Northeastern Law vs. Cleveland State Law

The following statements compares Northeastern University School of Law (Northeastern Law) and Cleveland-Marshall College of Law (Cleveland State Law) with important law school statistics. All data is for the academic year 2023-2024, except bar passage and employment data for 2022-2023.
  • Northeastern Law tuition of $60,562 is more expensive than Cleveland State Law tuition of $30,142.
  • Northeastern Law offers the better financial aid of $32,000 which is 52.84% of tuition amount.
  • Cleveland State Law acceptance rate of 37.27% is lower than Northeastern Law of 35.88%.
  • Northeastern Law's LSAT score of 163 is higher than Cleveland State Law of 155.
  • Northeastern Law's GPA of 3.72 is higher than Cleveland State Law of 3.42.
  • Northeastern Law with 950 students is larger than Cleveland State Law with 504 students.
  • Northeastern Law has higher bar exam pass rate than Cleveland State Law.
  • Cleveland State Law founded in 1897 is older than Northeastern Law founded in 1898.
  • Both schools do not require application fees.

    Northeastern University School of Law

    Private • Boston, MAREMOVE
    Founded
    1898
    Tuition & Costs
    $60,562 tuition & fees
    $20,500 Living Costs
    $900 Personal Expenses
    Financial Aid
    $32,000 Avg. Amount
    52.84% Tuition Covered
    96.42% Received
    LSAT Scores
    163 Median Score
    166 75th Percentile
    158 25th Percentile
    GPA
    3.7 Median Score
    3.82 75th Percentile
    3.47 25th Percentile
    Admission
    37.27% Acceptance Rate
    16.28% Yield
    3877 Applicants
    1204 Admitted
    233 Enrolled
    Enrollment
    950 Total Enrollment
    660 JD Enrollment
    172 Non-JD Enrollment
    Faculties & Staffs
    134 Faculties
    6 to 1 Students to Faculty
    Bar Exam
    86.22% Pass Rate
    180 Exam Takers
    18 Not Taken
    161 Exam Passers
    Employment
    193 Total Graduates
    173 Employed Full-time
    4 Employed Part-time
    Application Fees
    No Fees
    Application deadline
    2023-12-01 Early Decision
    2024-03-01 Regular Decision

    Cleveland-Marshall College of Law

    Public • Cleveland, OHREMOVE
    Founded
    1897
    Tuition & Costs
    $30,142 ($30,015 in-state)
    $24,210 Living Costs
    $2,000 Personal Expenses
    Financial Aid
    $9,768 Avg. Amount
    32.41% Tuition Covered
    82.80% Received
    LSAT Scores
    154 Median Score
    157 75th Percentile
    151 25th Percentile
    GPA
    3.39 Median Score
    3.65 75th Percentile
    2.95 25th Percentile
    Admission
    35.88% Acceptance Rate
    41.00% Yield
    648 Applicants
    314 Admitted
    133 Enrolled
    Enrollment
    504 Total Enrollment
    408 JD Enrollment
    45 Non-JD Enrollment
    Faculties & Staffs
    198 Faculties
    2 to 1 Students to Faculty
    Bar Exam
    66.38% Pass Rate
    127 Exam Takers
    18 Not Taken
    99 Exam Passers
    Employment
    128 Total Graduates
    108 Employed Full-time
    6 Employed Part-time
    Application Fees
    No Fees
    Application deadline
    2023-11-01 Early Decision I
    2024-01-01 Early Decision II
    2024-07-01 Regular Decision