University of Illinois

Law School Applicant Data

Illinois Undergraduates Applying to Law School:
Where do they apply? Where are they accepted?

University of Illinois students naturally want to know their likelihood of getting into law school. Therefore, we have provided data from previous application cycles to help students assess their chances of being admitted to a particular institution.

We are proud to report that as of the 2007-2008 application cycle, 82% of University of Illinois seniors applying to law school were accepted to law school,1 well above the national average of 66%.2 This breaks down as follows:

University of Illinois Seniors--Applicant Summary
  • Number of Applicants: 289
  • Number accepted to one or more law schools: 239
  • Number registered at law school: 208
  • Average GPA/LSAT: 3.38/155.6
  • Average number of applications per person: 8.14
  • Average number of acceptances per person: 3.23


Our students have been admitted to a wide range of law schools, including: Harvard University, Stanford University, Georgetown University, the University of Illinois, the University of Michigan, the University of California at Berkeley and the University of Texas, just to name a few.

Read the Full Report for more information about where our applicants apply, where they are accepted, and the LSAT/GPA profile of those accepted.