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Northwestern Law School

Rank 13 (USNWR 2022)

Applicants for the class of 2008 , matriculating 2005

397 applicants for the 2004 - 2005  cycle
13 / 64  , 104 rejected, 51 waitlisted, 120 withdrawn
25th, 50th, 75th refer to percentiles from last year's admitted class
25th, 50th, 75th refer to percentiles from last year's admitted class
25th, 50th, 75th refer to percentiles from last year's admitted class
25th, 50th, 75th refer to percentiles from last year's admitted class
25th, 50th, 75th refer to percentiles from last year's admitted class
25th, 50th, 75th refer to percentiles from last year's admitted class
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25th, 50th, 75th refer to percentiles from last year's admitted class

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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
LSData Percentiles 25 50 75
LSAT 163 167 170
GPA 3.34 3.6 3.75
LSData Averages Rejected All Accepted
LSAT 162 167 170
GPA 3.38 3.52 3.62
Softs - - -
Scholarship - - $58,020
Miscellaneous
Days from sent to decision 48
Days from UR to decision -
Interview invite rate -
Interview conversion rate -
URM LSAT differential -5.12
URM GPA differential 0.08
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School applicants

Name Result Last seen GPA LSAT GRE URM WE Scholarship Sent Received Complete UR UR2 Interview invite Decision
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Name Result Last seen GPA LSAT GRE URM WE $$$$ Sent Received Complete UR UR2 II Decision
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School finances

Northwestern Law School
Elle Woods went here, 'nuff said.

Stats

$34,550.00
Tuition
98th percentile
$59,344.00
CoA
94th percentile
65.60%
Grads with debt
21st percentile
$154,844.00
Average debt
91st percentile
$190,000.00
Salary, 25th %
100th percentile
$190,000.00
Salary
100th percentile
$62,000.00
PI Salary
76th percentile
92.50%
Employment rate
99th percentile
94.10%
Bar pass rate
76th percentile

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Default for Northwestern University is $190,000
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[IMPORTANT] These estimates are for high level planning only. Things like summer jobs, when you spend your savings, and other financial decisions will impact exactly how much you pay.

Calculations assume a 10-year fixed rate loan.

Northwestern University Breakdown

In-school

Total cost of attendance$315,000
$105,000 x 3
Total scholarships$75,000
$25,000 x 3
Savings$10,000
Debt after three years$230,000
Assuming 10-year fixed rate loan
Total repaid@5.0%$11,500
Interest paid$11,500

After graduation

Annual breakdown
Post-grad income$180,000
Income taxes$60,000
Living expenses$60,000
Loan repayment$2,000
Annual discretionary income$60,000

Monthly breakdown
Post-grad income$180,000
Income taxes$60,000
Living expenses$60,000
Loan repayment$2,000
Monthly discretionary income$60,000

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23:48
NU's was on spring break March 18-26 so could be handing out decisions next Friday
23:48
NU*
hope so
NonstopCourageousCorgi
14:21
Any idea on when scholarship info will be sent out? Did anyone receive info yet?
ijustwannagetin
15:42
@NonstopCourageousCorgi: nobody has gotten any yet besides ed they said theyll release this week though
NonstopCourageousCorgi
8:50
@ijustwannagetin: thx, I emailed a while ago and they had said it would be last week, so i thought maybe i missed it
thebosh
12:38
Decision letter rendered for me, no email yet
12:52
same^
ElfyElfLikeBoy
13:01
Same
ElfyElfLikeBoy
13:05
I’m assuming that means either WL or R, right?
13:13
^^
ElfyElfLikeBoy
13:19
Got the R
13:24
same just got the R
got wl anyone know how much they pull off of it?
i missed this wave, fml
been waiting since early dec
Does NU's status checker ever change from "Complete" to anything else before getting a decision? Mine has been in the same state for months
This school needs to WL me already wtf
FuzzyHummingbird
14:13
do they do multiple wl/r waves in one week?
FuzzyHummingbird
14:13
assuming an A wave later in the week
applicant123456
14:28
Hate rolling e waves - just send one email blast and get it over with
are they still sending out WL/R today?
[] WarmDiscreetCheese
17:21
Where is AllCASNoWaves
[] WarmDiscreetCheese
17:22
@allcasnowaves let’s talk about NW
AllCASNoWaves
18:26
hi
18:31
So…if we *didnt* hear today then…?
[] WarmDiscreetCheese
19:36
@AllCASNoWaves: i think we got the same aid my friend, was hoping for a bit more for us.
[] WarmDiscreetCheese
19:37
@Alanmag91: that’s so weird! You should try to email them I think
AllCASNoWaves
20:39
@WarmDiscreetCheese: RIPPP lol
LawyerLarry
15:29
i've been in application complete status for two months now... is there any hope?
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