Quick Facts

History

Located: Boston, Massachusetts
Founded: 1898

Class of 2014 Statistics

•     Applications Received: 3,674
•     Enrolled: 218
•     Women: 55%
•     Men: 45%
• Students of Color: 39%
  • Asian, 27%
  • Black/African-American, 20%
  • Hispanic/Latino, 42%
  • Multiracial, 11%
•     Average Age: 25
•     Age range:  20 - 45
•     Middle 50% GPA:  3.24 - 3.64 (25th-75th percentiles)
•     Median GPA: 3.48
•     Middle 50% LSAT: 154-163 (25th-75th percentiles)
•     Median LSAT: 162
•     Number of Undergraduate Institutions Represented: 140
•     Selected List of Most Frequently Represented Undergraduate Institutions:
  • Amherst College
  • Bates College
  • Bentley University
  • Boston College
  • Boston University
  • Bowdoin College
  • Brandeis University
  • Brown University
  • Clark University
  • Colby College
  • Emory University
  • George Washington University
  • Hamilton College
  • Hampshire College
  • Harvard University
  • Kenyon College
  • Northeastern University
  • Northwestern University
  • Princeton University
  • Stanford University
  • Trinity College
  • Tufts University
  • University of California - Berkeley
  • Univeristy of California - San Diego
  • University of Florida
  • University of Massachusetts - Amherst
  • University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
  • University of Vermont
  • University of Virginia
  • Wellseley College
  • Weleyan University

Graduation Requirements and Grading System

Graduation Requirements:

• Completion of  53 quarter credits and 34 semester credits
• Completion of four, full-time legal internships (co-ops)
• Completion of upper-level writing requirement
• 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 $42,180 (2011-2012 academic year, first-year students)
Student Activity Fee  $24
Campus Recreation Fee  $92
Medical Insurance*  $2,160
Books & Supplies  $1,500
Living Allowance  $17,100
Loan Origination Fees  $99
Transportation $900
Total: $64,055

Students Receiving Financial Assistance: 93%

Faculty

Full-time Total: 38

• Women: 58%
• Men: 42%
• Faculty of Color: 24%

Educational Opportunities

Clinical Programs:

• Community Business Clinic (coming soon)
• Civil Rights and Restorative Justice
• Criminal Advocacy
• Domestic Violence
• Poverty Law and Practice
• Prisoners’ Rights
• Public Health

Institutes and Special Programs

• Civil Rights and Restorative Justice
• Domestic Violence Institute
• Program on Health Policy and Law
• 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 and Public Policy (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 between quarters of 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 employe. In the class of 2010, 92 percent secured employment within six months of graduation.

Class of 2010 Major Areas of Legal Practice:

• Law Firms: 34%
• Judicial Clerkships: 7%
• Public Interest: 17%
• Government: 12%
• Business: 11%
• Non-legal: 6%
• Academic: 13%

Massachusetts Bar Passage Rate for First-Time Takers:

• 2011: 93%
• 2010: 89%
• 2009: 97% (see news!)
• 2008: 91%
• 2007: 87%
• 2006: 89%
• 2005: 94%
• 2004: 83%
• 2003: 88%