For the 117 graduates from Penn State Law, 100 were hired including 99 full-time and 1 part-time positions. Among them, 100 students employed as long-term contract and 0 students employed as short-term contract.
91 graduates got a job where bar passage required and 8 got J.D. advantage (or J.D. preferred) jobs where it does not require passage of the bar exam.
Compared to all law schools in U.S., Penn State Law' rate of employed is much lower than the average rate of 90.60%. Compared to law schools in Pennsylvania, its rate of employed is much lower than the average rate of 93.44%.
Total Graduates
% of Employed
Total Employed
Full-time
Part-time
Penn State Law
117
85.47%
100
99
1
All Law Schools
35,529
90.60%
32,188
31,164
1,024
Public
13,852
91.04%
12,611
12,223
388
Private
21,677
90.31%
19,577
18,941
636
Pennsylvania Law Schools
1,403
93.44%
1,311
1,288
23
Public
561
90.20%
506
494
12
Private
842
95.61%
805
794
11
Employment Summary and Comparison for Penn State Law Graduates Chart
Employment by General Category
The below table summarizes the employment statistics by general position categories and employed stats for 117 graduates. The category definition can be found at ABA's employment protocol
Total
Percentage (%)
Full-time
Part-time
Long-term
Short-term
Long-term
Short-term
Total Graduates
117
Bar Passage Required
91
77.78%
91
0
0
0
J.D. Advantage
8
6.84%
8
0
0
0
Professional Position
0
0.00%
0
0
0
0
Other
1
0.85%
0
0
1
0
Undeterminable
0
0.00%
0
0
0
0
Enrolled in Graduate Studies
1
0.85%
Start Date Deferred
3
2.56%
Unemployed - Not Seeking
2
1.71%
Unemployed - Seeking
11
9.40%
Employment Status Unknown
0
0.00%
Employment by Job Category for Penn State Law Graduates Chart
Employment by Position Types
The below table summarizes the employment statistics by company and job position types for 117 graduates from Penn State Law.
Total
Percentage (%)
Full-time
Part-time
Long-term
Short-term
Long-term
Short-term
Total Employed
100
-
99
0
1
0
Law Firms
57
48.72%
57
0
0
0
Solo
0
-
0
0
0
0
1-10
22
22.00%
22
0
0
0
11-25
7
7.00%
7
0
0
0
26-50
9
9.00%
9
0
0
0
51-100
6
6.00%
6
0
0
0
101-250
6
6.00%
6
0
0
0
251-500
1
1.00%
1
0
0
0
More than 500
6
6.00%
6
0
0
0
Unknown Size
0
-
0
0
0
0
Business and Industry
9
9.00%
9
0
0
0
Government
11
11.00%
11
0
0
0
Public Interest
6
6.00%
6
0
0
0
Clerkships - Federal
2
2.00%
2
0
0
0
Clerkships - State, Local, and Territorial
14
14.00%
14
0
0
0
Clerkships - Tribal
0
-
0
0
0
0
Clerkships - International
0
-
0
0
0
0
Education
0
-
0
0
0
0
Employer Type Unknown
1
1.00%
0
0
1
0
Employment by Position for Penn State Law Graduates Chart
Employed at Law schools/Universities Funded Position
The below table summarizes the graduated who employed law school or its parent university funded position by term and working status atPenn State Law.
Total
Percentage (%)
Full-time
Part-time
Long-term
Short-term
Long-term
Short-term
Total Graduates
100
-
99
0
1
0
Total Employed by Law School or University
0
-
0
0
0
0
Bar Passage Required
0
-
0
0
0
0
J.D. Advantage
0
-
0
0
0
0
Professional Position
0
-
0
0
0
0
Other
0
-
0
0
0
0
Employed Location
The most graduates (26) are employed by law firms or companies in Pennsylvania, where the Penn State Law located. The following table shows the top three state that graduates got employed with number of employed.
