Chicago-Kent College of Law

Chicago, IL

Chicago-Kent College of Law is located in Chicago, IL and enrolls approximately 245 first-year (1L) students. The median LSAT is 161 and median GPA is 3.72. In the most recent reporting year, 80.3% of graduates secured full-time, bar-required employment, with 12.8% at large firms (251+ attorneys) and 0.9% in federal clerkships.

1L Class Size
245
Median LSAT
161
Median GPA
3.72
Bar-Required Jobs
80.3%

Admissions Profile

Entering class 2024–25
75th Percentile 164
50th Percentile 161
25th Percentile 156
75th Percentile 3.89
50th Percentile 3.72
25th Percentile 3.45

Employment Outcomes

Class of 2024
Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)
80.3%
Full-time, long-term · of total graduates
Private Practice
Any Law Firm
55.6%
All firm sizes combined
BigLaw (251+ atty)
12.8%
Large firm placement
Clerkships
All Clerkships
3.8%
Federal, state & other
Federal Clerkship
0.9%
Article III & federal courts
Public Sector & Other
Government
12.8%
Federal, state & local
Public Interest
8.1%
Nonprofits & advocacy
Business & Industry
8.1%
In-house & corporate
Education
0.9%
Academia & teaching
Other Outcomes
JD Advantage
6.4%
Non-bar-required roles
Unemployed, Seeking
8.5%
Actively job searching

First-Time Bar Passage

Class of 2024
First-Time Pass Rate
79.02%
Across all jurisdictions · first-time takers
ABA Avg (Weighted)
78.68%
Peer schools, same jurisdictions
vs. ABA Avg
+0.34%
Above weighted average
First-Time Takers
205
Graduates sitting for bar

Scholarship Distribution

Full-time students · entering class

Each circle represents 1% of the entering class, colored by scholarship level received.

No scholarship 59
Less than ½ tuition 192
Half to full tuition 448
Full tuition 0
More than full tuition 29