Northern Illinois University

Law School Overview

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Law School Overview

The College of Law at Northern Illinois University has an application deadline of April 1. The full-time program application fee at the College of Law at Northern Illinois University is $50. The part-time program application fee at the College of Law at Northern Illinois University is $50. Its tuition is full-time: $19,811 per year (in-state); full-time: $35,129 per year (out-of-state); part-time: $638 per credit (in-state); and part-time: $1,276 per credit (out-of-state). The student-faculty ratio is 16.3:1. The College of Law at Northern Illinois University has 23 full- and part-time faculty on staff.

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Year founded	1975
Public/private	Public
Law school designation	Regional

Admissions

Application deadline	April 1
Full-time program application fee	$50
Part-time program application fee	$50
Admissions Phone	(815) 753-8595
Admissions E-mail	lawadm@niu.edu
Web site	http://niu.edu/law

Academics

Full- and part-time faculty	23
Student-faculty ratio	16.3:1
Total faculty	36

Student Body

Enrollment (full-time)	322
Gender distribution (full-time)
J.D. candidates graduating in 2011-2012	92

Cost

Tuition and fees
Full-time: $19,811 per year (in-state) Full-time: $35,129 per year (out-of-state) Part-time: $638 per credit (in-state) Part-time: $1,276 per credit (out-of-state)
Room and board	$12,256

Careers

Employed at graduation 2	28.9%
Median private sector starting salary	$50,000
Median public service starting salary	$50,000

Library

Total volumes and volume equivalents

270,502

* Law School Overview details based on 2012 data