Northern Kentucky University School of Law is a public law school in Kentucky. In the most recent ABA Standard 509 cycle it reported a 73.85% first-time bar passage rate (state average 79.5%). 84.4% of graduates landed full-time, long-term JD-required or JD-advantage jobs, and 11.5% joined large firms of 251+ attorneys. Resident tuition is $24,388 per year; a median grant of $18,000 brings median net tuition to about $6,388. The median LSAT is 154 with a 58.7% acceptance rate.
No placements reported (0%): BigLaw 251–500. 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 school73.85%
State avg79.5%
first-time -5.7 pts vs state · 2-yr ultimate 82.86% · class of 2025 first-time 76.19% (reported early 2026) · Different cohort than the admissions class above.
Admissions · 25 / 50 / 75
LSATmedian 154
152157
uGPAmedian 3.41
3.153.68
Applications → offers → enrolled
Applied661
Offered388
Enrolled 1L155
Offer rate 59% · yield 40%.
Grant distribution
No grant 41.7%Under half 25.3%Half to full 32%Stipend 1%
Demographics
Women 58%Men 42%
White
336
Black
25
Hispanic
25
Asian
6
Other / unreported
20
Cost detail
Resident tuition
$24,388
Non-resident
$38,454
Mandatory fees
$1,004
Living estimate
$20,932
Median grant
$18,000
Grant 25 / 75
$10,000 / $25,000
Cond. schol. loss
—
Faculty & market
Total faculty
64
Full-time faculty
24
Faculty of color
9
Total JD enrollment
412
Graduates
96
Mean attorney salary · state
$117,650
Trajectory since 2011
LSAT · 25-75 band
Middle-50% LSAT band by entering class.
uGPA · 25-75 band
Middle-50% uGPA band by entering class.
First-time bar passage
First-time bar passage rate by year.
Full-time resident tuition
Sticker resident tuition by year.
Total JD enrollment
Total JD enrollment by year.
Admissions
LSAT (25 / 50 / 75)
152 / 154 / 157
uGPA (25 / 50 / 75)
3.15 / 3.41 / 3.68
Acceptance rate
58.7%
Applications received
661
Offers extended
388
1L enrollment
155
Total JD enrollment
412
GRE-only takers
4
1L attrition (academic / other)
10 / 3
Transfers in / out
0 / 3
Cost & scholarships
Resident tuition
$24,388
Non-resident tuition
$38,454
Mandatory fees
$1,004
Living-expense estimate
$20,932
Median grant
$18,000
Grant 25 / 75 percentile
$10,000 / $25,000
No-grant share
41.7%
< half-tuition grants
25.3%
Half-to-full grants
32.0%
Full-tuition grants
0.0%
Above-full grants (stipend)
1.0%
Conditional-scholarship loss rate
—
Part-time JD
Part-time 1L enrollment
27
PT LSAT (25 / 50 / 75)
151 / 153 / 159
PT uGPA (25 / 50 / 75)
2.63 / 3.19 / 3.66
Part-time tuition
$20,636 / $32,538 non-res
Part-time JD figures, most recent ABA 509 cycle.
Bar passage
First-Time Bar (2024 cohort)
73.85%
Two-Year Ultimate Bar
82.86%
State average (same exam)
79.5%
Difference vs. state
-5.7 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 Northern Kentucky University School of Law?
Northern Kentucky University School of Law reported a 73.85% first-time bar passage rate in the most recent ABA Standard 509 disclosure, versus a 79.5% state average.
How much does Northern Kentucky University School of Law cost?
Resident tuition at Northern Kentucky University School of Law is $24,388 per year (about $73,164 over three years). The median grant is $18,000, bringing median net tuition to roughly $6,388 per year.
What LSAT and GPA do you need for Northern Kentucky University School of Law?
The median (50th-percentile) LSAT at Northern Kentucky University School of Law is 154 and the median GPA is 3.41; the acceptance rate is 58.7%.
What are the job outcomes at Northern Kentucky University School of Law?
84.4% of Northern Kentucky University School of Law graduates held full-time, long-term JD-required or JD-advantage jobs about ten months after graduation. 11.5% joined large firms of 251+ attorneys. 6.2% 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.