Northeastern University School of Law is a private law school in Massachusetts. In the most recent ABA Standard 509 cycle it reported a 87.39% first-time bar passage rate (state average 82.8%). 86.9% of graduates landed full-time, long-term JD-required or JD-advantage jobs, and 20.6% joined large firms of 251+ attorneys. Resident tuition is $65,652 per year; a median grant of $31,000 brings median net tuition to about $34,652. The median LSAT is 164 with a 24.2% acceptance rate.
No placements reported (0%): Solo. These shares count where every employed graduate landed, by sector and firm size, across all job types; they can total more than the full-time long-term (FTLT) employment headline, which counts only the stricter full-time, long-term, JD-required or JD-advantage subset.
Bar passage · first-time
This school87.39%
State avg82.8%
first-time +4.5 pts vs state · 2-yr ultimate 96.74% · class of 2025 first-time 90.52% (reported early 2026) · Different cohort than the admissions class above.
Admissions · 25 / 50 / 75
LSATmedian 164
161166
uGPAmedian 3.77
3.613.86
Applications → offers → enrolled
Applied5,652
Offered1,369
Enrolled 1L283
Offer rate 24% · yield 21%.
Grant distribution
No grant 5.3%Under half 49.4%Half to full 34.4%Full 9.6%Stipend 1.2%
Demographics
Women 69%Men 31%
White
442
Black
39
Hispanic
66
Asian
92
Two or more
42
Other / unreported
105
Cost detail
Resident tuition
$65,652
Non-resident
$65,652
Mandatory fees
$198
Living estimate
$22,900
Median grant
$31,000
Grant 25 / 75
$14,666 / $45,000
Cond. schol. loss
—
Faculty & market
Total faculty
132
Full-time faculty
58
Faculty of color
37
Total JD enrollment
786
Graduates
213
Mean attorney salary · state
$197,600
Admissions
LSAT (25 / 50 / 75)
161 / 164 / 166
uGPA (25 / 50 / 75)
3.61 / 3.77 / 3.86
Acceptance rate
24.2%
Applications received
5,652
Offers extended
1,369
1L enrollment
283
Total JD enrollment
786
GRE-only takers
1
1L attrition (academic / other)
0 / 1
Transfers in / out
4 / 0
Cost & scholarships
Resident tuition
$65,652
Non-resident tuition
$65,652
Mandatory fees
$198
Living-expense estimate
$22,900
Median grant
$31,000
Grant 25 / 75 percentile
$14,666 / $45,000
No-grant share
5.3%
< half-tuition grants
49.4%
Half-to-full grants
34.4%
Full-tuition grants
9.6%
Above-full grants (stipend)
1.2%
Conditional-scholarship loss rate
—
Part-time JD
Part-time 1L enrollment
50
PT LSAT (25 / 50 / 75)
162 / 164 / 168
PT uGPA (25 / 50 / 75)
3.34 / 3.62 / 3.82
Part-time tuition
$49,230
Part-time JD figures, most recent ABA 509 cycle.
Bar passage
First-Time Bar (2024 cohort)
87.39%
Two-Year Ultimate Bar
96.74%
State average (same exam)
82.8%
Difference vs. state
+4.5 pts
Different cohorts: first-time bar passage reflects graduates who entered law school about three years before the current admissions class shown above. Read the two as separate snapshots, not a single pipeline.
What is the first-time bar passage rate at Northeastern University School of Law?
Northeastern University School of Law reported a 87.39% first-time bar passage rate in the most recent ABA Standard 509 disclosure, versus a 82.8% state average.
How much does Northeastern University School of Law cost?
Resident tuition at Northeastern University School of Law is $65,652 per year (about $196,956 over three years). The median grant is $31,000, bringing median net tuition to roughly $34,652 per year.
What LSAT and GPA do you need for Northeastern University School of Law?
The median (50th-percentile) LSAT at Northeastern University School of Law is 164 and the median GPA is 3.77; the acceptance rate is 24.2%.
What are the job outcomes at Northeastern University School of Law?
86.9% of Northeastern University School of Law graduates held full-time, long-term JD-required or JD-advantage jobs about ten months after graduation. 20.6% joined large firms of 251+ attorneys. 8.9% were still seeking employment.
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Data from the ABA Standard 509 disclosures, self-reported by law schools and not guaranteed (raw data may have errors or omissions). State attorney-salary context: U.S. BLS OEWS 2024 (SOC 23-1011); cost-of-living: U.S. BEA Regional Price Parities. How the data is sourced & validated: Methodology. Unfamiliar with a term (FTLT, net tuition, bimodal)? Glossary. Copyright basis & permitted use: Terms.