Chicago Law vs. DePaul Law

The following statements compares University of Chicago Law School (Chicago Law) and DePaul University College of Law (DePaul Law) with important law school statistics. All data is for the academic year 2023-2024, except bar passage and employment data for 2022-2023.
  • Both schools are private.
  • Chicago Law tuition of $77,877 is more expensive than DePaul Law tuition of $52,145.
  • DePaul Law offers the better financial aid of $30,000 which is 57.53% of tuition amount.
  • Chicago Law acceptance rate of 43.59% is lower than DePaul Law of 12.78%.
  • Chicago Law's LSAT score of 173 is higher than DePaul Law of 157.
  • Chicago Law's GPA of 3.94 is higher than DePaul Law of 3.59.
  • Chicago Law with 686 students is larger than DePaul Law with 603 students.
  • Chicago Law has higher bar exam pass rate than DePaul Law.
  • DePaul Law founded in 1897 is older than Chicago Law founded in 1902.
  • DePaul Law requires more expensive application fees than DePaul Law.

    University of Chicago Law School

    Private • Chicago, ILREMOVE
    Founded
    1902
    Tuition & Costs
    $77,877 tuition & fees
    $23,413 Living Costs
    $3,150 Personal Expenses
    Financial Aid
    $15,000 Avg. Amount
    19.26% Tuition Covered
    83.11% Received
    LSAT Scores
    173 Median Score
    175 75th Percentile
    169 25th Percentile
    GPA
    3.91 Median Score
    3.97 75th Percentile
    3.81 25th Percentile
    Admission
    12.78% Acceptance Rate
    26.79% Yield
    5246 Applicants
    747 Admitted
    182 Enrolled
    Enrollment
    686 Total Enrollment
    610 JD Enrollment
    93 Non-JD Enrollment
    Faculties & Staffs
    216 Faculties
    3 to 1 Students to Faculty
    Bar Exam
    97.10% Pass Rate
    209 Exam Takers
    13 Not Taken
    197 Exam Passers
    Employment
    213 Total Graduates
    209 Employed Full-time
    2 Employed Part-time
    Application Fees
    $90
    Application deadline
    2023-12-01 Early Decision
    2024-03-01 Regular Decision

    DePaul University College of Law

    Private • Chicago, ILREMOVE
    Founded
    1897
    Tuition & Costs
    $52,145 tuition & fees
    $23,796 Living Costs
    Financial Aid
    $30,000 Avg. Amount
    57.53% Tuition Covered
    99.55% Received
    LSAT Scores
    156 Median Score
    158 75th Percentile
    152 25th Percentile
    GPA
    3.57 Median Score
    3.76 75th Percentile
    3.18 25th Percentile
    Admission
    43.59% Acceptance Rate
    20.34% Yield
    1782 Applicants
    745 Admitted
    172 Enrolled
    Enrollment
    603 Total Enrollment
    533 JD Enrollment
    131 Non-JD Enrollment
    Faculties & Staffs
    140 Faculties
    5 to 1 Students to Faculty
    Bar Exam
    75.00% Pass Rate
    174 Exam Takers
    16 Not Taken
    119 Exam Passers
    Employment
    191 Total Graduates
    158 Employed Full-time
    6 Employed Part-time
    Application Fees
    Waived for 2024 Application
    Application deadline
    2024-04-01 Regular Decision