Northern Kentucky University Salmon P. Chase College of Law

Highland Heights, KY

Northern Kentucky University Salmon P. Chase College of Law is located in Highland Heights, KY and enrolls approximately 155 first-year (1L) students. The median LSAT is 154 and median GPA is 3.41. In the most recent reporting year, 80.6% of graduates secured full-time, bar-required employment, with 8.1% at large firms (251+ attorneys).

1L Class Size
155
Median LSAT
154
Median GPA
3.41
Bar-Required Jobs
80.6%

Admissions Profile

Entering class 2024–25
75th Percentile 157
50th Percentile 154
25th Percentile 152
75th Percentile 3.68
50th Percentile 3.41
25th Percentile 3.15

Employment Outcomes

Class of 2024
Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)
80.6%
Full-time, long-term · of total graduates
Private Practice
Any Law Firm
50%
All firm sizes combined
BigLaw (251+ atty)
8.1%
Large firm placement
Clerkships
All Clerkships
4.8%
Federal, state & other
Federal Clerkship
0%
Article III & federal courts
Public Sector & Other
Government
15.3%
Federal, state & local
Public Interest
10.5%
Nonprofits & advocacy
Business & Industry
14.5%
In-house & corporate
Education
0%
Academia & teaching
Other Outcomes
JD Advantage
8.9%
Non-bar-required roles
Unemployed, Seeking
4%
Actively job searching

First-Time Bar Passage

Class of 2024
First-Time Pass Rate
73.85%
Across all jurisdictions · first-time takers
ABA Avg (Weighted)
79.5%
Peer schools, same jurisdictions
vs. ABA Avg
-5.65%
Below weighted average
First-Time Takers
130
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 163
Less than ½ tuition 99
Half to full tuition 125
Full tuition 0
More than full tuition 4