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			Full-Time Salaries
	# in Class	% of Class	# with Salary	25th Percentile	Median	75th Percentile	Mean
Total Graduates = 214
Employment Status Known:
Bar Passage Required (Full Time)	142	66.4%	86	$39,160	$46,598	$58,500	$54,229
Bar Passage Required (Part Time)	5	2.3%
Bar Passage Required (FT/PT Unknown)	0	0%
JD Preferred (Full Time)	16	7.5%	12	$46,625	$48,313	$71,234	$60,518
JD Preferred (Part Time)	0	0%
JD Preferred (FT/PT Unknown)	0	0%
Professional (Full Time)	4	1.9%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
Professional (Part Time)	0	0%
Professional (FT/PT Unknown)	0	0%
Non-Professional (Full Time)	3	1.4%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
Non-Professional (Part Time)	2	0.9%
Non-Professional (FT/PT Unknown)	0	0%
Employment Type Unknown	0	0%
Pursuing Degree FT	9	4.2%
Unemployed - Seeking	16	7.5%
Unemployed - Not Seeking	7	3.3%
Known Status	204	95.3%
Unknown Status	10	4.7%
Total	214	100%
Total Employed or Degree:
Pursuing Degree FT	9	4.2%
Employed	172	80.4%	98	$39,160	$46,625	$60,000	$54,999
Subtotal	181	84.6%
Employment by Sector:
Private Sector	90	42.1%	37	$45,000	$70,000	$85,000	$69,054
Public Sector	82	38.3%	61	$39,160	$46,598	$50,000	$46,474
Unknown Sector	0	0%
Subtotal	172	80.4%

			Full-Time Salaries
	# in Class	% of Class	# with Salary	25th Percentile	Median	75th Percentile	Mean
Employment Categories:
Academic	4	1.9%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
LT/ST/Unknown: 1.9% / 0% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: Unk. / Unk. / Unk.
Business	18	8.4%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
LT/ST/Unknown: 4.2% / 4.2% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: Unk. / Unk. / Unk.
Judicial Clerk	43	20.1%	39	$39,160	$39,160	$46,598	$44,236
LT/ST/Unknown: 20.1% / 0% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: Unk. / Unk. / Unk.
Private Practice	72	33.6%	33	$45,000	$70,000	$85,000	$69,242
LT/ST/Unknown: 24.8% / 8.9% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: Unk. / Unk. / Unk.
Government	30	14%	20	$43,813	$46,625	$53,500	$50,936
LT/ST/Unknown: 12.6% / 1.4% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: Unk. / Unk. / Unk.
Public Interest	5	2.3%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
LT/ST/Unknown: 2.3% / 0% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: Unk. / Unk. / Unk.
Unknown	0	0%
Subtotal	172	80.4%
Business Jobs:
Bar Passage Required	8	3.7%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
JD Preferred	4	1.9%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
Professional	1	0.5%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
Non-Professional	5	2.3%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
Unknown	0	0%
Subtotal	18	8.4%
Law Firm Size:
Solo	6	2.8%
2-10 Attorneys	36	16.8%	14	$30,000	$45,000	$55,000	$43,929
11-25 Attorneys	10	4.7%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
26-50 Attorneys	3	1.4%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
51-100 Attorneys	2	0.9%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
101-250 Attorneys	8	3.7%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
251-500 Attorneys	6	2.8%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
501+ Attorneys	1	0.5%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
Unknown Size	0	0%
Subtotal	72	33.6%
Type of Law Firm Job:
Attorney	62	29%	33	$45,000	$70,000	$85,000	$69,242
Law Clerk	10	4.7%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
Paralegal	0	0%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
Administrative	0	0%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
Unknown	0	0%
Subtotal	72	33.6%

			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	3	1.4%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
East North Central	2	0.9%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
West North Central	2	0.9%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
South Atlantic	156	72.9%	91	$39,160	$46,598	$57,508	$52,967
East South Central	3	1.4%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
West South Central	3	1.4%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
Mountain	1	0.5%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
Pacific	1	0.5%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
U.S. Territories	1	0.5%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
Foreign	0	0%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
Unknown	0	0%
Subtotal	172	80.4%
Location of Jobs:
In-State	127	59.3%	76	$39,160	$46,598	$55,000	$49,672
Out-of-State	45	21%	22	$45,000	$67,500	$90,000	$73,403
Unknown	0	0%
Subtotal	172	80.4%
# States with Employed Grads	21
Timing of Job Offer:
Before Graduation	54	25.2%
Before Bar Results	63	29.4%
After Bar Results	47	22%
Unknown	8	3.7%
Subtotal	172	80.4%

Job Source By Employer Type	Fall OCI	Job Listing	Pre-Law School Employer	Referral from Friend	Letter / Self- Initiated	Other	Unknown
Academic	0	0	0	0	1	1	2
Business	0	0	2	3	1	4	8
Judicial Clerk	2	5	0	11	17	4	4
Private Practice (<50 Attorneys)	2	6	3	18	8	13	5
Private Practice (>50 Attorneys)	2	1	1	5	4	3	1
Private Practice (Size Unknown)							0
Government	1	10	0	3	5	5	6
Public Interest	0	1	0	2	0	0	2
Unknown Employer	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Percent of Class (sum = 80.4%)	3.3%	10.7%	2.8%	19.6%	16.8%	14%	13.1%

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