Bar Passage Rates and Employment Statistics
Bar Passage Rates
Maryland:
- Statewide average for first time takes: 82%
- GW Law passage rate: 94.29%
New York:
- Statewide average for first time takes: 86%
- GW Law passage rate: 93.84%
Virginia:
- Statewide average for first time takes: 81.55%
- GW Law passage rate: 92.86%
Employment Report for 9 Months after Graduation
List of employers of GW Law graduates in 2008, 2009, and 2010 [pdf]
|
Class of 2010 |
Class of 2009 |
Class of 2008 |
|
Total Graduates
|
512 |
556 |
529 |
|
Employed
|
484 |
542 |
514 |
|
Bar Passage Required
|
417 |
482 |
464 |
|
J.D. Preferred
|
40 |
28 |
21 |
|
Other Professional
|
21 |
20 |
28 |
|
Non-Professional
|
5 |
3 |
0 |
|
Unknown
|
1 |
9 |
1 |
| Pursuing Graduate Degree |
14 |
4 |
8 |
| Unemployed - Not Seeking |
6 |
3 |
1 |
| Unemployed - Seeking |
6 |
6 |
5 |
| Employment Status Unknown |
2 |
1 |
1 |
Employment Types of Employed Graduates
|
Class of 2010 |
Class of 2009 |
Class of 2008 |
|
Law Firms
|
(216) 45% |
(327) 60% |
(337) 66% |
|
Solo
|
(3) 1% |
(2) 1% |
(1) 0% |
|
2-10
|
(27) 13% |
(22) 7% |
(26) 8% |
|
11-25
|
(6) 3% |
(7) 2% |
(12) 3% |
|
26-50
|
(9) 4% |
(18) 5% |
(10) 3% |
|
51-100
|
(10) 5% |
(12) 4% |
(21) 6% |
|
101-250
|
(14) 6% |
(29) 9% |
(27) 8% |
| 251-500 |
(32) 15% |
(57) 17% |
(57) 17% |
| 500+ |
(102) 47% |
(170) 52% |
(183) 54% |
| Unknown |
(13) 6% |
(10) 3% |
(0) 0% |
| Business & Industry |
(69) 14% |
(41) 8% |
(35) 7% |
| Government |
(105) 21% |
(71) 13% |
(60) 12% |
| Public Interest |
(23) 5% |
(24) 4% |
(21) 4% |
| Clerkship |
(42) 9% |
(34) 6% |
(49) 9% |
| Federal |
(27) 64% |
(22) 65% |
(23) 49% |
| State & Local |
(15) 36% |
(12) 35% |
(24) 50% |
| Other |
-- |
-- |
(2) 1% |
| Academia |
(28) 6% |
(32) 6% |
(11) 2% |
| Other/Unknown |
(1) 0% |
(13) 2% |
(1) 0% |
Geographic Distribution of Graduates 9 Months Out
|
Class
of 2010 |
Class of 2009 |
Class
of 2008 |
|
Northeast (CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT)
|
3% |
3% |
3% |
|
Mid-Atlantic (NY, NJ, PA)
|
17% |
16% |
17% |
|
East North Central (IL, IN, MI, OH, WI)
|
2% |
3% |
3% |
|
West North Central (IA, KS, MN, MO, NE, SD, ND)
|
1% |
1% |
0% |
|
South Atlantic (DE, DC, FL, GA, ME, NC, SC, VA, WV)
|
65% |
63% |
65% |
|
East South Central (AL, KY, MS, TN)
|
0% |
1% |
1% |
|
West South Central (AR, LA, OK, TX)
|
1% |
1% |
1% |
| Mountain (AZ, CO, ID, MT, NV, NM, UT, WY) |
3% |
3% |
2% |
| Pacific (AK, CA, WA, HI, OR) |
6% |
8% |
7% |
| Foreign |
2% |
0% |
1% |
Most Popular Employment Locations
|
Class of 2010 |
Class of 2009 |
Class of 2008 |
|
Washington, DC
|
(219) 45% |
(251) 46% |
(248) 48% |
|
New York
|
(65) 13% |
(70) 13% |
(63) 12% |
|
California
|
(23) 5% |
(32) 6% |
(31) 6% |
Full-time Salaries of Employed Graduates
|
|
Class of 2010
|
Class of 2009 |
Class of 2008
|
|
Total Employed Graduates
|
484
|
542 |
514
|
|
Number of Salaries Reported
|
188
|
325 |
359
|
|
25th Percentile
|
$80,500
|
$125,000 |
$123,750
|
|
Median
|
$160,000
|
$160,000 |
$160,000
|
|
75th Percentile
|
$160,000 |
$160,000
|
$160,000
|
|
Mean
|
$127,567 |
$136,995
|
$136,643
|
|
Judicial Clerk
|
|
|
|
|
25th Percentile
|
$45,000 |
$48,000 |
$50,972
|
|
Median
|
$50,384 |
$54,494 |
$55,000
|
|
75th Percentile
|
$60,500 |
$60,000 |
$56,750
|
| Mean |
$53,117 |
$54,418 |
$49,384 |
| Private Practice |
|
|
|
| 25th Percentile |
$145,000 |
$160,000 |
$145,000 |
| Median |
$160,000 |
$160,000 |
$160,000 |
| 75th Percentile |
$160,000 |
$160,000 |
$160,000 |
| Mean |
$147,589 |
$150,818 |
$151,910 |
| Government |
|
|
|
| 25th Percentile |
$60,000 |
$50,000 |
$55,000 |
| Median |
$63,734 |
$71,000 |
$58,000 |
| 75th Percentile |
$75,661 |
$90,000 |
$74,625 |
| Mean |
$72,146 |
$71,044 |
$67,447 |
| Public Interest* |
|
|
|
| 25th Percentile |
|
$40,000 |
$27,750 |
| Median |
|
$40,000 |
$37,250 |
| 75th Percentile |
|
$40,000 |
$44,375 |
| Mean |
|
$40,000 |
$34,875 |
First Post-Clerkship Job Choices
|
Class of 2010 |
Class of 2009 |
Class of 2008 |
|
Law Firm
|
87.5% |
81% |
83.3% |
|
Government
|
12.5% |
9.5% |
14.3% |
|
Public Interest
|
0% |
4.8% |
2.4% |
| Academia |
0% |
0% |
0% |
| Business & Industry |
0% |
4.8% |
0% |
Please note: Employment and salary information is taken from a variety of sources, including: student self-reporting, alumni surveys, employer information, published salary data, and electronic resources.
*In 2009, only one salary of $40,000 was reported for public interest. In 2010, no public interest salaries were reported.