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The University of Chicago Law School

Chicago, IL
Median LSAT
174
1 pts vs. Class of 2024 (173) · 15-yr high
Median GPA
3.97
0.03 vs. Class of 2024 (3.94) · 15-yr high
Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)
96.8%
Class of 2025 Full-time, long-term

Admissions Trends

2011 – 2025
Median LSAT
50th-percentile score, entering class by year
176173171168 201120142017202020232025
Median GPA
50th-percentile GPA, entering class by year
20112025

Insights

Admissions medians reach a 15-year high

Median LSAT is 174 (up 1 pts) and median GPA is 3.97 (up 0.03) for the entering class — both among the strongest marks in Atlas Legis's tracked history (2011–2025).

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Most students receive a scholarship

78% of the school's 620 full-time J.D. students hold some level of tuition scholarship — the largest share falls in the less than ½ tuition tier.

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Admissions Range

Entering class 2024–25
LSAT171 – 174 – 176
160180
Undergraduate GPA3.87 – 3.97 – 4.00
3.54.0
1L Class Size
203
Annual Tuition
$83,316
App. Deadline
December 1
App. Fee
$90

Employment Outcomes

Class of 2025
Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)
96.8%
Full-time, long-term · of total graduates
Class of 2025
Any Law Firmincl. BigLaw
66.2%
All Clerkshipsincl. federal
23.6%
Public Interest
3.7%
Government
3.2%
JD Advantage
1.4%
Education
0.9%
Unemployed, Seeking
0.9%
Business & Industry
0.5%

Share of the total graduating class (ABA denominator).Darker segment = subset already counted in the bar above it.

Scholarship Distribution

620 full-time J.D. students
No scholarship
135
Less than ½ tuition
396
Half to full tuition
31
Full tuition
0
More than full tuition
58

Bars scale to share of all 620 full-time J.D. students.

First-Time Bar Passage

Class of 2024
This School97.42%
ABA Weighted Avg81.49%

Based on 194 first-time takers.

U.S. News Ranking

2026
#2
2026 Overall Rank
↑1 spot
2025 · #3
2026 · #2