There are 10 ABA-accredited law schools in Illinois as of 2025. By school type, 4 law schools are public and 6 are private.
University of Chicago Law School ranked first among Illinois law schools with #7 in overall law school ranking.
The below list summarizes the 2024-2025 important law schools statistics for Illinois ABA-accredited law schools.
- The average LSAT Score of Illinois law schools is 161.
- The average GPA is 3.65.
- The average acceptance rate is 42.30%.
- The average yield (i.e. enrollment rate) is 25.42%.
- In public Illinois law schools, the 2024 average tuition & fees is $28,571 for state residents and $31,904 for out-of-state students.
- In private Illinois law schools, the 2024 average tuition & fees is $65,881.
- Total 7,168 students have attended Illinois law schools in 2025 and each school had 717 law school students in average.
- A total of 1,982 students have newly enrolled (first-time students) 2025 and , in average, a law school had 198 first-time students last year.
- Total 1,610 faculties have worked for Illinois law schools.
- The average bar exam pass rate is 77.97%.
List of Illinois Law Schools and Comparison
The following table lists 10 Illinois law schools with important statistics including tuition and LSAT scores. You can compare them with the information and sort the table by each column that you want.
The rankings are computed based on a number of factors including the admission scores, number of faculties, bar pass rate, acceptance rate, and employment statistics.
Illinois Law Schools Comparison Table
| School | Ranking | Founded | Tuition & Fees | Financial Aid | LSAT | GPA | Acceptance Rate | Yield | Bar Pass Rate | Population | Students to Faculty |
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| University of Chicago Law SchoolPrivateChicago, IL | 7 | 1902 | $81,069 | $15,000 | 173 | 3.94 | 12.73% | 27.96% | 97.10% | 711 | 4 to 1 |
| Northwestern Pritzker School of LawPrivateChicago, IL | 12 | 1859 | $77,532 | $40,000 | 172 | 3.95 | 15.36% | 24.28% | 91.60% | 1,225 | 4 to 1 |
| Notre Dame Law SchoolPrivateNotre Dame, IL | 26 | 1869 | $71,126 | $35,000 | 169 | 3.85 | 23.26% | 30.28% | 91.46% | 573 | 4 to 1 |
| University of Illinois College of LawPublicChampaign, IL | 42 | 1897 | $49,877 | $36,200 | 165 | 3.77 | 46.79% | 22.66% | 72.48% | 605 | 5 to 1 |
| Loyola University Chicago School of LawPrivateChicago, IL | 82 | 1909 | $57,170 | $30,000 | 160 | 3.60 | 43.02% | 18.74% | 83.56% | 1,090 | 4 to 1 |
| Chicago-Kent College of LawPrivateChicago, IL | 126 | 1888 | $54,170 | $35,000 | 160 | 3.74 | 49.35% | 26.39% | 84.08% | 829 | 5 to 1 |
| DePaul University College of LawPrivateChicago, IL | 135 | 1897 | $54,218 | $30,000 | 158 | 3.65 | 45.37% | 18.79% | 75.00% | 566 | 4 to 1 |
| Northern Illinois University College of LawPublicDeKalb, IL | 161 | 1975 | $24,067 | $8,274 | 150 | 3.26 | 55.60% | 29.37% | 59.55% | 338 | 6 to 1 |
| University of Illinois Chicago School of LawPublicChicago, IL | 176 | 1899 | - | $22,900 | 152 | 3.38 | 64.14% | 28.16% | 59.19% | 962 | 5 to 1 |
| Southern Illinois University School of LawPublicCarbondale, IL | 184 | 1973 | $21,768 | $9,500 | 148 | 3.38 | 67.35% | 27.55% | 65.67% | 269 | 7 to 1 |
