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Capital University
Private school
Columbus, OH
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Graduate salaries for Capital University

Total 2018 graduates: 101

  • 47.5% of this school's 2018 graduates were employed and reported a salary.
  • We know that at least 23.8% of this school's 2018 graduates made $61,000 or more.

Median salary: $47,553

This is the most recent median salary for graduates who borrowed, reported in 2020 about graduates from 2016 and 2017. This average is derived from actual tax returns in the year following graduation and mapped to J.D. programs by the U.S. Department of Education and U.S. Department of the Treasury. Learn more.

Additionally, the majority of law schools voluntarily publish salary information about graduates based upon student/graduate surveys, investigation, and public information. This salary information is on this page.

Salary distribution for 2018 graduates

# of grads % of class 25th percentile 50th percentile 75th percentile Mean
Employed - salary reported4847.5%$53,250$61,000$90,000$75,449
Employed - No salary reported3837.6%
Non-employed1514.9%
Total graduates101100%

Salary distribution by job sector for 2018 graduates

# of grads % of class 25th percentile 50th percentile 75th percentile Mean
Private sector - salary reported3332.7%$57,500$70,000$90,000$80,379
Private sector - no salary reported2928.7%
Public sector - salary reported15 14.9% $50,000$55,016$60,000 $64,602
Public sector - no salary reported98.9%
Unknown sector00%
Non-employed1514.9%
Total graduates101100%

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.

Salaries by job type for 2018 graduates

Full-time, long-term salaries
# in category # Salaries % of class 25th percentile 50th percentile 75th percentile Mean
Bar passage required 583433.7% $54,000$60,000$80,000$69,825
J.D. advantage 13-0%
Professional 15109.9% $43,000$86,750$151,000$95,850
Non-professional 0-0%
Employed 864847.5% $53,250$61,000$90,000$75,449
Non-employed 15
Total Graduates 101

Salaries by employer type and job type for 2018 graduates

Toggle job type sub categories
Full-time, long-term salaries
# in category # Salaries % of class 25th percentile 50th percentile 75th percentile Mean
Law firm 44 19 18.8% $60,000 $70,000 $100,000 $74,421
Law firm: Bar passage required 39 19 18.8% $60,000 $70,000 $100,000 $74,421
Law firm: Other 500%
Business & industry 18 14 13.9% $57,000 $80,000 $90,000 $88,464
Business & industry: Bar passage required 6 5 5% $57,500 $85,000 $90,000 $85,300
Business & industry: Bar passage required 6 5 5% $57,000 $75,000 $151,000 $104,600
Business & industry: Other 644%
Government 20 13 12.9% $50,000 $57,000 $60,000 $67,233
Government: Bar passage required 10 8 7.9% $51,250 $56,008 $57,009 $54,817
Government: Bar passage required 6 5 5% $43,000 $98,500 $105,000 $87,100
Government: Other 400%
Public interest 2 - -
Clerkship 1 -
Federal 0 -
State 1 -
Education 1 - -
Employed 864847.5% $53,250$61,000$90,000$75,449
Non-employed 15
Total graduates 101

Law firm salaries by size for 2018 graduates

Full-time, long-term salaries
# in category # Salaries % of class 25th percentile 50th percentile 75th percentile Mean
Law firm size 44 19 18.8% $60,000$70,000$100,000$74,421
Solo 4
2-10 attorneys 25 7 6.9% $55,000 $62,000 $70,000 $62,000
11-25 attorneys 5 - 0%
26-50 attorneys 2 - 0%
51-100 attorneys 2 - 0%
101-250 attorneys 4 - 0%
251-500 attorneys 1 - 0%
501+ attorneys 1 - 0%
Size unknown 0
Employed, non-law firm 42 29 28.7%
Non-employed 15
Total graduates 101

Salaries by state for 2018 graduates

Full-time, long-term salaries
# in category # salaries % of class 25th percentile 50th percentile 75th percentile Mean
Ohio - 44 43.6% $54,500 $61,000 $90,000 $74,012
Outside of Ohio
or unknown
- - 0%
Employed 864847.5% $53,250$61,000$90,000$75,449
Non-employed 15
Total graduates 101
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