St. John's University Profile

This school's 2011 NALP report is available
This page represents the data included in the St. John's University's 2011 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, 2012).
Full-Time Salaries
# in
Class		% of
Class		# with
Salary		25th
Percentile		Median75th
Percentile		Mean
Total Graduates = 276
Employment Status Known:
Bar Passage Required (Full Time)13448.6% 79$55,000$68,000$115,000$86,379
Bar Passage Required (Part Time)3010.9%
JD Preferred (Full Time)279.8% 8$48,500$67,500$87,500$68,875
JD Preferred (Part Time)269.4%
Professional (Full Time)51.8% ⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
Professional (Part Time)20.7%
Non-Professional (Full Time)20.7% ⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
Non-Professional (Part Time)20.7%
Employment Type Unknown62.2%
Pursuing Degree FT82.9%
Unemployed - Seeking248.7%
Unemployed - Not Seeking41.4%
Known Status27298.6%
Unknown Status41.4%
Total276100%
Total Employed or Degree:
Pursuing Degree FT82.9%
Employed23484.8% 91$55,000$70,000$100,000$84,219
Subtotal24287.7%
Employment by Sector:
Private Sector15756.9% 64$60,000$77,500$145,000$95,555
Public Sector7527.2% 27$50,000$55,000$60,000$57,350
Unknown Sector20.7%
Subtotal23484.8%


Full-Time Salaries
# in
Class		% of
Class		# with
Salary		25th
Percentile		Median75th
Percentile		Mean
Employment Categories:
Academic103.6% ⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
LT/ST/Unknown: 0.4% / 3.3% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: 0.4% / 3.3% / 0%
Business4215.2% 12$62,500$74,500$87,500$73,833
LT/ST/Unknown: 11.6% / 2.5% / 1.1%
FT/PT/Unknown: 11.2% / 2.9% / 1.1%
Judicial Clerk93.3% 5$64,000$68,000$75,000$68,081
LT/ST/Unknown: 2.2% / 1.1% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: 2.5% / 0.7% / 0%
Private Practice11541.7% 52$60,000$83,500$160,000$100,567
LT/ST/Unknown: 39.5% / 2.2% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: 34.4% / 7.2% / 0%
Government3211.6% 17$50,000$53,500$57,000$55,002
LT/ST/Unknown: 9.8% / 1.8% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: 9.4% / 2.2% / 0%
Public Interest248.7% 5$55,000$55,000$55,000$54,600
LT/ST/Unknown: 2.9% / 5.4% / 0.4%
FT/PT/Unknown: 2.9% / 5.4% / 0.4%
Unknown20.7%
Subtotal23484.8%
Academic Jobs:
Bar Passage Required00%⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
J.D. Advantage103.6%⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
Professional00%⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
Non-Professional00%⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
Unknown00%
Subtotal103.6%
Business Jobs:
Bar Passage Required72.5%6$65,000$72,500$100,000$77,000
J.D. Advantage228%6$65,000$72,500$100,000$77,000
Professional00%⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
Non-Professional00%⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
Unknown00%
Subtotal2910.5%
Government Jobs:
Bar Passage Required2910.5%5$50,000$53,500$57,500$55,690
J.D. Advantage31.1%⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
Professional00%⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
Non-Professional00%⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
Unknown00%
Subtotal3211.6%
Public Interest Jobs:
Bar Passage Required186.5%5$55,000$55,000$55,000$54,600
J.D. Advantage41.4%⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
Professional00%⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
Non-Professional10.4%⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
Unknown00%
Subtotal238.3%
Law Firm Jobs:
Bar Passage Required10136.6%51$60,000$85,000$160,000$101,657
J.D. Advantage00%⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
Professional00%⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
Non-Professional00%⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
Unknown00%
Subtotal10136.6%
Law Firm Size:
Solo31.1%
2-10 Attorneys4215.2% 9$45,000$52,000$60,000$54,111
11-25 Attorneys155.4% 6$45,000$55,000$75,000$59,167
26-50 Attorneys145.1% 7$55,000$70,000$95,000$76,429
51-100 Attorneys165.8% 11$65,000$80,000$115,000$96,045
101-250 Attorneys31.1% ⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
251-500 Attorneys31.1% ⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
501+ Attorneys176.2% 13$160,000$160,000$160,000$155,000
Unknown Size20.7%
Subtotal11541.7%
Type of Law Firm Job:
Attorney9233.3%50$65,000$90,000$160,000$102,790
Law Clerk238.3%⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
Paralegal00%⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
Administrative00%⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
Unknown00%
Subtotal11541.7%


Full-Time Salaries
# in
Class		% of
Class		# with
Salary		25th
Percentile		Median75th
Percentile		Mean
Jobs Taken by Region:
New England20.7% ⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
Mid-Atlantic21778.6% 86$53,500$69,000$100,000$84,169
East North Central00% ⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
West North Central00% ⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
South Atlantic62.2% ⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
East South Central00% ⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
West South Central20.7% ⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
Mountain10.4% ⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
Pacific20.7% ⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
U.S. Territories00% ⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
Foreign10.4% ⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
Unknown31.1%
Subtotal23484.8%
Location of Jobs:
In-State 20975.7%84$53,500$69,000$100,000$84,566
Out-of-State 228%7$58,000$70,000$110,000$80,058
Unknown00%
Subtotal23484.8%
# States with Employed Grads13
Timing of Job Offer:
Before Graduation13047.1%
Before Bar Results6423.2%
After Bar Results3010.9%
Unknown103.6%
Subtotal23484.8%
Search Status of Employed Graduates:
Seeking a Different Job8229.7%
Not Seeking a Different Job14552.5%
Unknown72.5%
Subtotal23484.8%


Job Source
By Employer Type		Fall OCIJob ListingPre-Law School
Employer		Referral from FriendLetter / Self-
Initiated		OtherUnknown
Academic0901000
Business16682712
Judicial Clerk0201231
Private Practice (<50 Attorneys)0258154913
Private Practice (>50 Attorneys)108411204
Private Practice (Size Unknown)2
Government8706425
Public Interest21404013
Unknown Employer0000000
Percent of Class (sum = 84.8%) 7.6% 25.7% 6.5% 16.7% 5.1% 8% 13.8%
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