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Salmon P. Chase College of Law Law School at Northern Kentucky University

LSAT 154
GPA 3.41
Tuition & Fees $40,088
($25,736)
Acceptance Rate 58.70 %
First Time Bar Exam Pass Rate 73.85 %

Salmon P. Chase College of Law Overview

Salmon P. Chase College of Law, Highland Heights, KY
Established in 1893, Salmon P. Chase College of Law is a public law school at Northern Kentucky University. The 2026 tuition & fees of Salmon P. Chase College of Law is $25,736 for Kentucky residents and $40,088 for out-of-state students.
The acceptance rate of the school is 58.70% and yield is 37.89%. The average LSAT scores submitted by enrolled students is 154 and the average GPA is 3.41. Total 412 students are attending Salmon P. Chase College of Law and 150 of them is first-year students. Last year 130 graduate have taken the bar exam first time and 96 have passed the exam (the pass rate is 73.85%). You may want to check the general academic information of Salmon P. Chase College of Law at Northern Kentucky University academic page.

Average LSAT and GPA

151 enrolled students have submitted LSAT scores and its average LSAT score is 154 at Salmon P. Chase College of Law and the average undergraduate GPA is 3.41. The following table shows the LSAT Score and GPA in 25th, 50th, and 75th percentile.
Salmon P. Chase College of Law 2026 LSAT Scores and GPA
25th Percentile50th Percentile75th Percentile
Full-timePart-timeFull-timePart-timeFull-timePart-time
LSAT Scores152151154153157159
Undergraduate GPA3.182.633.443.193.693.66

Salmon P. Chase College of Law 2027 Tuition & Fees

Salmon P. Chase College of Law tuition & fees is $25,736 for Kentucky residents and $40,088 for non-residents for the academic year 2026-2027. The average undergraduate tuition & fees other than law school at Salmon P. Chase College of Law is $11,088 for Kentucky residents and $21,912 for non-residents. For graduate schools, its average graduate tuition and fees is $10,788 for Kentucky residents and $16,350 for out-of-state students
Salmon P. Chase College of Law Tuition & Fees
In-StateOut-of-State
Salmon P. Chase College of Law$25,736$40,088
Average Living Costs
Living Costs$15,296
Books & Supplies$1,500
Personal Expenses$2,500
Average Costs at Northern Kentucky University
Undergraduate$11,088$21,912
Graduate$10,788$16,350

Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics

Last year, total 661 students applied to Salmon P. Chase College of Law and 388 students accepted to admit to the school. Among the accepted students, 150 students finally enrolled to Salmon P. Chase College of Law. The acceptance rate is 58.70% and yield (enrollment rate) is 38%. With 5 deferred/pre-admitted students, Salmon P. Chase College of Law has 155 first-year class students for the academic year 2025-2026.
Salmon P. Chase College of Law 2026 Admission Statistics
Number of Students
Applicants661
Admitted388
Enrolled150
Acceptance Rate58.70%
Yield (Enrollment Rate)37.89%
Deferred / Previously Admitted5
Total First Year Class Enrollment155

Law Student Population

Salmon P. Chase College of Law has total 412 students for the academic year 2025-2026. Of the total students, 412 students enrolled in JD program and 0 enrolled in non-JD programs.
Total Enrollment at Salmon P. Chase College of Law
Total Enrollment412
JD Enrollment412
Non-JD Enrollment0
Salmon P. Chase College of Law has 155 first-year, first-time students. By gender, there are 57 male and 98 female students. By attendance type, 128 students enrolled as full-time and 27 students as part-time status. The following table summarizes the first year enrollment by gender and attendance type at Salmon P. Chase College of Law.
First Year Student Enrollment at Salmon P. Chase College of Law
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total155 12827
Men57 4611
Women98 8216

First Time Bar Passage

Last year, total 126 students have graduated from Salmon P. Chase College of Law. Among them, 130 students (including exam takers from prior year and early first time takers) took the bar exam for the first time and 96 passed the exam. The first-time bar exam pass rate at Salmon P. Chase College of Law is 73.85% where the average pass rate of Kentucky is 79.5%.
First Time Bar Exam Takers and Pass Rate at Salmon P. Chase College of Law
Total Graduates126
First-time Bar Exam Taker130
(113 new graduates, 17 from prior year)
First-time Bar Exam Not Taker13 (new graduates)
First-time Bar Exam Passers and Pass Rate96 / 73.85%
Pass Rate at Kentucky79.5%