Santa Clara University Profile

After joint review with Santa Clara, we have restored the school's profile using data provided by Santa Clara following its internal review of each 2010 graduate's student file. Rather than relying on student-supplied data, which is what the school reported to U.S. News and reported on its website (the original data in the school's profile), Santa Clara added data the administration culled from conversations and basic investigation.

Note: One major change is with the 28 jobs Santa Clara originally reported as non-professional. Santa Clara tells us "[t]his was done in error." While these graduates were still employed, Santa Clara does not know what sort of credentials (e.g. bar passage required) those graduates' jobs required. However, Santa Clara does know 12 of these 28 graduates' employer types (e.g. law firm) and expected working hours (i.e. FT or PT).

This school's 2010 NALP report is available

This page represents the data included in the Santa Clara University's 2010 NALP Report, with minor language and stylistic changes for clarity and to remove redundant information. Blacked-out sections represent data known to the school but not made public. To view the original reports, please visit our NALP Report Database.

Note: Some data may slightly differ than the NALP report the school received from NALP because of our data reconciliation process, which aims to provide the truest and most comprehensive picture at the employment status date (Feb. 15, 2011).

			Full-Time Salaries
	# in Class	% of Class	# with Salary	25th Percentile	Median	75th Percentile	Mean
Total Graduates = 305
Employment Status Known:
Bar Passage Required (Full Time)	137	44.9%	50	$65,750	$105,000	$160,000	$104,890
Bar Passage Required (Part Time)	27	8.9%
Bar Passage Required (FT/PT Unknown)	9	3%
JD Preferred (Full Time)	22	7.2%	9	$47,500	$65,000	$122,454	$84,659
JD Preferred (Part Time)	3	1%
JD Preferred (FT/PT Unknown)	0	0%
Professional (Full Time)	15	4.9%	3	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
Professional (Part Time)	0	0%
Professional (FT/PT Unknown)	0	0%
Non-Professional (Full Time)	0	0%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
Non-Professional (Part Time)	0	0%
Non-Professional (FT/PT Unknown)	0	0%
Employment Type Unknown	28	9.2%
Pursuing Degree FT	3	1%
Unemployed - Seeking	6	2%
Unemployed - Not Seeking	55	18%
Known Status	305	100%
Unknown Status	0	0%
Total	305	100%
Total Employed or Degree:
Pursuing Degree FT	3	1%
Employed	241	79%	62	$63,750	$94,000	$160,000	$101,652
Subtotal	244	80%
Employment by Sector:
Private Sector	161	52.8%	47	$70,000	$109,000	$160,000	⋅
Public Sector	64	21%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
Unknown Sector	16	5.2%
Subtotal	241	79%

			Full-Time Salaries
	# in Class	% of Class	# with Salary	25th Percentile	Median	75th Percentile	Mean
Employment Categories:
Academic	15	4.9%
LT/ST/Unknown: 0.3% / 4.6% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: ___ / ___ / ___
Business	55	18%
LT/ST/Unknown: 16.4% / 1.6% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: ___ / ___ / ___
Judicial Clerk	5	1.6%
LT/ST/Unknown: 1.6% / 0% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: ___ / ___ / ___
Private Practice	106	34.8%
LT/ST/Unknown: 34.1% / 0.7% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: ___ / ___ / ___
Government	19	6.2%
LT/ST/Unknown: 6.2% / 0% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: ___ / ___ / ___
Public Interest	25	8.2%
LT/ST/Unknown: 7.9% / 0.3% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: ___ / ___ / ___
Unknown	16	5.2%
Subtotal	241	79%
Business Jobs:
Bar Passage Required
JD Preferred
Professional
Non-Professional
Unknown
Subtotal	55	18%
Law Firm Size:
Solo	7	2.3%
2-10 Attorneys	29	9.5%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
11-25 Attorneys	10	3.3%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
26-50 Attorneys	3	1%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
51-100 Attorneys	6	2%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
101-250 Attorneys	0	0%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
251-500 Attorneys	1	0.3%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
501+ Attorneys	26	8.5%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
Unknown Size	24	7.9%
Subtotal	106	34.8%
Type of Law Firm Job:
Attorney
Law Clerk
Paralegal
Administrative
Unknown
Subtotal	106	34.8%

			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	1	0.3%
East North Central	0	0%
West North Central	1	0.3%
South Atlantic	2	0.7%
East South Central	0	0%
West South Central	2	0.7%
Mountain	3	1%
Pacific	175	57.4%
U.S. Territories	0	0%
Foreign	2	0.7%
Unknown	55	18%
Subtotal	241	79%
Location of Jobs:
In-State	170	55.7%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
Out-of-State	14	4.6%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
Unknown	57	18.7%
Subtotal	241	79%
# States with Employed Grads	11
Timing of Job Offer:
Before Graduation
Before Bar Results
After Bar Results
Unknown
Subtotal	241	79%

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%)							79%

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