Northwestern University

Ranked #10
2025 US News rankings
Ranked #6 in Above the Law 2025
Chicago, Illinois

Admissions stats

Accepts GRE
Offers part-time
Median GPA
3.95
Median LSAT
172
Acceptance rate
15%
Acceptance percentiles

Based on 2024 data from ABA

25TH
50TH
75TH
LSAT
166
172
174
GPA
3.77
3.95
4.0
Admissions funnel

Based on 2024 data from ABA

Count
Percent
Applications
6327
100%
Accepted
972
15%
Matriculated
236
4%

Employment

Employment outcomes

Based on 2024 data from ABA

Full-time legal employment
95%
Full-time non-legal
4%
Unemployed
0.4%
Top employment locations

Based on 2024 data from ABA

Location
Jobs
Illinois
119
New York
67
California
27
International
1
Jobs by employer type
Based on 2024 data from ABA
Law firms
77%
1-25
2%
26-500
11%
501+
64%
Business & industry
2%
Government
4%
Public interest
6%
Clerkship
7%
Federal
5%
State
2%
Tribal
0%
International
0%
Education
1%
Unemployed
0.4%

Tuition & costs

Tuition
Annual tuition, 2025-2026
$76,704
Estimated 3 years: $230,112
Cost of living (off-campus)
$29,496
Estimated 3 years
$88,488
Total cost
$107,028
Estimated 3 years
$321,084
Tuition progression
Scholarships
Median scholarship
$40,000
25th percentile: $20,000
75th percentile: $42,000
Scholarship amounts
<50%
45%
50-100%
51%
100%
0%
>100%
4%

Demographics

Out of 760 students in 2024, 53% were women, and 54% were racially or ethnically minoritized [?].

By gender
Students
Men
45%
Women
53%
Other
0%
Full-time faculty
Men
48%
Women
52%
Other
0%
Part-time faculty
Men
65%
Women
35%
Other
0%
By race/ethnicity
Students
White
46%
Black
10%
Asian
24%
Hisp
11%
PI
0%
AI
0.4%
2+
5%
Unk
4%
Int'l
0%
Graduates
White
49%
Black
11%
Asian
16%
Hisp
11%
PI
0.7%
AI
0%
2+
7%
Unk
6%
Int'l
0%
Full-time faculty
White
78%
PoC
22%
Part-time faculty
White
80%
PoC
20%
Northwestern University student and staff demographics

Based on 2024 data from ABA

STUDENTS
GRADUATES
FULL-TIME PROFESSORS
PART-TIME PROFESSORS
Men
343
-
62
98
Women
402
-
66
52
Other gender
0
-
0
0
White
351
133
100
120
Asian
181
43
-
-
Hispanic
86
29
-
-
Black
73
29
-
-
Pacific Islander
0
2
-
-
American Indian
3
0
-
-
International
0
0
-
-
2+ races
37
19
-
-
Other
29
15
-
-
People of Color
409
137
28
30

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