Comparing Chicago Law and UIUC Law Side by Side

The following statements compares University of Chicago Law School (Chicago Law) and University of Illinois College of Law (UIUC Law) with important law school statistics. All data is for the academic year 2025-2026, except bar passage and employment data for 2024-2025.
  • Chicago Law tuition of $88,500 is more expensive than UIUC Law tuition of $52,293.
  • UIUC Law offers the better financial aid of $32,000 which is 61.19% of tuition amount.
  • Chicago Law acceptance rate of 32.93% is lower than UIUC Law of 9.74%.
  • Chicago Law's LSAT score of 174 is higher than UIUC Law of 166.
  • Chicago Law's GPA of 3.97 is higher than UIUC Law of 3.81.
  • Chicago Law with 710 students is larger than UIUC Law with 670 students.
  • Chicago Law has higher bar exam pass rate than UIUC Law.
  • UIUC Law founded in 1897 is older than Chicago Law founded in 1902.