Ohio Northern University, Pettit College of Law

525 South Main Street, Tilton Hall, Ada Ohio 45810

Ohio Northern University, Pettit College of Law enrolls approximately 129 first-year (1L) students. The median LSAT is 149 and median GPA is 3.34. In the most recent reporting year, 75.8% of graduates secured full-time, bar-required employment, with 3.2% at large firms (251+ attorneys).

1L Class Size
129
Median LSAT
149
Median GPA
3.34
Bar-Required Jobs
75.8%

Admissions Profile

Entering class 2024–25
75th Percentile 151
50th Percentile 149
25th Percentile 146
75th Percentile 3.67
50th Percentile 3.34
25th Percentile 3.06

Employment Outcomes

Class of 2024
Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)
75.8%
Full-time, long-term · of total graduates
Private Practice
Any Law Firm
46.8%
All firm sizes combined
BigLaw (251+ atty)
3.2%
Large firm placement
Clerkships
All Clerkships
6.5%
Federal, state & other
Federal Clerkship
0%
Article III & federal courts
Public Sector & Other
Government
19.4%
Federal, state & local
Public Interest
3.2%
Nonprofits & advocacy
Business & Industry
6.5%
In-house & corporate
Education
3.2%
Academia & teaching
Other Outcomes
JD Advantage
12.9%
Non-bar-required roles
Unemployed, Seeking
1.6%
Actively job searching

First-Time Bar Passage

Class of 2024
First-Time Pass Rate
68.42%
Across all jurisdictions · first-time takers
ABA Avg (Weighted)
79.73%
Peer schools, same jurisdictions
vs. ABA Avg
-11.31%
Below weighted average
First-Time Takers
57
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 314
Less than ½ tuition 137
Half to full tuition 85
Full tuition 11
More than full tuition 11