University of Illinois College of Law at Urbana-Champaign

Champaign, IL

University of Illinois College of Law at Urbana-Champaign is located in Champaign, IL and enrolls approximately 188 first-year (1L) students. The median LSAT is 166 and median GPA is 3.81. In the most recent reporting year, 91.6% of graduates secured full-time, bar-required employment, with 37.4% at large firms (251+ attorneys) and 3.9% in federal clerkships.

1L Class Size
188
Median LSAT
166
Median GPA
3.81
Bar-Required Jobs
91.6%

Admissions Profile

Entering class 2024–25
75th Percentile 168
50th Percentile 166
25th Percentile 160
75th Percentile 3.92
50th Percentile 3.81
25th Percentile 3.55

Employment Outcomes

Class of 2024
Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)
91.6%
Full-time, long-term · of total graduates
Private Practice
Any Law Firm
68%
All firm sizes combined
BigLaw (251+ atty)
37.4%
Large firm placement
Clerkships
All Clerkships
5.4%
Federal, state & other
Federal Clerkship
3.9%
Article III & federal courts
Public Sector & Other
Government
10.8%
Federal, state & local
Public Interest
7.4%
Nonprofits & advocacy
Business & Industry
3.9%
In-house & corporate
Education
3%
Academia & teaching
Other Outcomes
JD Advantage
1.5%
Non-bar-required roles
Unemployed, Seeking
0%
Actively job searching

First-Time Bar Passage

Class of 2024
First-Time Pass Rate
93.56%
Across all jurisdictions · first-time takers
ABA Avg (Weighted)
79.05%
Peer schools, same jurisdictions
vs. ABA Avg
+14.51%
Above weighted average
First-Time Takers
202
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 6
Less than ½ tuition 183
Half to full tuition 273
Full tuition 0
More than full tuition 10