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Juris Doctor (JD)private nonprofit ABA 509 2023
Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law (JD)
Northwestern University
Evanston, IL
Annual Cost of Attendance
$98,000
~$294,000 total (3-yr degree)
Sub-15% Selectivity Floor: With an admit rate of 14.7%, this law school is tiered strictly as a Reach or Super Reach for all applicants regardless of perfect LSAT or GPA numbers.
Admissions Profile
Admit Rate
14.7%
LSAT Quartiles (25th – 50th – 75th)
168 · 171 · 172
Undergrad GPA (25th – 50th – 75th)
3.74 · 3.89 · 3.95
ABA 509 Merit Grants
Median Grant / Scholarship
$33,000 / yr
75th Percentile Grant
$48,000 / yr
Students Receiving Grants
81.0%
Career & Bar Outcomes
Bar Passage Rate
96.0%
Employed (10 Months, JD Required)
94.5%
Median Salary / Debt
$225,000 / $146,000
Estimate Your Odds & 3-Year Net Cost
Calculated against Northwestern University's official ABA 509 disclosure percentiles.
Decision brief / student-controlled record
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Planning estimate / ABA 509 2023
Cost and borrowing forecast
Estimated annual net price$65,000Published annual cost after median grant
3-year estimated cost$195,000Assumes the current annual estimate repeats
Projected funding gap$60,000After $45,000/yr family budget
Illustrative monthly payment$681If the full gap is borrowed for 10 years at 6.5%
Published outcome evidence
Bar passage rate96.0%Published ABA outcome
Employed at 10 months94.5%JD-required employment
Median salary$225,000Published median
Median graduate debt$146,000Published median