Northwestern Law Fact Sheet
| The Basics |
| Type of school |
Private |
| Term |
Semester |
| Application fee |
$100 |
| Application deadline |
1/15/2012 2/15/2012 |
| Financial aid deadline |
3/1/2013 |
| Can first year start other than fall? |
Yes |
Entering Class Profiles
| J.D. Enrollment and Ethnicity |
|
Men |
Women |
Full-Time |
Part-Time |
First-Year |
Total |
J.D. Deg |
|
# |
% |
# |
% |
# |
% |
# |
% |
# |
% |
# |
% |
Awrd |
| Hispanics of any race |
41 |
9.5 |
28 |
7.4 |
69 |
8.5 |
0 |
0 |
25 |
9.7 |
69 |
8.5 |
17 |
| Amer Ind/Alsk Native |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Asian |
47 |
10.9 |
60 |
15.9 |
107 |
13.2 |
0 |
0 |
41 |
15.9 |
107 |
13.2 |
45 |
| Black/Afr Amer |
20 |
4.6 |
17 |
4.5 |
37 |
4.6 |
0 |
0 |
11 |
4.3 |
37 |
4.6 |
25 |
| Nat Haw/Pac Isl |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Two or more races |
15 |
3.5 |
16 |
4.2 |
31 |
3.8 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
4.7 |
31 |
3.8 |
6 |
| Total Minority |
123 |
28.4 |
121 |
32 |
244 |
30.1 |
0 |
0 |
89 |
34.5 |
244 |
30.1 |
93 |
| White |
254 |
58.7 |
208 |
55 |
462 |
57 |
0 |
0 |
144 |
55.8 |
462 |
57 |
166 |
| Nonresident Alien |
21 |
4.8 |
26 |
6.9 |
47 |
5.8 |
0 |
0 |
14 |
5.4 |
47 |
5.8 |
0 |
| Race/Eth Unknown |
35 |
8.1 |
23 |
6.1 |
58 |
7.2 |
0 |
0 |
11 |
4.3 |
58 |
7.2 |
36 |
| Total |
433 |
53.4 |
378 |
46.6 |
811 |
100 |
0 |
0 |
258 |
31.8 |
811 |
100 |
295 |
| Curriculum |
|
|
Full-Time |
Part-Time |
| Typical first-year section size |
|
62 |
0 |
| Number of classroom course titles beyond first-year curriculum |
|
219 |
|
| Number of upper division classroom course sections |
Under 25 |
154 |
|
|
25 - 49 |
70 |
|
|
50 - 74 |
28 |
|
|
75 - 99 |
0 |
|
|
100+ |
0 |
|
| Number of positions available in simulation courses |
|
1,214 |
|
| Number of simulation positions filled |
|
1,018 |
0 |
| Number of positions available in faculty supervised clinical courses |
|
338 |
|
| Number of faculty supervised clinical positions filled |
|
315 |
0 |
| Number of field placement positions filled |
|
285 |
0 |
| Number of students who enrolled in independent study |
|
164 |
0 |
| Number of students who participated in law journals |
|
447 |
0 |
| Number of students who participated in interschool skills competitions |
|
38 |
0 |
| Number of credit hours required to graduate |
|
84 |
|
| J.D. Attrition (from prior year) |
|
Academic |
Other |
Total |
|
|
# |
# |
# |
% |
| 1st year |
0 |
11 |
11 |
4.5 |
| 2nd year |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0.4 |
| 3rd year |
0 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
| 4th year |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Informational and Library Resources |
| Total amount spent on library materials |
$952,655 |
| Study seating capacity inside the library |
638 |
| Number of FTE professional librarians |
20 |
| Hours per week library is open |
98 |
| Require computer? |
Yes |
| Faculty and Administrators |
|
Total |
Men |
Women |
Minorities |
|
Spr |
Fall |
Spr |
Fall |
Spr |
Fall |
Spr |
Fall |
| Full-Time |
81 |
84 |
45 |
47 |
36 |
37 |
7 |
5 |
| Other Full-Time |
15 |
10 |
9 |
4 |
6 |
6 |
1 |
1 |
| Deans, librarians & others who teach |
13 |
12 |
8 |
8 |
5 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
| Part-Time |
81 |
58 |
59 |
46 |
22 |
12 |
11 |
5 |
| Total |
190 |
164 |
121 |
105 |
69 |
59 |
22 |
14 |
Student Activities and Groups
Employment Statistics
Northwestern Law Transfer of Credit Policies
Grants and Scholarships
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