University of South Dakota Profile

There's a lot we don't know about the numbers. This school has not shared its 2010 NALP report
Caution: University of South Dakota 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		Median75th
Percentile		Mean
Total Graduates = 65
Employment Status Known:
Bar Passage Required (Full Time)
Bar Passage Required (Part Time)
Bar Passage Required (FT/PT Unknown)
JD Preferred (Full Time)
JD Preferred (Part Time)
JD Preferred(FT/PT Unknown)
Professional (Full Time)
Professional (Part Time)
Professional (FT/PT Unknown)
Non-Professional (Full Time)
Non-Professional (Part Time)
Non-Professional (FT/PT Unknown)
Employment Type Unknown5178.5%
Pursuing Degree FT57.7%
Unemployed - Seeking913.8%
Unemployed - Not Seeking00%
Known Status65100%
Unknown Status00%
Total65100%
Total Employed or Degree:
Pursuing Degree FT57.7%
Employed5178.5%
Subtotal5686.2%
Employment by Sector:
Private Sector2538.5%
Public Sector2640%
Unknown Sector00%
Subtotal5178.5%


Full-Time Salaries
# in
Class		% of
Class		# with
Salary		25th
Percentile		Median75th
Percentile		Mean
Employment Categories:
Academic34.6%
LT/ST/Unknown: 3.1% / 1.5% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: ___ / ___ / ___
Business46.2%
LT/ST/Unknown: 4.6% / 1.5% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: ___ / ___ / ___
Judicial Clerk1523.1%
LT/ST/Unknown: 0% / 23.1% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: ___ / ___ / ___
Private Practice2132.3%
LT/ST/Unknown: 32.3% / 0% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: ___ / ___ / ___
Government46.2%
LT/ST/Unknown: 6.2% / 0% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: ___ / ___ / ___
Public Interest46.2%
LT/ST/Unknown: 6.2% / 0% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: ___ / ___ / ___
Unknown00%
Subtotal5178.5%
Business Jobs:
Bar Passage Required
JD Preferred
Professional
Non-Professional
Unknown
Subtotal46.2%
Law Firm Size:
Solo00%
2-10 Attorneys1624.6%
11-25 Attorneys46.2%
26-50 Attorneys11.5%
51-100 Attorneys00%
101-250 Attorneys00%
251-500 Attorneys00%
501+ Attorneys00%
Unknown Size00%
Subtotal2132.3%
Type of Law Firm Job:
Attorney
Law Clerk
Paralegal
Administrative
Unknown
Subtotal2132.3%


Full-Time Salaries
# in
Class		% of
Class		# with
Salary		25th
Percentile		Median75th
Percentile		Mean
Jobs Taken by Region:
New England00%
Mid-Atlantic11.5%
East North Central00%
West North Central3249.2%
South Atlantic00%
East South Central00%
West South Central11.5%
Mountain11.5%
Pacific00%
U.S. Territories00%
Foreign00%
Unknown1624.6%
Subtotal5178.5%
Location of Jobs:
In-State 3249.2%
Out-of-State 46.2%
Unknown1523.1%
Subtotal5178.5%
# States with Employed Grads7
Timing of Job Offer:
Before Graduation
Before Bar Results
After Bar Results
Unknown
Subtotal5178.5%


Job Source
By Employer Type		Fall OCIJob ListingPre-Law School
Employer		Referral from FriendLetter / Self-
Initiated		OtherUnknown
Academic
Business
Clerkship
Private Practice (<50 Attorneys)
Private Practice (>50 Attorneys)
Private Practice (Size Unknown)
Government
Public Interest
Unknown Employer
Percent of Class (sum = 78.5%)78.5%
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