Class of 2010
J.D. Class of 2010 Employment Statistics
347 graduates profiles
Employment Percentages 9 Months after Graduation*
| Total percentage of employed graduates | 90.5%** |
For graduates known to be employed, rounded percentage working in the following types of employment:
| Law Firms | 39% |
| Business and Industry | 19% |
| Government | 22% |
| Public Interest | 7% |
| Judicial Clerkship | 9% |
| Academia | 4% |
| Employment Type Unknown | 1% |
* At our initiative, these statistics have been audited on a sample basis by the University of Denver’s Office of Institutional Compliance & Internal Audit, an independent office reporting directly to the Audit Committee of the University of Denver’s Board of Trustees.
** Note: We calculate the percentage of graduates employed 9 months after graduation by dividing the total number of graduates employed in any capacity (legal, nonlegal, full time and part time) by the total number of graduates whose employment status is known. Graduates not seeking employment and those who have gone on to pursue additional full time degrees are not included in the calculation. We recognize that other organizations use different formulas to determine law school employment rates; however, we believe our formula more accurately reflects the employment rate of our graduates known to be in the workforce.
Salary Information
(Based on reported full time salaries)*
All Reported Salaries (based on the 122 salaries reported by employed graduates, which represents 35% of the class):
| Mean | $64,859 |
| Median | $53,500 |
| 75th Percentile | $80,000 |
| 25th Percentile | $45,500 |
| Range | $25,000 – $160,000 |
Private Sector: including positions in law firms, business, industry, commerce, and banking/finance (based on the 60 salaries reported by graduates employed in the private sector, which represents 17% of the class):
| Mean | $79,341 |
| Median | $79,250 |
| 75th Percentile | $100,000 |
| 25th Percentile | $50,000 |
| Range | $25,000 – $160,000 |
Public Service: including government positions, judicial clerkships, academic posts, or positions with non-profit advocacy or cause-oriented organizations (based on the 62 salaries reported by graduates employed in public service, which represents 18% of the class):
| Mean | $50,860 |
| Median | $50,000 |
| 75th Percentile | $55,000 |
| 25th Percentile | $41,600 |
| Range | $32,000 – $85,000 |
*Includes 3 full time salaries that were not reported, but were publicly available
**While we ask all graduates who are employed in full time positions to provide their salaries, salary information is more difficult to obtain than employment status.
Geographic Location of Employed Graduates
(Regional Information)
Note: percentages are rounded
| International/Other | <1% |
| New England (CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT) |
<1% |
| Middle Atlantic (NY, NJ, PA) |
1% |
| E. North Central (IL, IN, MI, OH, WI) |
<1% |
| W. North Central (IA, KS, MN, MO, NE, ND, SD) |
<1% |
| South Atlantic (DE, DC, FL, GA, MD, NC, SC, VA, WV) |
3% |
| E. South Central (AL, KY, MS, TN) |
0% |
| W. South Central (AR, LA, OK, TX) |
2% |
| Mountain (AZ, CO, ID, MT, NV, NM, UT, WY) |
82% |
| Pacific (AK, CA, HI, OR, WA) |
6% |
| Location Unknown | 4% |
Placement Data Summary
| Employment Status | Number | Long Term | Short Term |
| Employed | 286 | 258 | 25 |
| Pursuing Graduate Degree FT | 19 | ||
| Unemployed – not seeking | 7 | ||
| Unemployed – seeking | 30 | ||
| Employment status unknown | 5 | ||
| Total Graduates | 347 | ||
| Number | Long Term | Short Term | |
| Of employed – # law school funded | 23 | 1 | 22 |
| Employment Type | Number | Long Term | Short Term |
| Law Firms | 111 | 111 | |
| Solo | 12 | 12 | |
| 2-10 attorneys | 57 | 57 | |
| 11-25 attorneys | 11 | 11 | |
| 26-50 attorneys | 10 | 10 | |
| 51-100 attorneys | 2 | 2 | |
| 101-250 attorneys | 7 | 7 | |
| 251-500 attorneys | 7 | 7 | |
| 501+ attorneys | 5 | 5 | |
| Unknown | 0 | 0 | |
| Business & Industry | 54 | 51 | 3 |
| Government | 63* | 45 | 18 |
| Public Interest (Includes Public Defenders) | 20 | 20 | |
| Judicial Clerkships | 25 | 25 | |
| Federal | 2 | ||
| State & Local | 23 | ||
| Academia | 10 | 6 | 4 |
| Employer Type Unknown | 3 | ||
| Total | 286** | 258 | 25 |
*Includes 3 Judicial Clerkships with federal agencies **Includes Employer Type Unknown
| Basic Job Type | Number |
| Bar Admission Required | 222 |
| JD Preferred | 22 |
| Professional Other | 20 |
| Nonprofessional, other | 11 |
| Working, job type unknown | 11 |
| TOTAL | 286 |
| Full Time | 246 |
| Part Time | 38 |
| FT/PT Unknown | 2 |
| Employment Location | State | Number |
| State/# – Largest employment | CO | 226 |
| State/# – 2nd Largest employment | CA | 11 |
| State/# – 3rd Largest employment | TX | 6 |
| # employed in foreign countries | N/A | 2 |