Employment Statistics
For complete employment information pertaining to the University of Oklahoma College of Law, please view the ABA and NALP Report links below:
Click here to view the American Bar Association Employment Summary for 2012 graduates.
Click here to view the NALP Report for 2011 OU Law Graduates.
Employment 9 Months after Graduation
| Class of 2011 | Class of 2010 |
Total Graduates | 163 | 177 |
Employed | 145 | 146 |
Bar Passage Required | 107 | 103 |
JD Preferred | 22 | 23 |
Other Professional | 14 | 9 |
Non-Professional | 2 | 8 |
Unknown | 0 | 3 |
OU Short-Term Employment | 0 | 0 |
Pursuing Graduate Degree | 3 | 5 |
Unemployed – Not Seeking | 9 | 18 |
Unemployed – Seeking | 6 | 8 |
Employment Status Unknown | 0 | 0 |
Employment Types for Employed Graduates
| Class of 2011 | Class of 2010 |
Law Firms |
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Solo | 3 | 5 |
2-10 | 47 | 40 |
11-25 | 15 | 13 |
26-50 | 4 | 2 |
51-100 | 6 | 4 |
101-250 | 7 | 9 |
251-500 | 2 | 0 |
501+ | 1 | 2 |
Business and Industry | 28 | 18 |
Government | 26 | 7 |
Public Interest | 1 | 4 |
Judicial Clerkship | 3 | 7 |
Academia | 2 | 4 |
Employment Status – Class of 2011
Employment Status | Full Time | Full Time | Part Time | Part Time Short Term |
Total |
Employed – Bar Passage Required | 101 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 107 |
Employed – JD Advantage | 19 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 22 |
Employed – Professional | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
Employed Non-Professional | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Employed – Undeterminable | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Graduate Degree- Full Time |
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| 3 |
Unemployed – Start Date Deferred |
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| 0 |
Unemployed – Not Seeking |
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| 9 |
Unemployed – Seeking |
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| 6 |
Employment Status Unknown |
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| 0 |
Total Graduates |
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| 163 |
Law School/University Funded Positions
| Full Time | Full Time | Part Time | Part Time Short Term |
Total |
Class of 2011 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Class of 2010 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Timing of Job Offer – Class of 2011
| Number Reported | Percent of Reported |
After Bar Results | 39 | 26.9 |
Before Graduation | 68 | 46.9 |
Before Bar Results | 38 | 26.2 |
Subtotal | 145 | 100.0 |
Full-Time Salaries of Employed Graduates
| Class of 2011 | Class of 2010 |
Total Employed Graduates |
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Salaries Reported | 123/145 (84.8%) | 119/146 (81.5%) |
25th Percentile | 40,456 | 42,000 |
Median | 55,000 | 55,000 |
75th Percentile | 70,000 | 75,000 |
Mean | 60,346 | 61,262 |
Law Firm (Attorney Position) |
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Salaries Reported | 68/81 (83.9%) | 44/56 (78.6%) |
25th Percentile | 45,000 | 46,500 |
Median | 56,250 | 63,500 |
75th Percentile | 80,000 | 100,000 |
Mean | 65,013 | 71,936 |
Business and Industry |
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Salaries Reported | 22/28 (78.6%) | 17/18 (94.4%) |
25th Percentile | 42,000 | 32,000 |
Median | 60,000 | 50,000 |
75th Percentile | 62,000 | 65,000 |
Mean | 55,801 | 50,206 |
Government |
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Salaries Reported | 24/26 (92.3%) | 7 |
25th Percentile | 37,500 | - |
Median | 40,000 | - |
75th Percentile | 55,750 | - |
Mean | 47,008 | - |
Judicial Clerk |
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Salaries Reported | 3 | 7/7 (100%) |
25th Percentile | - | 56,000 |
Median | - | 57,408 |
75th Percentile | - | 83,006 |
Mean | - | 64,982 |
Geographic Location – Employed Graduates
| Class of 2011 | Class of 2010 |
Mid-Atlantic | 2 | 1 |
West North Central | 3 | 3 |
South Atlantic | 9 | 6 |
East South Central | - | 1 |
West South Central | 125 | 119 |
Mountain | 3 | 3 |
Pacific | 1 | 3 |
Foreign | 2 | - |
Total | 145 | 136 |
Largest Three Employment Locations
| Class of 2011 | Class of 2010 |
Oklahoma | 112 | 111 |
Texas | 13 | 14 |
District of Columbia | 7 | 4 |
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