Chicago-Kent College of Law (IIT)

Getting in

Fall 2025 entering class

Applications

2,212

Offers of admission

854

Acceptance rate (offers ÷ applications)

38.6%

LSAT, 25th / median / 75th percentile

156 / 161 / 164

GPA, 25th / median / 75th percentile

3.45 / 3.72 / 3.89

Cost

2025–26 school year

Tuition and fees per year, residents

Charged per credit hour; the ABA reports no annual figure

Tuition and fees per year, non-residents

Charged per credit hour; the ABA reports no annual figure

Living costs, on campus

$27,426 a year

Living costs, off campus

$27,964 a year

Living costs are the school's own estimate for a single student.

Grants and scholarships

2024–25

Students receiving a grant

92%

Full-time grant, 25th / median / 75th percentile

$25,000 / $35,000 / $43,862 a year

Where graduates work

Class of 2025

Graduates

232

Employed

198

Full-time, long-term jobs that require passing the bar

75.4% of graduates

BigLaw: full-time, long-term jobs at firms with 501+ lawyers

12.5% of graduates

Federal clerkships

0.4% of graduates

State and local clerkships

2.2% of graduates

Government

7.8% of graduates

Public interest

4.7% of graduates

Education

0.9% of graduates

Business and industry

9.5% of graduates

Percentages are of all graduates and count full-time, long-term jobs ten months after graduation.

Bar passage

ABA bar passage report, 2026

First-time takers

207

First-time pass rate

79.7%

ABA state average

81.1%This is the ABA's average across the states where this school's graduates took the bar, weighted by where most sat. It is not one state's number.

Difference from the ABA state average

-1.3 points

Two-year pass rate

93.8%