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Depaul Law School
Also known as
- Depaul Law School
- DePaul University
- DEPAUL UNIVERSITY
- DePaul
Depaul Law School is a law school located in Chicago, Illinois. The school was ranked 133 in 2025 by USNWR. Annual enrollment for Depaul Law School is approximately 162.
Admissions website: https://law.depaul.edu/admission/Pages/apply.aspx
Admissions email: lawinfo@depaul.edu
Admissions phone: (312) 362-6831
Depaul Law School Key Statistics
| Previous year ABA 509 data | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Percentiles | 25 | 50 | 75 |
| LSAT | 153 | 157 | 159 |
| GPA | 3.27 | 3.59 | 3.79 |
| Miscellaneous | Count | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| # Applications | 1771 | 59 |
| # Admissions offers | 772 | - |
| Class size | 162 | 47 |
| % Accepted | 43.6% | 49 |
| % Yield | 20.3% | 11 |
During the 2025 application cycle, 1,771 people applied and 772 were offered admission.
DePaul University has a 1L class size of 162, and yield of 20.34%. 157 out of 772 applicants who were offered admission accepted, meaning that 20.34% of the people who were offered admission ended up attending the school.
The 1L class at DePaul University has a median LSAT of 158. The 25th percentile LSAT is 153 and the 75th percentile LSAT is 159.
The median GPA is 3.65. The 25th percentile GPA is 3.16 and the 75th percentile GPA is 3.82.
Depaul Law School LSAT & GPA graph for 2023-2024
LSD has stats for 185 applicants for the 2023-2024 application cycle.
The graphs show applicant results plotted against GPA and LSAT. The dotted lines on the graphs represent the 25/50/75th percentiles reported by the school in their ABA 509 report from the previous year.
Each data point represents an LSD user that shared their application results for the benefit of future applicants.
Click on a data point to see that user's profile.
How much does Depaul Law School cost per year?
*The following data belongs to previous years.
Cost of attending Depaul Law School
In 2025, tuition was $52,145 and the annual cost of attending was $78,825 (tuition plus living expenses).
Cost of Attendance (CoA) is the estimated total amount you will have to spend every year to go to school. Unlike tuition, CoA includes expenses like rent, food, and insurance.
Depaul Law School employment outcomes
JD graduates from DePaul University make $90,000 (median) upon graduation if they work in the private sector. If they go into the public sector, a grad can expect to make $66,000.
62.4% of law graduates from DePaul University go directly to work for law firms, while 5.3% clerk for a judge. 14.3% of graduates go into public interest.
75.0% of DePaul University graduates pass the bar on their first try.
Some interesting facts about Depaul Law School
DePaul University College of Law is centered in the heart of downtown Chicago, providing its students with a rich and dynamic urban setting. DePaul University is the nation's largest Catholic university and among the largest private universities in the nation, as well as one of the largest private universities in Illinois. The College of Law is fully accredited by the ABA, is a member of AALS and Order of the Coif, and offers full-time, part-time, and summer programs. Its location—centered within the city's business and legal communities—provides students with extensive contact with Chicago's legal community, and students gain access to a national law alumni network that is more than 15,000 strong. The law school is within walking distance of the state and federal courts, a variety of government offices, and numerous corporations and law firms. DePaul law graduates reside in all 50 states and in more than 20 countries, and among them are three former mayors of Chicago, more than 350 state and federal judges, and numerous CEOs, CFOs, executives, and partners at corporations and law firms worldwide.