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Santa Clara University
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Santa Clara, CA
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Santa Clara University: 2022 ABA 509 Report

Job type

Employed Long-term
full-time
Long-term
part-time
Short-term
full-time
Short-term
part-time
Total
Bar passage required 58% 0.9% 0% 0% 58.8%
J.D. advantage 9.7% 0.4% 0.9% 0% 11.1%
Professional 1.3% 0% 0% 0% 1.3%
Non-professional 0% 0.4% 0% 0% 0.4%
School funded 0% 0.4% 0% 2.2% 2.7%
Unknown 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Employed total 69% 2.2% 0.9% 2.2% 74.3%
Non-employed
Pursuing graduate degree full-time 0.4%
Unemployed - deferred start date 1.8%
Unemployed - not seeking 0.4%
Unemployed - seeking 19%
Employment status unknown 4%
Non-employed total 25.7%
Total graduates 100%

School-funded jobs

Long-term
full-time
Long-term
part-time
Short-term
full-time
Short-term
part-time
Total
Bar passage required 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
J.D. advantage 0% 0.4% 0% 2.2% 2.7%
Professional 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Non-professional 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Total law school funded 0% 0.4% 0% 2.2% 2.7%

Employer type

Long-term
full-time
Long-term
part-time
Short-term
full-time
Short-term
part-time
Total
Law Firms
Solo 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
2-10 attorneys 6.6% 0.4% 0% 0% 7.1%
11-25 attorneys 4.9% 0% 0% 0% 4.9%
26-50 attorneys 3.5% 0.4% 0% 0% 4%
51-100 attorneys 4% 0% 0.4% 0% 4.4%
101-250 attorneys 1.8% 0% 0% 0% 1.8%
251-500 attorneys 1.8% 0% 0% 0% 1.8%
501+ attorneys 16.4% 0% 0% 0% 16.4%
Size unknown 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Business & industry 15% 0.4% 0.4% 0% 15.9%
Government 7.5% 0% 0% 0% 7.5%
Public interest 6.2% 0.4% 0% 0% 6.6%
Clerkships
Federal 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
State & local 0.4% 0% 0% 0% 0.4%
Tribal 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
International 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Education 0.4% 0.4% 0% 2.2% 3.1%
Employer type unknown 0.4% 0% 0% 0% 0.4%
Employed total 69% 2.2% 0.9% 2.2% 74.3%
Non-employed
Pursuing graduate degree full-time 0.4%
Unemployed - deferred start date 1.8%
Unemployed - not seeking 0.4%
Unemployed - seeking 19%
Employment status unknown 4%
Non-employed total 25.7%
Total graduates 100%

Employment location

State Total
Most common employment destination New York 1.3%
Second most common employment destination Colorado 0.4%
# Employed in foreign countries 0.4%
Non-employed total 25.7%

This page has been formatted to match the ABA's placement summaries, with minor language and stylistic tweaks for clarity. To view Santa Clara'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.