University of Chicago

Ranked #3
2025 US News rankings
Ranked #3 in Above the Law 2025
Chicago, Illinois

Admissions stats

Accepts GRE
Offers part-time
Median GPA
3.94
Median LSAT
173
Acceptance rate
13%
Acceptance percentiles

Based on 2024 data from ABA

25TH
50TH
75TH
LSAT
169
173
175
GPA
3.83
3.94
3.99
Admissions funnel

Based on 2024 data from ABA

Count
Percent
Applications
5366
100%
Accepted
683
13%
Matriculated
191
4%

Employment

Employment outcomes

Based on 2024 data from ABA

Full-time legal employment
96%
Full-time non-legal
3%
Unemployed
0.5%
Top employment locations

Based on 2024 data from ABA

Location
Jobs
Illinois
48
New York
41
California
34
International
1
Jobs by employer type
Based on 2024 data from ABA
Law firms
58%
1-25
0.5%
26-500
9%
501+
49%
Business & industry
3%
Government
3%
Public interest
6%
Clerkship
29%
Federal
28%
State
0.5%
Tribal
0%
International
0%
Education
0.5%
Unemployed
0.5%

Tuition & costs

Tuition
Annual tuition, 2025-2026
$79,539
Estimated 3 years: $238,617
Cost of living (off-campus)
$35,217
Estimated 3 years
$105,651
Total cost
$116,286
Estimated 3 years
$348,858
Tuition progression
Scholarships
Median scholarship
$15,000
25th percentile: $10,000
75th percentile: $27,875
Scholarship amounts
<50%
81%
50-100%
8%
100%
0%
>100%
11%

Demographics

Out of 620 students in 2024, 48% were women, and 51% were racially or ethnically minoritized [?].

By gender
Students
Men
51%
Women
48%
Other
0.6%
Full-time faculty
Men
62%
Women
38%
Other
0%
Part-time faculty
Men
70%
Women
27%
Other
0%
By race/ethnicity
Students
White
49%
Black
8%
Asian
18%
Hisp
14%
PI
0%
AI
0%
2+
8%
Unk
4%
Int'l
0%
Graduates
White
56%
Black
7%
Asian
11%
Hisp
16%
PI
0%
AI
0.5%
2+
7%
Unk
3%
Int'l
0%
Full-time faculty
White
80%
PoC
20%
Part-time faculty
White
87%
PoC
13%
University of Chicago student and staff demographics

Based on 2024 data from ABA

STUDENTS
GRADUATES
FULL-TIME PROFESSORS
PART-TIME PROFESSORS
Men
317
-
55
76
Women
299
-
34
29
Other gender
4
-
0
0
White
301
112
71
95
Asian
109
21
-
-
Hispanic
87
32
-
-
Black
49
14
-
-
Pacific Islander
0
0
-
-
American Indian
0
1
-
-
International
0
0
-
-
2+ races
48
14
-
-
Other
26
5
-
-
People of Color
319
87
18
14

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