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