Northeastern University School of Law

416 Huntington Avenue, Boston MA 02115

Northeastern University School of Law enrolls approximately 283 first-year (1L) students. The median LSAT is 164 and median GPA is 3.77. In the most recent reporting year, 83.6% of graduates secured full-time, bar-required employment, with 20.7% at large firms (251+ attorneys) and 2.3% in federal clerkships.

1L Class Size
283
Median LSAT
164
Median GPA
3.77
Bar-Required Jobs
86.9%

Admissions Profile

Entering class 2024–25
75th Percentile 166
50th Percentile 164
25th Percentile 161
75th Percentile 3.86
50th Percentile 3.77
25th Percentile 3.61

Employment Outcomes

Class of 2025
Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)
83.6%
Full-time, long-term · of total graduates
Private Practice
Any Law Firm
44.1%
All firm sizes combined
BigLaw (251+ atty)
20.7%
Large firm placement
Clerkships
All Clerkships
8%
Federal, state & other
Federal Clerkship
2.3%
Article III & federal courts
Public Sector & Other
Government
6.6%
Federal, state & local
Public Interest
24.9%
Nonprofits & advocacy
Business & Industry
5.2%
In-house & corporate
Education
1.4%
Academia & teaching
Other Outcomes
JD Advantage
5.2%
Non-bar-required roles
Unemployed, Seeking
8.9%
Actively job searching

First-Time Bar Passage

Class of 2024
First-Time Pass Rate
87.39%
Across all jurisdictions · first-time takers
ABA Avg (Weighted)
82.85%
Peer schools, same jurisdictions
vs. ABA Avg
+4.54%
Above weighted average
First-Time Takers
222
Graduates sitting for bar

Scholarship Distribution

Full-time students · entering class

Each circle represents 1% of the entering class, colored by scholarship level received.

No scholarship 39
Less than ½ tuition 360
Half to full tuition 251
Full tuition 70
More than full tuition 9