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Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law

Chicago, IL
Median LSAT
173
1 pts vs. Class of 2024 (172) · 15-yr high
Median GPA
3.96
0.01 vs. Class of 2024 (3.95) · 15-yr high
Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)
92.8%
Class of 2025 Full-time, long-term

Admissions Trends

2011 – 2025
Median LSAT
50th-percentile score, entering class by year
176173169166 201120142017202020232025
Median GPA
50th-percentile GPA, entering class by year
20112025

Insights

Admissions medians reach a 15-year high

Median LSAT is 173 (up 1 pts) and median GPA is 3.96 (up 0.01) 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

76% of the school's 760 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
LSAT167 – 173 – 175
155180
Undergraduate GPA3.76 – 3.96 – 4.00
3.44.0
1L Class Size
250
Annual Tuition
$79,772 in-state / $79,722 out-of-state
App. Deadline
2/15
App. Fee
$75

Employment Outcomes

Class of 2025
Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)
92.8%
Full-time, long-term · of total graduates
Class of 2025
Any Law Firmincl. BigLaw
76.1%
All Clerkshipsincl. federal
8.3%
Public Interest
5.7%
JD Advantage
5.3%
Business & Industry
3.4%
Government
2.7%
Unemployed, Seeking
1.5%
Education
1.1%

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

Scholarship Distribution

760 full-time J.D. students
No scholarship
179
Less than ½ tuition
262
Half to full tuition
301
Full tuition
0
More than full tuition
18

Bars scale to share of all 760 full-time J.D. students.

First-Time Bar Passage

Class of 2024
This School91.8%
ABA Weighted Avg81%

Based on 256 first-time takers.

U.S. News Ranking

2026
#9
2026 Overall Rank
↑1 spot
2025 · #10
2026 · #9