sector:
Private Sector	77	41.2%	10	$50,000	$62,500	$90,000	$70,900
Public Sector	59	31.6%	12	$37,000	$50,337	$52,500	$46,561
Unknown Sector	3	1.6%
Subtotal	139	74.3%

			Full-Time Salaries
	# in Class	% of Class	# with Salary	25th Percentile	Median	75th Percentile	Mean
Employment Categories:
Academic	7	3.7%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
LT/ST/Unknown: 2.1% / 1.6% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: Unk. / Unk. / Unk.
Business	33	17.6%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
LT/ST/Unknown: 7% / 10.2% / 0.5%
FT/PT/Unknown: Unk. / Unk. / Unk.
Judicial Clerk	27	14.4%	11	$35,000	$50,885	$53,000	$46,268
LT/ST/Unknown: 9.1% / 5.3% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: Unk. / Unk. / Unk.
Private Practice	44	23.5%	7	$50,000	$70,000	$90,000	$75,143
LT/ST/Unknown: 20.3% / 3.2% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: Unk. / Unk. / Unk.
Government	20	10.7%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
LT/ST/Unknown: 9.6% / 1.1% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: Unk. / Unk. / Unk.
Public Interest	5	2.7%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
LT/ST/Unknown: 2.7% / 0% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: Unk. / Unk. / Unk.
Unknown	3	1.6%
Subtotal	139	74.3%
Business Jobs:
Bar Passage Required	14	7.5%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
JD Preferred	10	5.3%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
Professional	6	3.2%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
Non-Professional	3	1.6%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
Unknown	0	0%
Subtotal	33	17.6%
Law Firm Size:
Solo	2	1.1%
2-10 Attorneys	26	13.9%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
11-25 Attorneys	3	1.6%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
26-50 Attorneys	5	2.7%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
51-100 Attorneys	0	0%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
101-250 Attorneys	2	1.1%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
251-500 Attorneys	1	0.5%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
501+ Attorneys	3	1.6%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
Unknown Size	2	1.1%
Subtotal	44	23.5%
Type of Law Firm Job:
Attorney	33	17.6%	7	$50,000	$70,000	$90,000	$75,143
Law Clerk	3	1.6%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
Paralegal	3	1.6%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
Administrative	0	0%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
Unknown	4	2.1%
Subtotal	44	23.5%

			Full-Time Salaries
	# in Class	% of Class	# with Salary	25th Percentile	Median	75th Percentile	Mean
Jobs Taken by Region:
New England	1	0.5%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
Mid-Atlantic	76	40.6%	16	$42,000	$52,500	$59,600	$57,634
East North Central	2	1.1%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
West North Central	1	0.5%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
South Atlantic	18	9.6%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
East South Central	0	0%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
West South Central	2	1.1%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
Mountain	1	0.5%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
Pacific	1	0.5%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
U.S. Territories	0	0%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
Foreign	1	0.5%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
Unknown	36	19.3%
Subtotal	139	74.3%
Location of Jobs:
In-State	71	38%	15	$39,000	$52,000	$58,000	$57,396
Out-of-State	32	17.1%	6	$46,800	$49,894	$61,200	$50,465
Unknown	36	19.3%
Subtotal	139	74.3%
# States with Employed Grads	17
Timing of Job Offer:
Before Graduation	65	34.8%
Before Bar Results	44	23.5%
After Bar Results	28	15%
Unknown	2	1.1%
Subtotal	139	74.3%

Job Source By Employer Type	Fall OCI	Job Listing	Pre-Law School Employer	Referral from Friend	Letter / Self- Initiated	Other	Unknown
Academic	0	1	0	4	1	0	1
Business	0	1	5	4	19	0	4
Judicial Clerk	2	10	2	2	9	1	1
Private Practice (<50 Attorneys)	1	5	5	7	7	8	3
Private Practice (>50 Attorneys)	1	0	0	0	4	1	0
Private Practice (Size Unknown)							2
Government	1	1	2	4	7	2	3
Public Interest	0	1	0	1	2	0	1
Unknown Employer	0	0	0	0	0	0	3
Percent of Class (sum = 74.3%)	2.7%	10.2%	7.5%	11.8%	26.2%	6.4%	8.6%

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