Law Schools in Illinois

Are you are looking to go to one of the law schools in Illinois? There are 9 ABA accredited law schools in Illinois.

The highest ranked law school in Illinois is University of Chicago, which was ranked 3 by US News in 2023. The school has an LSAT median of 173 and a GPA median of 3.91.

The best law school in Illinois depends on what you're looking for. Every law school is different, just like every person is different.

Other schools in Illinois include Northwestern Law School, University of Illinois College of Law, Loyola Law School Chicago, Chicago Kent Law School, Depaul Law School, University of Illinois Chicago School of Law, Northern Illinois University Law School, SIU School of Law. If you want to go to law school in Illinois, you should consider these schools.

ABA accredited law schools in Illinois

You can also check out law schools in the states that border Illinois: Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Kentucky, Missouri, Wisconsin.

Detailed information on Illinois law schools

University of Chicago Law School

Chicago, Illinois

Rank 3 (US News 2023)

Ranked: 3 by US News in 2023.
LSAT percentiles (25/50/75): 169/173/175
GPA percentiles (25/50/75): 3.81/3.91/3.97
Acceptance rate: 14.2
Bar passage rate: 97.8

Northwestern Law School

Evanston, Illinois

Rank 10 (US News 2023)

Ranked: 10 by US News in 2023.
LSAT percentiles (25/50/75): 166/171/172
GPA percentiles (25/50/75): 3.63/3.89/3.95
Acceptance rate: 15.0
Bar passage rate: 95.1

University of Illinois College of Law

Champaign, Illinois

Rank 43 (US News 2023)

Ranked: 43 by US News in 2023.
LSAT percentiles (25/50/75): 162/166/167
GPA percentiles (25/50/75): 3.47/3.71/3.86
Acceptance rate: 34.7
Bar passage rate: 84.4

Loyola Law School Chicago

Chicago , Illinois

Rank 84 (US News 2023)

Ranked: 84 by US News in 2023.
LSAT percentiles (25/50/75): 157/159/161
GPA percentiles (25/50/75): 3.37/3.56/3.72
Acceptance rate: 41.7
Bar passage rate: 81.7

Chicago Kent Law School

Chicago, Illinois

Rank 99 (US News 2023)

Ranked: 99 by US News in 2023.
LSAT percentiles (25/50/75): 155/159/161
GPA percentiles (25/50/75): 3.31/3.61/3.79
Acceptance rate: 50.5
Bar passage rate: 74.7

Depaul Law School

Chicago, Illinois

Rank 135 (US News 2023)

Ranked: 135 by US News in 2023.
LSAT percentiles (25/50/75): 152/156/158
GPA percentiles (25/50/75): 3.18/3.57/3.76
Acceptance rate: 41.8
Bar passage rate: 68.2

University of Illinois Chicago School of Law

Chicago, Illinois

Rank 159 (US News 2023)

Ranked: 159 by US News in 2023.
LSAT percentiles (25/50/75): 149/152/154
GPA percentiles (25/50/75): 3.05/3.36/3.6
Acceptance rate: 66.4
Bar passage rate: 64.4

Northern Illinois University Law School

DeKalb, Illinois

Rank 162 (US News 2023)

Ranked: 162 by US News in 2023.
LSAT percentiles (25/50/75): 147/150/152
GPA percentiles (25/50/75): 3.06/3.36/3.59
Acceptance rate: 52.1
Bar passage rate: 63.1

SIU School of Law

Carbondale, Illinois

Rank 174 (US News 2023)

Ranked: 174 by US News in 2023.
LSAT percentiles (25/50/75): 147/150/153
GPA percentiles (25/50/75): 2.92/3.35/3.62
Acceptance rate: 56.7
Bar passage rate: 59.4

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trees1234567

19:27

people submit additional LORs

trees1234567

19:27

depending on the school tho

trees1234567

19:28

as a general piece of advice - whatever you wrote about your job in any material - make sure you share that w them so they can co sign that and expand on it!

trees1234567

19:28

as a baseline

TruthTheX

19:28

Yeah I was hoping to submit it to GULC to get off the WL. I’m assuming most of their medians are hit so they need diversity and experience etc

TruthTheX

19:29

@Hellwoods2025: gotcha yeah they actually offered first to try and help they’re super supportive so I’m not worried they’ll hate me and use it to screw me over hahaha

TruthTheX

19:30

@trees1234567: gotcha when I send my supervisor the list of things to talk about I’ll include the paragraph I wrote as a “job update” for my LOCI ty

trees1234567

19:31

ofc! i feel like as a baseline recommenders can cosign whatever cool stuff you say about yourself

trees1234567

19:31

like that is always helpful and then anything else they can do is above and beyond!

TruthTheX

19:32

Tbh I downplayed myself and more mentioned as a team we did x y and z and all that cuz I didn’t wanna come off as arrogant and be like “all me” so them backing it up or expanding on how I specifically helped even more than the “here were my notable contributions to this team effort” should strengthen I think

trees1234567

19:33

yep

trees1234567

19:33

you laid the foundation that your team is doing well and now they can highlight your leadership/contributions!

TruthTheX

19:34

I gotcha that makes sense to frame it that way ty

CallHerDaddy

19:40

Hi loves

CallHerDaddy

19:41

Who got vandy movement

BelligerentMagicalWarthog

19:51

^^^^

Obtainingdreams

20:03

Question: If you had a 177 3.96 would accept Northwestern for 90k (30 a year) off the waitlist

[] shereallysaidmeganslaw

20:06

umm yes

[] shereallysaidmeganslaw

20:07

its an incredible school, is there a reason why you're hesitant?

jb2029

20:11

WL? Lose my number

jb2029

20:11

lol

Obtainingdreams

20:25

the thought is i could reapply ED next year and get more they guarantee 40

Obtainingdreams

20:25

or get more at cornell they usually give 50 a year to people w my stats

WhatDoIHaveToLose

20:26

Gotta think if you're willing to re write your essays though - most schools expect/want new material

WhatDoIHaveToLose

20:26

that scholly at northwestern is nice if you get off the wl

jb2029

20:27

That does seem low for your stats

jb2029

20:30

unobtanium, when did you apply

Obtainingdreams

20:37

september

GreenJumbledScorpion

21:51

@jb2029: did you get into hls?

babybunny

22:13

Wittgenstein’s ladder

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