Suffolk University Profile

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

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			Full-Time Salaries
	# in Class	% of Class	# with Salary	25th Percentile	Median	75th Percentile	Mean
Total Graduates = 487
Employment Status Known:
Bar Passage Required (Full Time)	208	42.7%
Bar Passage Required (Part Time)	18	3.7%
Bar Passage Required (FT/PT Unknown)	0	0%
JD Preferred (Full Time)	65	13.3%
JD Preferred (Part Time)	20	4.1%
JD Preferred (FT/PT Unknown)	0	0%
Professional (Full Time)	59	12.1%
Professional (Part Time)	5	1%
Professional (FT/PT Unknown)	0	0%
Non-Professional (Full Time)	8	1.6%
Non-Professional (Part Time)	9	1.8%
Non-Professional (FT/PT Unknown)	0	0%
Employment Type Unknown	0	0%
Pursuing Degree FT	8	1.6%
Unemployed - Seeking	64	13.1%
Unemployed - Not Seeking	2	0.4%
Known Status	466	95.7%
Unknown Status	21	4.3%
Total	487	100%
Total Employed or Degree:
Pursuing Degree FT	8	1.6%
Employed	392	80.5%	153
Subtotal	400	82.1%
Employment by Sector:
Private Sector	287	58.9%
Public Sector	100	20.5%
Unknown Sector	5	1%
Subtotal	392	80.5%

			Full-Time Salaries
	# in Class	% of Class	# with Salary	25th Percentile	Median	75th Percentile	Mean
Employment Categories:
Academic	23	4.7%
LT/ST/Unknown: 1.2% / 2.7% / 0.8%
FT/PT/Unknown: ___ / ___ / ___
Business	97	19.9%
LT/ST/Unknown: 16% / 2.5% / 1.4%
FT/PT/Unknown: ___ / ___ / ___
Judicial Clerk	10	2.1%
LT/ST/Unknown: 2.1% / 0% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: ___ / ___ / ___
Private Practice	190	39%
LT/ST/Unknown: 33.7% / 2.9% / 2.5%
FT/PT/Unknown: ___ / ___ / ___
Government	53	10.9%
LT/ST/Unknown: 10.3% / 0.6% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: ___ / ___ / ___
Public Interest	11	2.3%
LT/ST/Unknown: 1.6% / 0.2% / 0.4%
FT/PT/Unknown: ___ / ___ / ___
Unknown	5	1%
Subtotal	392	80.5%
Business Jobs:
Bar Passage Required
JD Preferred
Professional
Non-Professional
Unknown
Subtotal	97	19.9%
Law Firm Size:
Solo	10	2.1%
2-10 Attorneys	106	21.8%
11-25 Attorneys	22	4.5%
26-50 Attorneys	9	1.8%
51-100 Attorneys	7	1.4%
101-250 Attorneys	7	1.4%
251-500 Attorneys	7	1.4%
501+ Attorneys	18	3.7%
Unknown Size	4	0.8%
Subtotal	190	39%
Type of Law Firm Job:
Attorney
Law Clerk
Paralegal
Administrative
Unknown
Subtotal	190	39%

			Full-Time Salaries
	# in Class	% of Class	# with Salary	25th Percentile	Median	75th Percentile	Mean
Jobs Taken by Region:
New England	328	67.4%
Mid-Atlantic	18	3.7%
East North Central	3	0.6%
West North Central	3	0.6%
South Atlantic	13	2.7%
East South Central	1	0.2%
West South Central	0	0%
Mountain	1	0.2%
Pacific	5	1%
U.S. Territories	0	0%
Foreign	2	0.4%
Unknown	18	3.7%
Subtotal	392	80.5%
Location of Jobs:
In-State	312	64.1%
Out-of-State	64	13.1%
Unknown	16	3.3%
Subtotal	392	80.5%
# States with Employed Grads	19
Timing of Job Offer:
Before Graduation
Before Bar Results
After Bar Results
Unknown
Subtotal	392	80.5%

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 = 80.5%)							80.5%

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