University of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign

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Champaign, IL 61820
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National Comparison: Overview of Facts

#9 in Public Sector Salary

Illinois Law is tied for #9 in terms of median starting salary among graduates working in government jobs or judicial clerkships at the federal or state level ($65,000).

#14 in Bar Passage Rate

Illinois Law ranks #14 in terms of bar passage rate among first-time test takers (95.3%), and it outperforms by +16.3% the state of Illinois’s overall bar passage rate of 79.0%. (A national comparison on this metric should be taken in a qualified sense and with caution, because every state has a different bar passage rate.)

#17 in Library Size

Illinois Law ranks #17 in terms of library size with 829,306 volumes or equivalents.

#20 in Student to Faculty Ratio

Illinois Law is tied for #20 in terms of lowest student to faculty ratio (5.0:1).

#27 in Employment Rate at 10 Months

#44 in Employment Rate at Graduation
Illinois Law ranks #27 in terms of graduates employed ten months after graduation (86.6%) and #44 in terms of graduates employed at the time of graduation (60.6%) .

#36 in Median LSAT

Illinois Law is tied for #36 in terms of the median LSAT score (162) among those applicants granted admission who enrolled as full-time students. The LSAT measures reading comprehension, analytical reasoning, and logical reasoning.

#40 in Acceptance Rate

Illinois Law ranks #40 in terms of student selectivity with an acceptance rate of 33.0% among those who applied for admission.

#40 in Median Undergraduate GPA

Illinois Law ranks #40 in terms of highest median undergraduate GPA (3.65) among those applicants granted admission who enrolled as full-time students.

#58 in Presence of Female Faculty

Illinois Law is tied for #58 in terms of the highest percentage of faculty who are female (43.3%).

#66 in Private Sector Salary

Illinois Law is tied for #66 in terms of the median starting salary among graduates working in private practice as law firm associates ($80,000).

#69 in Presence of Minority Faculty

Illinois Law ranks #69 in terms of the highest percentage of faculty who are racial or ethnic minority (14.9%).

#74 in Presence of Minority Students

Illinois Law ranks #74 in terms of the highest percentage of students who are racial or ethnic minority (36.6%).

#79 in Highest Tuition (out-of-state)

#153 in Highest Tuition (in-state)
Illinois Law ranks #79 in terms of highest tuition among full-time law students for its out-of state tuition of $48,118, and it ranks #153 in terms of highest tuition among full-time law students for its in-state tuition of $38,118. We rank from a total of 283 tuition rates from 194 law schools, ranking twice those law schools that have different in-state and out-of-state tuition rates. Room and board expenses average $13,710 per year.

Fall 2020 Application Information

Application Deadline: March 15
Application Fee: $0

Admissions Statistics

2020 2017
Acceptance Rate 33.0% 45.7%
LSAT Score (Median) 162 161
LSAT Score (25th-75th percentile) 157-164 158-163
GPA (Median) 3.65 3.47
GPA Range (25th-75th percentile) 3.25-3.80 3.26-3.68

Bar Exam Statistics

2020 2017
State in which most graduates took bar exam: IL IL
School's bar passage rate: 95.3% 84.9%
State overall bar passage rate: 79.0% 85.0%
School bar pass rate vs. state bar pass rate: +16.3% -0.1%

Employment Statistics

2020 2017
Graduates employed at graduation: 60.6% 61.1%
Graduates employed 10 months after graduation: 86.6% 82.2%

Tuition and Expenses

2020 2017
Tuition (In-State): $38,118 N/A
Tuition (Out-of-State): $48,118 N/A
Room and Board: $13,710 $13,350
Proportion of full-time students receiving grants: 98.4% N/A
Median grant amount among full-time students: $35,000 $20,000
Average indebtedness of those who incurred debt: $76,405 $118,731
Proportion of graduates who incurred debt: 72.5% 70.7%
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Students & Faculty

2020 2017
Total Students: 402 477
Men: 58.7% 60.2%
Women: 41.3% 39.8%
Student Racial Demographics:

White: 63.4% N/A
Black: 3.7% N/A
Hispanic: 9.5% N/A
Asian: 10.9% N/A
Student-to-Faculty Ratio: 5.0 : 1 N/A
Total Faculty: 134 N/A
Male: 56.7% N/A
Female: 43.3% N/A
Minority: 14.9% N/A

Full-Time Starting Salaries

2020 2017
Private Sector (Median): $80,000 $79,500
Public Sector (Median): $65,000 $56,000
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Library Resources

2020 2017
Volumes and equivalents: 829,306 812,065