The University of Chicago Law School

Chicago, IL

The University of Chicago Law School is located in Chicago, IL and enrolls approximately 203 first-year (1L) students. The median LSAT is 174 and median GPA is 3.97. In the most recent reporting year, 95.5% of graduates secured full-time, bar-required employment, with 54.3% at large firms (251+ attorneys) and 28.1% in federal clerkships.

1L Class Size
203
Median LSAT
174
Median GPA
3.97
Bar-Required Jobs
95.5%

Admissions Profile

Entering class 2024–25
75th Percentile 176
50th Percentile 174
25th Percentile 171
75th Percentile 4
50th Percentile 3.97
25th Percentile 3.87

Employment Outcomes

Class of 2024
Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)
95.5%
Full-time, long-term · of total graduates
Private Practice
Any Law Firm
58.3%
All firm sizes combined
BigLaw (251+ atty)
54.3%
Large firm placement
Clerkships
All Clerkships
28.6%
Federal, state & other
Federal Clerkship
28.1%
Article III & federal courts
Public Sector & Other
Government
3%
Federal, state & local
Public Interest
5.5%
Nonprofits & advocacy
Business & Industry
3%
In-house & corporate
Education
0.5%
Academia & teaching
Other Outcomes
JD Advantage
2.5%
Non-bar-required roles
Unemployed, Seeking
0.5%
Actively job searching

First-Time Bar Passage

Class of 2024
First-Time Pass Rate
97.42%
Across all jurisdictions · first-time takers
ABA Avg (Weighted)
81.49%
Peer schools, same jurisdictions
vs. ABA Avg
+15.93%
Above weighted average
First-Time Takers
194
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 135
Less than ½ tuition 396
Half to full tuition 31
Full tuition 0
More than full tuition 58