Loyola University Chicago School of Law

Chicago, IL

Loyola University Chicago School of Law is located in Chicago, IL and enrolls approximately 296 first-year (1L) students. The median LSAT is 161 and median GPA is 3.7. In the most recent reporting year, 82.6% of graduates secured full-time, bar-required employment, with 19.4% at large firms (251+ attorneys) and 0.9% in federal clerkships.

1L Class Size
296
Median LSAT
161
Median GPA
3.7
Bar-Required Jobs
82.6%

Admissions Profile

Entering class 2024–25
75th Percentile 163
50th Percentile 161
25th Percentile 159
75th Percentile 3.83
50th Percentile 3.7
25th Percentile 3.55

Employment Outcomes

Class of 2024
Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)
82.6%
Full-time, long-term · of total graduates
Private Practice
Any Law Firm
61.1%
All firm sizes combined
BigLaw (251+ atty)
19.4%
Large firm placement
Clerkships
All Clerkships
3.1%
Federal, state & other
Federal Clerkship
0.9%
Article III & federal courts
Public Sector & Other
Government
10%
Federal, state & local
Public Interest
8.3%
Nonprofits & advocacy
Business & Industry
10%
In-house & corporate
Education
0.6%
Academia & teaching
Other Outcomes
JD Advantage
13.4%
Non-bar-required roles
Unemployed, Seeking
5.1%
Actively job searching

First-Time Bar Passage

Class of 2024
First-Time Pass Rate
80%
Across all jurisdictions · first-time takers
ABA Avg (Weighted)
78.82%
Peer schools, same jurisdictions
vs. ABA Avg
+1.18%
Above weighted average
First-Time Takers
345
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 51
Less than ½ tuition 290
Half to full tuition 471
Full tuition 18
More than full tuition 2