University of South Dakota Profile

There's a lot we don't know about the numbers. This school has not shared its 2011 NALP report

Caution: University of South Dakota has refused our repeated requests to make its Class of 2011 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.) Schools receive these reports in June for the graduating class from the prior year. We strongly encourage accepted students to ask the school to release its complete NALP report before making a decision to attend. To view the reports we have obtained, please visit our NALP Report Database.

			Full-Time Salaries
	# in Class	% of Class	# with Salary	25th Percentile	Median	75th Percentile	Mean
Total Graduates = 55
Employment Status Known:
Bar Passage Required (Full Time)	24	43.6%
Bar Passage Required (Part Time)	0	0%
JD Preferred (Full Time)	14	25.5%
JD Preferred (Part Time)	0	0%
Professional (Full Time)	2	3.6%		⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
Professional (Part Time)	0	0%
Non-Professional (Full Time)	0	0%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
Non-Professional (Part Time)	0	0%
Employment Type Unknown	1	1.8%
Pursuing Degree FT	3	5.5%
Unemployed - Seeking	9	16.4%
Unemployed - Not Seeking	2	3.6%
Known Status	55	100%
Unknown Status	0	0%
Total	55	100%
Total Employed or Degree:
Pursuing Degree FT	3	5.5%
Employed	41	74.5%
Subtotal	44	80%
Employment by Sector:
Private Sector	18	32.7%
Public Sector	22	40%
Unknown Sector	1	1.8%
Subtotal	41	74.5%

			Full-Time Salaries
	# in Class	% of Class	# with Salary	25th Percentile	Median	75th Percentile	Mean
Employment Categories:
Academic	0	0%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
LT/ST/Unknown: 0% / 0% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: 0% / 0% / 0%
Business	7	12.7%
LT/ST/Unknown: 12.7% / 0% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: 12.7% / 0% / 0%
Judicial Clerk	13	23.6%
LT/ST/Unknown: 0% / 23.6% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: 23.6% / 0% / 0%
Private Practice	11	20%
LT/ST/Unknown: 20% / 0% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: 20% / 0% / 0%
Government	8	14.5%
LT/ST/Unknown: 14.5% / 0% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: 14.5% / 0% / 0%
Public Interest	1	1.8%		⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
LT/ST/Unknown: 1.8% / 0% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: 1.8% / 0% / 0%
Unknown	1	1.8%
Subtotal	41	74.5%
Academic Jobs:
Bar Passage Required	0	0%	0	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
J.D. Advantage	0	0%	0	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
Professional	0	0%	0	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
Non-Professional	0	0%	0	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
Unknown	0	0%
Subtotal	0	0%
Business Jobs:
Bar Passage Required
J.D. Advantage
Professional
Non-Professional
Unknown	7	12.7%
Subtotal	7	12.7%
Government Jobs:
Bar Passage Required
J.D. Advantage
Professional
Non-Professional
Unknown	8	14.5%
Subtotal	8	14.5%
Public Interest Jobs:
Bar Passage Required
J.D. Advantage
Professional
Non-Professional
Unknown	1	1.8%
Subtotal	1	1.8%
Law Firm Jobs:
Bar Passage Required
J.D. Advantage
Professional
Non-Professional
Unknown	11	20%
Subtotal	11	20%
Law Firm Size:
Solo	2	3.6%
2-10 Attorneys	9	16.4%
11-25 Attorneys	0	0%
26-50 Attorneys	0	0%
51-100 Attorneys	0	0%
101-250 Attorneys	0	0%
251-500 Attorneys	0	0%
501+ Attorneys	0	0%
Unknown Size	0	0%
Subtotal	11	20%
Type of Law Firm Job:
Attorney
Law Clerk
Paralegal
Administrative
Unknown
Subtotal	11	20%

			Full-Time Salaries
	# in Class	% of Class	# with Salary	25th Percentile	Median	75th Percentile	Mean
Jobs Taken by Region:
New England
Mid-Atlantic
East North Central
West North Central
South Atlantic
East South Central
West South Central
Mountain
Pacific
U.S. Territories
Foreign
Unknown
Subtotal	41	74.5%
Location of Jobs:
In-State	0	0%
Out-of-State	0	0%
Unknown	0	0%
Subtotal	41	74.5%
# States with Employed Grads	0
Timing of Job Offer:
Before Graduation
Before Bar Results
After Bar Results
Unknown
Subtotal	41	74.5%
Search Status of Employed Graduates:
Seeking a Different Job
Not Seeking a Different Job
Unknown
Subtotal	41	74.5%

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 = 74.5%)							74.5%

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