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For an accessible version of these documents, please contact law-admit@niu.edu.
Admissions Data
Admissions data can be found as part of the NIU College of Law ABA Standard 509 Report (PDF).
Tuition, Fees, Living Costs, and Financial Aid
- Tuition, fees and living costs can be found as part of the NIU College of Law ABA Standard 509 Information Report (PDF).
- Financial aid
Conditional Scholarship Retention Data
The school does not award scholarships that may be reduced or eliminated based on law school academic performance other than failure to maintain good academic standing. Therefore, the school does not complete a "conditional scholarship retention chart."
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 Information Report (PDF).
Number of Full-time and Part-time Faculty, Professional Librarians and Administrators
The number of full-time and part-time faculty, professional librarians and administrators for the NIU College of Law can be found as part of the NIU College of Law ABA Standard 509 Information Report (PDF).
Class Sizes and Seminar, Clinical and Co-Curricular Offerings
- Class sizes for first year and upper class courses are listed in the "enrollment" columns of the class schedules.
- Current and recent seminar offerings are listed under course numbers 900-914 of the Course Catalog.
- Clinical Offerings are described on our Clinical Programs page.
- Information on co-curricular offerings can be found on the NIU Law Review page and the Practice Skills Competitions page.
Employment Outcomes
American Bar Association Employment Summary
NIU College of Law NALP Summary Employment Report*
- Class of 2022 (PDF)
- Class of 2021 (PDF)
- Class of 2020 (PDF)
- Class of 2019 (PDF)
- Class of 2018 (PDF)
- Class of 2017 (PDF)
- Class of 2016 (PDF)
- Class of 2015 (PDF)
- Class of 2014 (PDF)
- Class of 2013 (PDF)
* These documents are prepared by the National Association for Law Placement. 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 five salaries is required for salary analysis in a category. Categories with less than five salaries reported are indicated with an asterisk. Categories that do not include any graduates are not shown.
Bar Passage Data
Bar passage data can be found in the NIU College of Law's ABA Bar Passage Outcomes Report (PDF).
Refund Policies
Information about refund policies can be found on the Office of the Bursar's page describing when and how refunds are issued.
Curricular Offerings, Academic Calendar, and Academic Requirements
Transfer of Credit Policies
Transfer of Credit Policies can be found on the Transfer of Credit page and in the Student Handbook (PDF).
Institutions with Articulation Agreements with the College of Law
The College of Law has accelerated law degree agreements with both Northern Illinois University and the following institutions:
- Benedictine University
- Eastern Illinois University
- Elmhurst College
- Lewis University
For more information about accelerated law degree programs with non-NIU undergraduate schools, please contact the College of Law's Office of Admissions at 815-753-8595. Information about the program for NIU undergraduates is available at the Accelerated Law Degree Program webpage.
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