Facts & Statistics
Fast Facts about Vanderbilt’s Career Services Program
- Vanderbilt was ranked 15th in the nation for the percentage of our graduates hired by “Top 50” firms in 2005, based on data compiled by the National Law Journal.
- 85% of all VULS graduates go to jobs in major cities.
- Virtually all of our graduates are employed within six months after graduation.
- 2005 graduate Kate Komp will be one of four students to serve as a Bristow Fellow during 2006-07.
- Ashley Jones Johnson, a 2004 Vanderbilt Law graduate, clerked for Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas during the 2005-06 term.
Fast Facts - Class of 2007
- 94% of the Class of 2007 graduated with jobs.
- 2007 graduates took positions in 27 states and the District of Columbia, and in 8 foreign countries.
- 8.1% of Vanderbilt’s 2007 graduates chose positions in the public service and government sectors.
- During summer 2007, Vanderbilt law students worked in 36 states, the District of Columbia, and in 12 foreign countries.
- 29 members of the Class of 2007 accepted judicial clerkships.
Class of 2007 Areas of Practice
- Law firms 71.8%
- Judicial clerkships 13%
- Business 4.6%
- Government/Public interest 7.6%
- Continuing education 3%
Class of 2007 – Employment by Geography
- Northeast 29.8%
- West/Southwest 14.6%
- South 38.4%
- International 4.6%
- Midwest 12.6%
View Vanderbilt Law School Graduates at a Glance.
