Northeastern University School of Law

Northeastern University School of Law is a Private, 4 years school in Boston, MA. The law school tuition & fees at Northeastern University School of Law is $60,562. Its average LSAT score submitted by enrolled students is 163 and the average GPA is 3.72 for the academic yera 2023-2024. Total 950 students are attending the law school and 229 first-year students enrolled last year.

LSAT Average: 163
Tuition & Fees (JD): $60,562
LLM Tuition & Fees: $60,562
Acceptance Rate: 37.27%
Student Population: 950
First-Year Student: 229

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2023-2024 Tuition & Fees

The 2023-2024 tuition & fees at Northeastern University School of Law is $60,562 for law school students. The tuition increased by 2.99% compared to last year. The average living costs besides tuition & fees is $16,900 including costs for room & boards, transportation, and other personal expenses. The living costs does not include the fees for health insurance.

The average tuition & fees of law schools in Massachusetts is $58,074 for Massachusetts residents and $59,234 for out-of-state students. For all laws schools in United States, the average law school tuition & fees is $42,924 for State residents and $48,063 for out-of-state students.

The tuition & fees of Northeastern University School of Law is more expensive than the average tuition & fees of Massachusetts law schools, as well as costs of all law schools in United States.

The next table shows the Northeastern University School of Law tuition & fees and compare it to the Massachusetts law schools and all U.S. Law schools. The 2024 statistics for comparison is not available yet due to the lack of data.

Northeastern University School of Law 2023 Tuition & Fees
	2022	2023	2024
Northeastern University School of Law	$57,094	$58,802	$60,562
Massachusetts Law Schools	$54,691	$56,604	-
All U.S. Law Schools	$46,359	$47,510	-

LSAT score and GPA in Average

The average LSAT scores submitted by enrolled students is 163 and the average GPA is 3.72 at Northeastern University School of Law.

The LSAT score of Northeastern University School of Law is higher than the average LSAT score of Massachusetts law schools, as well as all law schools in United States.

The undergraduate GPA of Northeastern University School of Law is higher than the average LSAT score of Massachusetts law schools, as well as all law schools in United States.

The next table shows the submitted LSAT scores and GPA by 25^th/50^th/75^th percentile and full-time/part-time status and compare each score to last year scores.

LSAT Scores
GPA

Northeastern University School of Law LSAT scores distribution
	Northeastern University School of Law		Massachusetts Law Schools	All Law Schools
	Full-time	Part-time	Massachusetts Law Schools	All Law Schools
25^th percentile	158	156	156	155
50^th percentile	163	159	160	159
75^th percentile	165	165	163	161

Northeastern University School of LawGPA distribution
	Northeastern University School of Law		Massachusetts Law Schools	All Law Schools
	Full-time	Part-time	Massachusetts Law Schools	All Law Schools
25^th percentile	3.55	3.22	3.38	3.33
50^th percentile	3.72	3.59	3.62	3.61
75^th percentile	3.84	3.82	3.77	3.79

Acceptance Rate & Admission Statistics

For the academic year 2023-2024, total 3,775 students have applied to Northeastern University School of Law. Among them, 1,407 students have accepted to admit and 229 have enrolled into Northeastern University School of LawThe acceptance rate is 37.27% and the yield is 16%.

The acceptance rate of Northeastern University School of Law is lower than the acceptance rate of Massachusetts law schools, as well as all law schools in United States.

The next table illustrates the admission counts, acceptance rate, and yield at Northeastern University School of Law.

Northeastern University School of Law Admission Statistics
	Northeastern University School of Law	Massachusetts Law Schools	All Law Schools
Applicants	3,775	32,616	414,758
Admitted	1,407	9,417	130,837
Enrolled	229	2,069	36,756
Acceptance Rate	37.27%	42.97%	42.40%
Yield (Enrollment Rate)	16.28%	24.06%	30.97%

Law School Student Population

For the academic year 2023-2024, total 950 students enrolled to Northeastern University School of Law. Among them 690 students enrolled in JD (Juris Doctor degree) program and 260 students enrolled in Non-JD program.

For the first class, 229 students newly joined to to Northeastern University School of Law. By gender, there are 73 men , 157 women, and 4 other/unknown gender first-time students at Northeastern University School of Law. By attending status, 200 students enrolled as full-time and 34 students enrolled as part-time status.

Total Enrollment
First-Class Students

Northeastern University School of Law Student Population
	2023	2024
Total Enrollment	832	950
JD Enrollment	660	690
Non-JD Enrollment	172	260

First-year Student Population
	2023			2024
	Total	Full time	Part time	Total	Full time	Part time
Total	233	202	28	229	198	32
Men	75	58	11	77	59	14
Women	161	144	17	157	139	18
Other	0	0	0	4	2	2

Bar Exam Pass Rate

For the first time bar exam takers, the bar exam pass rate is 86.22% where 196 students took the exam and 169 students passed the exam. The pass rate is higher than average pass rate of Massachusetts law schools (80.04%).

Bar Exam Pass Rate
	2023	2024
Number of Graduates	191	205
First-Time Bar Exam Takers Total	180	196
New Graduates	170	182
Prior Year Graduates	10	14
Early Takers	0	0
No Exam Takers	18	23
Exam Passer	161	169
Exam Pass Rate	89.44%	86.22%
Massachusetts Pass Rate	79.88%	80.04%