ABA 509 Profile · Private · Ada, OH
Ohio Northern University, Pettit College of Law: admission requirements and 509 data
A median LSAT of 149 and a median undergraduate GPA of 3.34 describe the class that entered in 2025. 1,355 people applied, 433 were admitted and 129 enrolled. Every figure below is taken from this school's ABA Standard 509 Information Report, the disclosure the ABA requires each approved law school to publish for applicants.
Median LSAT
149
p25 146 to p75 151
Median UGPA
3.34
p25 3.06 to p75 3.67
Acceptance Rate
32.0%
433 offers of 1,355 applications
First-Year Class
129
85 full time, 44 part time
Full-Time Tuition
$33,900
Living Estimate
$22,022
school's own figure, single student off campus
Median Grant
$17,250
0% of students hold one
First-Time Bar Pass
68.4%
jurisdiction average 79.7%
How the acceptance rate is worked out
433 offers of admission ÷ 1,355 completed applications = 32.0%
We divide offers by completed applications rather than reprinting a rate. The 509 report states 31.96%, which agrees with the division above. The rate counts every completed application, including applicants who never became competitive, so it is a measure of volume as much as of standards.
What the 2025 numbers say about Ohio Northern University, Pettit
Ohio Northern University, Pettit received 1,355 completed applications for the 2025 entering class and made 433 offers of admission, an acceptance rate of 32.0%. 129 of those admitted enrolled, a yield of 29.8%. Counting deferred admits and part-time entrants, the first-year class came to 129 students: 85 full time and 44 part time. Total JD enrollment across all years is 319.
Enrolled students posted a median LSAT of 149, with a 25th percentile of 146 and a 75th of 151. That is 10 points below the 159 median across the 196 ABA-approved schools in this data. It ranks 189 of 196 on LSAT median. Undergraduate GPA ran 3.06 at the 25th percentile, 3.34 at the median and 3.67 at the 75th.
Full-time tuition is $33,900 a year at a single rate for residents and non-residents. The school's own living-expense estimate for a single student off campus is $22,022. Tuition, fees and that living estimate add up to $55,922 for one year, or $167,766 across three, before any grant. 0 JD students hold a grant or scholarship, 0% of the student body, and the median full-time award is $17,250. 22 awards cover full tuition or more.
Of the graduating class that sat a bar exam for the first time, 39 of 57 passed, a rate of 68.42%. The weighted average across the jurisdictions where those graduates sat was 79.73%, so the school ran 11.31 points behind the jurisdictions it feeds. Ten months after graduation, 41 of 49 graduates (83.7%) held a job requiring bar admission. The largest single destination was Ohio with 19 graduates, followed by Michigan with 5.
Ohio Northern University, Pettit has been approved by the Council of the ABA Section of Legal Education since 1948. It is a private school based in Ada, OH. 7 first-year students left for academic reasons, 6.0% of the class.
The full 509 record
Admitted class profile, 2025 entering class
| Completed applications | 1,355 |
|---|---|
| Offers of admission | 433 |
| Matriculants from the applicant pool | 129 |
| Yield (matriculants per offer) | 29.8% |
| LSAT 75th percentile | 151 |
| LSAT 50th percentile | 149 |
| LSAT 25th percentile | 146 |
| UGPA 75th percentile | 3.67 |
| UGPA 50th percentile | 3.34 |
| UGPA 25th percentile | 3.06 |
| Students admitted on an LSAT score | 129 |
| Students admitted on a GRE score | 0 |
Program, faculty and calendar
| Total JD enrollment | 319 |
|---|---|
| JD degrees awarded | 49 |
| Credit hours required for the JD | 90 |
| Academic term | Semesters |
| Full-time faculty | 21 |
| Faculty other than full time | 5 |
| Course titles beyond the first year | 57 |
| Law clinic seats filled160 available | 14 |
| Field placements filled | 20 |
| Application deadline | August 1 |
Tuition, fees and living costs, 2025 to 2026
| Full-time tuition, resident | $33,900 |
|---|---|
| Full-time annual fees, resident | $0 |
| Full-time tuition, non-resident | $33,900 |
| Full-time annual fees, non-resident | $0 |
| First-year tuition plus fees, resident | $33,900 |
| First-year tuition plus fees, non-resident | $33,900 |
| Living expenses, on campus | $23,154 |
| Living expenses, off campus | $22,022 |
| Living expenses, at home | $22,022 |
| Tuition, fees and living, one yearthe three published figures added together | $55,922 |
| The same three figures over three yearsbefore any grant or scholarship | $167,766 |
| Tuition guarantee program | No |
Grants and scholarships
| JD students receiving a grantof 314 students | 0 |
|---|---|
| Share receiving a grant | 0% |
| Awards below half tuition | 137 |
| Awards from half to full tuition | 85 |
| Awards at full tuition | 11 |
| Awards above full tuition | 11 |
| Full-time grant, 75th percentile | $25,700 |
| Full-time grant, 50th percentile | $17,250 |
| Full-time grant, 25th percentile | $9,125 |
| Conditional scholarships offered | No |
Attrition, transfers and outcomes
| First-year academic attrition6.0% of the first-year class | 7 |
|---|---|
| First-year other attrition | 11 |
| Students transferring in | 0 |
| First-year students transferring out | 0 |
| First-time bar takers | 57 |
| First-time bar passers | 39 |
| Gap to the jurisdiction average | -11.31 points |
| Graduates in a job requiring bar admission83.7% of 49 graduates | 41 |
| Graduates at firms of 251 or more lawyers0.0% of graduates | 0 |
| Graduates at firms of 501 or more lawyers | 0 |
| Graduates in federal clerkships | 0 |
| Graduates seeking work at the reporting date | 0 |
As listed on the 509 report
525 South Main Street, Tilton Hall, Ada Ohio 45810
Ada, OH 45810
(419) 772-3051
Council approved since 1948
Ohio has 9 ABA-approved law schools. The Ohio guide compares them on LSAT median, cost and bar passage, and covers the state's admission rules.
Closest on the numbers
Schools with the nearest LSAT median to Ohio Northern University, Pettit
Southern Illinois University Simmons
149 LSAT, 3.38 GPA, 56.2% accept
Wilmington University
149 LSAT, 3.13 GPA, 52.0% accept
Thurgood Marshall
150 LSAT, 3.33 GPA, 33.1% accept
Faulkner University, Thomas Goode Jones
150 LSAT, 3.33 GPA, 53.9% accept
Northern Illinois University
150 LSAT, 3.41 GPA, 44.3% accept
Data: ABA Standard 509 Information Report (2025), published for consumer disclosure, retrieved from the ABA Required Disclosures portal on 2026-09-01. Bar passage and employment figures come from the same portal's Bar Passage Outcomes and Employment Summary reports for the class of 2024. Figures describe the 2025 to 2026 reporting cycle for Ohio Northern University, Pettit College of Law and are restated in our own structure; no ABA document or file is reproduced here. Verify anything decision-critical with the school.
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