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Contacts

Website: http://www.law.northwestern.edu
Phone: (312) 503-8465
Admissions e-mail: admissions@law.northwestern.edu
Location: Chicago, Illinois, USA.

Program Information

*Juris Doctor (JD)

• three year program

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• Joint programs:
  • JD-MBA : offered by Northwestern’s Law School and Kellogg School of Management (3 years).

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• • JD-PhD : offered by Northwestern’s Law School and Graduate School. (6 years)

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• • JD-LLM in International Human Rights

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Admission statistics

• Number of applicants (2016): 4625
• Class size in 2016: 216
• 10% international students

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Admission Requirements

Course and Degree Requirements

• No specific requirements listed

GPA

• Median (2016): 3.81
• Middle 50% GPA (2016): 3.43-3.89

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LSAT

• Median (2016): 168
• Middle 50% (2016): 163-170
• The LSAT should be taken no later than December; however, February LSAT can be used depending on how many seats are left for the incoming class
• If taken more than once, highest LSAT score is taken into consideration.
• LSAT scores are valid for maximum of 5 years

Supporting Documents

• Application form
• a personal statement
• The Law School Data Assembly Service Law School Report (LSDAS) - the LSDAS report is mailed directly to the university.
• A Resume
• $75 application fee

Optional:

• Interview – optional but strongly encouraged

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Interview

• Interviews are optional
• 30-minute interviews are conducted by a member of the Faculty, a current student, or an alumni.
• May be interviewed either on- or off-campus
• Interviews are scheduled on a first-come, first-serve basis
• Interviews should be requested online one month prior to the desired date.

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Timeline 2016-2017

• Sep 1:
  • Application for admission filing period begins.
  • On-campus interviewing requests opens.
  • Off-campus interview requests open.
  • Online video interview requests open.
  • Application for fee waiver requests open
• Oct15: Deadline to request on-campus interviews for Early Decision candidates
• Nov15: Deadline for mandatory on-campus interviews for Early Decision candidates
• December1:
  • Deadline for receipt of completed Early Decision application
  • Deadline to request off-campus interviews.
• January15:Deadline for receipt of completed LLM and LLM in Human Rights application.
• February 1: Deadline for receipt of completed Exectuive LLM Chicago program application
• February 15
  • Deadline for receipt of completed JD, JD/LLM Tax, and JD/LLM IHR applications.
  • Deadline to complete on-campus and online video interviews
  • Deadline for LLM, LLM/IHR and ELLMC applications

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Tuition 2013-2014

• • JD and Two-Year JD (for international students) degree programs: $54,764
  • Accelerated JD program: Summer 2013 Term: $31,900, Fall 13/Spring 14: $65,714
• Application fees and deposits:
  • Application fee: $100 USD (non-refundable)
  • Deposit (for all accepted students): $750 USD
  • Late tuition penalty fee: $200 USD

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