Northern Kentucky University

Getting in

Fall 2025 entering class

Applications

661

Offers of admission

388

Acceptance rate (offers ÷ applications)

58.7%

LSAT, 25th / median / 75th percentile

152 / 154 / 157

GPA, 25th / median / 75th percentile

3.15 / 3.41 / 3.68

Cost

2025–26 school year

Tuition and fees per year, residents

$24,388 tuition + $1,004 fees

Tuition and fees per year, non-residents

$38,454 tuition + $1,004 fees

Three years of tuition and fees, before grants (at 2025–26 rates), residents

$76,176

Three years of tuition and fees, before grants (at 2025–26 rates), non-residents

$118,374

Living costs, on campus

$16,212 a year

Living costs, off campus

$20,932 a year

Living costs, living at home

$20,932 a year

Living costs are the school's own estimate for a single student.

Grants and scholarships

2024–25

Students receiving a grant

58%

Full-time grant, 25th / median / 75th percentile

$10,000 / $18,000 / $25,000 a year

Where graduates work

Class of 2025

Graduates

96

Employed

87

Full-time, long-term jobs that require passing the bar

68.8% of graduates

BigLaw: full-time, long-term jobs at firms with 501+ lawyers

11.5% of graduates

Federal clerkships

2.1% of graduates

State and local clerkships

2.1% of graduates

Government

13.5% of graduates

Public interest

12.5% of graduates

Education

2.1% of graduates

Business and industry

5.2% of graduates

Percentages are of all graduates and count full-time, long-term jobs ten months after graduation.

Bar passage

ABA bar passage report, 2026

First-time takers

84

First-time pass rate

76.2%

ABA state average

78.6%This is the ABA's average across the states where this school's graduates took the bar, weighted by where most sat. It is not one state's number.

Difference from the ABA state average

-2.4 points

Two-year pass rate

92.9%