Northern Illinois University College of Law

Northern Illinois University College of Law is a Public, 4 years school in Dekalb, IL. The law school tuition & fees at Northern Illinois University College of Law is $23,553. Its average LSAT score submitted by enrolled students is 150 and the average GPA is 3.43 for the academic yera 2023-2024. Total 317 students are attending the law school and 103 first-year students enrolled last year.

LSAT Average: 150
Tuition & Fees (JD): $23,553
Acceptance Rate: 54.48%
Student Population: 317
First-Year Student: 103

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2023-2024 Tuition & Fees

The 2023-2024 tuition & fees at Northern Illinois University College of Law is $23,553 for law school students. The tuition increased by 4.41% compared to last year. The average living costs besides tuition & fees is $16,200 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 Illinois is $48,400 for Illinois residents and $50,311 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 Northern Illinois University College of Law is cheaper than the average tuition & fees of Illinois law schools.

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

Northern Illinois University College of Law 2023 Tuition & Fees
	2022	2023	2024
Northern Illinois University College of Law	$24,642	$22,559	$23,553
Illinois Law Schools	$48,803	$49,695	-
All U.S. Law Schools	$46,359	$47,510	-

LSAT score and GPA in Average

The average LSAT scores submitted by enrolled students is 150 and the average GPA is 3.43 at Northern Illinois University College of Law.

The LSAT score of Northern Illinois University College of Law is lower than the average LSAT score of Illinois law schools.

The undergraduate GPA of Northern Illinois University College of Law is lower than the average LSAT score of Illinois law schools.

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

Northern Illinois University College of Law LSAT scores distribution
	Northern Illinois University College of Law	Illinois Law Schools	All Law Schools
25^th percentile	147	156	155
50^th percentile	150	160	159
75^th percentile	152	162	161

Northern Illinois University College of LawGPA distribution
	Northern Illinois University College of Law	Illinois Law Schools	All Law Schools
25^th percentile	3.13	3.36	3.33
50^th percentile	3.43	3.62	3.61
75^th percentile	3.65	3.79	3.79

Acceptance Rate & Admission Statistics

For the academic year 2023-2024, total 736 students have applied to Northern Illinois University College of Law. Among them, 401 students have accepted to admit and 103 have enrolled into Northern Illinois University College of LawThe acceptance rate is 54.48% and the yield is 26%.

The acceptance rate of Northern Illinois University College of Law is higher than the acceptance rate of Illinois law schools.

The next table illustrates the admission counts, acceptance rate, and yield at Northern Illinois University College of Law.

Northern Illinois University College of Law Admission Statistics
	Northern Illinois University College of Law	Illinois Law Schools	All Law Schools
Applicants	736	22,770	414,758
Admitted	401	7,312	130,837
Enrolled	103	1,761	36,756
Acceptance Rate	54.48%	43.83%	42.40%
Yield (Enrollment Rate)	25.69%	24.84%	30.97%

Law School Student Population

For the academic year 2023-2024, total 317 students enrolled to Northern Illinois University College of Law. All students enrolled in JD(Juris Doctor Degree) program .

For the first class, 103 students newly joined to to Northern Illinois University College of Law. By gender, there are 43 men and 61 women first-time students at Northern Illinois University College of Law. All students enrolled as full-time status at Northern Illinois University College of Law.

Total Enrollment
First-Class Students

Northern Illinois University College of Law Student Population
	2023	2024
Total Enrollment	312	317
JD Enrollment	312	317
Non-JD Enrollment	0	0

First-year Student Population
	2023	2024
Total	116	103
Men	49	43
Women	67	61

Bar Exam Pass Rate

For the first time bar exam takers, the bar exam pass rate is 59.55% where 89 students took the exam and 53 students passed the exam. The pass rate is lower than average pass rate of Illinois law schools (78.09%).

Bar Exam Pass Rate
	2023	2024
Number of Graduates	89	95
First-Time Bar Exam Takers Total	99	89
New Graduates	73	74
Prior Year Graduates	26	15
Early Takers	0	0
No Exam Takers	16	21
Exam Passer	58	53
Exam Pass Rate	58.59%	59.55%
Illinois Pass Rate	75.32%	78.09%