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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
LSAT
166
172
174
GPA
3.77
3.95
4.0
Admissions funnel
Based on 2024 data from ABA
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
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
Estimated summing tuition, fees, and living expenses over 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
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