Comparing UIC Law and NIU Law Side by Side

The following statements compares University of Illinois Chicago School of Law (UIC 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.
  • UIC Law tuition of $48,573 is more expensive than NIU Law tuition of $26,925.
  • UIC Law offers the better financial aid of $23,250 which is 47.87% of tuition amount.
  • NIU Law acceptance rate of 52.57% is lower than UIC Law of 44.27%.
  • UIC Law's LSAT score of 153 is higher than NIU Law of 150.
  • NIU Law's GPA of 3.41 is higher than UIC Law of 3.40.
  • UIC Law with 1,015 students is larger than NIU Law with 352 students.
  • UIC Law has higher bar exam pass rate than NIU Law.
  • UIC Law founded in 1899 is older than NIU Law founded in 1975.