Comparing UIUC Law and NIU Law Side by Side

The following statements compares University of Illinois College of Law (UIUC 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.
  • UIUC Law tuition of $52,293 is more expensive than NIU Law tuition of $26,925.
  • UIUC Law offers the better financial aid of $32,000 which is 61.19% of tuition amount.
  • UIUC Law acceptance rate of 44.27% is lower than NIU Law of 32.93%.
  • UIUC Law's LSAT score of 166 is higher than NIU Law of 150.
  • UIUC Law's GPA of 3.81 is higher than NIU Law of 3.41.
  • UIUC Law with 670 students is larger than NIU Law with 352 students.
  • UIUC Law has higher bar exam pass rate than NIU Law.
  • UIUC Law founded in 1897 is older than NIU Law founded in 1975.