Illinois Law Schools

There are 10 Illinois Law Schools accredited and approved by American Bar Association (ABA) - 4 public and 6 private schools.

The 2024 average law school tuition & fees for Illinois Law Schools $29,877 for state residents and $52,161 for out-of-state students.

The average LSAT (Law School Admission Test) scores of enrolled students is 161 and the average GPA is 3.64. The average acceptance rate is 41.88% and the yield (enrollment rate) is 25%. For the first-time bar exam takers, the bar exam pass rate is 77.97%.

The next table shows the average statistics for Illinois Law Schools.

University of Chicago Law School has the highest LSAT scores of 173 and Southern Illinois University School of Law has the lowest LSAT scores of 149.
University of Chicago Law School has the highest GPA of 3.94 and Southern Illinois University School of Law has the lowest GPA of 3.30.
University of Chicago Law School has the highest tuition & fees of $77,877 and Southern Illinois University School of Law has the lowest tuition & fees of $21,555.
University of Chicago Law School has the tightest (lowest) acceptance rate of 12.78% and University of Illinois Chicago School of Law has the highest rate of 69.53%.
Northwestern Pritzker School of Law has the most law school students of 1,189 and Southern Illinois University School of Law has the least students of 273.

Illinois Law Schools Statistics
Tuition & Fees
Number of Schools	10 (4 public, 6 private)
In-State	$29,877
Out-of-State	$52,161
Population	7,206
First-Year Students	1,934
Average LSAT Scores	161
Average GPA	3.64
Acceptance Rate	41.88%
Yield (Enrollment Rate)	25.22%
Bar Exam Pass Rate (First-time Takers)	77.97%

All data if for the academic year 2023-2024, except bar passage rate. You may want to sort the schools by touching/clicking the column name that you want.

Illinois Law Schools
School Name	State	Tuition & Fees	LSAT	GPA	Acceptance Rate	Student Population	Bar Exam Pass Rate
University of Chicago Law School	Illinois	$77,877	173	3.94	12.78%	686	97.10%
Northwestern Pritzker School of Law	Illinois	$74,552	172	3.92	15.53%	1,189	91.60%
Notre Dame Law School	Illinois	$68,554	169	3.83	24.39%	565	91.46%
University of Illinois College of Law	Illinois	$51,893 ($41,893)	165	3.75	43.69%	683	72.48%
Loyola University Chicago School of Law	Illinois	$56,450	160	3.60	43.92%	1,123	83.56%
Chicago-Kent College of Law	Illinois	$55,327	159	3.67	50.45%	777	84.08%
DePaul University College of Law	Illinois	$52,145	157	3.59	43.59%	603	75.00%
University of Illinois Chicago School of Law	Illinois	$39,708 ($32,508)	152	3.39	69.53%	990	59.19%
Northern Illinois University College of Law	Illinois	$23,553	150	3.43	54.48%	317	59.55%
Southern Illinois University School of Law	Illinois	$21,555	149	3.30	60.47%	273	65.67%