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, 80.8% of graduates secured full-time, bar-required employment, with 22.6% at large firms (251+ attorneys) and 0.8% 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

Admissions Trends

2011–2025

Employment Outcomes

Class of 2025
Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)
80.8%
Full-time, long-term · of total graduates
Private Practice
Any Law Firm
60.2%
All firm sizes combined
BigLaw (251+ atty)
22.6%
Large firm placement
Clerkships
All Clerkships
2.7%
Federal, state & other
Federal Clerkship
0.8%
Article III & federal courts
Public Sector & Other
Government
6.5%
Federal, state & local
Public Interest
11.5%
Nonprofits & advocacy
Business & Industry
12.6%
In-house & corporate
Education
0%
Academia & teaching
Other Outcomes
JD Advantage
12.3%
Non-bar-required roles
Unemployed, Seeking
2.7%
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