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 — 2023-2024
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 (2023)
- Covers
- Report year 2023
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
| Program | Tuition | Fees |
|---|---|---|
| Full-time · resident | $52,950 | $320 |
| Full-time · nonresident | $52,950 | $320 |
| Part-time · resident | $38,830 | $320 |
| Part-time · nonresident | $38,830 | $320 |
| Full-time · per credit (resident) | $1,765 | $320 |
| Part-time · per credit (resident) | $1,765 | $320 |
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 (2023)
- Covers
- Report year 2023
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
- Living on campus$24,146
- Living off campus$27,634
- Living at home$27,634
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$52,950
- Mandatory fees$320
- Living expenses (off campus, school estimate)$27,634
PreLaw Advisor total$80,904
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 (2023–2024 students)
Source
- Organization
- American Bar Association, Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar
- Document
- ABA Standard 509 compilation — Grants and Scholarships (2023)
- Covers
- Report year 2023
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
| Measure | All | Full-time | Part-time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total students | 750 | 650 | 100 |
| Receiving grants | 705 | 614 | 91 |
| % receiving grants | 94% | 94% | 91% |
| Less than half tuition | 195 | 167 | 28 |
| Half to full tuition | 476 | 416 | 60 |
| Full tuition | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| More than full tuition | 32 | 31 | 1 |
| 25th percentile grant | Not applicable | $20,000 | $14,940 |
| Median grant | Not applicable | $33,500 | $24,000 |
| 75th percentile grant | Not applicable | $42,375 | $32,360 |
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 (2023)
- Covers
- Report year 2023
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
The school reports that it does not offer conditional scholarships.
- Entering 2022-20230 received · 0 reduced or eliminated
- Entering 2021-20220 received · 0 reduced or eliminated
- Entering 2020-20210 received · 0 reduced or eliminated
Figures are School reported to the ABA under Standard 509.