ABA 509 Profile · Private · Chicago, IL
Chicago-Kent College of Law: admission requirements and 509 data
A median LSAT of 161 and a median undergraduate GPA of 3.72 describe the class that entered in 2025. 2,212 people applied, 854 were admitted and 244 enrolled. Every figure below is taken from this school's ABA Standard 509 Information Report, the disclosure the ABA requires each approved law school to publish for applicants.
Median LSAT
161
p25 156 to p75 164
Median UGPA
3.72
p25 3.45 to p75 3.89
Acceptance Rate
38.6%
854 offers of 2,212 applications
First-Year Class
245
216 full time, 29 part time
Tuition Per Credit
$1,830/cr
billed by credit hour, not by year
Living Estimate
$27,964
school's own figure, single student off campus
Median Grant
$35,000
92% of students hold one
First-Time Bar Pass
79.0%
jurisdiction average 78.7%
How the acceptance rate is worked out
854 offers of admission ÷ 2,212 completed applications = 38.6%
We divide offers by completed applications rather than reprinting a rate. The 509 report states 38.61%, which agrees with the division above. The rate counts every completed application, including applicants who never became competitive, so it is a measure of volume as much as of standards.
What the 2025 numbers say about Chicago-Kent College of Law
Chicago-Kent College of Law received 2,212 completed applications for the 2025 entering class and made 854 offers of admission, an acceptance rate of 38.6%. 244 of those admitted enrolled, a yield of 28.6%. Counting deferred admits and part-time entrants, the first-year class came to 245 students: 216 full time and 29 part time. Total JD enrollment across all years is 720.
Enrolled students posted a median LSAT of 161, with a 25th percentile of 156 and a 75th of 164. That is 2 points above the 159 median across the 196 ABA-approved schools in this data. It ranks 74 of 196 on LSAT median. Undergraduate GPA ran 3.45 at the 25th percentile, 3.72 at the median and 3.89 at the 75th. 2 of the entering class were admitted on a GRE score rather than an LSAT score.
The school bills tuition by the credit hour rather than by the year, at $1,830 a credit, against the 87 credits the JD requires. The school's own living-expense estimate for a single student off campus is $27,964. 669 JD students hold a grant or scholarship, 92% of the student body, and the median full-time award is $35,000. 29 awards cover full tuition or more.
Of the graduating class that sat a bar exam for the first time, 162 of 205 passed, a rate of 79.02%. The weighted average across the jurisdictions where those graduates sat was 78.68%, so the school ran 0.34 points ahead of the jurisdictions it feeds. Ten months after graduation, 175 of 232 graduates (75.4%) held a job requiring bar admission. 33 joined law firms of 251 lawyers or more (14.2% of the class), of whom 29 went to firms of 501 or more. 1 took federal clerkships. The largest single destination was Illinois with 168 graduates, followed by California with 4.
Chicago-Kent College of Law has been approved by the Council of the ABA Section of Legal Education since 1936. It is a private school based in Chicago, IL. 1 first-year students left for academic reasons, 0.0% of the class. 1 students transferred in from other law schools.
The full 509 record
Admitted class profile, 2025 entering class
| Completed applications | 2,212 |
|---|---|
| Offers of admission | 854 |
| Matriculants from the applicant pool | 244 |
| Yield (matriculants per offer) | 28.6% |
| LSAT 75th percentile | 164 |
| LSAT 50th percentile | 161 |
| LSAT 25th percentile | 156 |
| UGPA 75th percentile | 3.89 |
| UGPA 50th percentile | 3.72 |
| UGPA 25th percentile | 3.45 |
| Students admitted on an LSAT score | 243 |
| Students admitted on a GRE score | 2 |
Program, faculty and calendar
| Total JD enrollment | 720 |
|---|---|
| JD degrees awarded | 223 |
| Credit hours required for the JD | 87 |
| Academic term | Semesters |
| Full-time faculty | 49 |
| Faculty other than full time | 106 |
| Course titles beyond the first year | 133 |
| Law clinic seats filled228 available | 212 |
| Field placements filled | 123 |
| Application deadline | March 15 |
| Application fee | No fee |
Tuition, fees and living costs, 2025 to 2026
| Full-time annual fees, resident | $0 |
|---|---|
| Full-time annual fees, non-resident | $0 |
| Full-time tuition per credit, resident | $1,830 |
| Full-time tuition per credit, non-resident | $1,830 |
| Living expenses, on campus | $27,426 |
| Living expenses, off campus | $27,964 |
| Tuition guarantee program | Yes |
Grants and scholarships
| JD students receiving a grantof 728 students | 669 |
|---|---|
| Share receiving a grant | 92% |
| Awards below half tuition | 192 |
| Awards from half to full tuition | 448 |
| Awards at full tuition | 0 |
| Awards above full tuition | 29 |
| Full-time grant, 75th percentile | $43,862 |
| Full-time grant, 50th percentile | $35,000 |
| Full-time grant, 25th percentile | $25,000 |
| Conditional scholarships offered | No |
Attrition, transfers and outcomes
| First-year academic attrition0.0% of the first-year class | 1 |
|---|---|
| First-year other attrition | 0 |
| Students transferring in | 1 |
| First-year students transferring out | 1 |
| First-time bar takers | 205 |
| First-time bar passers | 162 |
| Gap to the jurisdiction average | +0.34 points |
| Graduates in a job requiring bar admission75.4% of 232 graduates | 175 |
| Graduates at firms of 251 or more lawyers14.2% of graduates | 33 |
| Graduates at firms of 501 or more lawyers | 29 |
| Graduates in federal clerkships | 1 |
| Graduates seeking work at the reporting date | 32 |
As listed on the 509 report
565 W Adams, Chicago, IL 60661
Chicago, IL 60661
(312) 906-5000
Council approved since 1936
Illinois has 9 ABA-approved law schools. The Illinois guide compares them on LSAT median, cost and bar passage, and covers the state's admission rules.
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Data: ABA Standard 509 Information Report (2025), published for consumer disclosure, retrieved from the ABA Required Disclosures portal on 2026-09-01. Bar passage and employment figures come from the same portal's Bar Passage Outcomes and Employment Summary reports for the class of 2024. Figures describe the 2025 to 2026 reporting cycle for Chicago-Kent College of Law and are restated in our own structure; no ABA document or file is reproduced here. Verify anything decision-critical with the school.
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