USNWR wrote:Law School Careers
Bar Statistics (Winter and Summer 2008 administrations)
State where the greatest number of first-time test takers took the bar NY
Bar passage rate (first-time test takers) 94.8% - High
Statewide bar passage rate (first-time test takers) 77.1%
Class of 2008 Graduates
Total graduates 200
Graduates known to be employed at graduation 94.5% - High
Graduates known to be employed nine months after graduation 96.5% - Medium
Class of 2008 Graduates-Class Breakdown at Graduation
Graduates whose employment status is unknown 3.0%
Graduates whose employment status is known 97.0%
Graduates known to be employed 97.4%
Graduates known to be enrolled in a full-time degree program 2.6%
Graduates known to be unemployed and seeking work 0.0%
Graduates known to be unemployed and not seeking work 0.0%
Class of 2008 Graduates-Class Breakdown at Nine Months
Graduates whose employment status is unknown 0.0%
Graduates whose employment status is known 100.0%
Graduates known to be employed 96.5%
Graduates known to be enrolled in a full-time degree program 2.5%
Graduates known to be unemployed and seeking work 0.5%
Graduates known to be unemployed and not seeking work 0.5%
Starting Salaries of Graduates Employed Full-time (Class of 2008)
25th percentile private sector starting salary $160,000
Median private sector starting salary $160,000
75th percentile private sector starting salary $160,000
Percent in the private sector who reported salary information 92%
Median public service starting salary $58,645
Areas of Legal Practice (Class of 2008)
Percent employed in academia 0.5%
Percent employed in business and industry 3.1%
Percent employed in government 11.9%
Percent employed in all judicial clerkships 30.6%
Percent employed in law firms 40.4%
Percent employed in public interest 13.5%
Percent employed in an unknown field 0.0%
Percent employed in a judicial clerkship by an Article III federal judge 27.0%
Employment Location (Class of 2008)
Graduates employed in-state 5%
Graduates employed out-of-state 91.0%
Graduates employed in foreign countries 4%
Number of states where graduates are employed 27
New England (CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT) 12.0%
Middle Atlantic (NY, NJ, PA) 34.7%
East North Central (IL, IN, MI, OH, WI) 4.1%
West North Central (IA, KS, MN, MO, NE, ND, SD) 1.6%
South Atlantic (DE, DC, FL, GA, MD, NC, SC, VA, WV) 24.9%
East South Central (AL, KY, MS, TN) 0.5%
West South Central (AR, LA, OK, TX) 2.6%
Pacific (AK, CA, HI, OR, WA) 14.5%
Mountain (AZ, CO, ID, MT, NV, NM, UT, WY) 1.0%
Employment location unknown 0.0%
Career Services
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Job Type
Bar admission required/anticipated (e.g., attorney and corporate counsel positions, law clerks, judicial clerks) 97.0%
Bar admission required/anticipated - percent employed in full-time positions 100.0%
J.D. preferred, law degree enhances position (e.g., corporate contracts administrator, alternative dispute resolution specialist, government regulatory analyst, FBI special agent) 3.0%
J.D. preferred - percent employed in full-time positions 100.0%
Professional other (jobs that require professional skills or training but for which a J.D. is neither preferred nor particularly applicable; e.g., accountant, teacher, business manager, nurse) 0.0%
Professional other - percent employed in full-time positions N/A
Non-professional other (job that does not require any professional skills or training or is taken on a temporary basis and not viewed as part of a career path) 0.0%
Non-professional other - percent employed in full-time positions N/A
* Law School Careers details based on 2010 data