Comparing NIU Law and SULC Law Side by Side

The following statements compares Southern University Law Center (SULC Law) and Northern Illinois University College of Law (NIU 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 public.
  • SULC Law tuition of $34,332 is more expensive than NIU Law tuition of $26,925.
  • SULC Law offers the better financial aid of $11,000 which is 32.04% of tuition amount.
  • NIU Law acceptance rate of 56.55% is lower than SULC Law of 44.27%.
  • NIU Law's LSAT score of 150 is higher than SULC Law of 147.
  • NIU Law's GPA of 3.41 is higher than SULC Law of 3.15.
  • SULC Law with 809 students is larger than NIU Law with 352 students.
  • SULC Law has higher bar exam pass rate than NIU Law.
  • SULC Law founded in 1946 is older than NIU Law founded in 1975.