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Chicago Kent Law School
Also known as
- Chicago Kent Law School
- Illinois Institute of Technology (Kent)
- CHICAGO-KENT COLLEGE OF LAW-IIT
- IIT-Kent
Chicago Kent Law School is a law school located in Chicago, Illinois. The school was ranked 108 in 2024 by USNWR. Annual enrollment for Chicago Kent Law School is approximately 220.
Admissions website: https://www.kentlaw.iit.edu/admissions
Admissions email: admissions@kentlaw.iit.edu
Admissions phone: 312.906.5020
Chicago Kent Law School Key Statistics
| Previous year ABA 509 data | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Percentiles | 25 | 50 | 75 |
| LSAT | 154 | 159 | 162 |
| GPA | 3.39 | 3.67 | 3.8 |
| Miscellaneous | Count | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| # Applications | 1679 | 56 |
| # Admissions offers | 847 | - |
| Class size | 220 | 73 |
| % Accepted | 50.5% | 35 |
| % Yield | 25.1% | 30 |
During the 2024 application cycle, 1,679 people applied and 847 were offered admission.
Illinois Institute of Technology (Kent) has a 1L class size of 220, and yield of 25.15%. 213 out of 847 applicants who were offered admission accepted, meaning that 25.15% of the people who were offered admission ended up attending the school.
The 1L class at Illinois Institute of Technology (Kent) has a median LSAT of 159. The 25th percentile LSAT is 154 and the 75th percentile LSAT is 162.
The median GPA is 3.67. The 25th percentile GPA is 3.39 and the 75th percentile GPA is 3.8.
Chicago Kent Law School LSAT & GPA graph for 2023-2024
LSD has stats for 266 applicants for the 2023-2024 application cycle.
The graphs show applicant results plotted against GPA and LSAT. The dotted lines on the graphs represent the 25/50/75th percentiles reported by the school in their ABA 509 report from the previous year.
Each data point represents an LSD user that shared their application results for the benefit of future applicants.
Click on a data point to see that user's profile.
How much does Chicago Kent Law School cost per year?
*The following data belongs to previous years.
Cost of attending Chicago Kent Law School
In 2024, tuition was $53,270 and the annual cost of attending was $80,904 (tuition plus living expenses).
Cost of Attendance (CoA) is the estimated total amount you will have to spend every year to go to school. Unlike tuition, CoA includes expenses like rent, food, and insurance.
Chicago Kent Law School employment outcomes
JD graduates from Illinois Institute of Technology (Kent) make $110,000 (median) upon graduation if they work in the private sector. If they go into the public sector, a grad can expect to make $68,000.
67.6% of law graduates from Illinois Institute of Technology (Kent) go directly to work for law firms, while 2.9% clerk for a judge. 8.8% of graduates go into public interest.
78.1% of Illinois Institute of Technology (Kent) graduates pass the bar on their first try.
Some interesting facts about Chicago Kent Law School
Chicago-Kent College of Law at Illinois Institute of Technology is a national leader in legal education, recognized for the strength of its faculty and for its innovative approaches to traditional legal education. The second oldest law school in Illinois, Chicago-Kent was founded in 1888 by two judges who believed that legal education should be available to working men and women. The law school’s first female student graduated in 1891, and the first African American woman admitted to the bar in Illinois (and among the first three admitted to practice law in the United States) was a graduate of the class of 1894. Today, Chicago-Kent students come from 39 states and are citizens of 20 countries. Fifty-six percent of the students are women, and 31 percent are students of color.
Drawing on its distinctive affiliation with Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago-Kent is at the vanguard of exploring new frontiers in the law raised by biotechnology, cybersecurity, legal innovation and technology, intellectual property, international business transactions and trade, and much more. Chicago-Kent is located in downtown Chicago, the heart of the city’s commercial and legal communities. The law school is accredited by the American Bar Association and is a member of the Association of American Law Schools and the Order of the Coif.