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Northeastern Law School

Rank 71 (USNWR 2023)
163
Median LSAT
3.7
Median GPA
31.1%
Acceptance rate

Also known as

  • Northeastern Law School
  • Northeastern University
  • NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY
  • NUSL

Northeastern Law School is a law school located in Boston, Massachusetts. The school was ranked 71 in 2023 by USNWR. Annual enrollment for Northeastern Law School is approximately 234.

Admissions website: https://law.northeastern.edu/admissions/

Admissions email: lawadmissions@northeastern.edu

Admissions phone: (617) 373‑2395

Can I get into Northeastern Law School with aGPA andLSAT?

Northeastern Law School Key Statistics

Previous year ABA 509 data
Percentiles 25 50 75
LSAT 158 163 166
GPA 3.47 3.7 3.82
Miscellaneous Count Percentile
# Applications 3877 84
# Admissions offers 1204 -
Class size 234 78
% Accepted 31.1% 74
% Yield 19.4% 9

During the 2023 application cycle, 3,877 people applied and 1,204 were offered admission.

Northeastern University has a 1L class size of 234, and yield of 19.35%. 233 out of 1,204 applicants who were offered admission accepted, meaning that 19.35% of the people who were offered admission ended up attending the school.

The 1L class at Northeastern University has a median LSAT of 163. The 25th percentile LSAT is 158 and the 75th percentile LSAT is 166.

The median GPA is 3.7. The 25th percentile GPA is 3.47 and the 75th percentile GPA is 3.82.

Northeastern Law School LSAT & GPA graph for 2022-2023

LSD has stats for 578 applicants for the 2022-2023 application cycle.

The graphs show applicant results plotted against GPA and LSAT. The dotted lines on the graphs represent the 25/50/75th percentiles reported by the school in their ABA 509 report from the previous year.

Each data point represents an LSD user that shared their application results for the benefit of future applicants.

Click on a data point to see that user's profile.

25th, 50th, 75th refer to percentiles from last year's admitted class

How much does Northeastern Law School cost per year?

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Cost of attending Northeastern Law School

In 2023, tuition was $58,804 and the annual cost of attending was $78,104 (tuition plus living expenses).

Cost of Attendance (CoA) is the estimated total amount you will have to spend every year to go to school. Unlike tuition, CoA includes expenses like rent, food, and insurance.

Northeastern Law School employment outcomes

87.3% of Northeastern University graduates pass the bar on their first try.

Some interesting facts about Northeastern Law School

Northeastern University School of Law is the preeminent US law school in experience-based legal education. Our distinctive approach to training lawyers brings together outstanding classroom teaching with simulation courses based on real-world legal problems, clinical programs working with real clients, and legal placements with law firms, courts, corporations, and governmental and non-governmental organizations in the United States and around the world. Students gain the intellectual tools, practical experience, and confidence they need to become outstanding legal professionals.

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Me too
SwankyMarvelousStBernard
12:40
When did you guys apply???
beginning of feb
SwankyMarvelousStBernard
18:45
I applied Jan 9 and still haven’t heard anything!
December 29, im going crazy
I just got the A!
but my A letter didn’t say anything about scholarships so I’m thinking I didn’t get anything ):
Big week here and I'm feeling pretty good about it, best of luck to all!
SwankyMarvelousStBernard
17:01
I sure hope so @johngrammaticus
Just got the R. Stay safe yall
SwankyMarvelousStBernard
11:10
Me too! The pain is there
10:52
did your status tracker that nu sent or is it the law hub tracker
10:52
did it update^
Both trackers updated today!
10:29
got an A today! the sent an email saying decision rendered then had to log onto portal for decision
10:29
no scholarship info either
10:41
oh jeez okay im nervous, I saw yours went complete on the 5th and mine did on the 6th
10:41
hopefully I get something today
10:42
when did they send the email?
11:06
got it at 9:18am CT this morning (04/12)
11:08
ah jeez ok gonna be constantly refreshing
11:09
are you able to get into your law hub tracker? I haven't been able to this whole time
11:15
i don't use law hub
11:16
ok thanks! losing my mind lolol
11:30
no worries & good luck !!!
I was accepted this afternoon about an hour ago, best of luck to all that are still waiting!
might pull off the WL, at this point was just hoping for an A with scholarship to help w negotiations for other schools
18:35
@JohnGrammaticus: did you hear about your scholly? I heard back on friday. I'm guessing either sticker or it's in the mail for me
18:36
Nvm I scrolled up looks like we're all in the same boat
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