Comparing NIU Law and UMass Dartmouth Law Side by Side

The following statements compares University of Massachusetts School of Law (UMass Dartmouth 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.
  • UMass Dartmouth Law tuition of $44,610 is more expensive than NIU Law tuition of $26,925.
  • UMass Dartmouth Law offers the better financial aid of $15,000 which is 33.62% of tuition amount.
  • NIU Law acceptance rate of 52.17% is lower than UMass Dartmouth Law of 44.27%.
  • UMass Dartmouth Law's LSAT score of 152 is higher than NIU Law of 150.
  • NIU Law's GPA of 3.41 is higher than UMass Dartmouth Law of 3.36.
  • UMass Dartmouth Law with 389 students is larger than NIU Law with 352 students.
  • UMass Dartmouth Law has higher bar exam pass rate than NIU Law.
  • NIU Law founded in 1975 is older than UMass Dartmouth Law founded in 1982.