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

Admissions Trends

2011–2025

Employment Outcomes

Class of 2025
Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)
72.3%
Full-time, long-term · of total graduates
Private Practice
Any Law Firm
48.5%
All firm sizes combined
BigLaw (251+ atty)
5.5%
Large firm placement
Clerkships
All Clerkships
1.8%
Federal, state & other
Federal Clerkship
0.4%
Article III & federal courts
Public Sector & Other
Government
16.8%
Federal, state & local
Public Interest
5.1%
Nonprofits & advocacy
Business & Industry
10.2%
In-house & corporate
Education
0.7%
Academia & teaching
Other Outcomes
JD Advantage
8.8%
Non-bar-required roles
Unemployed, Seeking
14.2%
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