Self-study
DePaul University College of Law
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
Accepted: 1
Jan 20
Waitlisted: 1
Jan 13
Waitlisted: 1
Jan 6
Accepted: 2
Dec 2025
4
Dec 15
Accepted: 1
Dec 8
Waitlisted: 2
Accepted: 1
Nov 2025
1
Nov 4
Rejected: 1
Acceptance percentiles
Based on 2025 data from ABA
LSAT
154
158
160
GPA
3.17
3.61
3.8
Admissions funnel
Based on 2025 data from ABA
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
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
Estimated summing tuition, fees, and living expenses over 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
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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