Chicago, Illinois
Chicago-Kent College of Law
- Accreditation
- ABA approved since 1936
- Institution type
- Private
- J.D. formats
- Full-time and Part-time J.D.
- Median LSAT
- 161
- Median GPA
- 3.72
- Resident tuition
- $1,830 / credit
- First-year class
- 245
- Bar-required jobs
- 75.4%
- First-time bar passage
- 79.7%
Tuition & mandatory fees — 2019-2020
Source
- Organization
- American Bar Association, Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar
- Document
- ABA Standard 509 compilation — Tuitions and Fees/Living Expenses/Cond. Scholarships (2019)
- Covers
- Report year 2019
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
| Program | Tuition | Fees |
|---|---|---|
| Full-time · resident | $24,070 | $255 |
| Full-time · nonresident | $24,070 | $255 |
| Part-time · resident | $18,260 | $110 |
| Part-time · nonresident | $18,260 | $110 |
| Full-time · per credit (resident) | $1,660 | $255 |
| Part-time · per credit (resident) | $1,660 | $110 |
The school reports a tuition guarantee program.
Living expenses (school estimates)
Source
- Organization
- American Bar Association, Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar
- Document
- ABA Standard 509 compilation — Tuitions and Fees/Living Expenses/Cond. Scholarships (2019)
- Covers
- Report year 2019
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
- Living on campus$22,305
- Living off campus$22,305
- Living at home$22,305
Annual estimates for single students, as reported by the school. Books, transportation and insurance are not itemized in ABA disclosures.
Estimated annual cost (calculation)
- Tuition$24,070
- Mandatory fees$255
- Living expenses (off campus, school estimate)$22,305
PreLaw Advisor total$46,630
Sum of the school-published figures above. It is not the school’s official cost of attendance and assumes no scholarship.
Model costs with your own scholarship offers →Grants & scholarships (2019–2020 students)
Source
- Organization
- American Bar Association, Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar
- Document
- ABA Standard 509 compilation — Grants and Scholarships (2019)
- Covers
- Report year 2019
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
| Measure | All | Full-time | Part-time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total students | 780 | 652 | 128 |
| Receiving grants | 672 | 570 | 102 |
| % receiving grants | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| Less than half tuition | 243 | 198 | 45 |
| Half to full tuition | 397 | 346 | 51 |
| Full tuition | 28 | 23 | 5 |
| More than full tuition | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 25th percentile grant | Not applicable | $18,000 | $11,250 |
| Median grant | Not applicable | $30,000 | $18,750 |
| 75th percentile grant | Not applicable | $36,053 | $25,000 |
The ABA publishes grant percentiles by full-time/part-time status only. These describe past awards; they do not indicate what any applicant will receive.
Conditional scholarships
Source
- Organization
- American Bar Association, Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar
- Document
- ABA Standard 509 compilation — Tuitions and Fees/Living Expenses/Cond. Scholarships (2019)
- Covers
- Report year 2019
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
The report does not state whether conditional scholarships are offered.
- Entering 2017-20180 received · 0 reduced or eliminated
- Entering 2016-20170 received · 0 reduced or eliminated
- Entering 2015-20160 received · 0 reduced or eliminated
Figures are School reported to the ABA under Standard 509.