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 — 2021-2022
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 (2021)
- Covers
- Report year 2021
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
| Program | Tuition | Fees |
|---|---|---|
| Full-time · resident | $22,204 | $829 |
| Full-time · nonresident | $35,906 | $829 |
| Part-time · resident | $18,788 | $669 |
| Part-time · nonresident | $30,382 | $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 (2021)
- Covers
- Report year 2021
- 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$22,204
- Mandatory fees$829
- Living expenses (off campus, school estimate)$17,714
PreLaw Advisor total$40,747
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 (2021–2022 students)
Source
- Organization
- American Bar Association, Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar
- Document
- ABA Standard 509 compilation — Grants and Scholarships (2021)
- Covers
- Report year 2021
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
| Measure | All | Full-time | Part-time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total students | 400 | 275 | 125 |
| Receiving grants | 268 | 191 | 77 |
| % receiving grants | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| Less than half tuition | 170 | 115 | 55 |
| Half to full tuition | 83 | 65 | 18 |
| Full tuition | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| More than full tuition | 15 | 11 | 4 |
| 25th percentile grant | Not applicable | $5,000 | $5,000 |
| Median grant | Not applicable | $12,000 | $7,000 |
| 75th percentile grant | Not applicable | $18,000 | $10,750 |
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 (2021)
- Covers
- Report year 2021
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
The report does not state whether conditional scholarships are offered.
- Entering 2019-202087 received · 14 reduced or eliminated
- Entering 2018-201957 received · 8 reduced or eliminated
- Entering 2017-201856 received · 6 reduced or eliminated
Figures are School reported to the ABA under Standard 509.