American University: 2016 ABA 509 Report

American University

Private school

Washington, D.C.

Website

Job Score

Job type

Employed	Long-term full-time	Long-term part-time	Short-term full-time	Short-term part-time	Total
Bar passage required	219	1	5	0	225
J.D. advantage	56	4	9	4	73
Professional	14	1	1	4	20
Non-professional	0	0	0	1	1
School funded	0	0	1	0	1
Unknown	0	0	0	0	0
Employed total	289	6	16	9	320
Non-employed
Pursuing graduate degree full-time					15
Unemployed - deferred start date					7
Unemployed - not seeking					3
Unemployed - seeking					67
Employment status unknown					3
Non-employed total					95
Total graduates					415

School-funded jobs

	Short-term full-time	Total
Bar passage required	1	1
J.D. advantage	0	0
Professional	0	0
Non-professional	0	0
Total law school funded	1	1

Employer type

	Long-term full-time	Long-term part-time	Short-term full-time	Short-term part-time	Total
Law Firms
Solo	1	0	0	0	1
2-10 attorneys	23	2	2	1	28
11-25 attorneys	8	0	0	0	8
26-50 attorneys	5	0	0	0	5
51-100 attorneys	5	0	0	0	5
101-250 attorneys	8	0	0	0	8
251-500 attorneys	12	0	0	0	12
501+ attorneys	35	0	0	0	35
Size unknown	0	0	0	0	0
Business & industry	33	1	3	3	40
Government	65	1	6	0	72
Public interest	28	1	5	1	35
Clerkships
Federal	13	0	0	0	13
State & local	46	0	0	0	46
Other	1	0	0	1	2
Education	5	1	0	2	8
Employer type unknown	1	0	0	1	2
Employed total	289	6	16	9	320
Non-employed
Pursuing graduate degree full-time					15
Unemployed - deferred start date					7
Unemployed - not seeking					3
Unemployed - seeking					67
Employment status unknown					3
Non-employed total					95
Total graduates					415

Employment location

	State	Total
# Employed in foreign countries		11
Non-employed total		95

This page has been formatted to match the ABA's placement summaries, with minor language and stylistic tweaks for clarity. To view American's ABA placement chart, please visit the ABA's website. From time to time, schools update data when they learn more. When possible, we use the most up-to-date data available.