Bar Passage Rates, Rankings, and Statistics
Bar Passage Rates
Overall first-time bar pass rate across all jurisdictions
2023 calendar year
Illinois first-time bar pass rate
2023 calendar year
Ultimate bar pass rate within two years of graduation
2021 graduates
Class Demographics
For additional statistics, view Chicago-Kent's ABA Standard 509 Information Report (2023).
LSAT and GPA Statistics
| All | Full Time | Part Time | |
| Total in First-year Class | 220 | 202 | 18 |
LSAT | All | Full Time | Part Time |
| 75th percentile | 162 | 162 | 160 |
| 50th percentile | 159 | 159 | 159 |
| 25th percentile | 154 | 154 | 154 |
| # not included in LSAT calculations | 3 | 3 | 0 |
UGPA | All | Full Time | Part Time |
| 75th percentile | 3.80 | 3.81 | 3.69 |
| 50th percentile | 3.67 | 3.68 | 3.43 |
| 25th percentile | 3.39 | 3.41 | 3.07 |
| # not included in UGPA calculations | 4 | 4 | 0 |
2023 Entering Class Profile
as of September 2023
Full-time, day division (enrolled): 202
Part-time, day and evening divisions (enrolled): 18
Out-of-state residents (full time): 47%
Universities represented: 122
Number with advanced degrees: 20
Age range: 20 to 41
- Full-time average age: 24
- Part-time average age: 28
Undergraduate Majors
Social sciences and helping professions: 47%
Arts and humanities: 20%
Business and management: 11%
Engineering: 7%
Natural sciences: 7%
Other majors: 6%
Health professions: 1%
Computer science: 1%
as of September 2023
J.D. Students: 710 total
Full-time, day division: 629
Part-time, day & evening divisions: 81
Percentage of women: 57%
Percentage of students of color: 31%
States represented: 40 plus Washington, D.C.
Citizenship countries: 17
Student-faculty ratio: 9:1
LL.M. Students: 116
U.S. News & World Report (2024 Rankings)
in the nation OVERALL RANKING
in the nation for TRIAL ADVOCACY
in the nation for INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW
in the nation among PART-TIME PROGRAMS
Additional Rankings
for Labor and Employment Law (only U.S. law school to earn the top rating)
preLaw magazine (Winter 2019)
in Chicago and #40 in the nation
Sisk et al., "Scholarly Impact of Law School Faculties in 2021: Updating the Leiter Score Ranking for the Top Third" (2021)
based on the law schools with the most alumni promoted to law firm partnership during 2022 at the nation’s largest 100 firms.
"Go-To Law Schools: Associates to Partner," Law.com (March 2023)
Chicago-Kent alumni named among the "40 Under Forty" most talented young attorneys practicing in Illinois in 2023.
Chicago Law Bulletin
Chicago-Kent Quick Facts
Get a rundown of our employment statistics, class demographics, bar passage and tuition rates, and important dates and deadlines in our “Quick Facts” brochure, available online as well as in a downloadable PDF format.