Northeastern Law Tuition, LSAT, and Admission

Northeastern University School of Law's 2027 tuition & fees is $68,136 for its prospective students. The law school tuition is increased by 3.47% from last year.

For law school students, the average living costs including room & board, books, and other personal expenses is $22,900. Including living costs and tuition & fees, the total costs of attendance of Northeastern University School of Law is $91,036.

The following table summarizes the tuition & fees, and other college costs for Northeastern University School of Law.

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The average GPA is 3.77 and the average LSAT score is 164 for 2027 Northeastern University School of Law admission.

The GPA is the average value of submitted scores from 276 pre-admitted and enrolled first-year students and the average LSAT score is computed over submitted scores from 282 students including both full-time and part-time status.

The following table summarizes the GPA and LSAT scores by 25^th, 50^th, and 75^th percentiles.

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For the academic year 2025-2026, total 5,652 students have applied to Northeastern University School of Law and 1,369 students have accepted to get into the school.

Among the admitted students, 280 students finally have enrolled into the school. The acceptance rate is 24.22% and the yield, also known as enrollment rate, is 20.38% at Northeastern University School of Law. With 3 pre-admitted students, total 283 first-year students enrolled in Northeastern University School of Law.

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At Northeastern University School of Law, 95.66% of enrolled students received grants and/or scholarships. The average grant amount is $30,031. 11.45% of students received more than full tuition amount, and 36.38% received more than half, but not the full tuition amount.

You can view more detailed financial aid statistics at Northeastern University School of Law costs and financial aid page.

Northeastern University School of Law enrolled 287 first-year students in total. Among them, 81.88% identified their race/ethnicity. By race and ethnicity, 134 White, 32 Asian, 23 Black or African American, 33 Hispanic students enrolled. By gender, 68 male and 163 female students enrolled at Northeastern University School of Law.

By race and ethnicity, White has the most enrollment share at 46.69%, followed by Unknown with 18.12%.

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Last year, total 180 students took the bar exam first time at Northeastern University School of Law. Among them, 161 students passed the exam and the bar exam pass rate is 89.44%. For reference, the average pass rate at Massachusetts law schools is 79.88%. The following table shows the bar exam pass rate for first time exam takers at Northeastern University School of Law.

In 2025, 208 students graduated from Northeastern University School of Law. Of them, 166 graduates employed where bar passage required and 14 got J.D. Advantage jobs. By employed status, 185 graduates employed as full-time and 4 employed as part-time status. Check more employment statistics at Northeastern University School of Law employement summary page.