Top Illinois Law Schools Comparison

There are 10 ABA-accredited law schools in Illinois. Of those schools, the top 5 schools present in the following table. The schools are ranked based on test scores, tuition, bar pass rate, and employment statistics. You can search all law schools in Illinois at Illinois law school search page.
The following list compares 5 schools with important law school statistics - University of Chicago Law School, Northwestern Pritzker School of Law, Notre Dame Law School, University of Illinois College of Law, Loyola University Chicago School of Law.
  • University of Chicago Law School's tuition is the most expensive ($88,500) and University of Illinois College of Law's tuition is the lowest ($52,293).
  • University of Illinois College of Law offers the best financial aid of $32,000 which is 61.19% of tuition amount.
  • University of Chicago Law School has the lowest acceptance rate of 9.74%) and University of Illinois College of Law has the highest rate of 32.93%).
  • University of Chicago Law School has the highest LSAT score of 174 and Loyola University Chicago School of Law has the lowest score of 161.
  • University of Chicago Law School has the highest GPA of 3.97 and Loyola University Chicago School of Law has the lowest GPA of 3.70.
  • Northwestern Pritzker School of Law is the largest school with 1,205 enrolled students and Notre Dame Law School is the smallest school with 602 students.
  • University of Chicago Law School has the highest bar exam pass rate of 97.42% and Loyola University Chicago School of Law has the lowest rate of 80.00%.
  • Northwestern Pritzker School of Law is the oldest school founded in 1859 and Loyola University Chicago School of Law is the most recently founded in 1909.
  • University of Chicago Law School requires the most expensive application fees of $90.