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Ohio Northern University School of Law

Ohio · Private · School ID: ohio-northern-university
CohortsAdmissions: entering class 2025Employment: class of 2024, ~10 mo. outBar: class of 2024, first-time
First-time bar
68.42%
-11.3 pts vs state
Employed FTLT
87.8%
nat'l median 90.8%
Median LSAT
149
25–75: 146–151
Acceptance
32%
nat'l median 35.45%
Net tuition
$16,650
sticker $33,900

Ohio Northern University School of Law is a private law school in Ohio. In the most recent ABA Standard 509 cycle it reported a 68.42% first-time bar passage rate (state average 79.7%). 87.8% of graduates landed full-time, long-term JD-required or JD-advantage jobs. Resident tuition is $33,900 per year; a median grant of $17,250 brings median net tuition to about $16,650. The median LSAT is 149 with a 32.0% acceptance rate.

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Where the 2024 class landed
Small firm (2–100)57.1%
Government10.2%
Public interest8.2%
Clerkships4.1%
Business4.1%
Mid firm (101–250)2%
Solo2%
No placements reported (0%): BigLaw 251–500, MegaLaw 500+, Academia, Still seeking. 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 school68.42%
State avg79.7%
first-time -11.3 pts vs state · 2-yr ultimate 82.93% · class of 2025 first-time 56.41% (reported early 2026) · Different cohort than the admissions class above.
Admissions · 25 / 50 / 75
LSATmedian 149
146151
uGPAmedian 3.34
3.063.67
Applications → offers → enrolled
Applied1,355
Offered433
Enrolled 1L129
Offer rate 32% · yield 30%.
Grant distribution
No grant 100%Under half 43.6%Half to full 27.1%Full 3.5%Stipend 3.5%
Demographics
Women 53%Men 47%
White0
Black0
Asian0
Other / unreported319
Cost detail
Resident tuition$33,900
Non-resident$33,900
Mandatory fees
Living estimate$22,022
Median grant$17,250
Grant 25 / 75$9,125 / $25,700
Cond. schol. loss
Faculty & market
Total faculty26
Full-time faculty21
Faculty of color3
Total JD enrollment319
Graduates49
Mean attorney salary · state$139,220

Trajectory since 2011

LSAT · 25-75 band
14920112025
Middle-50% LSAT band by entering class.
uGPA · 25-75 band
3.3420112025
Middle-50% uGPA band by entering class.
First-time bar passage
68%20112025
First-time bar passage rate by year.
Full-time resident tuition
$34k20112025
Sticker resident tuition by year.
Total JD enrollment
31920112025
Total JD enrollment by year.

Admissions

LSAT (25 / 50 / 75)146 / 149 / 151
uGPA (25 / 50 / 75)3.06 / 3.34 / 3.67
Acceptance rate32.0%
Applications received1,355
Offers extended433
1L enrollment129
Total JD enrollment319
GRE-only takers0
1L attrition (academic / other)7 / 11
Transfers in / out0 / 0

Cost & scholarships

Resident tuition$33,900
Non-resident tuition$33,900
Mandatory fees
Living-expense estimate$22,022
Median grant$17,250
Grant 25 / 75 percentile$9,125 / $25,700
No-grant share100.0%
< half-tuition grants43.6%
Half-to-full grants27.1%
Full-tuition grants3.5%
Above-full grants (stipend)3.5%
Conditional-scholarship loss rate

Part-time JD

Part-time 1L enrollment44
PT LSAT (25 / 50 / 75)148 / 149 / 152
PT uGPA (25 / 50 / 75)3.00 / 3.30 / 3.59
Part-time tuition$1,415 per credit

Part-time JD figures, most recent ABA 509 cycle. Tuition is reported per credit; annual cost depends on the part-time load taken.

Bar passage

First-Time Bar (2024 cohort)68.42%
Two-Year Ultimate Bar82.93%
State average (same exam)79.7%
Difference vs. state-11.3 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.

Job outcomes (10 months after graduation)

Total graduates49
FTLT (full-time, long-term, JD-required/advantage)87.8%
Bar-required jobs83.7%
MegaLaw 500+0.0%
BigLaw 251–5000.0%
Mid 101–2502.0%
Small 2–10057.1%
Solo2.0%
Clerkships4.1%
Government10.2%
Public interest8.2%
Business / industry4.1%
Academia0.0%
Seeking employment0.0%

Top destination states (2024)

  • Ohio, 22 graduates
  • Indiana, 10 graduates
  • Pennsylvania, 4 graduates

Demographics (current JD enrollment)

Male enrollment149 (46.9%)
Female enrollment169 (53.1%)
White0
Black0
Hispanic
Asian0
Two or more races
Other / unreported319

Faculty

Total faculty26
Full-time21
Faculty of color3

State market context

Mean attorney salary in state$139,220

Frequently asked questions

What is the first-time bar passage rate at Ohio Northern University School of Law?

Ohio Northern University School of Law reported a 68.42% first-time bar passage rate in the most recent ABA Standard 509 disclosure, versus a 79.7% state average.

How much does Ohio Northern University School of Law cost?

Resident tuition at Ohio Northern University School of Law is $33,900 per year (about $101,700 over three years). The median grant is $17,250, bringing median net tuition to roughly $16,650 per year.

What LSAT and GPA do you need for Ohio Northern University School of Law?

The median (50th-percentile) LSAT at Ohio Northern University School of Law is 149 and the median GPA is 3.34; the acceptance rate is 32.0%.

What are the job outcomes at Ohio Northern University School of Law?

87.8% of Ohio Northern University School of Law graduates held full-time, long-term JD-required or JD-advantage jobs about ten months after graduation. 0.0% 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.
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