Northern Illinois University College of Law Acceptance Rates, Requirements, and Deadlines

55.60% Northern Illinois University College of Law Acceptance Rate

The acceptance rate at Northern Illinois University College of Law is 55.60% for the 2024-2025 admission. 741 students applied and 412 are accepted. Of the accepted students, 121 students finally enrolled into the school and the yield is 29.37%.

Acceptance Rate Comparison for Northern Illinois University College of Law

Compared to law schools in U.S., Northern Illinois University College of Law's acceptance rate is much higher than the average rate of 42%. Compared to law schools in Illinois, Northern Illinois University College of Law's acceptance rate is much higher than the average rate of 42%.

You can compare Northern Illinois University College of Law with law schools that have similar acceptance rate between 50% and 60%

Northern Illinois University College of Law Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics
	Acceptance Rate	Yield	First-Year Enroll	Total Enroll
Northern Illinois University College of Law	55.60%	29.37%	121	338
All Law Schools	41.58%	31.81%	196	707
Public	40.53%	32.88%	168	632
Private	42.39%	30.98%	217	765
Illinois Law Schools	42%	25.42%	198	717
Public	58.47%	26.94%	181	544
Private	31.52%	24.41%	210	832

Application timeline & Requirements

For 2025 fall term class, the application deadline at Northern Illinois University College of Law is April 1, 2025 (Regular Decision Deadline). The school may accept application after the deadline, but it may give benefits to early applicants such as high acceptance chance and scholarship opportunity. Check detailed explanation about application time line at Northern Illinois University College of Law' application process page.

The items in following table are the required items to Northern Illinois University College of Law applicants. Double-check the requirements by contacting admission office or check the application requirement page. You may want to read the common law school application process and requirements to learn the law school application process.

Timeline


Regular Decision Deadline	2025-04-01
Admission Contact
Phone	815-753-8595
Email	law-admit@niu.edu
General Admission Information	https://www.niu.edu/law/admissions/index.shtml
Application Requirements	https://www.niu.edu/law/admissions/apply.shtml

Application Requirements


CAS Report	Applicants need to submit transcripts, GPA, LSAT Scores, LSAT Writing Samples, Letters of Recommendation, and more required items to LSAC. Official CAS Report includes those items and will send to School.
Résumé (Optional)	Describe your academic, extracurricular and professional activities.
Personal Statement	Discuss any matters relevant to your ability to succeed in law school.
One Letter Of Recommendation
Transcripts

Data Source: https://www.niu.edu/law/admissions/apply.shtml

2025 LSAT Scores and GPA

The LSAT score at Northern Illinois University College of Law is 150 and GPA is 3.26 over 121 enrolled students for the academic year 2024-2025.

Compared to law schools in U.S., Northern Illinois University College of Law' LSAT score is similar to the average score of 159. Compared to law schools in Illinois, Northern Illinois University College of Law' LSAT score is similar to the average score of 161.

You can compare Northern Illinois University College of Law with law schools that have similar LSAT score between 150 and 155

The 75^th percentile of LSAT score is 152 and the 25^th percentile is 147. The 75^th percentile of GPA is 3.65 and the 25^th percentile is 3.13.

2 matriculated applicants, 1.65% of first-year students, submitted GRE score and you can check the score below by test subject.

2025 Scores

	LSAT Scores	GPA
Northern Illinois University College of Law	150	3.26
All Law Schools	159	3.62
Public	159	3.66
Private	158	3.59
Illinois Law Schools	161	3.65
Public	154	3.45
Private	165	3.79

LSAT Score

	25^th percentile	50^th percentile	75^th percentile
2020	147	150	153
2021	147	149	151
2022	146	148	152
2023	147	150	152
2024	147	150	152
2025	147	150	153

GPA

	25^th percentile	50^th percentile	75^th percentile
2020	3.07	3.28	3.56
2021	2.86	3.2	3.6
2022	2.99	3.2	3.49
2023	3.06	3.36	3.59
2024	3.13	3.43	3.65
2025	3.07	3.26	3.59

GRE

	25^th percentile	50^th percentile	75^th percentile
Number of Submitters	2
Verbal	-	-	-
Quantitative	-	-	-
Analytical Writing	-	-	-

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