Total 2018 graduates: 90

35.6% of this school's 2018 graduates were employed and reported a salary.
We know that at least 17.8% of this school's 2018 graduates made $62,500 or more.

Median salary: $57,318

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 reported	32	35.6%	$50,000	$62,500	$112,500	$77,313
Employed - No salary reported	44	48.9%
Non-employed	14	15.6%
Total graduates	90	100%

Salary distribution by job sector for 2018 graduates

	# of grads	% of class	25th percentile	50th percentile	75th percentile	Mean
Private sector - salary reported	29	32.2%	$53,000	$65,000	$115,000	$79,931
Private sector - no salary reported	27	30%
Public sector - unknown salary situation	20	22.2%
Unknown sector	0	0%
Non-employed	14	15.6%
Total graduates	90	100%

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	59	26	28.9%	$53,000	$77,500	$115,000	$83,154
J.D. advantage	15	5	5.6%	$46,000	$48,000	$53,000	$48,400
Professional	1	-	0%
Non-professional	1	-	0%
Employed	76	32	35.6%	$50,000	$62,500	$112,500	$77,313
Non-employed	14
Total Graduates	90

Salaries by employer type and job type for 2018 graduates

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				Full-time, long-term salaries
	# in category	# Salaries	% of class	25th percentile	50th percentile	75th percentile	Mean
Law firm	42	23	25.6%	$50,000	$80,000	$120,000	$85,609
Law firm: Bar passage required	39	23	25.6%	$50,000	$80,000	$120,000	$85,609
Law firm: Other	3	0	0%
Business & industry	14	6	6.7%	$53,000	$56,500	$65,000	$58,167
Government	8	-	-
Public interest	4	-	-
Clerkship	7	-
Federal	2	-
State	5	-
Education	1	-	-
Employed	76	32	35.6%	$50,000	$62,500	$112,500	$77,313
Non-employed	14
Total graduates	90

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	42	23	25.6%	$50,000	$80,000	$120,000	$85,609
Solo	0
2-10 attorneys	23	9	10%	$48,000	$50,000	$60,000	$55,667
11-25 attorneys	4	-	0%
26-50 attorneys	0	-	0%
51-100 attorneys	2	-	0%
101-250 attorneys	2	-	0%
251-500 attorneys	4	-	0%
501+ attorneys	7	6	6.7%	$115,000	$122,500	$128,000	$126,333
Size unknown	0
Employed, non-law firm	34	9	10%
Non-employed	14
Total graduates	90

Salaries by state for 2018 graduates

				Full-time, long-term salaries
	# in category	# salaries	% of class	25th percentile	50th percentile	75th percentile	Mean
Ohio	-	28	31.1%	$50,000	$60,000	$115,000	$78,786
Outside of Ohio or unknown	-	-	0%
Employed	76	32	35.6%	$50,000	$62,500	$112,500	$77,313
Non-employed	14
Total graduates	90

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