DePaul University College of Law — Admissions, Employment & Scholarships

Admissions Profile

Entering class 2024–25

75th Percentile 160

50th Percentile 158

25th Percentile 154

75th Percentile 3.8

50th Percentile 3.61

25th Percentile 3.17

Employment Outcomes

Class of 2024

Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)

79.3%

Full-time, long-term · of total graduates

Private Practice

Any Law Firm

54.7%

All firm sizes combined

BigLaw (251+ atty)

8.9%

Large firm placement

Clerkships

All Clerkships

2.2%

Federal, state & other

Federal Clerkship

Article III & federal courts

Public Sector & Other

Government

16.2%

Federal, state & local

Public Interest

6.1%

Nonprofits & advocacy

Business & Industry

8.4%

In-house & corporate

Education

Academia & teaching

Other Outcomes

JD Advantage

11.7%

Non-bar-required roles

Unemployed, Seeking

7.3%

Actively job searching

First-Time Bar Passage

Class of 2024

First-Time Pass Rate

76.02%

Across all jurisdictions · first-time takers

ABA Avg (Weighted)

78.56%

Peer schools, same jurisdictions

vs. ABA Avg

-2.54%

Below weighted average

First-Time Takers

171

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 4

Less than ½ tuition 190

Half to full tuition 294

Full tuition 1

More than full tuition 6