University of Illinois College of Law Acceptance Rates, Requirements, and Deadlines

32.93% University of Illinois College of Law Acceptance Rate

The acceptance rate at University of Illinois College of Law is 32.93% for the 2025-2026 admission. 2,153 students applied and 709 are accepted. Of the accepted students, 188 students finally enrolled into the school and the yield is 26.38%.

You can check acceptance rate trends with number of applicants at University of Illinois College of Law Admission Trends page.

Acceptance Rate Comparison for University of Illinois College of Law

Compared to law schools in U.S., University of Illinois College of Law's acceptance rate is similar to the average rate of 36%. Compared to law schools in Illinois, University of Illinois College of Law's acceptance rate is similar to the average rate of 33%.

You can compare University of Illinois College of Law with law schools that have similar acceptance rate between 30% and 40%

University of Illinois College of Law Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics
	Acceptance Rate	Yield	First-Year Enroll	Total Enroll
University of Illinois College of Law	32.93%	26.38%	188	670
All Law Schools	36.09%	33.15%	213	737
Public	34.52%	34.44%	184	668
Private	37.29%	32.17%	236	791
Illinois Law Schools	33%	27.68%	216	743
Public	46.50%	29.35%	206	588
Private	23.29%	26.57%	223	847

Application timeline & Requirements

For 2026 fall term class, the application deadline at University of Illinois College of Law is March 15, 2026 (Preferred Deadline). The school may accept application after the deadline, but it may give benefits to early applicants such as high acceptance chance and scholarship opportunity. Check detailed explanation about application time line at University of Illinois College of Law' application process page.

The items in following table are the required items to University of Illinois College of Law applicants. Double-check the requirements by contacting admission office or check the application requirement page. You may want to read the common law school application process and requirements to learn the law school application process.

Timeline


Preferred Deadline	2026-03-15
Admission Contact
Phone	217-244-6415
Email	law-admissions@illinois.edu
General Admission Information	https://law.illinois.edu/admissions/jd-admissions/
Application Requirements	https://law.illinois.edu/admissions/jd-admissions/jd-application/

Application Requirements


COMPLETE ACADEMIC HISTORY
LSAT Scores	Official LSAT Score, usually no older than 5 years GRE may be not accepted.
Résumé	Describe your academic, extracurricular and professional activities.
Letters Of Recommendation	Limit up to 3 or 4 letters, in general May require right of access to recommendations.
Personal Statement	Discuss any matters relevant to your ability to succeed in law school.
CAS Report	Applicants need to submit transcripts, GPA, LSAT Scores, LSAT Writing Samples, Letters of Recommendation, and more required items to LSAC. Official CAS Report includes those items and will send to School.

Data Source: https://law.illinois.edu/admissions/jd-admissions/jd-application/

2026 LSAT Scores and GPA

The LSAT score at University of Illinois College of Law is 166 and GPA is 3.81 over 188 enrolled students for the academic year 2025-2026.

Compared to law schools in U.S., University of Illinois College of Law' LSAT score is similar to the average score of 160. Compared to law schools in Illinois, University of Illinois College of Law' LSAT score is similar to the average score of 162.

You can compare University of Illinois College of Law with law schools that have similar LSAT score between 165 and 170

The 75^th percentile of LSAT score is 167 and the 25^th percentile is 160. The 75^th percentile of GPA is 3.88 and the 25^th percentile is 3.47.

1 matriculated applicants, 0.63% of first-year students, submitted GRE score and you can check the score below by test subject.

2026 Scores

	LSAT Scores	GPA
University of Illinois College of Law	166	3.81
All Law Schools	160	3.65
Public	160	3.69
Private	159	3.62
Illinois Law Schools	162	3.69
Public	155	3.50
Private	166	3.81

LSAT Score

	25^th percentile	50^th percentile	75^th percentile
2021	156	162	164
2022	162	164	166
2023	162	166	167
2024	162	165	167
2025	160	165	167
2026	160	166	168

GPA

	25^th percentile	50^th percentile	75^th percentile
2021	3.31	3.64	3.79
2022	3.44	3.66	3.82
2023	3.47	3.71	3.86
2024	3.54	3.75	3.87
2025	3.47	3.77	3.88
2026	3.55	3.81	3.92

GRE

	25^th percentile	50^th percentile	75^th percentile
Number of Submitters	1
Verbal	-	-	-
Quantitative	-	-	-
Analytical Writing	-	-	-

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