University of Illinois Chicago School of Law Acceptance Rates, Requirements, and Deadlines

69.53% University of Illinois Chicago School of Law Acceptance Rate

The acceptance rate at University of Illinois Chicago School of Law is 69.53% for the academic year 2023-2024. 1,749 students applied and 1,216 are accepted. Of the accepted students, 340 students finally enrolled into the school and the yield is 27.96%.

Acceptance Rate Comparison for University of Illinois Chicago School of Law

Compared to law schools in U.S., University of Illinois Chicago School of Law's acceptance rate is much higher than the average rate of 42%. Compared to law schools in Illinois, University of Illinois Chicago School of Law's acceptance rate is much higher than the average rate of 42%.

You can compare University of Illinois Chicago School of Law with law schools that have similar acceptance rate between 60% and 70%

University of Illinois Chicago School of Law Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics
	Acceptance Rate	Yield	First-Year Enroll	Total Enroll
University of Illinois Chicago School of Law	69.53%	27.96%	340	990
All Law Schools	42.35%	31.09%	187	714
Public	41.36%	31.47%	161	636
Private	43.11%	30.79%	207	774
Illinois Law Schools	42%	25.22%	193	721
Public	57.04%	26.94%	178	566
Private	31.78%	24.08%	204	824

Application timeline & Requirements

For 2024 fall term class, the application deadline at University of Illinois Chicago School of Law is March 1, 2024 (Priority Deadline). The school may accept application after the deadline, but it may give benefits to early applicants such as high acceptance chance and scholarship opportunity. Especially, to apply scholarship by school or government, the application must be submitted by the priority deadline, March 1, 2024. Check detailed explanation about application time line at University of Illinois Chicago School of Law' application process page.

The items in following table are the required items to University of Illinois Chicago School of Law applicants. Double-check the requirements by contacting admission office or check the application requirement page. You may want to read the common law school application process and requirements to learn the law school application process.

Timeline


Priority Deadline	2024-03-01
Admission Contact
Phone	312-987-1406
Email	admission@jmls.edu
General Admission Information	https://law.uic.edu/admission/jd/
Application Requirements	https://law.uic.edu/admission/jd/

Application Requirements


LSAT Or GRE Scores	Official LSAT Score, usually no older than 5 years Additional GRE scores may be optional.
Letters Of Recommendation	Limit up to 3 or 4 letters, in general May require right of access to recommendations.
Transcripts
Personal Statement	Discuss any matters relevant to your ability to succeed in law school.
Résumé	Describe your academic, extracurricular and professional activities.
CAS Report	Applicants need to submit transcripts, GPA, LSAT Scores, LSAT Writing Samples, Letters of Recommendation, and more required items to LSAC. Official CAS Report includes those items and will send to School.

Data Source: https://law.uic.edu/admission/jd/

2024 LSAT Scores and GPA

The LSAT score at University of Illinois Chicago School of Law is 152 and GPA is 3.39 over 340 enrolled students for the academic year 2023-2024.

Compared to law schools in U.S., University of Illinois Chicago School of Law' LSAT score is similar to the average score of 159. Compared to law schools in Illinois, University of Illinois Chicago School of Law' LSAT score is similar to the average score of 161.

You can compare University of Illinois Chicago School of Law with law schools that have similar LSAT score between 150 and 155

The 75^th percentile of LSAT score is 154 and the 25^th percentile is 149. The 75^th percentile of GPA is 3.6 and the 25^th percentile is 3.05.

15 matriculated applicants, 4.50% of first-year students, submitted GRE score and you can check the score below by test subject.

2024 Scores

	LSAT Scores	GPA
University of Illinois Chicago School of Law	152	3.39
All Law Schools	159	3.61
Public	159	3.64
Private	158	3.58
Illinois Law Schools	161	3.64
Public	154	3.47
Private	165	3.76

LSAT Score

		25^th percentile	50^th percentile	75^th percentile
2022	Overall	149	152	155
	Full-time	149	152	155
	Part-time	147	150	154
2023	Overall	149	152	154
	Full-time	149	152	154
	Part-time	148	151	155
2024	Overall	149	152	155
	Full-time	149	152	155
	Part-time	148	150	156

GPA

		25^th percentile	50^th percentile	75^th percentile
2022	Overall	2.99	3.31	3.52
	Full-time	3.01	3.32	3.53
	Part-time	2.8	3.3	3.47
2023	Overall	3.05	3.36	3.6
	Full-time	3.08	3.38	3.62
	Part-time	2.91	3.26	3.52
2024	Overall	3.1	3.39	3.64
	Full-time	3.1	3.42	3.64
	Part-time	2.93	3.35	3.51

GRE

	25^th percentile	50^th percentile	75^th percentile
Number of Submitters	15
Verbal	149	151	156
Quantitative	149	155	158
Analytical Writing	4	4	5

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