University of Illinois College of Law

The law school of University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, known as University of Illinois College of Law, is a Public, 4 years school in Champaign, IL. The law school tuition & fees at University of Illinois College of Law is $51,893. Its average LSAT score submitted by enrolled students is 165 and the average GPA is 3.75 for the academic yera 2023-2024. Total 683 students are attending the law school and 159 first-year students enrolled last year.
  • LSAT Average: 165
  • Tuition & Fees (JD): $51,893
  • LLM Tuition & Fees: $54,782
  • Acceptance Rate: 43.69%
  • Student Population: 683
  • First-Year Student: 159

2023-2024 Tuition & Fees

The 2023-2024 tuition & fees at University of Illinois College of Law is $41,893 for Illinois residents and $51,893 for out-of-state students. The tuition increased by 0.46% compared to last year. The average living costs besides tuition & fees is $13,554 including costs for room & boards, transportation, and other personal expenses. The living costs does not include the fees for health insurance.
The average tuition & fees of law schools in Illinois is $48,400 for Illinois residents and $50,311 for out-of-state students. For all laws schools in United States, the average law school tuition & fees is $42,924 for State residents and $48,063 for out-of-state students.
The tuition & fees of University of Illinois College of Law is more expensive than the average tuition & fees of Illinois law schools, as well as costs of all law schools in United States.
The next table shows the University of Illinois College of Law tuition & fees and compare it to the Illinois law schools and all U.S. Law schools. The 2024 statistics for comparison is not available yet due to the lack of data.
University of Illinois College of Law 2023 Tuition & Fees
202220232024
In-StateOut-of-StateIn-StateOut-of-StateIn-StateOut-of-State
University of Illinois College of Law$38,273$48,273$41,657$51,657$41,893$51,893
Illinois Law Schools$46,692$48,803 $47,584$49,695-
All U.S. Law Schools$40,818$46,359 $42,101$47,510-

LSAT score and GPA in Average

The average LSAT scores submitted by enrolled students is 165 and the average GPA is 3.75 at University of Illinois College of Law.
The LSAT score of University of Illinois College of Law is higher than the average LSAT score of Illinois law schools, as well as all law schools in United States.
The undergraduate GPA of University of Illinois College of Law is higher than the average LSAT score of Illinois law schools, as well as all law schools in United States.
The next table shows the submitted LSAT scores and GPA by 25th/50th/75th percentile and full-time/part-time status and compare each score to last year scores.
University of Illinois College of Law LSAT scores distribution
University of Illinois College of LawIllinois Law SchoolsAll Law Schools
25th percentile162156155
50th percentile165160159
75th percentile167162161
University of Illinois College of LawGPA distribution
University of Illinois College of LawIllinois Law SchoolsAll Law Schools
25th percentile3.543.363.33
50th percentile3.753.623.61
75th percentile3.873.793.79

Acceptance Rate & Admission Statistics

For the academic year 2023-2024, total 1,687 students have applied to University of Illinois College of Law. Among them, 737 students have accepted to admit and 159 have enrolled into University of Illinois College of LawThe acceptance rate is 43.69% and the yield is 22%.
The acceptance rate of University of Illinois College of Law is lower than the acceptance rate of Illinois law schools.
The next table illustrates the admission counts, acceptance rate, and yield at University of Illinois College of Law.
University of Illinois College of Law Admission Statistics
University of Illinois College of LawIllinois Law SchoolsAll Law Schools
Applicants1,68722,770414,758
Admitted7377,312130,837
Enrolled1591,76136,756
Acceptance Rate43.69%43.83%42.40%
Yield (Enrollment Rate)21.57%24.84%30.97%

Law School Student Population

For the academic year 2023-2024, total 683 students enrolled to University of Illinois College of Law. Among them 519 students enrolled in JD (Juris Doctor degree) program and 164 students enrolled in Non-JD program.
For the first class, 159 students newly joined to to University of Illinois College of Law. By gender, there are 80 men and 75 women first-time students at University of Illinois College of Law. All students enrolled as full-time status at University of Illinois College of Law.
University of Illinois College of Law Student Population
20232024
Total Enrollment718683
JD Enrollment524519
Non-JD Enrollment194164
First-year Student Population
20232024
Total161159
Men8780
Women7475

Bar Exam Pass Rate

For the first time bar exam takers, the bar exam pass rate is 72.48% where 149 students took the exam and 108 students passed the exam. The pass rate is lower than average pass rate of Illinois law schools (77.59%).
Bar Exam Pass Rate
20232024
Number of Graduates129151
First-Time Bar Exam Takers Total126149
New Graduates124148
Prior Year Graduates21
Early Takers00
No Exam Takers53
Exam Passer114108
Exam Pass Rate90.48%72.48%
Illinois Pass Rate74.99%77.59%

Law Schools in Illinois

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