Vanderbilt University Profile

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			Full-Time Salaries
	# in Class	% of Class	# with Salary	25th Percentile	Median	75th Percentile	Mean
Total Graduates = 202
Employment Status Known:
Bar Passage Required (Full Time)	149	73.8%
Bar Passage Required (Part Time)	20	9.9%
Bar Passage Required (FT/PT Unknown)	0	0%
JD Preferred (Full Time)	11	5.4%
JD Preferred (Part Time)	2	1%
JD Preferred (FT/PT Unknown)	0	0%
Professional (Full Time)
Professional (Part Time)
Professional (FT/PT Unknown)	2	1%
Non-Professional (Full Time)
Non-Professional (Part Time)
Non-Professional (FT/PT Unknown)	1	0.5%
Employment Type Unknown	0	0%
Pursuing Degree FT	10	5%
Unemployed - Seeking	1	0.5%
Unemployed - Not Seeking	3	1.5%
Known Status	199	98.5%
Unknown Status	3	1.5%
Total	202	100%
Total Employed or Degree:
Pursuing Degree FT	10	5%
Employed	185	91.6%
Subtotal	195	96.5%
Employment by Sector:
Private Sector	107	53%	67	$105,000	$137,000	$160,000
Public Sector	78	38.6%
Unknown Sector	0	0%
Subtotal	185	91.6%

			Full-Time Salaries
	# in Class	% of Class	# with Salary	25th Percentile	Median	75th Percentile	Mean
Employment Categories:
Academic	1	0.5%	1	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
LT/ST/Unknown: 0.5% / 0% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: Unk. / Unk. / Unk.
Business	12	5.9%
LT/ST/Unknown: 5.9% / 0% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: ___ / ___ / ___
Judicial Clerk	34	16.8%	18	$52,000	$55,000	$60,000
LT/ST/Unknown: 16.8% / 0% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: Unk. / Unk. / Unk.
Private Practice	95	47%	74	$108,000	$137,500	$160,000
LT/ST/Unknown: 47% / 0% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: Unk. / Unk. / Unk.
Government	27	13.4%	11	$50,000	$62,000	$70,000
LT/ST/Unknown: 7.9% / 5.4% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: Unk. / Unk. / Unk.
Public Interest	16	7.9%
LT/ST/Unknown: 2% / 5.9% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: ___ / ___ / ___
Unknown	0	0%
Subtotal	185	91.6%
Business Jobs:
Bar Passage Required
JD Preferred
Professional
Non-Professional
Unknown
Subtotal	12	5.9%
Law Firm Size:
Solo	0	0%
2-10 Attorneys	10	5%
11-25 Attorneys	10	5%	5	$75,000	$100,000	$110,000
26-50 Attorneys	6	3%
51-100 Attorneys	8	4%	6	$100,000	$125,000	$145,000
101-250 Attorneys	13	6.4%	14	$105,000	$110,000	$115,000
251-500 Attorneys	14	6.9%	14	$108,000	$137,500	$152,000
501+ Attorneys	33	16.3%	28	$160,000	$160,000	$160,000
Unknown Size	1	0.5%
Subtotal	95	47%
Type of Law Firm Job:
Attorney
Law Clerk
Paralegal
Administrative
Unknown
Subtotal	95	47%

			Full-Time Salaries
	# in Class	% of Class	# with Salary	25th Percentile	Median	75th Percentile	Mean
Jobs Taken by Region:
New England	3	1.5%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
Mid-Atlantic	22	10.9%	17	$125,000	$160,000	$160,000
East North Central	15	7.4%	10	$62,401	$140,000	$160,000
West North Central	7	3.5%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
South Atlantic	53	26.2%	28	$55,000	$85,000	$137,500
East South Central	45	22.3%	30	$54,000	$81,300	$110,000
West South Central	12	5.9%	7	$60,000	$160,000	$160,000
Mountain	6	3%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
Pacific	16	7.9%	10	$140,000	$148,500	$160,000
U.S. Territories	0	0%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
Foreign	4	2%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
Unknown	2	1%
Subtotal	185	91.6%
Location of Jobs:
In-State	35	17.3%
Out-of-State	147	72.8%
Unknown	3	1.5%
Subtotal	185	91.6%
# States with Employed Grads	34
Timing of Job Offer:
Before Graduation
Before Bar Results
After Bar Results
Unknown
Subtotal	185	91.6%

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 = 91.6%)							91.6%

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