Ohio Northern University (Pettit)

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Ada, OH 45810-1599
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National Comparison: Overview of Facts

#29 in Presence of Female Faculty

ONU Law is tied for #29 in terms of the highest percentage of faculty who are female (46.9%).

#51 in Bar Passage Rate

ONU Law ranks #51 in terms of bar passage rate among first-time test takers (87.0%), and it outperforms by +11.6% the state of Ohio’s overall bar passage rate of 75.4%. (A national comparison on this metric should be taken in a qualified sense and with caution, because every state has a different bar passage rate.)

#53 in Student to Faculty Ratio

ONU Law is tied for #53 in terms of lowest student to faculty ratio (6.1:1).

#70 in Median Undergraduate GPA

ONU Law ranks #70 in terms of highest median undergraduate GPA (3.52) among those applicants granted admission who enrolled as full-time students.

#75 in Acceptance Rate

ONU Law ranks #75 in terms of student selectivity with an acceptance rate of 42.2% among those who applied for admission.

#78 in Library Size

ONU Law ranks #78 in terms of library size with 459,494 volumes or equivalents.

#148 in Median LSAT

ONU Law is tied for #148 in terms of the median LSAT score (151) among those applicants granted admission who enrolled as full-time students. The LSAT measures reading comprehension, analytical reasoning, and logical reasoning.

#149 in Presence of Minority Faculty

ONU Law ranks #149 in terms of the highest percentage of faculty who are racial or ethnic minority (9.4%).

#153 in Presence of Minority Students

ONU Law ranks #153 in terms of the highest percentage of students who are racial or ethnic minority (23.1%).

#160 in Public Sector Salary

ONU Law is tied for #160 in terms of median starting salary among graduates working in government jobs or judicial clerkships at the federal or state level ($46,434).

#165 in Private Sector Salary

ONU Law is tied for #165 in terms of the median starting salary among graduates working in private practice as law firm associates ($55,000).

#211 in Highest Tuition

ONU Law ranks #211 in terms of highest tuition among full-time law students ($29,160). We rank from a total of 283 tuition rates from 194 law schools, ranking twice those law schools that have different in-state and out-of-state tuition rates.

Fall 2020 Application Information

Application Deadline: August 15
Application Fee: $0

Admissions Statistics

2020 2017
Acceptance Rate 42.2% 49.6%
LSAT Score (Median) 151 148
LSAT Score (25th-75th percentile) 147-152 144-152
GPA (Median) 3.52 3.25
GPA Range (25th-75th percentile) 3.08-3.72 3.00-3.50

Bar Exam Statistics

2020 2017
State in which most graduates took bar exam: OH OH
School's bar passage rate: 87.0% 75.6%
State overall bar passage rate: 75.4% 80.8%
School bar pass rate vs. state bar pass rate: +11.6% -5.2%

Employment Statistics

2020 2017
Graduates employed at graduation: N/A N/A
Graduates employed 10 months after graduation: 76.9% 58.5%

Tuition and Expenses

2020 2017
Tuition: $29,160 $26,030
Room and Board: $9,282 $13,390
Proportion of full-time students receiving grants: 78.0% 68.0%
Median grant amount among full-time students: $19,000 $19,305
Average indebtedness of those who incurred debt: $87,066 $102,414
Proportion of graduates who incurred debt: 86.4% 84.1%
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Students & Faculty

2020 2017
Total Students: 147 197
Men: 49.0% 48.2%
Women: 51.0% 51.8%
Student Racial Demographics:

White: 76.9% N/A
Black: 9.5% N/A
Hispanic: 3.4% N/A
Asian: 5.4% N/A
Student-to-Faculty Ratio: 6.1 : 1 N/A
Total Faculty: 32 N/A
Male: 53.1% N/A
Female: 46.9% N/A
Minority: 9.4% N/A

Full-Time Starting Salaries

2020 2017
Private Sector (Median): $55,000 $50,000
Public Sector (Median): $46,434 $46,000
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Library Resources

2020 2017
Volumes and equivalents: 459,494 449,802