Northern Illinois University College of Law

DeKalb, IL

Northern Illinois University College of Law is located in DeKalb, IL and enrolls approximately 134 first-year (1L) students. The median LSAT is 150 and median GPA is 3.41. In the most recent reporting year, 76.6% of graduates secured full-time, bar-required employment, with 2.1% at large firms (251+ attorneys).

1L Class Size
134
Median LSAT
150
Median GPA
3.41
Bar-Required Jobs
76.6%

Admissions Profile

Entering class 2024–25
75th Percentile 154
50th Percentile 150
25th Percentile 148
75th Percentile 3.64
50th Percentile 3.41
25th Percentile 3.17

Employment Outcomes

Class of 2024
Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)
76.6%
Full-time, long-term · of total graduates
Private Practice
Any Law Firm
43.6%
All firm sizes combined
BigLaw (251+ atty)
2.1%
Large firm placement
Clerkships
All Clerkships
2.1%
Federal, state & other
Federal Clerkship
0%
Article III & federal courts
Public Sector & Other
Government
19.1%
Federal, state & local
Public Interest
11.7%
Nonprofits & advocacy
Business & Industry
8.5%
In-house & corporate
Education
0%
Academia & teaching
Other Outcomes
JD Advantage
11.7%
Non-bar-required roles
Unemployed, Seeking
8.5%
Actively job searching

First-Time Bar Passage

Class of 2024
First-Time Pass Rate
57.14%
Across all jurisdictions · first-time takers
ABA Avg (Weighted)
78.65%
Peer schools, same jurisdictions
vs. ABA Avg
-21.51%
Below weighted average
First-Time Takers
91
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 75
Less than ½ tuition 177
Half to full tuition 86
Full tuition 0
More than full tuition 0