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Chicago-Kent College of Law Chicago, IL · Private · Part-time program
161 156–164 3.72 3.45–3.89 $1,830 / credit 79.7% Save Chicago-Kent College of Law Compare Chicago-Kent College of Law DePaul University College of Law Chicago, IL · Private · Part-time program
158 154–160 3.61 3.17–3.80 $55,328 83.8% Save DePaul University College of Law Compare DePaul University College of Law Loyola University Chicago School of Law Chicago, IL · Private · Part-time program
161 159–163 3.70 3.55–3.83 $58,670 85.7% Save Loyola University Chicago School of Law Compare Loyola University Chicago School of Law Northern Illinois University College of Law DeKalb, IL · Public · Part-time program
150 148–154 3.41 3.17–3.64 $23,667 61.9% Save Northern Illinois University College of Law Compare Northern Illinois University College of Law Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law Chicago, IL · Private
173 167–175 3.96 3.76–4.00 $79,772 Nonresident $79,722 91.8% Save Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law Compare Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law Southern Illinois University Simmons Law School Carbondale, IL · Public
149 146–155 3.38 2.93–3.78 $547 / credit 74.2% Save Southern Illinois University Simmons Law School Compare Southern Illinois University Simmons Law School The University of Chicago Law School Chicago, IL · Private
174 171–176 3.97 3.87–4.00 $83,316 96.7% Save The University of Chicago Law School Compare The University of Chicago Law School University of Illinois Chicago School of Law Chicago, IL · Public · Part-time program
153 150–156 3.40 3.13–3.64 $1,248 / credit 68.8% Save University of Illinois Chicago School of Law Compare University of Illinois Chicago School of Law University of Illinois College of Law at Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL · Public
166 160–168 3.81 3.55–3.92 $36,500 Nonresident $46,500 93.2% Save University of Illinois College of Law at Urbana-Champaign Compare University of Illinois College of Law at Urbana-Champaign
Admissions: fall 2025 entering class · Tuition: 2025-2026 · Bar passage: 2025 graduates. Bars show the 25th–75th percentile band and median on a common scale (LSAT 140–180, GPA 2.80–4.10). A school’s own profile states the year of each of its figures.
Chicago-Kent College of Law Chicago, IL · Private · Part-time program
Median LSAT 161 156–164
Median GPA 3.72 3.45–3.89
Resident tuition $1,830 / credit
First-time bar 79.7% Save Chicago-Kent College of Law Compare Chicago-Kent College of Law DePaul University College of Law Chicago, IL · Private · Part-time program
Median LSAT 158 154–160
Median GPA 3.61 3.17–3.80
Resident tuition $55,328
First-time bar 83.8% Save DePaul University College of Law Compare DePaul University College of Law Loyola University Chicago School of Law Chicago, IL · Private · Part-time program
Median LSAT 161 159–163
Median GPA 3.70 3.55–3.83
Resident tuition $58,670
First-time bar 85.7% Save Loyola University Chicago School of Law Compare Loyola University Chicago School of Law Northern Illinois University College of Law DeKalb, IL · Public · Part-time program
Median LSAT 150 148–154
Median GPA 3.41 3.17–3.64
Resident tuition $23,667
First-time bar 61.9% Save Northern Illinois University College of Law Compare Northern Illinois University College of Law Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law Chicago, IL · Private
Median LSAT 173 167–175
Median GPA 3.96 3.76–4.00
Resident tuition $79,772 Nonresident $79,722
First-time bar 91.8% Save Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law Compare Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law Southern Illinois University Simmons Law School Carbondale, IL · Public
Median LSAT 149 146–155
Median GPA 3.38 2.93–3.78
Resident tuition $547 / credit
First-time bar 74.2% Save Southern Illinois University Simmons Law School Compare Southern Illinois University Simmons Law School The University of Chicago Law School Chicago, IL · Private
Median LSAT 174 171–176
Median GPA 3.97 3.87–4.00
Resident tuition $83,316
First-time bar 96.7% Save The University of Chicago Law School Compare The University of Chicago Law School University of Illinois Chicago School of Law Chicago, IL · Public · Part-time program
Median LSAT 153 150–156
Median GPA 3.40 3.13–3.64
Resident tuition $1,248 / credit
First-time bar 68.8% Save University of Illinois Chicago School of Law Compare University of Illinois Chicago School of Law University of Illinois College of Law at Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL · Public
Median LSAT 166 160–168
Median GPA 3.81 3.55–3.92
Resident tuition $36,500 Nonresident $46,500
First-time bar 93.2% Save University of Illinois College of Law at Urbana-Champaign Compare University of Illinois College of Law at Urbana-Champaign Page 1 of 1
LSAT and GPA figures are the published medians of each school’s most recent entering class, with the 25th and 75th percentiles beneath. Each dataset states its own year. They describe a past class and are not an admissions prediction. Results are in the order you choose; the directory does not rank schools. Other law schools in the United States, including closed ones, are listed separately without profiles.
