| Northern Illinois University College of Law | |
|---|---|
 Swen Parson Hall | |
| Established | 1975 |
| School type | Public |
| Dean | Cassandra Hill[1] |
| Location | DeKalb, Illinois, U.S. 41°56′03″N 88°45′55″W / 41.93417°N 88.76528°W |
| Enrollment | 279[2] |
| Faculty | 27 |
| USNWR ranking | 157th (2024)[3] |
| Bar pass rate | 86.57% (ABA ultimate bar passage rate)[4] |
| Website | law |
| ABA profile | [1] |
Northern Illinois University College of Law (NIU Law) is one of four public law schools in the U.S. state of Illinois. It is one of two public law schools in the Chicago area. The College of Law was founded as the Lewis University College of Law in Glen Ellyn, Illinois, in 1975. It became part of Northern Illinois University in August 1979, and in 1982 moved to the DeKalb, Illinois, campus, taking up residence in Swen Parson Hall, the former NIU main library. The College of Law offers the Juris Doctor degree.
According to NIU Law's 2019 ABA-required disclosures, 78% of the Class of 2019 obtained full-time, long-term, bar passage-required employment nine months after graduation (76% when excluding sole practitioners).[5] According to the National Association of Law Placement employment report, 93.9% of the NIU Law Class of 2019 were employed as of ten months after graduation.[6]
- ^ "Message from the Dean - NIU - College of Law".
- ^ "NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY - 2019 Standard 509 Information Report" (PDF). americanbar.org. Retrieved 2020-07-01.
- ^ "Northern Illinois University". U.S. News & World Report – Best Law Schools. Retrieved April 8, 2024.
- ^ "Consumer Information – NIU – College of Law". Law.niu.edu. Retrieved 2020-07-01.
- ^ "ABA Employment Summary Report" (PDF). Retrieved November 13, 2020.
- ^ "Northern Illinois University College of Law Class of 2019 Summary Report" (PDF). National Association for Law Placement. August 2020. Retrieved November 10, 2020.