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%
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.
Formats come from the ABA Council’s published lists, not from the school’s marketing. What each format means
Programs published by the school
Concentrations and courses of study
Defined paths through the J.D. curriculum and study at partner institutions.
- JD Concentration in Trial AdvocacySchool page for JD Concentration in Trial Advocacy (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.
- Disability Legal Studies CertificateSchool page for Disability Legal Studies Certificate (opens in a new tab)
Clinics and field placements
Supervised legal work with real clients or in real legal settings, for credit.
- Community Enterprise & Solidarity Economy ClinicSchool page for Community Enterprise & Solidarity Economy Clinic (opens in a new tab)
- Fair Housing Legal Support Center & ClinicSchool page for Fair Housing Legal Support Center & Clinic (opens in a new tab)
- IP Patent ClinicSchool page for IP Patent Clinic (opens in a new tab)
- IP Trademark ClinicSchool page for IP Trademark Clinic (opens in a new tab)
- International Human Rights ClinicSchool page for International Human Rights Clinic (opens in a new tab)
- Pro Bono Litigation ClinicSchool page for Pro Bono Litigation Clinic (opens in a new tab)
- Veterans Legal ClinicSchool page for Veterans Legal Clinic (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 International LawSchool page for Center for International Law (opens in a new tab)
- Czech/Slovak Legal InstituteSchool page for Czech/Slovak Legal Institute (opens in a new tab)
Journals and advocacy programs
Student-edited publications and competitive advocacy programs.
- Moot Court Honors ProgramSchool page for Moot Court Honors Program (opens in a new tab)
- Trial Advocacy HonorsSchool page for Trial Advocacy Honors (opens in a new tab)
- Trial Advocacy ProgramSchool page for Trial Advocacy 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
Course titles beyond 1L
130
Clinic positions available
250
167 filled
Field placements filled
307
Simulation course seats
1,453
Co-curricular offerings
24
Full-time faculty
52
207 total faculty
Clinic and simulation seat counts are only mapped from report layouts that define them unambiguously (2025 onward).
