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, 74.1% of graduates secured full-time, bar-required employment, with 14.2% at large firms (251+ attorneys) and 0.4% 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

Admissions Trends

2011–2022

Employment Outcomes

Class of 2025
Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)
74.1%
Full-time, long-term · of total graduates
Private Practice
Any Law Firm
59.1%
All firm sizes combined
BigLaw (251+ atty)
14.2%
Large firm placement
Clerkships
All Clerkships
2.6%
Federal, state & other
Federal Clerkship
0.4%
Article III & federal courts
Public Sector & Other
Government
7.8%
Federal, state & local
Public Interest
4.7%
Nonprofits & advocacy
Business & Industry
9.9%
In-house & corporate
Education
0.9%
Academia & teaching
Other Outcomes
JD Advantage
6.9%
Non-bar-required roles
Unemployed, Seeking
14.2%
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