Chicago, Illinois
University of Illinois Chicago School of Law
- Accreditation
- ABA approved since 1951
- Institution type
- Public
- J.D. formats
- Full-time and Part-time J.D.
- Median LSAT
- 153
- Median GPA
- 3.40
- Resident tuition
- $1,248 / credit
- First-year class
- 379
- Bar-required jobs
- 71.2%
- First-time bar passage
- 68.8%
Tuition & mandatory fees — 2017-2018
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 (2017)
- Covers
- Report year 2017
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
| Program | Tuition | Fees |
|---|---|---|
| Full-time · resident | $48,600 | Not reported |
| Full-time · nonresident | $48,600 | Not reported |
| Part-time · resident | $34,515 | Not reported |
| Part-time · nonresident | $34,515 | Not reported |
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 (2017)
- Covers
- Report year 2017
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
- Living off campus$25,507
- Living at home$25,507
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$48,600
- Living expenses (off campus, school estimate)$25,507
PreLaw Advisor total$74,107
Not included (not published): Mandatory fees.
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 (2017–2018 students)
Source
- Organization
- American Bar Association, Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar
- Document
- ABA Standard 509 compilation — Grants and Scholarships (2017)
- Covers
- Report year 2017
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
| Measure | All | Full-time | Part-time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total students | 938 | 671 | 267 |
| Receiving grants | 538 | 458 | 80 |
| % receiving grants | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| Less than half tuition | 314 | 276 | 38 |
| Half to full tuition | 157 | 128 | 29 |
| Full tuition | 35 | 26 | 9 |
| More than full tuition | 32 | 28 | 4 |
| 25th percentile grant | Not applicable | $10,000 | $6,000 |
| Median grant | Not applicable | $20,000 | $11,250 |
| 75th percentile grant | Not applicable | $30,000 | $18,750 |
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 (2017)
- Covers
- Report year 2017
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
The report does not state whether conditional scholarships are offered.
- Entering 2016-2017147 received · 66 reduced or eliminated
- Entering 2015-2016182 received · 70 reduced or eliminated
- Entering 2014-2015214 received · 81 reduced or eliminated
Figures are School reported to the ABA under Standard 509.