Northern Illinois University

Ranked #150
2025 US News rankings
DeKalb, Illinois

Admissions stats

Accepts GRE
Offers part-time
Median GPA
3.26
Median LSAT
150
Acceptance rate
56%
Acceptance percentiles

Based on 2024 data from ABA

25TH
50TH
75TH
LSAT
147
150
153
GPA
3.07
3.26
3.59
Admissions funnel

Based on 2024 data from ABA

Count
Percent
Applications
741
100%
Accepted
412
56%
Matriculated
121
16%

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

Location
Jobs
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
$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%
Northern Illinois University student and staff demographics

Based on 2024 data from ABA

STUDENTS
GRADUATES
FULL-TIME PROFESSORS
PART-TIME PROFESSORS
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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