Samford University Profile

There's a lot we don't know about the numbers. This school has not shared its 2011 NALP report

Caution: Samford University has refused our repeated requests to make its Class of 2011 NALP Report available for public consumption. To show what this school chooses to hide, LST has created an imitation report when we have suitable data from other sources, including the ABA, U.S. News, and the school's website. (Sections that are shown in dark gray represent data the school possesses in its NALP report but has not shared.) Schools receive these reports in June for the graduating class from the prior year. We strongly encourage accepted students to ask the school to release its complete NALP report before making a decision to attend. To view the reports we have obtained, please visit our NALP Report Database.

			Full-Time Salaries
	# in Class	% of Class	# with Salary	25th Percentile	Median	75th Percentile	Mean
Total Graduates = 148
Employment Status Known:
Bar Passage Required (Full Time)	101	68.2%
Bar Passage Required (Part Time)	7	4.7%
JD Preferred (Full Time)	12	8.1%
JD Preferred (Part Time)	1	0.7%
Professional (Full Time)	0	0%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
Professional (Part Time)	0	0%
Non-Professional (Full Time)	1	0.7%		⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
Non-Professional (Part Time)	1	0.7%
Employment Type Unknown	0	0%
Pursuing Degree FT	6	4.1%
Unemployed - Seeking	9	6.1%
Unemployed - Not Seeking	5	3.4%
Known Status	143	96.6%
Unknown Status	5	3.4%
Total	148	100%
Total Employed or Degree:
Pursuing Degree FT	6	4.1%
Employed	123	83.1%
Subtotal	129	87.2%
Employment by Sector:
Private Sector	104	70.3%
Public Sector	18	12.2%
Unknown Sector	1	0.7%
Subtotal	123	83.1%

			Full-Time Salaries
	# in Class	% of Class	# with Salary	25th Percentile	Median	75th Percentile	Mean
Employment Categories:
Academic	1	0.7%		⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
LT/ST/Unknown: 0.7% / 0% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: 0.7% / 0% / 0%
Business	17	11.5%
LT/ST/Unknown: 9.5% / 2% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: 10.1% / 1.4% / 0%
Judicial Clerk	7	4.7%
LT/ST/Unknown: 4.7% / 0% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: 4.7% / 0% / 0%
Private Practice	87	58.8%
LT/ST/Unknown: 56.1% / 2.7% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: 54.1% / 4.7% / 0%
Government	6	4.1%
LT/ST/Unknown: 4.1% / 0% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: 4.1% / 0% / 0%
Public Interest	4	2.7%		⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
LT/ST/Unknown: 2.7% / 0% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: 2.7% / 0% / 0%
Unknown	1	0.7%
Subtotal	123	83.1%
Academic Jobs:
Bar Passage Required
J.D. Advantage
Professional
Non-Professional
Unknown	1	0.7%
Subtotal	1	0.7%
Business Jobs:
Bar Passage Required
J.D. Advantage
Professional
Non-Professional
Unknown	17	11.5%
Subtotal	17	11.5%
Government Jobs:
Bar Passage Required
J.D. Advantage
Professional
Non-Professional
Unknown	6	4.1%
Subtotal	6	4.1%
Public Interest Jobs:
Bar Passage Required
J.D. Advantage
Professional
Non-Professional
Unknown	4	2.7%
Subtotal	4	2.7%
Law Firm Jobs:
Bar Passage Required
J.D. Advantage
Professional
Non-Professional
Unknown	87	58.8%
Subtotal	87	58.8%
Law Firm Size:
Solo	9	6.1%
2-10 Attorneys	41	27.7%
11-25 Attorneys	9	6.1%
26-50 Attorneys	2	1.4%
51-100 Attorneys	9	6.1%
101-250 Attorneys	10	6.8%
251-500 Attorneys	4	2.7%
501+ Attorneys	2	1.4%
Unknown Size	1	0.7%
Subtotal	87	58.8%
Type of Law Firm Job:
Attorney
Law Clerk
Paralegal
Administrative
Unknown
Subtotal	87	58.8%

			Full-Time Salaries
	# in Class	% of Class	# with Salary	25th Percentile	Median	75th Percentile	Mean
Jobs Taken by Region:
New England
Mid-Atlantic
East North Central
West North Central
South Atlantic
East South Central
West South Central
Mountain
Pacific
U.S. Territories
Foreign
Unknown
Subtotal	123	83.1%
Location of Jobs:
In-State	0	0%
Out-of-State	0	0%
Unknown	0	0%
Subtotal	123	83.1%
# States with Employed Grads	0
Timing of Job Offer:
Before Graduation
Before Bar Results
After Bar Results
Unknown
Subtotal	123	83.1%
Search Status of Employed Graduates:
Seeking a Different Job
Not Seeking a Different Job
Unknown
Subtotal	123	83.1%

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 = 83.1%)							83.1%

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