Samford 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 = 156
Employment Status Known:
Bar Passage Required (Full Time)	83	53.2%
Bar Passage Required (Part Time)	13	8.3%
Bar Passage Required (FT/PT Unknown)	0	0%
JD Preferred (Full Time)	12	7.7%
JD Preferred (Part Time)	6	3.8%
JD Preferred (FT/PT Unknown)	0	0%
Professional (Full Time)	4	2.6%
Professional (Part Time)	2	1.3%
Professional (FT/PT Unknown)	0	0%
Non-Professional (Full Time)	0	0%
Non-Professional (Part Time)	2	1.3%
Non-Professional (FT/PT Unknown)	0	0%
Employment Type Unknown	0	0%
Pursuing Degree FT	8	5.1%
Unemployed - Seeking	14	9%
Unemployed - Not Seeking	5	3.2%
Known Status	149	95.5%
Unknown Status	7	4.5%
Total	156	100%
Total Employed or Degree:
Pursuing Degree FT	8	5.1%
Employed	122	78.2%
Subtotal	130	83.3%
Employment by Sector:
Private Sector	97	62.2%	30	$60,000	$70,000	$100,000
Public Sector	25	16%
Unknown Sector	0	0%
Subtotal	122	78.2%

			Full-Time Salaries
	# in Class	% of Class	# with Salary	25th Percentile	Median	75th Percentile	Mean
Employment Categories:
Academic	1	0.6%
LT/ST/Unknown: 0% / 0.6% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: ___ / ___ / ___
Business	19	12.2%
LT/ST/Unknown: 9.6% / 2.6% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: ___ / ___ / ___
Judicial Clerk	9	5.8%
LT/ST/Unknown: 5.8% / 0% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: ___ / ___ / ___
Private Practice	78	50%
LT/ST/Unknown: 45.5% / 4.5% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: ___ / ___ / ___
Government	8	5.1%
LT/ST/Unknown: 4.5% / 0.6% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: ___ / ___ / ___
Public Interest	7	4.5%
LT/ST/Unknown: 4.5% / 0% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: ___ / ___ / ___
Unknown	0	0%
Subtotal	122	78.2%
Business Jobs:
Bar Passage Required
JD Preferred
Professional
Non-Professional
Unknown
Subtotal	19	12.2%
Law Firm Size:
Solo	9	5.8%
2-10 Attorneys	27	17.3%
11-25 Attorneys	9	5.8%
26-50 Attorneys	5	3.2%
51-100 Attorneys	8	5.1%
101-250 Attorneys	7	4.5%
251-500 Attorneys	3	1.9%
501+ Attorneys	1	0.6%
Unknown Size	9	5.8%
Subtotal	78	50%
Type of Law Firm Job:
Attorney
Law Clerk
Paralegal
Administrative
Unknown
Subtotal	78	50%

			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	0	0%
East North Central	0	0%
West North Central	0	0%
South Atlantic	13	8.3%
East South Central	98	62.8%
West South Central	4	2.6%
Mountain	3	1.9%
Pacific	2	1.3%
U.S. Territories	0	0%
Foreign	0	0%
Unknown	2	1.3%
Subtotal	122	78.2%
Location of Jobs:
In-State	82	52.6%
Out-of-State	38	24.4%
Unknown	2	1.3%
Subtotal	122	78.2%
# States with Employed Grads	10
Timing of Job Offer:
Before Graduation
Before Bar Results
After Bar Results
Unknown
Subtotal	122	78.2%

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 = 78.2%)							78.2%

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