Vanderbilt University Profile

This page has been formatted to match the ABA's placement summaries, with minor language and stylistic tweaks for clarity. However, the data do not necessarily reflect the data reported by Vanderbilt University to the ABA because data tend to drift between the various reporting deadlines. As such, the data below reflect data combined and reconciled from up to four different information sources: school websites, U.S. News, the ABA, and NALP. To view Vanderbilt University's ABA placement chart, please visit the ABA's website.
Employment Status Number Long Term Short Term
Employed 185 162 23
Pursuing Graduate Degree FT 10
Unemployed - Not Seeking 3
Unemployed - Seeking 1
Employment Status Unknown 3
Total Graduates 202
Employment Status Number Long Term Short Term
Of Employed - # Law School Funded 22 1 21
Employment Type Number Long Term Short Term
Law Firms
Solo 0 0 0
2-10 Attorneys 10 10 0
11-25 Attorneys 10 10 0
26-50 Attorneys 6 6 0
51-100 Attorneys 8 8 0
101-250 Attorneys 13 13 0
251-500 Attorneys 14 14 0
501+ Attorneys 33 33 0
Size Unknown 1 1 0
Business & Industry 12 12 0
Government 27 16 11
Public Interest 16 4 12
Federal Clerkships 25 25 0
State & Local Clerkships 9 9 0
Academia 1 1 0
Employer Type Unknown 0 0 0
Total 185 162 23
Employment Location State Number
Most Common Employment Destination Tennessee 35
Second Most Common Employment Destination New York 19
Third Most Common Employment Destination D.C. 18
# Employed in Foreign Countries 4
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