Northwestern Law School

Rank 10 (USNWR 2025)

Applicants for the class of 2025 , matriculating 2022

1645 applicants for the 2021 - 2022 cycle

46 / 228 , 260 rejected, 437 waitlisted, 412 withdrawn

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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	167	170	173
GPA	3.59	3.79	3.92

LSData Averages	Rejected	All	Accepted
LSAT	166	170	172
GPA	3.55	3.71	3.83
Softs	Tier 3.2	Tier 3.31	Tier 3.34
Scholarship	-	-	$108,674

Miscellaneous
Days from sent to decision	112
Days from UR to decision	121
Interview invite rate	11.78%
Interview conversion rate	35.18%
URM LSAT differential	-3.22
URM GPA differential	-0.16

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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	GPA	LSAT	URM	WE	$$$$	Sent	Complete	UR	II	Decision

Name	Result	GPA	LSAT	URM	WE	$$$$	Sent	Complete	UR	II	Decision
readyfortheAs	Accepted, Attending	3.7	180		?	$30,000	2021/09/22				2022/01/28
NippyBittenRobin	Waitlisted		172		?
Character and fitness issuesNiceParkingSpotRita	Rejected	3.47	169		5-9 years			2022/02/02	2022/02/02	2021/11/09
TrickyTabooPadawon	Waitlisted	3.95	153		?						2024/04/11
Eagles1990	Waitlisted - FWFee waiver - applicant received a fee waiver from the school	3.91	175		1-4 years		2021/11/15
NextLumpySpacePrincess	Pending	3.81	169		?
ShriBang	Waitlisted	3.68	170		?						2024/02/04
tree3water	WL, Rejected	3.61	171		?		2022/01/12	2022/01/20	2022/01/20		2022/04/20
WVOTE	Withdrawn		169		?
HideousOutrageousPotato	WL, Withdrawn - FWFee waiver - applicant received a fee waiver from the school	3.72	174		1-4 years						2022/04/20
tigerhawk	Pending	3.97	168		?
noahicerider	Pending				?
WaltonGoldenBear	WL, Withdrawn	3.47	172		1-4 years						2023/05/11
SoreDisastrousWeasel	Pending	3.83			1-4 years		2023/02/07
military servicethek90	WL, Withdrawn - FWFee waiver - applicant received a fee waiver from the school	3.81	173		1-4 years
gelee314	WL, Withdrawn	3.7	172		1-4 years
ChivalrousStereotypedPelican	Waitlisted	3.77	172		1-4 years
HalloweenSpirit	WL, Withdrawn	3.75	172		5-9 years
Kvothe85	Accepted, Withdrawn	4.1	172		0 years (KJD)						2023/04/15
Ourobonoboros	Pending	3.65	173		1-4 years
StrongMinorCamel	Accepted, Withdrawn	3.89	172		?		2022/10/08	2022/10/27	2022/10/27	2022/10/10	2023/02/02
Lulu71	Accepted - ED➜RDearly decision deferred to regular decision	3.7	179		?	$45,000					2023/01/19
ElasticOffbeatBee	Accepted	3.76	174		1-4 years	$30,000
TheDustyB	Waitlisted - FWFee waiver - applicant received a fee waiver from the school	3.48	176		1-4 years		2022/10/14	2022/10/17
LavishCoolImpala	Pending - FWFee waiver - applicant received a fee waiver from the school	3.6	173		?
ActuallyMedicalPossum	Waitlisted	3.8	176		1-4 years		2022/11/20
CilverFur	Accepted	3.91	177		?
EmeraldLiteraryDeer	Accepted, Withdrawn	3.69	176		1-4 years		2021/10/08
SqueamishOpenSeahorse	Pending	3.6	170		?
Kaintuck	Waitlisted	3.9	172		?
Nicolephelps	Waitlisted	4.0	159		?
mickmouse	Accepted - FWFee waiver - applicant received a fee waiver from the school	3.2	166		?
significantprogress180	Withdrawn - FWFee waiver - applicant received a fee waiver from the school	3.87	165		?		2022/12/06	2022/12/12	2022/12/12
Justros	Accepted	3.96	180		?
panda24	Rejected	3.97	144		1-4 years
GratefulLobster	Pending				1-4 years
SelfSurgeon	Pending	4.0	174		0 years (KJD)
UniqueSuccotash	Accepted - FWFee waiver - applicant received a fee waiver from the school	3.71	174		1-4 years	$60,000	2021/10/14	2021/11/01	2021/11/02	2021/10/15	2022/02/17
DecorousFastKoala	Pending	3.78	169		1-4 years
YouthfulAbnormalGrasshopper	Pending	3.79	170		?
military serviceMachoBeneficialVulture	Pending	3.6	161		5-9 years		2023/01/23		2023/01/30
e-squire77	Waitlisted	3.78	175		1-4 years		2022/10/03				2023/01/30
filmore	Accepted, Withdrawn - FWFee waiver - applicant received a fee waiver from the school	3.26	171		1-4 years	$0	2021/11/18	2021/11/19			2022/03/04
MattTheLsatRat	Accepted	4.0	175		1-4 years
anoncat	WL, Withdrawn - FWFee waiver - applicant received a fee waiver from the school	3.94	165		0 years (KJD)		2021/10/15				2022/02/25
Taylors-Version	Rejected - FWFee waiver - applicant received a fee waiver from the school	3.6	167		1-4 years		2022/09/13	2022/09/20	2022/09/20	2022/09/13	2023/01/12
TameAberrantBobcat	Pending	3.85	170		?
PricklyTastyBandicoot	Accepted - FWFee waiver - applicant received a fee waiver from the school	3.9	172		1-4 years		2022/09/25				2022/12/21
ItchySaltyHeron	Accepted	3.76	174		?	$90,000
DrearySpectacularMonster	Pending	3.6	170		?
CoffeeFlotilla	Accepted, Withdrawn	3.99	172		0 years (KJD)		2021/09/29	2021/10/04	2021/10/04		2021/01/28
NondescriptBreezySalamander	Accepted, Withdrawn - FWFee waiver - applicant received a fee waiver from the school	3.4	176		1-4 years		2021/10/27				2022/02/10
Manaplykim	Pending	3.85	172		?
nighthoppers	Pending - FWFee waiver - applicant received a fee waiver from the school	3.97	174		?		2022/11/05
jberg	Accepted, Withdrawn	3.63	174		1-4 years	$30,000	2021/09/24	2021/10/25			2022/02/04
SKS	Pending	3.88	171		1-4 years
logivis8	Pending	3.68	175		?
Mae00edwards	Pending - EDearly decision	3.96	169		1-4 years		2022/10/15
ToastedWhiteBread	WL, Withdrawn - FWFee waiver - applicant received a fee waiver from the school ISIn-state - applicant is an in-state resident	3.83	171		1-4 years		2021/09/12	2021/10/13		2021/09/13	2022/02/10
pilkyboids	WL, Rejected	3.48	166		5-9 years		2021/09/23				2022/02/10
james213	WL, Rejected - FWFee waiver - applicant received a fee waiver from the school	3.31	173		1-4 years		2021/12/12
LikeFriendlyPademelon	WL, Rejected	3.51	176		5-9 years		2021/10/30		2021/11/30		2022/09/06
FalseAspiringMacaque	WL, Withdrawn - FWFee waiver - applicant received a fee waiver from the school ISIn-state - applicant is an in-state resident	4.0	163		10+ years
CalmAbandonedGoose	Waitlisted	2.9	171		1-4 years		2021/11/20
saintmalfoys	WL, Rejected - ED➜RDearly decision deferred to regular decision FWFee waiver - applicant received a fee waiver from the school ISIn-state - applicant is an in-state resident	3.76	170		1-4 years		2021/11/01	2021/11/12	2021/11/12		2022/09/09
QuietQuizzicalMonster	WL, Rejected	3.66	166		?
bigmisssteak	WL, Rejected - FWFee waiver - applicant received a fee waiver from the school	3.82	169		1-4 years		2021/11/14	2021/11/23	2021/11/23	2021/11/15	2022/09/06
lawschoolgirlxoxo	Pending	4.08	170		?
YellowBelliedMarmot	WL, Accepted - FWFee waiver - applicant received a fee waiver from the school	3.8	173		1-4 years	$120,000	2021/12/07			2022/03/31	2022/08/29
HalfSpicyBonobo	Waitlisted				?
DoubtfulPhysicalChicken	Waitlisted - FWFee waiver - applicant received a fee waiver from the school	3.33	170		1-4 years		2021/09/21
AquaticNaivePizza	Waitlisted - ED➜RDearly decision deferred to regular decision ISIn-state - applicant is an in-state resident	2.2	172		?
username1999	WL, Withdrawn	3.74	176		1-4 years
JavaMouse-Deer	Accepted, Withdrawn - FWFee waiver - applicant received a fee waiver from the school	3.86	177		1-4 years	$150,000	2021/09/20				2022/02/04
SPumoniGardens	Pending	3.91	176		1-4 years
WaitlistCentral22	Waitlisted	3.94	164		0 years (KJD)		2021/09/18			2021/09/20	2022/02/10
InstinctiveSilentSloth	WL, Withdrawn - FWFee waiver - applicant received a fee waiver from the school	4.1	176		?		2021/12/11	2021/12/20
FinallyJD	WL, Rejected - FWFee waiver - applicant received a fee waiver from the school	3.48	170		10+ years		2021/12/08	2021/12/24			2022/03/31
gotrejected	Waitlisted - FWFee waiver - applicant received a fee waiver from the school	3.86	170		0 years (KJD)			2021/10/25			2022/02/10
SpicyMushyEel	Accepted, Withdrawn	4.3	171		1-4 years	$180,000	2021/09/03	2021/09/21			2022/01/28
LawGal79	Waitlisted - FWFee waiver - applicant received a fee waiver from the school	3.82	171		1-4 years		2021/11/01		2021/11/03
SagaofSeven	Hold, Accepted - ED➜RDearly decision deferred to regular decision				1-4 years
GreedyDeliriousOcelot	WL, Accepted - FWFee waiver - applicant received a fee waiver from the school ISIn-state - applicant is an in-state resident	3.9	170		0 years (KJD)		2021/10/31	2021/12/03	2021/12/03		2022/03/17
ThrowawayWildcat	Accepted, Attending - EDearly decision	4.06	168		1-4 years	$120,000
gray32	Waitlisted	3.95	168		0 years (KJD)		2022/02/01	2022/02/15	2022/02/15		2022/04/20
OneDayIWillCrashLSAT	Waitlisted	3.9	167		?
Articulate-Moose	Waitlisted - FWFee waiver - applicant received a fee waiver from the school	3.19	175		5-9 years		2021/12/23				2022/04/20
Character and fitness issuesSparklyTackyFish	Waitlisted - FWFee waiver - applicant received a fee waiver from the school	3.47	177		5-9 years		2021/11/09	2021/11/15			2022/03/04
JuniorAllosaurus	Waitlisted - FWFee waiver - applicant received a fee waiver from the school	3.85	167		?		2021/11/30
PigasusInParis	WL, Withdrawn - FWFee waiver - applicant received a fee waiver from the school	3.32	174		5-9 years		2021/11/26	2021/12/06	2021/12/06	2021/12/06	2022/03/17
GlibWastefulKiwi	Pending	3.74	170		?
JudgeGinger	Waitlisted - FWFee waiver - applicant received a fee waiver from the school	3.82	173		10+ years
hyshim	Pending	3.84	175		?
ActionTake2	Hold, Accepted, Attending - ED➜RDearly decision deferred to regular decision FWFee waiver - applicant received a fee waiver from the school	3.35	161		5-9 years	$75,000	2021/11/02	2021/11/10	2021/11/10	2021/11/04	2022/02/04
Blackhairedkman	WL, Accepted, Withdrawn	3.84	174		1-4 years				2022/02/03		2022/08/11
PreviousUpsetDodo	Waitlisted	3.58	177		1-4 years
engineernomore	WL, Withdrawn - ED➜RDearly decision deferred to regular decision FWFee waiver - applicant received a fee waiver from the school	3.4	175		0 years (KJD)					2021/11/15	2022/02/10
JuanMaus1066	Waitlisted	2.9	174		1-4 years		2021/11/15
JuvenileHighfalutinPika	WL, Withdrawn	3.91	167		0 years (KJD)
SteadyLivelyTetra	WL, Accepted, Attending	3.88	172		0 years (KJD)	$90,000
SocratesBeard	WL, Accepted, Withdrawn	3.91	171		?	$120,000
goodadvocate	Waitlisted				?
Ama17p	WL, Withdrawn - FWFee waiver - applicant received a fee waiver from the school	3.74	163		1-4 years			2022/02/09
Character and fitness issuesPoisedWhimsicalArmadillo	WL, Withdrawn - ISIn-state - applicant is an in-state resident	3.36	172		1-4 years		2022/01/22				2022/04/20
NeedlessVagueHippopotamus	Waitlisted - FWFee waiver - applicant received a fee waiver from the school	3.86	168		1-4 years						2022/02/10
Character and fitness issuesHungryMaleCoral	WL, Withdrawn - FWFee waiver - applicant received a fee waiver from the school	4.07	167		0 years (KJD)		2021/11/17	2022/01/15	2021/12/01		2022/04/20
Duttybutty	WL, Withdrawn - FWFee waiver - applicant received a fee waiver from the school	3.72	174		1-4 years			2021/11/24			2022/03/17
DizzyVersedTropicbird	WL, Withdrawn	3.95	170		1-4 years		2021/10/27
anabanana	Pending	2.59	149		1-4 years
imscaredxoxo	Pending	3.84	173		?
Tylerjordanc	Pending	3.98	162		?
Character and fitness issuesMrJaggers	Waitlisted - FWFee waiver - applicant received a fee waiver from the school	3.59	169		1-4 years		2021/10/10				2022/02/10
EnormousGlamorousRat	Waitlisted - FWFee waiver - applicant received a fee waiver from the school	3.17	172		1-4 years		2021/11/08	2021/11/25		2021/11/09	2022/03/17
ElegantSurreptitiousAardvark	Waitlisted	3.89	168		0 years (KJD)		2021/09/28			2021/10/01
Character and fitness issueswavepls123	Waitlisted	3.99	169		0 years (KJD)		2021/10/24	2021/10/27			2022/03/17
HomelyDecisiveRaccoon	Waitlisted	3.53	174		?
LafferCurve	Waitlisted - FWFee waiver - applicant received a fee waiver from the school	3.87	171		1-4 years		2021/12/02	2021/12/17			2022/04/20
DoodieGuy	Waitlisted - FWFee waiver - applicant received a fee waiver from the school	3.46	172		1-4 years		2022/01/31	2022/02/12		2022/02/01	2022/04/20
WaitlistQween	Waitlisted	3.98	168		?						2022/03/17
RyanSilverstein916	Waitlisted - FWFee waiver - applicant received a fee waiver from the school	3.97	163		?		2022/02/24	2022/02/27	2022/02/28		2018/04/20
BambooTambourine	WL, Withdrawn - FWFee waiver - applicant received a fee waiver from the school	3.5	168		1-4 years		2021/11/30	2021/12/16	2021/12/16	2021/12/01	2022/03/17
HugePuzzledFoxhound	WL, Withdrawn	3.9	170		1-4 years		2021/09/30
Smorgasbord	WL, Withdrawn - FWFee waiver - applicant received a fee waiver from the school	3.49	168		1-4 years		2021/12/03	2021/12/21	2021/12/21	2021/12/08	2022/03/17
SanJunipero	WL, Withdrawn - FWFee waiver - applicant received a fee waiver from the school		175		1-4 years		2021/11/28			2021/11/30	2022/04/20
WrongRuthlessDragonfly	WL, Withdrawn - FWFee waiver - applicant received a fee waiver from the school	3.36	171		1-4 years		2021/10/28	2021/11/07			2022/03/17
Splitterguy	Waitlisted	3.6	178		?

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School finances

Northwestern Law School

$34,550.00

Tuition

98th percentile

$59,344.00

CoA

94th percentile

94.10%

Bar pass rate

76th 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

65.60%

Grads with debt

21st percentile

$154,844.00

Average debt

91st percentile

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Total CoA

Annually
Default for Northwestern University is $59,344

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Scholarships & grants

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Savings

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Post-grad income

Annually
Default for Northwestern University is $190,000

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Post-grad living expenses

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Calculations assume a 10-year fixed rate loan.

Northwestern University Breakdown

In-school

Total cost of attendance$178,032

$59,344 x 3

Total scholarships$75,000

$25,000 x 3

Savings$10,000

Debt after three years$103,498

Assuming 10-year fixed rate loan

Total repaid@5.00%$131,731

Interest paid$38,699

After graduation

Annual breakdown

Post-grad income$190,000

Income taxes$41,627

Living expenses$50,000

Loan repayment$13,173

Annual discretionary income$85,200

Monthly breakdown

Post-grad income$15,833

Income taxes$3,469

Living expenses$4,167

Loan repayment$1,098

Monthly discretionary income$7,100

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Northwestern University

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LuckyDog

17:42

I got WL

pug

17:42

yeah im still pending

LuckyDog

17:42

There is still hope

LuckyDog

17:42

Where did you pay deposits

GreasyWorkablePotato

11:38

R

nicksabangoat

18:14

Anyone else’s status update but no decision?

OptimisticOutlier

10:23

WL Kira's due May 8th, think we'll see WL movement after that?

manifestT14acceptances

12:49

@OptimisticOutlier: weird my WL Kira was due May 1

BankruptcyAndRestructuringLawIsCool

19:34

I believe NU extended the deadline to take the Kira to May 8th for those who missed the May 1 deadline.

Hellwoods2025

11:11

Looks like feelers are going out according to reddit, nothing for me womp womp

starbuckspanini

16:33

has anyone heard of ppl getting in today? I know feelers went out yesterday that asked for a response by 12 PM today

SpuriousInfamousFalcon

16:30

how is the Kira interview?

ReminiscentZestyFish

23:37

tough

EliteFantasticSpider

5:47

what is the questions on kira

Pinkflyingtree

17:03

Has anyone heard anything lately

RightPlant

19:21

how good a chance do i have with a 3.87/173?

WelfareIsACat

15:52

Portal checklist disapeared

inthesunsunhavinfun

10:35

Any ideas on when we'll hear for ED

cuteanchovy

20:30

did anyone hbear hack from ed?

inthesunsunhavinfun

21:05

seeing some stuff on reddit but not on here

MilitaryDesertedBat

16:49

I heard back as ED yesterday through a phone call!

HarmoniousImpoliteAardvark

17:13

Did you get an email or phone call?

DangerousAllegedElemental

21:14

phone call, got an A from RD ystrdy

DangerousAllegedElemental

21:14

phone call first, email within a few horus

HeadyInvincibleRabbit

18:41

uh i just had northwestern pop up on my lawhub status tracker

HeadyInvincibleRabbit

18:41

is that normal??

HeadyInvincibleRabbit

18:44

did anyone else have that happen for them?

HappyLilOutlier

14:41

Yeah, it may mean a decision is coming soon

syddak

13:23

I got a call last friday, applied at the RD deadline

umbrelladuck

11:55

ahhh good luck!

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