Washington University in St Louis Profile

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			Full-Time Salaries
	# in Class	% of Class	# with Salary	25th Percentile	Median	75th Percentile	Mean
Total Graduates = 269
Employment Status Known:
Bar Passage Required (Full Time)	162	60.2%
Bar Passage Required (Part Time)	17	6.3%
Bar Passage Required (FT/PT Unknown)	0	0%
JD Preferred (Full Time)	28	10.4%
JD Preferred (Part Time)	5	1.9%
JD Preferred (FT/PT Unknown)	0	0%
Professional (Full Time)	4	1.5%
Professional (Part Time)	0	0%
Professional (FT/PT Unknown)	0	0%
Non-Professional (Full Time)	0	0%
Non-Professional (Part Time)	0	0%
Non-Professional (FT/PT Unknown)	0	0%
Employment Type Unknown	1	0.4%
Pursuing Degree FT	18	6.7%
Unemployed - Seeking	27	10%
Unemployed - Not Seeking	3	1.1%
Known Status	265	98.5%
Unknown Status	4	1.5%
Total	269	100%
Total Employed or Degree:
Pursuing Degree FT	18	6.7%
Employed	217	80.7%
Subtotal	235	87.4%
Employment by Sector:
Private Sector	146	54.3%	80	$100,000	$135,000	$160,000
Public Sector	69	25.7%
Unknown Sector	2	0.7%
Subtotal	217	80.7%

			Full-Time Salaries
	# in Class	% of Class	# with Salary	25th Percentile	Median	75th Percentile	Mean
Employment Categories:
Academic	8	3%
LT/ST/Unknown: 2.6% / 0.4% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: ___ / ___ / ___
Business	25	9.3%
LT/ST/Unknown: 7.8% / 1.1% / 0.4%
FT/PT/Unknown: ___ / ___ / ___
Judicial Clerk	12	4.5%
LT/ST/Unknown: 3.3% / 1.1% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: ___ / ___ / ___
Private Practice	121	45%
LT/ST/Unknown: 43.1% / 1.9% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: ___ / ___ / ___
Government	37	13.8%
LT/ST/Unknown: 13% / 0.7% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: ___ / ___ / ___
Public Interest	12	4.5%
LT/ST/Unknown: 1.9% / 2.6% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: ___ / ___ / ___
Unknown	2	0.7%
Subtotal	217	80.7%
Business Jobs:
Bar Passage Required
JD Preferred
Professional
Non-Professional
Unknown
Subtotal	25	9.3%
Law Firm Size:
Solo	3	1.1%
2-10 Attorneys	19	7.1%
11-25 Attorneys	9	3.3%
26-50 Attorneys	9	3.3%
51-100 Attorneys	10	3.7%
101-250 Attorneys	19	7.1%
251-500 Attorneys	11	4.1%
501+ Attorneys	37	13.8%
Unknown Size	4	1.5%
Subtotal	121	45%
Type of Law Firm Job:
Attorney
Law Clerk
Paralegal
Administrative
Unknown
Subtotal	121	45%

			Full-Time Salaries
	# in Class	% of Class	# with Salary	25th Percentile	Median	75th Percentile	Mean
Jobs Taken by Region:
New England	14	5.2%
Mid-Atlantic	29	10.8%
East North Central	30	11.2%
West North Central	65	24.2%
South Atlantic	28	10.4%
East South Central	4	1.5%
West South Central	11	4.1%
Mountain	8	3%
Pacific	17	6.3%
U.S. Territories	0	0%
Foreign	10	3.7%
Unknown	1	0.4%
Subtotal	217	80.7%
Location of Jobs:
In-State	61	22.7%
Out-of-State	145	53.9%
Unknown	11	4.1%
Subtotal	217	80.7%
# States with Employed Grads	27
Timing of Job Offer:
Before Graduation
Before Bar Results
After Bar Results
Unknown
Subtotal	217	80.7%

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 = 80.7%)							80.7%

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