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, 89.5% of graduates secured full-time, bar-required employment, with 33.3% at large firms (251+ attorneys) and 4.6% 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

Admissions Trends

2011–2025

Employment Outcomes

Class of 2025
Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)
89.5%
Full-time, long-term · of total graduates
Private Practice
Any Law Firm
67.3%
All firm sizes combined
BigLaw (251+ atty)
33.3%
Large firm placement
Clerkships
All Clerkships
7.8%
Federal, state & other
Federal Clerkship
4.6%
Article III & federal courts
Public Sector & Other
Government
9.2%
Federal, state & local
Public Interest
5.2%
Nonprofits & advocacy
Business & Industry
3.3%
In-house & corporate
Education
3.3%
Academia & teaching
Other Outcomes
JD Advantage
3.9%
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