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%

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