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Northern Kentucky University Salmon P. Chase College of Law

Highland Heights, KY
Median LSAT
154
2 pts vs. Class of 2024 (152) · 15-yr high
Median GPA
3.41
0.14 vs. Class of 2024 (3.55)
Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)
80.2%
Class of 2025 Full-time, long-term

Admissions Trends

2011 – 2025
Median LSAT
50th-percentile score, entering class by year
156153149146 201120142017202020232025
Median GPA
50th-percentile GPA, entering class by year
20112025

Insights

Admissions medians reach a 15-year high

Median LSAT is 154 (up 2 pts) and median GPA is 3.41 (down 0.14) for the entering class — both among the strongest marks in Atlas Legis's tracked history (2011–2025).

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Most students receive a scholarship

66% of the school's 286 full-time J.D. students hold some level of tuition scholarship — the largest share falls in the half to full tuition tier.

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Admissions Range

Entering class 2024–25
LSAT152 – 154 – 157
140165
Undergraduate GPA3.15 – 3.41 – 3.68
2.84.0
1L Class Size
155
Annual Tuition
$24,388 in-state / $38,454 out-of-state
App. Deadline
No deadline
App. Fee
$50

Employment Outcomes

Class of 2025
Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)
80.2%
Full-time, long-term · of total graduates
Class of 2025
Any Law Firmincl. BigLaw
47.9%
JD Advantage
17.7%
Government
15.6%
Public Interest
12.5%
Business & Industry
7.3%
Unemployed, Seeking
6.2%
All Clerkshipsincl. federal
4.2%
Education
3.1%

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

Scholarship Distribution

286 full-time J.D. students
No scholarship
98
Less than ½ tuition
76
Half to full tuition
109
Full tuition
0
More than full tuition
3

Bars scale to share of all 286 full-time J.D. students.

First-Time Bar Passage

Class of 2024
This School73.85%
ABA Weighted Avg79.5%
-5.65 pts below the ABA weighted average for peer schools in the same jurisdictions.

Based on 130 first-time takers.

U.S. News Ranking

2026
#131
2026 Overall Rank
↑3 spots
2025 · #134
2026 · #131