University of Illinois Chicago School of Law

Chicago, IL

University of Illinois Chicago School of Law is located in Chicago, IL and enrolls approximately 379 first-year (1L) students. The median LSAT is 153 and median GPA is 3.4. In the most recent reporting year, 76.6% of graduates secured full-time, bar-required employment, with 7.8% at large firms (251+ attorneys).

1L Class Size
379
Median LSAT
153
Median GPA
3.4
Bar-Required Jobs
76.6%

Admissions Profile

Entering class 2024–25
75th Percentile 156
50th Percentile 153
25th Percentile 150
75th Percentile 3.64
50th Percentile 3.4
25th Percentile 3.13

Employment Outcomes

Class of 2024
Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)
76.6%
Full-time, long-term · of total graduates
Private Practice
Any Law Firm
49.2%
All firm sizes combined
BigLaw (251+ atty)
7.8%
Large firm placement
Clerkships
All Clerkships
2.7%
Federal, state & other
Federal Clerkship
0%
Article III & federal courts
Public Sector & Other
Government
18.3%
Federal, state & local
Public Interest
6.4%
Nonprofits & advocacy
Business & Industry
8.8%
In-house & corporate
Education
0.7%
Academia & teaching
Other Outcomes
JD Advantage
8.8%
Non-bar-required roles
Unemployed, Seeking
9.8%
Actively job searching

First-Time Bar Passage

Class of 2024
First-Time Pass Rate
60.14%
Across all jurisdictions · first-time takers
ABA Avg (Weighted)
78.83%
Peer schools, same jurisdictions
vs. ABA Avg
-18.69%
Below weighted average
First-Time Takers
296
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 389
Less than ½ tuition 267
Half to full tuition 323
Full tuition 6
More than full tuition 3