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Northern Illinois University College of Law

DeKalb, IL
Median LSAT
150
No change vs. Class of 2024 (150)
Median GPA
3.41
0.15 vs. Class of 2024 (3.26)
Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)
72.9%
Class of 2025 Full-time, long-term

Admissions Trends

2011 – 2025
Median LSAT
50th-percentile score, entering class by year
154151149146 201120142017202020232025
Median GPA
50th-percentile GPA, entering class by year
20112025

Insights

Admissions profile, Class of 2025

Median LSAT is 150 (unchanged) and median GPA is 3.41 (up 0.15) for the entering class.

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Most students receive a scholarship

78% of the school's 338 full-time J.D. students hold some level of tuition scholarship — the largest share falls in the less than ½ tuition tier.

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Admissions Range

Entering class 2024–25
LSAT148 – 150 – 154
140165
Undergraduate GPA3.17 – 3.41 – 3.64
2.83.9
1L Class Size
134
Annual Tuition
$23,667
App. Deadline
April 1
App. Fee
None

Employment Outcomes

Class of 2025
Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)
72.9%
Full-time, long-term · of total graduates
Class of 2025
Any Law Firmincl. BigLaw
40.2%
Government
18.7%
Public Interest
13.1%
Unemployed, Seeking
10.3%
Business & Industry
6.5%
JD Advantage
6.5%
All Clerkshipsincl. federal
0.9%
Education
0%

Share of the total graduating class (ABA denominator).Darker segment = subset already counted in the bar above it.

Scholarship Distribution

338 full-time J.D. students
No scholarship
75
Less than ½ tuition
177
Half to full tuition
86
Full tuition
0
More than full tuition
0

Bars scale to share of all 338 full-time J.D. students.

First-Time Bar Passage

Class of 2024
This School57.14%
ABA Weighted Avg78.65%
-21.51 pts below the ABA weighted average for peer schools in the same jurisdictions.

Based on 91 first-time takers.

U.S. News Ranking

2026
#161
2026 Overall Rank
↓11 spots
2025 · #150
2026 · #161