Southern Methodist University Profile

There's a lot we don't know about the numbers. This school has not shared its 2010 NALP report

Caution: Southern Methodist University has refused our repeated requests to make its Class of 2010 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.)

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			Full-Time Salaries
	# in Class	% of Class	# with Salary	25th Percentile	Median	75th Percentile	Mean
Total Graduates = 259
Employment Status Known:
Bar Passage Required (Full Time)	165	63.7%
Bar Passage Required (Part Time)	4	1.5%
Bar Passage Required (FT/PT Unknown)	0	0%
JD Preferred (Full Time)	9	3.5%
JD Preferred (Part Time)	0	0%
JD Preferred (FT/PT Unknown)	0	0%
Professional (Full Time)	16	6.2%
Professional (Part Time)	0	0%
Professional (FT/PT Unknown)	0	0%
Non-Professional (Full Time)	9	3.5%
Non-Professional (Part Time)	9	3.5%
Non-Professional (FT/PT Unknown)	0	0%
Employment Type Unknown	13	5%
Pursuing Degree FT	7	2.7%
Unemployed - Seeking	11	4.2%
Unemployed - Not Seeking	16	6.2%
Known Status	259	100%
Unknown Status	0	0%
Total	259	100%
Total Employed or Degree:
Pursuing Degree FT	7	2.7%
Employed	225	86.9%
Subtotal	232	89.6%
Employment by Sector:
Private Sector	192	74.1%
Public Sector	33	12.7%
Unknown Sector	0	0%
Subtotal	225	86.9%

			Full-Time Salaries
	# in Class	% of Class	# with Salary	25th Percentile	Median	75th Percentile	Mean
Employment Categories:
Academic	3	1.2%
LT/ST/Unknown: 0.8% / 0.4% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: ___ / ___ / ___
Business	46	17.8%
LT/ST/Unknown: 15.4% / 2.3% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: ___ / ___ / ___
Judicial Clerk	10	3.9%
LT/ST/Unknown: 3.5% / 0.4% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: ___ / ___ / ___
Private Practice	146	56.4%
LT/ST/Unknown: 52.5% / 3.9% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: ___ / ___ / ___
Government	14	5.4%
LT/ST/Unknown: 5% / 0.4% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: ___ / ___ / ___
Public Interest	6	2.3%
LT/ST/Unknown: 1.9% / 0.4% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: ___ / ___ / ___
Unknown	0	0%
Subtotal	225	86.9%
Business Jobs:
Bar Passage Required
JD Preferred
Professional
Non-Professional
Unknown
Subtotal	46	17.8%
Law Firm Size:
Solo	3	1.2%
2-10 Attorneys	60	23.2%
11-25 Attorneys	13	5%
26-50 Attorneys	16	6.2%
51-100 Attorneys	13	5%
101-250 Attorneys	2	0.8%
251-500 Attorneys	10	3.9%
501+ Attorneys	29	11.2%
Unknown Size	0	0%
Subtotal	146	56.4%
Type of Law Firm Job:
Attorney
Law Clerk
Paralegal
Administrative
Unknown
Subtotal	146	56.4%

			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	2	0.8%
East North Central	2	0.8%
West North Central	2	0.8%
South Atlantic	4	1.5%
East South Central	1	0.4%
West South Central	208	80.3%
Mountain	1	0.4%
Pacific	5	1.9%
U.S. Territories	0	0%
Foreign	0	0%
Unknown	0	0%
Subtotal	225	86.9%
Location of Jobs:
In-State	204	78.8%
Out-of-State	21	8.1%
Unknown	0	0%
Subtotal	225	86.9%
# States with Employed Grads	14
Timing of Job Offer:
Before Graduation
Before Bar Results
After Bar Results
Unknown
Subtotal	225	86.9%

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 = 86.9%)							86.9%

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