Quick Facts

History

Located: Boston, Massachusetts
Founded: 1898

Class of 2012 Statistics

•     Applications Received: 3,798
•     Enrolled: 214
•     Women: 60%
•     Men: 40%
•     Students of Color: 33%
•     Average Age: 25
•     Middle 50% GPA: 3.20-3.63 (25th-75th percentiles)
•     Median GPA: 3.40
•     Middle 50% LSAT: 155-163 (25th-75th percentiles)
•     Median LSAT: 161
•     Number of Undergraduate Institutions Represented: 113
•     Selected List of Most Frequently Represented Undergraduate Institutions:
  • Boston College
  • Boston University
  • Bowdoin College
  • Brandeis University
  • Brown University
  • Clark University
    
  • Colby College
  • George Washington University
    
  • Harvard University
  • Johns Hopkins University
  • Northeastern University
  • Tufts University
  • University of California - Santa Cruz
  • University of Colorado - Boulder
  • University of Florida
  • University of Massachusetts - Amherst
  • University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
  • University of New Hampshire
    
  • University of Rochester
  • Wellesley College
  • Wesleyan University
    

Graduation Requirements and Grading System

Graduation Requirements:

• Completion of 103 academic credit hours
• Completion of four, full-time 11-week legal internships (co-ops)
• Fulfillment of Public Interest requirement

Grading System:

Narrative evaluations in each academic course in lieu of alphabetic or numeric grades, with honorifics in the upper-level years.

Annual Fees

Tuition $38,400 (2009-2010 academic year, first-year students)
Student Activity Fee  $24
Campus Recreation Fee  $92
Medical Insurance*  $1,975
Books & Supplies  $1,500
Living Allowance  $15,300
Loan Origination Fees  $99
Transportation $900
Total: $59,640

Students Receiving Financial Assistance: 93%

Faculty

Full-time Total: 34

• Women: 18 (52%)
• Men: 16 (48%)
• Faculty of Color: 9 (26%) 

Educational Opportunities

Clinical Programs:

• Criminal Advocacy
• Domestic Violence
• Poverty Law and Practice
• Prisoners’ Rights
• Public Health

Institutes and Special Programs

• Civil Right and Restorative Justice
• Domestic Violence Institute
• Marshall-Brennan Constitutional Literacy Project
• Program on Human Rights and the Global Economy
• Public Health Advocacy Institute

Dual-Degree Programs:

• Sustainable International Development (MA: Brandeis University)
• Environmental Law (MELP: Vermont Law School)
• Public Health (MPH: Tufts University School of Medicine)
• Business Administration (MBA)
• Accounting (MS/MBA)
• Law, Policy and Society (MS and PhD)

Cooperative Legal Education

Northeastern’s unique approach to training lawyers is known as cooperative legal education. Students complete a traditional first year of academic study; for the remaining two years, they alternate every three months between full-time jobs ("co-ops") in the legal workplace and attending classes. Through their co-op experiences, students acquire an array of legal skills, observe different approaches to the practice of law and determine for themselves which areas of the law most interest them.

      Number of participating employers: 900
      Number of states/countries/etc. represented: 40

Computer Facilities

The law school is equipped with over 50 lab computers running Windows XP. All of our computers are kept up to date by maintaining a three year replacement cycle. In fact, most of our computers were upgraded just last year. Our larger classrooms contain a teaching station with built in technology to aid in class presentations. Wireless Internet is available throughout the university for laptop users and there are also network ports available for those who do not have a wireless card. All students receive a personal email account, as well as access to Lexis and Westlaw computer research.

Career Opportunities

The Cooperative Legal Education Program significantly contributes to our placement success. Almost 40 percent of Northeastern law students accept post-graduate employment offers with a former co-op employer, and, on average, 94 percent of recent classes have secured employment within six months of graduation.

Class of 2008 Major Areas of Legal Practice:

• Law Firms: 34%
• Judicial Clerkships: 13%
• Public Interest: 15%
• Government: 8%
• Business: 20%
• Non-legal: 9%
• Academic: 1%
  

Massachusetts Bar Passage Rate:

• 2008: 91%
• 2007: 87%
• 2006: 89%
• 2005: 94%
• 2004: 83%
• 2003: 88%