Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law
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The Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law[2] is the law school of Northwestern University, a private research university. The law school is located on the university's Chicago campus. Northwestern Law is considered part of the T14, an unofficial designation in the legal community as the best 14 law schools in the United States.
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School type | Private law school |
Parent endowment | US $10.19 billion |
Dean | Hari M. Osofsky |
Location | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. 41.8963°N 87.6174°W / 41.8963; -87.6174 |
Enrollment | 658[1] |
Faculty | 190[1] |
USNWR ranking | 9th (tie) (2024)[1] |
Bar pass rate | 92% (2017)[1] |
Website | law.northwestern.edu |
ABA profile | ABA Standard 509 |
Founded in 1859, it was the first law school established in Chicago. Notable alumni include numerous governors of several states; Arthur Goldberg, United States Supreme Court justice; Adlai Stevenson, governor of Illinois, cabinet secretary, and Democratic presidential candidate;[3] John Paul Stevens, United States Supreme Court justice;[4] Newton Minow, former chairman of the FCC;[5] and Harold Washington, the first black Mayor of Chicago (1983–87) and, previously, a member of the United States House of Representatives.[6]