Loyola University Chicago School of Law

Ranked #79
2025 US News rankings
Chicago, Illinois

Admissions stats

Accepts GRE
Offers part-time
Median GPA
3.7
Median LSAT
161
Acceptance rate
28%

Decision dates

Last decision reported Jan 29
Jan 2026
2
Jan 29
Acceptance percentiles

Based on 2025 data from ABA

25TH
50TH
75TH
LSAT
159
161
163
GPA
3.55
3.7
3.83
Admissions funnel

Based on 2025 data from ABA

Count
Percent
Applications
4244
100%
Accepted
1196
28%
Matriculated
291
7%
LSAT trend
GPA trend

Employment

Employment outcomes

Based on 2024 data from ABA

Full-time legal employment
93%
Full-time non-legal
2%
Unemployed
6%
Top employment locations

Based on 2024 data from ABA

Location
Jobs
Illinois
250
California
13
Indiana
9
International
0
Jobs by employer type
Based on 2024 data from ABA
Law firms
61%
1-25
22%
26-500
23%
501+
16%
Business & industry
10%
Government
10%
Public interest
8%
Clerkship
3%
Federal
0.9%
State
2%
Tribal
0%
International
0%
Education
0.6%
Unemployed
6%

Tuition & costs

Tuition
Annual tuition, 2025-2026
$56,200
Estimated 3 years: $168,600
Cost of living (off-campus)
$32,658
Estimated 3 years
$97,974
Total cost
$89,828
Estimated 3 years
$269,484
Tuition progression
Scholarships
Median scholarship
$30,000
25th percentile: $25,000
75th percentile: $35,000
Scholarship amounts
<50%
35%
50-100%
65%
100%
0%
>100%
0.3%

Demographics

Out of 831 students in 2024, 65% were women, and 37% were racially or ethnically minoritized [?].

By gender
Students
Men
35%
Women
65%
Other
0.1%
Full-time faculty
Men
37%
Women
62%
Other
2%
Part-time faculty
Men
49%
Women
51%
Other
0%
By race/ethnicity
Students
White
63%
Black
7%
Asian
10%
Hisp
13%
PI
0%
AI
0.4%
2+
6%
Unk
0.5%
Int'l
0%
Graduates
White
62%
Black
8%
Asian
11%
Hisp
15%
PI
0%
AI
0%
2+
5%
Unk
0%
Int'l
0%
Full-time faculty
White
67%
PoC
33%
Part-time faculty
White
77%
PoC
23%
Loyola - Chicago student and staff demographics

Based on 2024 data from ABA

STUDENTS
GRADUATES
FULL-TIME PROFESSORS
PART-TIME PROFESSORS
Men
288
-
22
100
Women
542
-
37
105
Other gender
1
-
1
0
White
521
217
40
158
Asian
86
37
-
-
Hispanic
109
53
-
-
Black
61
27
-
-
Pacific Islander
0
0
-
-
American Indian
3
0
-
-
International
0
0
-
-
2+ races
47
17
-
-
Other
4
0
-
-
People of Color
310
134
20
47
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