Valparaiso 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 = 176
Employment Status Known:
Bar Passage Required (Full Time)	76	43.2%
Bar Passage Required (Part Time)	11	6.3%
Bar Passage Required (FT/PT Unknown)	0	0%
JD Preferred (Full Time)	10	5.7%
JD Preferred (Part Time)	3	1.7%
JD Preferred (FT/PT Unknown)	0	0%
Professional (Full Time)	9	5.1%
Professional (Part Time)	3	1.7%
Professional (FT/PT Unknown)	0	0%
Non-Professional (Full Time)	2	1.1%
Non-Professional (Part Time)	10	5.7%
Non-Professional (FT/PT Unknown)	0	0%
Employment Type Unknown	0	0%
Pursuing Degree FT	3	1.7%
Unemployed - Seeking	43	24.4%
Unemployed - Not Seeking	6	3.4%
Known Status	176	100%
Unknown Status	0	0%
Total	176	100%
Total Employed or Degree:
Pursuing Degree FT	3	1.7%
Employed	124	70.5%
Subtotal	127	72.2%
Employment by Sector:
Private Sector	90	51.1%	30	$40,000	$50,000	$67,500
Public Sector	28	15.9%
Unknown Sector	6	3.4%
Subtotal	124	70.5%

			Full-Time Salaries
	# in Class	% of Class	# with Salary	25th Percentile	Median	75th Percentile	Mean
Employment Categories:
Academic	2	1.1%
LT/ST/Unknown: 1.1% / 0% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: ___ / ___ / ___
Business	25	14.2%
LT/ST/Unknown: 14.2% / 0% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: ___ / ___ / ___
Judicial Clerk	0	0%
LT/ST/Unknown: 0% / 0% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: Unk. / Unk. / Unk.
Private Practice	65	36.9%
LT/ST/Unknown: 36.9% / 0% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: ___ / ___ / ___
Government	21	11.9%
LT/ST/Unknown: 11.9% / 0% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: ___ / ___ / ___
Public Interest	5	2.8%
LT/ST/Unknown: 2.8% / 0% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: ___ / ___ / ___
Unknown	6	3.4%
Subtotal	124	70.5%
Business Jobs:
Bar Passage Required
JD Preferred
Professional
Non-Professional
Unknown
Subtotal	25	14.2%
Law Firm Size:
Solo	4	2.3%
2-10 Attorneys	40	22.7%
11-25 Attorneys	9	5.1%
26-50 Attorneys	4	2.3%
51-100 Attorneys	1	0.6%
101-250 Attorneys	3	1.7%
251-500 Attorneys	2	1.1%
501+ Attorneys	1	0.6%
Unknown Size	1	0.6%
Subtotal	65	36.9%
Type of Law Firm Job:
Attorney
Law Clerk
Paralegal
Administrative
Unknown
Subtotal	65	36.9%

			Full-Time Salaries
	# in Class	% of Class	# with Salary	25th Percentile	Median	75th Percentile	Mean
Jobs Taken by Region:
New England	5	2.8%
Mid-Atlantic	5	2.8%
East North Central	94	53.4%
West North Central	1	0.6%
South Atlantic	7	4%
East South Central	2	1.1%
West South Central	2	1.1%
Mountain	7	4%
Pacific	1	0.6%
U.S. Territories	0	0%
Foreign	0	0%
Unknown	0	0%
Subtotal	124	70.5%
Location of Jobs:
In-State	58	33%
Out-of-State	66	37.5%
Unknown	0	0%
Subtotal	124	70.5%
# States with Employed Grads	23
Timing of Job Offer:
Before Graduation
Before Bar Results
After Bar Results
Unknown
Subtotal	124	70.5%

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 = 70.5%)							70.5%

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