American University: 2017 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	197	4	12	1	214
J.D. advantage	56	4	10	3	73
Professional	2	2	0	0	4
Non-professional	0	0	0	1	1
School funded	0	0	1	0	1
Unknown	0	0	0	1	1
Employed total	255	10	22	6	294
Non-employed
Pursuing graduate degree full-time					14
Unemployed - deferred start date					12
Unemployed - not seeking					7
Unemployed - seeking					43
Employment status unknown					2
Non-employed total					78
Total graduates					372

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	0	0

Employer type

	Long-term full-time	Long-term part-time	Short-term full-time	Short-term part-time	Total
Law Firms
Solo	0	1	0	0	1
2-10 attorneys	30	2	3	0	35
11-25 attorneys	10	0	0	0	10
26-50 attorneys	7	0	0	1	8
51-100 attorneys	4	0	0	0	4
101-250 attorneys	7	0	0	0	7
251-500 attorneys	8	0	0	0	8
501+ attorneys	26	0	2	0	28
Size unknown	0	0	0	0	0
Business & industry	36	5	11	2	54
Government	55	1	0	0	56
Public interest	30	0	3	1	34
Clerkships
Federal	7	0	0	0	7
State & local	31	0	3	0	34
Other	0	0	0	0	0
Education	4	1	1	1	7
Employer type unknown	0	0	0	1	1
Employed total	255	10	23	6	294
Non-employed
Pursuing graduate degree full-time					14
Unemployed - deferred start date					12
Unemployed - not seeking					7
Unemployed - seeking					43
Employment status unknown					2
Non-employed total					78
Total graduates					372

Employment location

	State	Total
# Employed in foreign countries		8
Non-employed total		78

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.