Comparing DePaul Law and Northwestern Pritzker Law Side by Side

The following statements compares Northwestern Pritzker School of Law (Northwestern Pritzker Law) and DePaul University College of Law (DePaul Law) with important law school statistics. All data is for the academic year 2025-2026, except bar passage and employment data for 2024-2025.
  • Both schools are private.
  • Northwestern Pritzker Law tuition of $83,938 is more expensive than DePaul Law tuition of $56,736.
  • DePaul Law offers the better financial aid of $34,950 which is 61.60% of tuition amount.
  • Northwestern Pritzker Law acceptance rate of 34.81% is lower than DePaul Law of 12.30%.
  • Northwestern Pritzker Law's LSAT score of 173 is higher than DePaul Law of 158.
  • Northwestern Pritzker Law's GPA of 3.96 is higher than DePaul Law of 3.61.
  • Northwestern Pritzker Law with 1,205 students is larger than DePaul Law with 628 students.
  • Northwestern Pritzker Law has higher bar exam pass rate than DePaul Law.
  • Northwestern Pritzker Law founded in 1859 is older than DePaul Law founded in 1897.
  • DePaul Law requires more expensive application fees than DePaul Law.