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 — 2020-2021
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 (2020)
- Covers
- Report year 2020
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
| Program | Tuition | Fees |
|---|---|---|
| Full-time · resident | $11,102 | $829 |
| Full-time · nonresident | $17,953 | $829 |
| Part-time · resident | $9,394 | $669 |
| Part-time · nonresident | $15,191 | $669 |
| Full-time · per credit (resident) | $854 | $829 |
| Part-time · per credit (resident) | $854 | $669 |
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 (2020)
- Covers
- Report year 2020
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
- Living on campus$13,652
- Living off campus$17,714
- Living at home$17,714
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$11,102
- Mandatory fees$829
- Living expenses (off campus, school estimate)$17,714
PreLaw Advisor total$29,645
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 (2020–2021 students)
Source
- Organization
- American Bar Association, Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar
- Document
- ABA Standard 509 compilation — Grants and Scholarships (2020)
- Covers
- Report year 2020
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
| Measure | All | Full-time | Part-time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total students | 413 | 285 | 128 |
| Receiving grants | 181 | 135 | 46 |
| % receiving grants | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| Less than half tuition | 93 | 64 | 29 |
| Half to full tuition | 78 | 62 | 16 |
| Full tuition | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| More than full tuition | 10 | 9 | 1 |
| 25th percentile grant | Not applicable | $7,175 | $8,000 |
| Median grant | Not applicable | $12,000 | $10,000 |
| 75th percentile grant | Not applicable | $16,000 | $15,000 |
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 (2020)
- Covers
- Report year 2020
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
The report does not state whether conditional scholarships are offered.
- Entering 2019-202057 received · 4 reduced or eliminated
- Entering 2018-201956 received · 6 reduced or eliminated
- Entering 2017-201855 received · 8 reduced or eliminated
Figures are School reported to the ABA under Standard 509.