Villanova University School of Law Employment Statistics by Position, Term, and Location

Employment Summary and Comparison

For the 175 graduates from Villanova University School of Law, 169 were hired including 168 full-time and 1 part-time positions. Among them, 168 students employed as long-term contract and 1 students employed as short-term contract.

152 graduates got a job where bar passage required and 14 got J.D. advantage (or J.D. preferred) jobs where it does not require passage of the bar exam. 2 graduates got professional positions.

Compared to all law schools in U.S., Villanova University School of Law' rate of employed is much higher than the average rate of 90.60%. Compared to law schools in Pennsylvania, its rate of employed is higher than the average rate of 93.44%.

	Total Graduates	% of Employed	Total Employed	Full-time	Part-time
Villanova University School of Law	Total Graduates	175	96.57%	169	168	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 by General Category

The below table summarizes the employment statistics by general position categories and employed stats for 175 graduates. The category definition can be found at ABA's employment protocol

	Total	Percentage (%)	Full-time		Part-time
	Total	Percentage (%)	Long-term	Short-term	Long-term	Short-term
Total Graduates	175
Bar Passage Required	152	86.86%	150	1	1	0
J.D. Advantage	14	8.00%	14	0	0	0
Professional Position	2	1.14%	2	0	0	0
Other	1	0.57%	1	0	0	0
Undeterminable	0	0.00%	0	0	0	0
Enrolled in Graduate Studies	2	1.14%
Start Date Deferred	0	0.00%
Unemployed - Not Seeking	1	0.57%
Unemployed - Seeking	2	1.14%
Employment Status Unknown	1	0.57%

Employment by Position Types

The below table summarizes the employment statistics by company and job position types for 175 graduates from Villanova University School of Law.

	Total	Percentage (%)	Full-time		Part-time
	Total	Percentage (%)	Long-term	Short-term	Long-term	Short-term
Total Employed	169	-	167	1	1	0
Law Firms	96	54.86%	95	0	1	0
Solo	0	-	0	0	0	0
1-10	20	11.83%	19	0	1	0
11-25	11	6.51%	11	0	0	0
26-50	12	7.10%	12	0	0	0
51-100	5	2.96%	5	0	0	0
101-250	11	6.51%	11	0	0	0
251-500	5	2.96%	5	0	0	0
More than 500	32	18.93%	32	0	0	0
Unknown Size	0	-	0	0	0	0
Business and Industry	21	12.43%	21	0	0	0
Government	14	8.28%	14	0	0	0
Public Interest	5	2.96%	5	0	0	0
Clerkships - Federal	5	2.96%	5	0	0	0
Clerkships - State, Local, and Territorial	26	15.38%	25	1	0	0
Clerkships - Tribal	0	-	0	0	0	0
Clerkships - International	0	-	0	0	0	0
Education	2	1.18%	2	0	0	0
Employer Type Unknown	0	-	0	0	0	0

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 atVillanova University School of Law.

	Total	Percentage (%)	Full-time		Part-time
	Total	Percentage (%)	Long-term	Short-term	Long-term	Short-term
Total Graduates	169	-	167	1	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 (99) are employed by law firms or companies in Pennsylvania, where the Villanova University School of Law located. The following table shows the top three state that graduates got employed with number of employed.

	State	Number Employed	% of Employed
Largest Employment	Pennsylvania	99	58.58%
2^nd Largest Employment	New Jersey	20	11.83%
3^rd Largest Employment	Delaware	16	9.47%

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