Northwestern Pritzker School of Law

The law school of Northwestern University, known as Northwestern Pritzker School of Law, is a Private, 4 years school in Evanston, IL. The law school tuition & fees at Northwestern Pritzker School of Law is $74,552. Its average LSAT score submitted by enrolled students is 172 and the average GPA is 3.92 for the academic yera 2023-2024. Total 1,189 students are attending the law school and 228 first-year students enrolled last year.

LSAT Average: 172
Tuition & Fees (JD): $74,552
LLM Tuition & Fees: $77,962
Acceptance Rate: 15.53%
Student Population: 1,189
First-Year Student: 228

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2023-2024 Tuition & Fees

The 2023-2024 tuition & fees at Northwestern Pritzker School of Law is $74,552 for law school students. The tuition increased by 3.24% compared to last year. The average living costs besides tuition & fees is $20,502 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 Northwestern Pritzker School of Law is more expensive than the average tuition & fees of Illinois law schools, as well as costs of all law schools in United States.

The next table shows the Northwestern Pritzker School 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.

Northwestern Pritzker School of Law 2023 Tuition & Fees
	2022	2023	2024
Northwestern Pritzker School of Law	$69,650	$72,212	$74,552
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 172 and the average GPA is 3.92 at Northwestern Pritzker School of Law.

The LSAT score of Northwestern Pritzker School of Law is higher than the average LSAT score of Illinois law schools, as well as all law schools in United States.

The undergraduate GPA of Northwestern Pritzker School of Law is higher than the average LSAT score of Illinois 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

Northwestern Pritzker School of Law LSAT scores distribution
	Northwestern Pritzker School of Law	Illinois Law Schools	All Law Schools
25^th percentile	166	156	155
50^th percentile	172	160	159
75^th percentile	174	162	161

Northwestern Pritzker School of LawGPA distribution
	Northwestern Pritzker School of Law	Illinois Law Schools	All Law Schools
25^th percentile	3.66	3.36	3.33
50^th percentile	3.92	3.62	3.61
75^th percentile	3.97	3.79	3.79

Acceptance Rate & Admission Statistics

For the academic year 2023-2024, total 6,225 students have applied to Northwestern Pritzker School of Law. Among them, 967 students have accepted to admit and 228 have enrolled into Northwestern Pritzker School of LawThe acceptance rate is 15.53% and the yield is 24%.

The acceptance rate of Northwestern Pritzker School of Law is lower than the acceptance rate of Illinois law schools, as well as all law schools in United States.

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

Northwestern Pritzker School of Law Admission Statistics
	Northwestern Pritzker School of Law	Illinois Law Schools	All Law Schools
Applicants	6,225	22,770	414,758
Admitted	967	7,312	130,837
Enrolled	228	1,761	36,756
Acceptance Rate	15.53%	43.83%	42.40%
Yield (Enrollment Rate)	23.58%	24.84%	30.97%

Law School Student Population

For the academic year 2023-2024, total 1,189 students enrolled to Northwestern Pritzker School of Law. Among them 752 students enrolled in JD (Juris Doctor degree) program and 437 students enrolled in Non-JD program.

For the first class, 228 students newly joined to to Northwestern Pritzker School of Law. By gender, there are 104 men and 132 women first-time students at Northwestern Pritzker School of Law. All students enrolled as full-time status at Northwestern Pritzker School of Law.

Total Enrollment
First-Class Students

Northwestern Pritzker School of Law Student Population
	2023	2024
Total Enrollment	1,354	1,189
JD Enrollment	763	752
Non-JD Enrollment	591	437

First-year Student Population
	2023	2024
Total	229	228
Men	125	104
Women	112	132

Bar Exam Pass Rate

For the first time bar exam takers, the bar exam pass rate is 91.6% where 262 students took the exam and 240 students passed the exam. The pass rate is higher than average pass rate of Illinois law schools (78.56%).

Bar Exam Pass Rate
	2023	2024
Number of Graduates	265	278
First-Time Bar Exam Takers Total	253	262
New Graduates	253	262
Prior Year Graduates	0	0
Early Takers	0	0
No Exam Takers	12	16
Exam Passer	235	240
Exam Pass Rate	92.89%	91.6%
Illinois Pass Rate	76.19%	78.56%