Three year summary

 

 

For more detailed employment data and information, see also: Recent Graduate Employment Outcomes

 

Recent Graduate Employment Summaries, Nine Months After Graduation

 

Vanderbilt University Law School Employment 9 Months after Graduation
  Class of 2010 Class of 2009 Class of 2008
Total Graduates 202 189 222
Employed 185 177 210
Bar Passage Required 169 173 204
JD Preferred 13 3 5
Other Professional 2 1 1
Non-Professional 1 0 0
Unknown 0 0 0
Pursuing Graduate Degree 10 7 7
Unemployed - not seeking 5 3 1
Unemployed - seeking 3 0 2
Employment status unknown 3 2 2
       
       
       
Employment Types
  Class of 2010 Class of 2009 Class of 2008
Law Firms 50.80% 71.80% 73.80%
Solo 0 0 0.60%
2-10 10.60% 6.30% 5.80%
11-25 10.60% 3.1 7.10%
26-50 6.40% 0.00% 2.60%
51-100 8.50% 5.50% 4.50%
101-250 17.00% 22.00% 21.30%
251-500 14.90% 18.10% 14.20%
500+ 31.90% 44.90% 42.60%
unknown 0 0 1.30%
Business and Industry 7.00% 3.40% 2.90%
Government 14.60% 3.40% 6.20%
Public Interest 8.10% 3.40% 1.90%
Clerkship 18.40% 13.00% 14.80%
Federal 79.40% 82.60% 66.70%
State and Local 20.60% 17.40% 33.30%
Other 0 0 0
Academia/Other 0.50% 5.10% 0.50%
Other/unknown 0 0 0
       
       
       
Geographic Destinations of Vanderbilt Law School Graduates (9 Months Out)
  Class of 2010 Class of 2009 Class of 2008
Northeast (CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT) 1.60% 2.00% 2.90%
Mid-Atlantic (NY, NJ, PA) 12.10% 16.00% 13.20%
East North Central (IL, IN, MI, OH, WI) 8.20% 11.00% 8.80%
West North Central (IA, KS, MN, MO, NE, SD, ND) 3.80% 1.00% 4.40%
South Atlantic (DE, DC, FL, GA, MD, NC, SC, VA, WV) 29.10% 25.00% 27.90%
East South Central (AL, KY, MS, TN) 24.70% 27.00% 22.50%
West South Central (AR, LA, OK, TX) 6.60% 7.00% 9.20%
Mountain (AZ, CO, ID, MT, NV, NM, UT, WY) 3.30% 3.00% 2.90%
Pacific (AK, CA, WA, HI, OR) 8.80% 4.00% 5.90%
Foreign 1.60% 2.00% 1.50%
       
       
       
Most Popular Employment Locations
  Class of 2010 Class of 2009 Class of 2008
Tennessee 19.00% 24.10% 18.00%
New York 10.20% 14.00% 9.50%
Washington, DC 9.70% 11.30% 7.10%
Georgia 4.30% 9.00% 9.00%
Texas 3.20% 6.20% 7.60%
       
       
       
Full-time Salaries of Employed Graduates
  Class of 2010 Class of 2009 Class of 2008
Total Employed Graduates 185 177  210
Judicial Clerk , salaries reported 53% 13% fewer than 5 rptd.
25th Percentile $52,000 $50,000 fewer than 5 rptd.
Median $55,000 $50,000 fewer than 5 rptd.
75th Percentile $60,000 $56,500 fewer than 5 rptd.
Mean $54,803 $52,136 fewer than 5 rptd.
Private Practice, salaries reported 79% 71.80% 87.70%
25th Percentile $109,000 $120,000 $112,500
Median $137,500 $147,500 $145,000
75th Percentile $160,000 $160,000 $160,000
Mean $130,451 $140,075 $136,963
Government, salaries reported 41% fewer than 5 rptd. fewer than 5 rptd.
25th Percentile $50,000 fewer than 5 rptd. fewer than 5 rptd.
Median $62,000 fewer than 5 rptd. fewer than 5 rptd.
75th Percentile $70,000 fewer than 5 rptd. fewer than 5 rptd.
Mean $59,791 fewer than 5 rptd. fewer than 5 rptd.
Public Interest fewer than 5 rptd. fewer than 5 rptd. fewer than 5 rptd.
25th Percentile fewer than 5 rptd. fewer than 5 rptd. fewer than 5 rptd.
Median fewer than 5 rptd. fewer than 5 rptd. fewer than 5 rptd.
75th Percentile fewer than 5 rptd. fewer than 5 rptd. fewer than 5 rptd.
Mean fewer than 5 rptd. fewer than 5 rptd. fewer than 5 rptd.
 
       
       
       
Public Servic Initiative Law School Funded Part-time Positions (% of all employed)    
       
Class of 2010 12.40%    
Class of 2009 6.70%    
Class of 2008 0.00%    

 

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