University of The District of Columbia: Salaries and Debt

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University of The District of Columbia

Public school

Washington, D.C.

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Number of years after graduation	Median earnings
1 year (2018 dollars)	/y
2 years (2019 dollars)	/y
3 years (2020 dollars)	/y
4 years (2021 dollars)	/y

	# of grads	% of class	25th percentile	50th percentile	75th percentile	Mean
Employed - salary reported	36	53.7%	$54,000	$62,000	$80,000	$75,945
Employed - No salary reported	22	32.8%
Non-employed	9	13.4%
Total graduates	67	100%

	# of grads	% of class	25th percentile	50th percentile	75th percentile	Mean
Private sector - salary reported	12	17.9%	$52,000	$68,500	$111,000	$82,383
Private sector - no salary reported	13	19.4%
Public sector - salary reported	24	35.8%	$56,117	$61,963	$69,556	$72,725
Public sector - no salary reported	8	11.9%
Unknown sector	1	1.5%
Non-employed	9	13.4%
Total graduates	67	100%

When a row has no salary data, indicated by a "-" (hyphen), it either means that no graduates reported a salary for the category or that fewer than five graduates reported a salary for the category.

	Full-time, long-term salaries
Bar passage required	26	20	29.9%	$52,000	$57,638	$64,500	$59,077
J.D. advantage	22	15	22.4%	$57,600	$80,000	$150,000	$94,764
Professional	5	-	0%
Non-professional	3	-	0%
Employed	58	36	53.7%	$54,000	$62,000	$80,000	$75,945
Non-employed	9
Total Graduates	67

	Full-time, long-term salaries
Law firm	14	8	11.9%	$50,000	$54,800	$68,500	$58,325
Law firm: Bar passage required	10	6	9%	$52,000	$58,500	$72,000	$60,167
Law firm: Other	4	2	3%
Business & industry	11	—	—
Government	20	13	19.4%	$56,233	$62,000	$80,000	$82,659
Government: Bar passage required	6	5	7.5%	$56,233	$57,000	$69,000	$61,669
Government: Bar passage required	11	8	11.9%	$53,000	$71,000	$119,112	$95,778
Government: Other	3	0	0%
Public interest	6	6	9%	$57,276	$60,500	$64,000	$59,818
Public interest: Bar passage required	6	5	7.5%	$57,276	$58,000	$63,000	$58,455
Clerkship	5	-
Federal	0	-
State	5	-
Education	1	—	—
Employed	58	36	53.7%	$54,000	$62,000	$80,000	$75,945
Non-employed	9
Total graduates	67

				Full-time, long-term salaries
	# in category	# Salaries	% of class	25th percentile	50th percentile	75th percentile	Mean
Law firm size	14	8	11.9%	$50,000	$54,800	$68,500	$58,325
Solo	2
2-10 attorneys	10	7	10.4%	$48,000	$57,600	$72,000	$59,229
11-25 attorneys	0	-	0%
26-50 attorneys	2	-	0%
51-100 attorneys	0	-	0%
101-250 attorneys	0	-	0%
251-500 attorneys	0	-	0%
501+ attorneys	0	-	0%
Size unknown	0
Employed, non-law firm	44	28	41.8%
Non-employed	9
Total graduates	67

				Full-time, long-term salaries
	# in category	# salaries	% of class	25th percentile	50th percentile	75th percentile	Mean
Washington, D.C.	-	16	23.9%	$56,617	$64,317	$80,500	$82,251
Outside of Washington, D.C. or unknown	-	20	29.9%	$50,000	$60,000	$69,556	$70,889
Employed	58	36	53.7%	$54,000	$62,000	$80,000	$75,945
Non-employed	9
Total graduates	67