Overview

Applicants
3,287
Acceptance Rate
43%
Median Undergrad GPA
3.60
Accepted Applicants Who Attend
270

Test Scores

LSAT
25th-75th percentile
(enrolled students)
157 - 163

Deadlines

Application Deadlines
May 1

Application Process

Rolling Admissions
Yes

Application Fee
$0

CAS Service Used
Yes

Applicants accepted in terms other than fall
No

Transfer Applicants Accepted
Yes

Deferred Admission
Yes

Other Admission Factors


Selectivity Rating

Faculty Information

Student/Faculty
6:1
Total Faculty
286

54
Female
21.3
Underrepresented Minorities


Students Say

The Loyola University Chicago School of Law is a student-focused institution that proudly defines itself by a 鈥淛esuit tradition of scholarship and service [that] defines the culture and character of the school.鈥 The school offers both a full-time and a weekend degree鈥斺淭he weekend program director is above-and-beyond helpful,鈥 shares an enrollee鈥攁s well as numerous opportunities for specialization, including certificates in Child and Family Law, Public Interest Law, and International Law and Practice. Additionally, the Community Law Center and a host of clinics also link theory to practice while serving the community. With renowned centers and institutes (such as the Center for Social Justice and the Institute for Health Law and Policy), students gain both experience and networking contacts during their time in attendance. A minimum of six experiential law credits are required after the first year, which is relatively easy to do in Chicago, where 鈥渢here is excellent access to the courts (state/federal/appellate/etc.) and associated opportunities.鈥 Moreover, because the city's legal community is 鈥渢ight knit,鈥 it helps to be connected, and students note that experiences 鈥渁re abundant via Loyola alumni.鈥 And the school 鈥渄oes a good job of encouraging Loyola students as early as the first year to take advantage of Loyola's network.鈥 For instance, judicial externships are readily available, and 鈥渁nyone who cares about the law and works hard has the opportunity to extern for a judge.鈥 On top of that, the school 鈥渙ffers many moot and mock trial teams as a means of letting their students be a part of a community.鈥

鈥溾楨ngaging' does not begin to describe the classroom experience鈥 at Loyola, where professors 鈥済o out of their way to make sure you not only understand the relevant material鈥 and also 鈥渢ruly care about you as a person.鈥 They have 鈥渉elped to cultivate a collaborative community at Loyola that stands apart,鈥 and 鈥渢he professionalism of the outstanding faculty is empowering and encouraging.鈥 Students regularly praise the Legal Writing and Research courses, which 鈥渁re taught in a very direct and approachable way.鈥 According to one, 鈥渢he legal writing course [sets] the stage for the rest of the substantive courses.鈥 This groundwork is also supported by 鈥渞esearch facilities [that] are excellent,鈥 including the library, which always has aides at the ready. There is also a strong focus 鈥渙n teaching trial skills that equip students in the program to handle the courtroom from day one of practice.鈥 The administration at Loyola is 鈥渆mpathetic and realistic when advising students,鈥 so it's 鈥渃onsistently [asking for] student input in the administrative processes such as hiring, technology, resources, and classes.

Career overview

Pass Rate for First-Time Bar Exam
80%
Median Starting Salary
$100,000
% of graduates who are employed within ten months of graduation
93%
% of job accepting graduates providing useable salary information
66%

Career Services

On campus summer employment recruitment for first year JD students
No

On campus summer employment recruitment for second year JD students
Yes

# of Employers that Recruit on Campus Each Year
33

Employers who most frequently hire graduates
Cook County State's Attorney's Office Kirkland & Ellis LLP Legal Aid Chicago Law Office of the Cook County Public Defender Sidley Austin LLP Grant Thornton DLA Piper Mayer Brown LLP Cassiday Schade LLP Faegre Drinker Biddle Reath LLP Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP Ernst & Young Winston & Strawn LLP Factor McDermott Will & Emery LLP Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP Reed Smith LLP Fuksa Khorshid, LLC Barnes & Thornburg LLP Morgan Lewis

Graduates Employed by Area

61%
Private Practice
10%
Business/Industry
10%
Government
8%
Public Interes
3%
Judicial Clerkships
1%
Academic

Graduates Employed by Region

78%
MidWest
5%
Pacific
4%
South
2%
Mid-Atlantic
1%
Mountain
1%
South West
1%
New England

Prominent Alumni

Virginia Kendall
Chief Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

John Cullerton
(former) President of Illinois Senate

Lisa Madigan
(former) Attorney General of Illinois; (current) Partner, Kirkland and Ellis

Robert Thomas
(former) Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Illinois

Dan Webb
(former) United States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois; Co-Executive Chairman of Winston & Strawn

Dates

Financial Aid Rating
Mar 1

Financial Aid Statistics

% Students Receiving Some Aid
90%

Expenses per Academic Year

Tuition
$56,200
Estimated On-Campus Room and Board
$19,956
Estimated Off-Campus Room and Board
$19,956
Estimated Cost for Books / Academic Expense
$12,702
Fees
$970

Student Body Profile

Total Enrollment
757
Parent Institution Enrollement
17,007

Average Age at Entry
24

Demographics

21.80%
% Under-represented Minorities

82% are full time
18% are part time
55% female
45% male

Campus Life

Students Say

The 鈥渁tmosphere at Loyola is one of genuine care amongst the students,鈥 who are 鈥済ood people trying to do good things in the world.鈥 While 鈥渢he school leans liberal,鈥 people 鈥渙f every sort of ethnicity, orientation, or political persuasion are afforded opportunities to be heard and respected.鈥 This is 鈥渁 social school, with plenty of opportunities to make friends to study or socialize with,鈥 and there is 鈥渁 weekly 鈥楤ar Review' which frequents local taverns on Thursday nights.鈥 Everyone 鈥渋s friendly and ignores all of the cutthroat attitude that law schools are notorious for.鈥

More Information

% of Classrooms with Internet Access
100%

Admissions Office Contact

Contact
Office of Admission and Financial Assistance
Office of Admission and Financial Assistance

Address
25 E. Pearson, Suite 1208
Chicago, IL 60611

Phone
312-915-7170

Email
law-admissions@luc.edu


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