In 2016, 234 students graduated from the College of Law.* For the Class of 2016, 80 percent of DePaul Law graduates seeking employment reported being employed as of 10 months after graduation. This percentage includes graduates reporting being employed in positions classified by the ABA as: bar passage required, JD advantage, professional, nonprofessional and undetermined.
The employment statistics requested by the ABA and NALP, and provided here, include all employment, whether it is in the legal industry or in non-legal sectors, and also include full-time, part-time, long-term or short-term employment. Also included in the statistics provided here are those graduates who were not seeking employment, were holding deferred employment offers, enrolled in full-time degree programs, or were of unknown employment status.
Additional employment information for the Class of 2016 can be found in the
2016 ABA Placement Report.
*The figures reported for the Class of 2016 include those students graduating in May 2016, July 2016, and December 2015 (per NALP guidelines).
Employment Status & Job Type
Employment Status 10 Months After Graduation
Data from ABA Employment Summary Report for 2016 Graduates; 3 graduates reported not seeking employment.
Employment by Job Category
Data from Class of 2016 NALP Summary Report.
Duration of Employment Status
| Employment Status |
Full-Time, Long-Term |
Full-Time, Short-Term |
Part-Time, Long-Term |
Part-Time, Short-Term |
Total |
% of all Graduates |
| Bar Passage Required |
126 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
129 |
55.1 |
| JD Advantage |
38 |
1 |
6 |
2 |
47 |
20.1 |
| Professional Position |
3 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
7 |
3.0 |
| Nonprofessional Position |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0.4 |
Data from ABA Employment Summary for 2016 Graduates.
Employment by Job Type
Data from Class of 2016 NALP Summary Report.
Government Positions
Data from Class of 2016 NALP Summary Report; 23 graduates reported employment in government positions.
Business Positions
Data from Class of 2016 NALP Summary Report; 44 graduates reported employment in business positions.
Other Positions by Type
Data from Class of 2016 NALP Summary Report; 9 graduates reported employment in public interest positions; 3 graduates reported employment in a judicial clerkship; and 2 graduates reported employment in an academic position.
Salary Information
Salary by Sector
| Salary by Sector |
Graduates Reporting Employment |
Graduates Reporting Salary |
25th Percentile |
Median |
75th Percentile |
| Private Sector |
147 |
103 |
$52,000 |
$64,000 |
$85,000 |
| Public Sector |
37 |
30 |
$45,000 |
$55,000 |
$63,250 |
Data from Class of 2016 NALP Summary Report. Only full-time, long-term reported salaries are included.
Salary by Job Category
| Type of Employer |
Number Reported |
Number Reported w/Salary |
25th Percentile |
Median |
75th Percentile |
| Academic |
2 |
0 |
- |
- |
- |
| Business |
44 |
32 |
$60,000 |
$67,500 |
$79,588 |
| Judicial Clerk |
3 |
0 |
- |
- |
- |
| Private Practice |
103 |
71 |
$50,000 |
$60,000 |
$95,000 |
| Government |
23 |
19 |
$44,000 |
$62,000 |
$65,000 |
| Public Interest |
9 |
7 |
$45,000 |
$50,000 |
$52,000 |
Data from Class of 2016 NALP Summary Report. Only full-time, long-term reported salaries are included. (A minimum of 5 reported salaries is required for each salary analysis.)
Salary by Law Firm Size
| Size of Firm |
Percent of Reported |
Number Reported |
Number Reported w/Salary |
25th Percentile |
Median |
75th Percentile |
| 1–10 attorneys |
49.5% |
51 |
35 |
$40,000 |
$50,000 |
$56,700 |
| 11–25 attorneys |
14.6% |
15 |
11 |
$58,000 |
$65,000 |
$70,000 |
| 26–50 attorneys |
7.8% |
8 |
5 |
$70,000 |
$70,000 |
$100,000 |
| 51–100 attorneys |
6.8% |
7 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| 101–250 attorneys |
1.0% |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| 251–500 attorneys |
4.9% |
5 |
5 |
$100,000 |
$120,000 |
$160,000 |
| 501+ attorneys |
8.7% |
9 |
9 |
$100,000 |
$160,000 |
$180,000 |
| Unknown Size |
5.8% |
6 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Solo Practice |
1.0% |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Data from Class of 2016 NALP Summary Report. (A minimum of 5 reported salaries is required for each salary analysis.)
Employment Location
Number of Jobs Reported by Region/State
| Region |
State |
Number of Jobs |
| Mid-Atlantic |
|
3 |
|
|
New York |
2 |
|
|
Pennsylvania |
1 |
| South Atlantic |
|
8 |
|
|
Florida |
3 |
|
|
Georgia |
1 |
|
|
North Carolina |
1 |
|
|
Virginia |
1 |
|
|
Washington, D. C. |
2 |
| East North Central |
|
162 |
|
|
Illinois |
160 |
|
|
Michigan |
2 |
| East South Central |
|
1 |
|
|
Kentucky |
1 |
| West South Central |
|
1 |
|
|
Texas |
1 |
| Mountain |
|
4 |
|
|
Arizona |
2 |
|
|
Colorado |
1 |
|
|
Utah |
1 |
| Pacific |
|
4 |
|
|
California |
4 |
| Non-U.S. Locations |
|
1 |
Data from Class of 2016 NALP Summary Report.