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Northwestern Law School

Rank 13 (USNWR 2022)
171
Median LSAT
3.86
Median GPA
13.9%
Acceptance rate

Also known as

  • Northwestern Law School
  • Northwestern University
  • NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY
  • NU Pritzker

Northwestern Law School is a law school located in Evanston, Illinois. The school was ranked 13 in 2022 by USNWR. Annual enrollment for Northwestern Law School is approximately 248.

Admissions website: https://www.law.northwestern.edu/admissions/

Admissions email: admissions@law.northwestern.edu

Admissions phone: (312) 503-8465

Can I get into Northwestern Law School with aGPA andLSAT?

Northwestern Law School Key Statistics

Previous year ABA 509 data
Percentiles 25 50 75
LSAT 167 171 172
GPA 3.6 3.86 3.93
Miscellaneous Count Percentile
# Applications 7410 94
# Admissions offers 1031 -
Class size 248 74
% Accepted 13.9% 94
% Yield 22.7% 13

During the 2022 application cycle, 7,410 people applied and 1,031 were offered admission.

Northwestern University has a 1L class size of 248, and yield of 22.70%. 234 out of 1,031 applicants who were offered admission accepted, meaning that 22.70% of the people who were offered admission ended up attending the school.

The 1L class at Northwestern University has a median LSAT of 171. The 25th percentile LSAT is 167 and the 75th percentile LSAT is 172.

The median GPA is 3.86. The 25th percentile GPA is 3.6 and the 75th percentile GPA is 3.93.

Northwestern Law School LSAT & GPA graph for 2021-2022

LSD has stats for 1,657 applicants for the 2021-2022 application cycle.

The graphs show applicant results plotted against GPA and LSAT. The dotted lines on the graphs represent the 25/50/75th percentiles reported by the school in their ABA 509 report from the previous year.

Each data point represents an LSD user that shared their application results for the benefit of future applicants.

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25th, 50th, 75th refer to percentiles from last year's admitted class
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How much does Northwestern Law School cost per year?

$69,650.00
Tuition
97th percentile
$94,610.00
CoA
95th percentile
65.60%
Grads with debt
23rd percentile
$158,071.00
Average debt
89th percentile
$190,000.00
Salary, 25th %
100th percentile
$190,000.00
Salary
100th percentile
$63,332.00
PI Salary
68th percentile
87.90%
Employment rate
93rd percentile
96.00%
Bar pass rate
91st percentile

Cost of attending Northwestern Law School

In 2022, tuition was $69,650 and the annual cost of attending was $94,610 (tuition plus living expenses).

Cost of Attendance (CoA) is the estimated total amount you will have to spend every year to go to school. Unlike tuition, CoA includes expenses like rent, food, and insurance.

Northwestern Law School employment outcomes

JD graduates from Northwestern University make $190,000 (median) upon graduation if they work in the private sector. If they go into the public sector, a grad can expect to make $63,332.

77.2% of law graduates from Northwestern University go directly to work for law firms, while 8.4% clerk for a judge. 5.5% of graduates go into public interest.

96.0% of Northwestern University graduates pass the bar on their first try.

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Some interesting facts about Northwestern Law School

Located in downtown Chicago, Northwestern Law is an innovative institution that empowers students to meet the complex challenges of the ever-changing legal and business worlds.

Northwestern is renowned for recruiting students with exceptional academic ability and strong interpersonal skills. Northwestern Law’s faculty is among the nation’s most interdisciplinary and focuses on a team-oriented curriculum to prepare students for work outside of law school.

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InternalizedRoadrunner
12:58
haha gotcha
12:58
I wish we could dm without having to sign up for lsd+
InternalizedRoadrunner
13:00
what type of law do you wanna do
InternalizedRoadrunner
13:00
litigation or transactional
13:01
Not sure! I think I’d really enjoy litigation. I’m hoping to figure that out by talking to Profs
InternalizedRoadrunner
13:01
I like litigation too but it seems like transactional has better exit opportunities
InternalizedRoadrunner
13:02
im thinking about applying for JD MBA
InternalizedRoadrunner
13:02
I know a lot of ppl say its a waste to get both
InternalizedRoadrunner
13:02
but I think it may be the right fit for me
InternalizedRoadrunner
13:02
I wonder if it's easy to get transfer into jd-mba track in 1l fall
13:05
I know someone who did that at UMich and really enjoyed it/ thinks it was worth it for her career. I think it would be a dope opportunity
InternalizedRoadrunner
13:22
where did you go for undergrad if you don't mind sharing
InternalizedRoadrunner
13:29
just got the A!!!!
InternalizedRoadrunner
13:29
:D
chucklesimindanger
13:31
ME TOOOO
InternalizedRoadrunner
13:31
yayayaayay see you in the fall homie
chucklesimindanger
13:31
😭😭 see you in chicago
13:32
ME TOO
13:33
Omgggggg
chucklesimindanger
13:41
@sooooo: congrats!!!!! yayyy :'D
InternalizedRoadrunner
13:47
are you guys gonna go to NU for sure?
chucklesimindanger
13:54
i am
chucklesimindanger
13:57
looking at apartments already hahah
InternalizedRoadrunner
13:57
Do have recommendations on apartments?
chucklesimindanger
13:59
i'm pretty new to it all too (never been to chicago either) so just poking around on zillow at the closest apts to school! not taking any chances being far away from classes in the dead of chicago winters...
chucklesimindanger
14:00
the admitted gc on discord has people listing on apts they've found already so i might use those for reference
15:44
Have any of you got the email on how to make a deposit yet?
the deposit email stuff should come in the next few days. congrats y’all!! can’t wait to see you guys in chicago in the fall
InsidiousCurvyCentipede
13:54
anyone get a feeler today?
12:36
Bad sign that no one seemed to get a feeler yesterday or just a holiday weekend aberration?
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