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- The student body comes from 42 states, 14 countries, 189 undergraduate institutions.
- The LL.M. program is comprised of 43 students from 11 countries.
- 14th largest academic law library in the nation with 750,000 volumes. Designated as
a federal depository library and as a depository by the European Economic Community
- 50+ organizations and activities, including award-winning teams in
Trial Advocacy and Moot Court
- In 2006-2007, employers from 31 states
interviewed students on campus. Students participated in
more than 15 job fairs nationwide, and thousands of employers from across the country
posted job listings with the College.
- Employment rate (Class of 2006) 98% (within 9 months of graduation)
- Bar Passage Rate — 90.2% (July 2005 exam)
- Positions by geographic location — 28% employed outside the state of
Illinois (Class of 2005). The largest markets for our students were (in order) Chicago,
New York, St. Louis, Los Angeles, Indianapolis, and Washington, D.C.
- 42 states, 14 countries
- 189 undergraduate institutions
- Median LSAT — 166
- 75th/25th LSAT — 167/160
- Median GPA — 3.60
- 75th/25th GPA — 3.80/3.18
- Outside Illinois — 42% from 29 states and 86 undergraduate institutions
- African-American — 12%
- Latino/a — 5%
- Asian — 10%
- Business and Commercial Law
- Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure
- Employment Law
- Environmental Law
- Intellectual Property Law
- International and Comparative Law
- Public Interest Law
- Taxation Law
- Program is binding. Applicants may apply binding ED to only one law school
and must immediately withdraw all pending applications upon acceptance by the ED law school.
- ED applicants must take LSAT no later than October of the year in which they
plan to apply. June test is preferred.
- Acceptance begins September 1.
- Application deadline is October 31.
- Applications must be complete (all supporting documents and LSDAS report
received) no later than November 1.
- Illinois will notify ED applicants of initial decision no later than December 15.
- Admit: applicant withdraws all pending applications and pays deposit to Illinois.
- Deny: no reconsideration during regular decision process.
- Defer: application will be re-evaluated during regular review period (after
December 15). If admitted through regular process, applicant is released from enrollment commitment.
- Admitted ED applicants will be considered for scholarship assistance at the time
of their acceptance and without regard to their enrollment obligation.
- 14th largest academic law library in the nation with 750,000 volumes
- Designated as a federal depository library and as a depository by the European
Economic Community
- More about Library
- 50+ organizations and activities, including award-winning teams in Trial
Advocacy and Moot Court
- Student Organizations
- Bucerius School of Law — Hamburg, Germany
- Katholieke Universiteit Leuven — Leuven, Belgium
- Universidad Catolica Argentina — Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Waseda School of Law — Tokyo, Japan
- More about Study Abroad Programs
- In 2004-2005, employers from 25 states and 75 cities interviewed students on
campus. Students participated in 36 job fairs nationwide, and thousands of employers
from across the country posted job listings with the College.
- More about Career Services
- 99.5% (within 9 months of graduation)
- Private law firms — 63%
- Government and public interest — 13%
- Judicial clerkships — 7%
- Business/Corporations — 14%
- Academic — 2%
- Positions by geographic location — 33% employed outside the state of
Illinois (Class of 2005). The largest markets for our students were (in order) Chicago,
New York, St. Louis, Los Angeles, Indianapolis, and Washington, D.C.
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