Consumer Information (ABA Required Disclosures)

Admissions data can be found as part of the NIU College of Law ABA Standard 509 Report (PDF).

The school does not award conditional scholarships based on academic performance, other than failure to maintain good standing. Therefore, no conditional scholarship retention chart is available.

Enrollment data and attrition/graduation rates can be found in the ABA Standard 509 Report (PDF).

Faculty and administrator numbers can be found in the ABA Standard 509 Report (PDF).

ABA Employment Summary

NALP Summary Employment Reports

Prepared by the National Association for Law Placement. Salary disclosure is voluntary, and categories with fewer than five salaries reported are not included.

Students may be eligible to earn credit toward the J.D. degree for certain courses taken outside the College of Law. Policy information can be found in sections 3.8 and 3.9 of the student handbook.

The College of Law has accelerated law degree agreements with:

  • Benedictine University
  • Eastern Illinois University
  • Elmhurst College
  • Lewis University

For more information, contact the Office of Admissions at 815-753-8595. Information for NIU undergraduates is available on the Accelerated Law Degree Program page.

American Bar Association Approval

The College is approved by the Council of the Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar of the American Bar Association.

Office of the Managing Director
American Bar Association, Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar
321 North Clark Street
Chicago, IL 60654
312-988-6738

ABA Section of Legal Education

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