Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law

Chicago, IL

Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law is located in Chicago, IL and enrolls approximately 250 first-year (1L) students. The median LSAT is 173 and median GPA is 3.96. In the most recent reporting year, 94.1% of graduates secured full-time, bar-required employment, with 70.4% at large firms (251+ attorneys) and 5.2% in federal clerkships.

1L Class Size
250
Median LSAT
173
Median GPA
3.96
Bar-Required Jobs
94.1%

Admissions Profile

Entering class 2024–25
75th Percentile 175
50th Percentile 173
25th Percentile 167
75th Percentile 4
50th Percentile 3.96
25th Percentile 3.76

Employment Outcomes

Class of 2024
Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)
94.1%
Full-time, long-term · of total graduates
Private Practice
Any Law Firm
77%
All firm sizes combined
BigLaw (251+ atty)
70.4%
Large firm placement
Clerkships
All Clerkships
7.4%
Federal, state & other
Federal Clerkship
5.2%
Article III & federal courts
Public Sector & Other
Government
4.1%
Federal, state & local
Public Interest
5.6%
Nonprofits & advocacy
Business & Industry
2.2%
In-house & corporate
Education
1.5%
Academia & teaching
Other Outcomes
JD Advantage
1.9%
Non-bar-required roles
Unemployed, Seeking
0.4%
Actively job searching

First-Time Bar Passage

Class of 2024
First-Time Pass Rate
91.8%
Across all jurisdictions · first-time takers
ABA Avg (Weighted)
81%
Peer schools, same jurisdictions
vs. ABA Avg
+10.8%
Above weighted average
First-Time Takers
256
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 179
Less than ½ tuition 262
Half to full tuition 301
Full tuition 0
More than full tuition 18