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%
J.D. program formats
- Full-time J.D.
- Offered. Full-time first-year students were reported to the ABA.
- Part-time J.D.
- Offered. The school is on the ABA Council’s list of approved part-time programs.
- Distance-education J.D.
- Not on the ABA Council’s distance-education J.D. list.
- Accelerated entry
- B.A./J.D.
Formats come from the ABA Council’s published lists, not from the school’s marketing. What each format means
Programs published by the school
Joint and dual degrees
A J.D. earned together with a second degree, usually in less time than the two would take separately. Each pairing is specific to the school that offers it.
- J.D./M.B.A.School page for J.D./M.B.A. (opens in a new tab)
- J.D./M.P.A.School page for J.D./M.P.A. (opens in a new tab)
- J.D./M.S. in FinanceSchool page for J.D./M.S. in Finance (opens in a new tab)
- J.D./M.S. in Sustainability Analytics and ManagementSchool page for J.D./M.S. in Sustainability Analytics and Management (opens in a new tab)
Certificates
Credentials a school awards for completing a defined set of courses, either alongside the J.D. or as a stand-alone program.
- Certificate in International Law and PracticeSchool page for Certificate in International Law and Practice (opens in a new tab)
- Certificate in Privacy LawSchool page for Certificate in Privacy Law (opens in a new tab)
- Criminal Litigation Certificate ProgramSchool page for Criminal Litigation Certificate Program (opens in a new tab)
- J.D. Certificate in Business LawSchool page for J.D. Certificate in Business Law (opens in a new tab)
- J.D. Certificate in Criminal LitigationSchool page for J.D. Certificate in Criminal Litigation (opens in a new tab)
- J.D. Certificate in Environmental and Energy LawSchool page for J.D. Certificate in Environmental and Energy Law (opens in a new tab)
- J.D. Certificate in Intellectual Property LawSchool page for J.D. Certificate in Intellectual Property Law (opens in a new tab)
- J.D. Certificate in International and Comparative LawSchool page for J.D. Certificate in International and Comparative Law (opens in a new tab)
- J.D. Certificate in Labor and Employment LawSchool page for J.D. Certificate in Labor and Employment Law (opens in a new tab)
- J.D. Certificate in Legal Innovation and TechnologySchool page for J.D. Certificate in Legal Innovation and Technology (opens in a new tab)
- J.D. Certificate in Litigation and Alternative Dispute ResolutionSchool page for J.D. Certificate in Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution (opens in a new tab)
- J.D. Certificate in PraxisSchool page for J.D. Certificate in Praxis (opens in a new tab)
- J.D. Certificate in Privacy LawSchool page for J.D. Certificate in Privacy Law (opens in a new tab)
- J.D. Certificate in Public Interest LawSchool page for J.D. Certificate in Public Interest Law (opens in a new tab)
- Litigation and Dispute Resolution (LADR) Certificate ProgramSchool page for Litigation and Dispute Resolution (LADR) Certificate Program (opens in a new tab)
Centers and institutes
Research and program centers that organize a school's teaching, scholarship and events in a field.
- Center for Access to Justice and TechnologySchool page for Center for Access to Justice and Technology (opens in a new tab)
- Center for Empirical Studies of Intellectual PropertySchool page for Center for Empirical Studies of Intellectual Property (opens in a new tab)
- Institute for Compliance in Financial MarketsSchool page for Institute for Compliance in Financial Markets (opens in a new tab)
- Institute for Law and the HumanitiesSchool page for Institute for Law and the Humanities (opens in a new tab)
- Institute for Science, Law & TechnologySchool page for Institute for Science, Law & Technology (opens in a new tab)
- Institute on the Supreme Court of the United StatesSchool page for Institute on the Supreme Court of the United States (opens in a new tab)
- Martin H. Malin Institute for Law and the WorkplaceSchool page for Martin H. Malin Institute for Law and the Workplace (opens in a new tab)
- Public Interest CenterSchool page for Public Interest Center (opens in a new tab)
- The Justice John Paul Stevens Jury CenterSchool page for The Justice John Paul Stevens Jury Center (opens in a new tab)
Journals and advocacy programs
Student-edited publications and competitive advocacy programs.
- Chicago-Kent Journal of Intellectual PropertySchool page for Chicago-Kent Journal of Intellectual Property (opens in a new tab)
- Chicago-Kent Law ReviewSchool page for Chicago-Kent Law Review (opens in a new tab)
- Employee Rights and Employment Policy JournalSchool page for Employee Rights and Employment Policy Journal (opens in a new tab)
- Journal of Environmental and Energy LawSchool page for Journal of Environmental and Energy Law (opens in a new tab)
Advanced law degrees
Degrees for people who already hold a first degree in law, in the United States or abroad.
- LL.M. in Global Business and Financial LawSchool page for LL.M. in Global Business and Financial Law (opens in a new tab)
- LL.M. in International Intellectual Property LawSchool page for LL.M. in International Intellectual Property Law (opens in a new tab)
- LL.M. in Legal Innovation and TechnologySchool page for LL.M. in Legal Innovation and Technology (opens in a new tab)
- LL.M. in Trial AdvocacySchool page for LL.M. in Trial Advocacy (opens in a new tab)
- LL.M. programSchool page for LL.M. program (opens in a new tab)
Curriculum & faculty (2025 ABA report)
Source
- Organization
- American Bar Association, Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar
- Document
- ABA Standard 509 compilation — Curricular Offerings (2025)
- Covers
- Report year 2025
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
Clinic and simulation seat counts are only mapped from report layouts that define them unambiguously (2025 onward).
