University of Illinois - Urbana Champaign

Ranked #48
2025 US News rankings
Ranked #19 in Above the Law 2025
Champaign, Illinois

Admissions stats

Accepts GRE
Offers part-time
Median GPA
3.77
Median LSAT
165
Acceptance rate
47%
Acceptance percentiles

Based on 2024 data from ABA

25TH
50TH
75TH
LSAT
160
165
167
GPA
3.47
3.77
3.88
Admissions funnel

Based on 2024 data from ABA

Count
Percent
Applications
1509
100%
Accepted
706
47%
Matriculated
160
11%

Employment

Employment outcomes

Based on 2024 data from ABA

Full-time legal employment
96%
Full-time non-legal
4%
Unemployed
0.5%
Top employment locations

Based on 2024 data from ABA

Location
Jobs
Illinois
135
California
13
Texas
9
International
1
Jobs by employer type
Based on 2024 data from ABA
Law firms
68%
1-25
11%
26-500
23%
501+
34%
Business & industry
4%
Government
11%
Public interest
7%
Clerkship
5%
Federal
4%
State
1%
Tribal
0%
International
0%
Education
3%
Unemployed
0.5%

Tuition & costs

Tuition
Annual tuition, 2025-2026
$36,500
Estimated 3 years: $109,500
Cost of living (off-campus)
$21,972
Estimated 3 years
$65,916
Total cost
$61,849
Estimated 3 years
$185,547
Tuition progression
Scholarships
Median scholarship
$36,200
25th percentile: $22,500
75th percentile: $45,000
Scholarship amounts
<50%
26%
50-100%
72%
100%
0%
>100%
2%

Demographics

Out of 472 students in 2024, 46% were women, and 46% were racially or ethnically minoritized [?].

By gender
Students
Men
53%
Women
46%
Other
1%
Full-time faculty
Men
45%
Women
55%
Other
0%
Part-time faculty
Men
63%
Women
37%
Other
0%
By race/ethnicity
Students
White
54%
Black
6%
Asian
21%
Hisp
9%
PI
0%
AI
0%
2+
3%
Unk
8%
Int'l
0%
Graduates
White
53%
Black
3%
Asian
22%
Hisp
11%
PI
0.5%
AI
0%
2+
2%
Unk
8%
Int'l
0%
Full-time faculty
White
80%
PoC
20%
Part-time faculty
White
77%
PoC
23%
University of Illinois - Urbana Champaign student and staff demographics

Based on 2024 data from ABA

STUDENTS
GRADUATES
FULL-TIME PROFESSORS
PART-TIME PROFESSORS
Men
249
-
23
51
Women
217
-
28
30
Other gender
5
-
0
0
White
255
107
41
62
Asian
98
45
-
-
Hispanic
41
22
-
-
Black
28
7
-
-
Pacific Islander
0
1
-
-
American Indian
0
0
-
-
International
0
0
-
-
2+ races
12
4
-
-
Other
38
17
-
-
People of Color
217
96
10
19

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