Highland Heights, Kentucky
Northern Kentucky University Salmon P. Chase College of Law
- Accreditation
- ABA approved since 1954
- Institution type
- Public
- J.D. formats
- Full-time and Part-time J.D.
- Median LSAT
- 154
- Median GPA
- 3.41
- Resident tuition
- $24,388
- First-year class
- 155
- Bar-required jobs
- 68.8%
- First-time bar passage
- 76.2%
Tuition & mandatory fees — 2017-2018
Source
- Organization
- American Bar Association, Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar
- Document
- ABA Standard 509 compilation — Tuitions and Fees/Living Expenses/Cond. Scholarships (2017)
- Covers
- Report year 2017
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
| Program | Tuition | Fees |
|---|---|---|
| Full-time · resident | $19,370 | Not reported |
| Full-time · nonresident | $31,330 | Not reported |
| Part-time · resident | $16,390 | Not reported |
| Part-time · nonresident | $26,510 | Not reported |
Living expenses (school estimates)
Source
- Organization
- American Bar Association, Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar
- Document
- ABA Standard 509 compilation — Tuitions and Fees/Living Expenses/Cond. Scholarships (2017)
- Covers
- Report year 2017
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
- Living on campus$13,026
- Living off campus$15,878
- Living at home$15,878
Annual estimates for single students, as reported by the school. Books, transportation and insurance are not itemized in ABA disclosures.
Estimated annual cost (calculation)
- Tuition$19,370
- Living expenses (off campus, school estimate)$15,878
PreLaw Advisor total$35,248
Not included (not published): Mandatory fees.
Sum of the school-published figures above. It is not the school’s official cost of attendance and assumes no scholarship.
Model costs with your own scholarship offers →Grants & scholarships (2017–2018 students)
Source
- Organization
- American Bar Association, Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar
- Document
- ABA Standard 509 compilation — Grants and Scholarships (2017)
- Covers
- Report year 2017
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
| Measure | All | Full-time | Part-time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total students | 407 | 274 | 133 |
| Receiving grants | 194 | 148 | 46 |
| % receiving grants | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| Less than half tuition | 77 | 48 | 29 |
| Half to full tuition | 97 | 81 | 16 |
| Full tuition | 16 | 16 | 0 |
| More than full tuition | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 25th percentile grant | Not applicable | $9,000 | $5,000 |
| Median grant | Not applicable | $12,662 | $8,000 |
| 75th percentile grant | Not applicable | $18,486 | $12,000 |
The ABA publishes grant percentiles by full-time/part-time status only. These describe past awards; they do not indicate what any applicant will receive.
Conditional scholarships
Source
- Organization
- American Bar Association, Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar
- Document
- ABA Standard 509 compilation — Tuitions and Fees/Living Expenses/Cond. Scholarships (2017)
- Covers
- Report year 2017
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
The report does not state whether conditional scholarships are offered.
- Entering 2016-201747 received · 4 reduced or eliminated
- Entering 2015-201660 received · 7 reduced or eliminated
- Entering 2014-201537 received · 4 reduced or eliminated
Figures are School reported to the ABA under Standard 509.