Self-study
Northern Illinois University College of Law
Admissions stats
Accepts GRE
Offers part-time
Median GPA
3.41
Median LSAT
150
Acceptance rate
44%
Decision dates
Last decision reported Jan 22
Jan 2026
2
Jan 22
Accepted: 1
Jan 14
Accepted: 1
Nov 2025
1
Nov 19
Accepted: 1
Acceptance percentiles
Based on 2025 data from ABA
LSAT
148
150
154
GPA
3.17
3.41
3.64
Admissions funnel
Based on 2025 data from ABA
Applications
951
100%
Accepted
421
44%
Matriculated
133
14%
LSAT trend
GPA trend
Employment
Employment outcomes
Based on 2024 data from ABA
Full-time legal employment
84%
Full-time non-legal
6%
Unemployed
10%
Top employment locations
Based on 2024 data from ABA
Illinois
67
California
2
Michigan
2
International
0
Jobs by employer type
Based on 2024 data from ABA
Law firms
44%
1-25
31%
26-500
12%
501+
1%
Business & industry
9%
Government
19%
Public interest
12%
Clerkship
2%
Federal
0%
State
2%
Tribal
0%
International
0%
Education
0%
Unemployed
10%
Tuition & costs
Tuition
Annual tuition, 2025-2026
$23,667
Estimated 3 years: $71,001
Cost of living (off-campus)
$23,024
Estimated 3 years
$69,072
Total cost
$47,091
Estimated 3 years
Estimated summing tuition, fees, and living expenses over 3 years.
$141,273
Tuition progression
Scholarships
Median scholarship
$8,274
25th percentile: $5,000
75th percentile: $12,411
Scholarship amounts
<50%
69%
50-100%
31%
100%
0%
>100%
0.4%
Demographics
Out of 338 students in 2024, 58% were women, and 37% were racially or ethnically minoritized [?].
By gender
Students
Men
41%
Women
58%
Other
0%
Full-time faculty
Men
47%
Women
53%
Other
0%
Part-time faculty
Men
67%
Women
33%
Other
0%
By race/ethnicity
Students
White
63%
Black
12%
Asian
4%
Hisp
9%
PI
0.3%
AI
0.6%
2+
9%
Unk
1%
Int'l
0%
Graduates
White
57%
Black
3%
Asian
12%
Hisp
11%
PI
0%
AI
1%
2+
12%
Unk
5%
Int'l
0%
Full-time faculty
White
80%
PoC
20%
Part-time faculty
White
59%
PoC
41%
NIU student and staff demographics
Based on 2024 data from ABA
Men
140
-
14
18
Women
197
-
16
9
Other gender
0
-
0
0
White
213
54
24
16
Asian
14
11
-
-
Hispanic
31
10
-
-
Black
40
3
-
-
Pacific Islander
1
0
-
-
American Indian
2
1
-
-
International
0
0
-
-
2+ races
32
11
-
-
Other
5
5
-
-
People of Color
125
41
6
11
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