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Northwestern Pritzker School of Law

LSAT 171
GPA 3.89
Tuition & Fees $74,552
Acceptance Rate 15.05 %
First Time Bar Exam Pass Rate 92.89 %

Northwestern Pritzker School of Law Overview

Northwestern Pritzker School of Law, Chicago, IL
Established in 1859, Northwestern Pritzker School of Law is a private (not-for-profit) law school located in Chicago, Illinois. The 2025 tuition & fees of Northwestern Pritzker School of Law is $74,552.
The acceptance rate of the school is 15.05% and yield is 24.36%. The average LSAT scores submitted by enrolled students is 171 and the average GPA is 3.89. Total 1,354 students are attending Northwestern Pritzker School of Law and 229 of them is first-year students. Last year 227 graduate have taken the bar exam first time and 218 have passed the exam (the pass rate is 92.89%). You may want to check the general academic information of Northwestern Pritzker School of Law at Northwestern University academic page.

Average LSAT and GPA

222 enrolled students have submitted LSAT scores and its average LSAT score is 171 Northwestern Pritzker School of Law. The average undergraduate GPA from 241 submitters is 3.89. The following table shows the LSAT Score and GPA in 25th, 50th, and 75th percentile.
Northwestern Pritzker School of Law 2024 LSAT Scores and GPA
25th Percentile50th Percentile75th Percentile
LSAT Scores167171172
Undergraduate GPA3.63.863.93

Northwestern Pritzker School of Law 2023 Tuition & Fees

Northwestern Pritzker School of Law tuition & fees is $74,552 for the academic year 2022-2023. The average undergraduate tuition & fees other than law school at Northwestern Pritzker School of Law is $65,997. For graduate schools, its average graduate tuition and fees is $53,871
Northwestern Pritzker School of Law Tuition & Fees
Northwestern Pritzker School of Law$74,552
Average Living Costs
Living Costs$20,502
Books & Supplies$1,650
Personal Expenses$3,168
Average Costs at Northwestern University
Undergraduate$65,997
Graduate$53,871

Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics

Last year, total 7,410 students applied to Northwestern Pritzker School of Law and 1,031 students accepted to admit to the school. Among the accepted students, 234 students finally enrolled to Northwestern Pritzker School of Law. The acceptance rate is 15.05% and yield (enrollment rate) is 24%. With 14 deferred/pre-admitted students, Northwestern Pritzker School of Law has 248 first-year class students for the academic year 2021-2022.
Northwestern Pritzker School of Law 2024 Admission Statistics
Number of Students
Applicants7,410
Admitted1,031
Enrolled234
Acceptance Rate15.05%
Yield (Enrollment Rate)24.36%
Deferred / Previously Admitted14
Total First Year Class Enrollment248

Law Student Population

Northwestern Pritzker School of Law has total 1,354 students for the academic year 2021-2022. Of the total students, 769 students enrolled in JD program and 412 enrolled in non-JD programs.
Total Enrollment at Northwestern Pritzker School of Law
Total Enrollment1,181
JD Enrollment769
Non-JD Enrollment412
Northwestern Pritzker School of Law has 248 first-year, first-time students. By gender, there are 108 male and 139 female students. 1 student(s) with other type of gender. By attendance type, All students enrolled as the full-time status. The following table summarizes the first year enrollment by gender and attendance type at Northwestern Pritzker School of Law.
First Year Student Enrollment at Northwestern Pritzker School of Law
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total248 2480
Men108 1080
Women139 1390
Other1 10

First Time Bar Passage

Last year, total 256 students have graduated from Northwestern Pritzker School of Law. Among them, 227 students (including exam takers from prior year and early first time takers) took the bar exam for the first time and 218 passed the exam. The first-time bar exam pass rate at Northwestern Pritzker School of Law is 92.89% where the average pass rate of Illinois is 0%.
First Time Bar Exam Takers and Pass Rate at Northwestern Pritzker School of Law
Total Graduates256
First-time Bar Exam Taker227
(213 new graduates, 14 from prior year and 1 Early First Time Takers)
First-time Bar Exam Not Taker43 (new graduates)
First-time Bar Exam Passers and Pass Rate218 / 96.03%
Pass Rate at Illinois0%