Northwestern University Law School - Admissions, Stats & Reviews

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JD Admissions & Requirements

Data from 2024 admissions cycle

172

LSAT

3.95

GPA

15.4%

Admit Rate

Northwestern Law School is a prestigious JD program located in Evanston, Illinois. In the competitive 2024 law school rankings, Northwestern Law School was ranked 10 by US News & World Report, making it a top-tier law school for admissions-focused applicants. For the 2024 admissions cycle, Northwestern Law School has an entering 1L class size of approximately 242 with an acceptance rate of 15.4%, positioning it among the most selective law schools for JD applicants.

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Law School Applications

6327

JD application volume in 2024 cycle

JD Acceptance Rate

15.4%

92nd percentile

JD Program Size

242

76th percentile

JD Tuition Cost

$153k

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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.

Northwestern Law School Law School Admissions Data & Statistics

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For law school applicants interested in the 2024 admissions cycle at Northwestern Law School, 6327 candidates submitted JD applications and 972 received acceptance letters. The law school application process here is highly competitive for prospective students with an acceptance rate of 15.4%.

The JD program at Northwestern Law School enrolls a first-year class of 242 law students each year, with an admissions yield rate of 24.28%. This means that of the 972 applicants who received law school acceptance letters, 236 chose to enroll. Understanding these law school admission statistics can help prospective JD applicants evaluate their chances and plan their application strategy.

For a competitive law school application to Northwestern Law School, students should aim to meet or exceed the median statistics shown below. Meeting these GPA and LSAT targets significantly improves your chances of admission.

LSAT & GPA Statistics
	25th	50th	75th
LSAT	166	172	174
	97th percentile
GPA	3.77	3.95	4.00
	98th percentile

	Value
Applications	6327
	95th percentile
Admission Offers	972
Class Size	242
	76th percentile
Acceptance Rate	15.4%
	92nd percentile
Yield Rate	24.28%
	22nd percentile

The above statistics show that Northwestern Law School typically admits students with LSAT scores ranging from 166 (25th percentile) to 174 (75th percentile), with a median of 172.

For GPA, admitted students typically have undergraduate GPAs ranging from 3.77 to 4.00, with a median of 3.95.

With an acceptance rate of 15.4%, Northwestern Law School is considered a highly competitive law school in terms of admissions.

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Percentiles: The 25th/50th/75th percentiles show the distribution of scores among admitted students.
Applications: Total number of people who applied to this law school.
Acceptance Rate: Percentage of applicants who received offers (lower = more selective).
Yield Rate: Percentage of admitted students who enrolled (higher = more desirable).

* Indicates data is from a previous year when current year data is unavailable.

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