ABA Standard 509 Consumer Information
- b1 - Admissions Data
- b2 - Tuition, Fees, Living Costs, Financial Aid, Conditional Scholarships and Refunds
- b3 - Enrollment Data and Attrition/Graduation Rates
- b4 - Number of Full-Time and Part-Time Faculty and Administrators
- b5 - Curricular Offerings, Academic Calendar, and Academic Requirements
- b6 - Library Resources
- b7 - Facilities
- b8 - Employment Outcomes and Bar Passage Data
- c - Transfer of Credit Policies
- d - Employment Outcomes
- e - Conditional Scholarship Retention Data
- f - Statement of Accreditation
b1 - Admissions Data
Admissions Data can be found as part of the NIU College of Law ABA Standard 509 Report (PDF).
b2 - Tuition, Fees, Living Costs, Financial Aid, Conditional Scholarships and Refunds
Conditional Scholarship Retention Data
| Students Matriculating In | # Entering with Conditional Scholarships | # Whose Conditional Scholarships Have Since Been Reduced or Eliminated |
| 2011 | 12 | 4 |
| 2010 | 16 | 4 |
| 2009 | 18 | 7 |
- Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs can be found as part of the NIU College of Law ABA Standard 509 Report (PDF).
- Financial Aid
- Scholarships
- Refund Policies
b3 - Enrollment Data and Attrition/Graduation Rates
Enrollment Data and Attrition/Graduation Rates can be found as part of the NIU College of Law ABA Standard 509 Report (PDF).
b4 - Number of Full-Time and Part-Time Faculty and Administrators
The number of Full-Time and Part-Time Faculty and Administrators for the NIU College of Law can be found as part of the NIU College of Law ABA Standard 509 Report (PDF).
b5 - Curricular Offerings, Academic Calendar, and Academic Requirements
- Curricular Offerings can be found on the Academic Programs index.
- Academic Calendar
- Academic Requirements can be found on the Academic Programs index.
b6 - Library Resources
Library Resources can be found as part of the NIU College of Law ABA Standard 509 Report (PDF).
b7 - Facilities
Facilities information can be found as part of the NIU College of Law ABA Standard 509 Report (PDF).
b8 - Employment Outcomes and Bar Passage Data
Class of 2012 Summary Employment Report
A document prepared by the National Association for Law Placement, containing employment information for the Class of 2012 as of February, 2013 will be available in June 2013.
American Bar Association Class of 2012 employment summary (PDF)
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Class of 2011 Summary Employment Report
NIU College of Law Class of 2011 Summary Employment Report (PDF)
The document is prepared by the National Association for Law Placement, June 2012. Please note that disclosure of an individual's salary is voluntary and many graduates choose, for privacy reasons, to decline to participate in that part of the survey. In order to avoid inadvertent disclosure of individualized information, a minimum of 5 salaries is required for salary analysis in a category. Categories with less than 5 salaries reported are indicated with a ∙ sign. Categories that do not include any graduates are not shown.
American Bar Association Class of 2011 employment summary (PDF)
Bar Passage Data
| Exam | #First Time Takers from NIU COL | #First Time Takers Pass From NIU COL | Pass Rate NIU COL |
| Feb. 2010 | 8 | 5 | 62.50% |
| July 2010 | 82 | 69 | 84.14% |
| Feb. 2011 | 14 | 12 | 85.71% |
| July 2011 | 76 | 66 | 86.84% |
| Feb. 2012 | 5 | 5 | 100.00% |
| July 2012 | 75 | 64 | 85.33% |
c - Transfer of Credit Policies
Transfer of Credit Policies can be found on the Transfer and Visiting Students Apply/Check Status page.
d - Employment Outcomes
Class of 2012 Summary Employment Report
A document prepared by the National Association for Law Placement, containing employment information for the Class of 2012 as of February, 2013 will be available in June 2013.
American Bar Association Class of 2012 employment summary (PDF)
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Class of 2011 Summary Employment Report
NIU College of Law Class of 2011 Summary Employment Report (PDF)
The document is prepared by the National Association for Law Placement, June 2012. Please note that disclosure of an individual's salary is voluntary and many graduates choose, for privacy reasons, to decline to participate in that part of the survey. In order to avoid inadvertent disclosure of individualized information, a minimum of 5 salaries is required for salary analysis in a category. Categories with less than 5 salaries reported are indicated with a ∙ sign. Categories that do not include any graduates are not shown.
American Bar Association Class of 2011 employment summary (PDF)
e - Conditional Scholarship Retention Data
| Students Matriculating In | # Entering with Conditional Scholarships | # Whose Conditional Scholarships Have Since Been Reduced or Eliminated |
| 2011 | 12 | 4 |
| 2010 | 16 | 4 |
| 2009 | 18 | 7 |
f - Statement of Accreditation
The Northern Illinois University College of Law is fully accredited by the American Bar Association (ABA). Information about the approval process can be found on the ABA website, or by contacting the ABA Council of the Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar, 321 N. Clark Street, Chicago, IL 60654 or by calling (312) 988-6738.