Northwestern University School of Law (Full ABA)

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Illinois (Chicago) -- Northwestern University School of Law -- Accreditation: Full ABA -- Year Founded: 1859

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Rankings, Employment and Costs

The Northwestern University School of Law is a private American law school in Chicago, Illinois. Located in the North Side's Streeterville, it is one of the twelve constituent schools of Northwestern University. The law school was founded in 1859 as the Union College of Law of the Old University of Chicago. The first law school established in Chicago, it became jointly controlled by Northwestern University in 1873 and fully incorporated into Northwestern in 1891. Northwestern Law is a member of the "T-14" law schools, a prestigious group of 14 schools that have national recognition. The law school was ranked 12th by the 2012 Edition of US News and World Report guide to the nation's top law schools.

Employment

According to Northwestern's official 2013 ABA-required disclosures, 79.2% of the Class of 2013 obtained full-time, long-term, JD-required employment nine months after graduation. Northwestern's Law School Transparency under-employment score is 8.8%, indicating the percentage of the Class of 2013 unemployed, pursuing an additional degree, or working in a non-professional, short-term, or part-time job nine months after graduation.

Costs

The total cost of attendance (indicating the cost of tuition, fees, and living expenses) at Northwestern for the 2013-2014 academic year is $76,382. The Law School Transparency estimated debt-financed cost of attendance for three years is $292,586.