DePaul University College of Law

Ranked #133
2025 US News rankings
Chicago, Illinois

Admissions stats

Accepts GRE
Offers part-time
Median GPA
3.61
Median LSAT
158
Acceptance rate
35%

Decision dates

Last decision reported Jan 23
Jan 2026
5
Jan 23
Jan 20
Jan 13
Jan 6
Dec 2025
4
Dec 15
Dec 8
Nov 2025
1
Nov 4
Acceptance percentiles

Based on 2025 data from ABA

25TH
50TH
75TH
LSAT
154
158
160
GPA
3.17
3.61
3.8
Admissions funnel

Based on 2025 data from ABA

Count
Percent
Applications
2643
100%
Accepted
920
35%
Matriculated
185
7%
LSAT trend
GPA trend

Employment

Employment outcomes

Based on 2024 data from ABA

Full-time legal employment
83%
Full-time non-legal
9%
Unemployed
7%
Top employment locations

Based on 2024 data from ABA

Location
Jobs
Illinois
132
Indiana
5
Michigan
4
International
0
Jobs by employer type
Based on 2024 data from ABA
Law firms
55%
1-25
28%
26-500
18%
501+
8%
Business & industry
8%
Government
16%
Public interest
6%
Clerkship
2%
Federal
0%
State
2%
Tribal
0%
International
0%
Education
0%
Unemployed
7%

Tuition & costs

Tuition
Annual tuition, 2025-2026
$53,716
Estimated 3 years: $161,148
Cost of living (off-campus)
$27,300
Estimated 3 years
$81,900
Total cost
$81,518
Estimated 3 years
$244,554
Tuition progression
Scholarships
Median scholarship
$30,000
25th percentile: $21,800
75th percentile: $35,000
Scholarship amounts
<50%
33%
50-100%
65%
100%
0%
>100%
2%

Demographics

Out of 495 students in 2024, 65% were women, and 34% were racially or ethnically minoritized [?].

By gender
Students
Men
33%
Women
65%
Other
0.2%
Full-time faculty
Men
64%
Women
36%
Other
0%
Part-time faculty
Men
47%
Women
48%
Other
0%
By race/ethnicity
Students
White
66%
Black
6%
Asian
8%
Hisp
11%
PI
0%
AI
0%
2+
4%
Unk
4%
Int'l
0%
Graduates
White
67%
Black
6%
Asian
7%
Hisp
15%
PI
0%
AI
0%
2+
2%
Unk
3%
Int'l
0%
Full-time faculty
White
75%
PoC
25%
Part-time faculty
White
79%
PoC
21%
DePaul student and staff demographics

Based on 2024 data from ABA

STUDENTS
GRADUATES
FULL-TIME PROFESSORS
PART-TIME PROFESSORS
Men
163
-
23
45
Women
324
-
13
46
Other gender
1
-
0
0
White
328
119
27
76
Asian
42
12
-
-
Hispanic
56
27
-
-
Black
32
10
-
-
Pacific Islander
0
0
-
-
American Indian
0
0
-
-
International
0
0
-
-
2+ races
18
4
-
-
Other
19
6
-
-
People of Color
167
59
9
20
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