Illinois Institute of Technology (Chicago-Kent)

#108 in Best Law Schools (tie)
#20 in Part-time Law (tie)

Graduate School (Law) • Chicago, IL •

Graduate School (Law) • Chicago, IL

Illinois Institute of Technology (Chicago-Kent) Law School Overview

The Chicago-Kent College of Law at Illinois Institute of Technology (Chicago-Kent) has an application deadline of March 15. The full-time program application fee at the Chicago-Kent College of Law at Illinois Institute of Technology (Chicago-Kent) is $0. The part-time program application fee at the Chicago-Kent College of Law at Illinois Institute of Technology (Chicago-Kent) is $0. Its tuition is full-time: $53,270 and part-time: $39,150. The student-faculty ratio is 8.5:1.

At the Illinois Institute of Technology’s Chicago-Kent College of Law, students have a variety of options for earning their law degrees. The school offers both a full-time and part-time law program, and part-time students can take courses either during the day or in the evening.

The Chicago-Kent College of Law has a high law school ranking for its trial advocacy program, and is well known for its legal writing curriculum. Law students can choose to concentrate their studies in areas including environmental and energy law, public interest law, and intellectual property law. Law students interested in earning a second degree have many program options, including a J.D./M.B.A. program offered with the IIT Stuart School of Business and a J.D./M.P.H. offered in conjunction with the University of Illinois—Chicago School of Public Health. The Chicago-Kent College of Law also offers degrees including a unique master of intellectual property management and markets program, which combines training in business, engineering, law, and more.

Outside of class, students have many organizations to consider joining, including the Health Law Society and the Kent Justice Foundation. There are also several student journals, including the Chicago-Kent Law Review, the Journal of Environmental and Energy Law, and the Journal of Intellectual Property. All new students at Chicago-Kent are in contention for school scholarships, including the Chicago-Kent Honors Scholars Program, which covers tuition and living expenses and provides research opportunities, among other perks. Each returning student is also eligible for a scholarship, based on class rank and performance.

Illinois Institute of Technology (Chicago-Kent) 2024 Rankings

Illinois Institute of Technology (Chicago-Kent) is ranked No. 108 (tie) out of 196 in Best Law Schools and No. 20 (tie) out of 68 in Part-time Law. Schools are ranked according to their performance across a set of widely accepted indicators of excellence.

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Illinois Institute of Technology (Chicago-Kent) Law School Ranking Scores and Data

Overall Ranking Scores

Overall Score

Peer assessment score (out of 5)

2.4

Assessment score by lawyers/judges (out of 5)

2.8

GPA (25th-75th percentile)

3.39-3.8

Median undergraduate GPA for all program entrants

3.67

LSAT scores (25th-75th percentile)

154-162

Median LSAT score for all program entrants

159

Acceptance rate

50.4%

Student-faculty ratio

8.5:1

Full-credit outcomes 10 months after graduation

84.3%

% First-time bar passage

78.1%

Average first-time bar passage among states

74.1%

Ultimate Bar Passage rate for 2020 graduating class

89.6%

Student per library staff

143.3

Part-time Law Ranking Scores

Overall Score

Peer assessment score (out of 5)

2.3

Median undergraduate GPA for part-time program entrants

3.43

Median LSAT score for part-time program entrants

159

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Illinois Institute of Technology (Chicago-Kent) Law School Data

Application

Director of admissions

Nicole Vilches

Application deadline

March 15

Full-time program application fee

Part-time program application fee

Admissions phone

(312) 906-5020

Admissions email

Admissions@kentlaw.iit.edu

Application website

Website

Besides the fall semester, can enter in

Summer

Virtual Tour URL

N/A

Website

Admissions & Enrollment (Overall)

Applicants:

2,000

1,500

1,000

500

2,000

1,500

1,000

500

Applicants

Accepted

Enrolled

(first-year students)

Acceptance rate

50.4%

GPA (25th-75th percentile)

3.39-3.8

Median undergraduate GPA for all program entrants

3.67

Percent of new entrants providing LSAT scores

99%

LSAT scores (25th-75th percentile)

154-162

Median LSAT score for all program entrants

159

Percent of new entrants providing GRE scores

Median GRE scores for all program entrants

N/A

Median GRE analytical writing score for all program entrants

N/A

Admissions & Enrollment (Full-time)

Applicants:

2,000

1,500

1,000

500

2,000

1,500

1,000

500

Applicants

(full-time)

Accepted

(full-time)

Enrolled

(full-time)

Acceptance rate

50.4%

Undergraduate GPA (25th-75th percentile)

3.41-3.81

Median undergraduate GPA for full-time program entrants

3.68

Percent of new entrants providing LSAT scores

98%

LSAT scores (25th-75th percentile)

154-162

Median LSAT score for full-time program entrants

159

Percent of new entrants providing GRE scores

Median GRE scores for full-time program entrants

N/A

Median GRE analytical writing score for full-time program entrants

N/A

Admissions & Enrollment (Part-time)

Acceptance rate

37.3%

Undergraduate GPA (25th-75th percentile)

3.07-3.69

Median undergraduate GPA for part-time program entrants

3.43

Percent of new entrants providing LSAT scores

100%

LSAT scores (25th-75th percentile)

154-160

Median LSAT score for part-time program entrants

159

Academic Program Details

Academic calendar

Semester

Joint degrees offered

N/A

Special programs offered to J.D. students

As provided by the school.

Clinics: Criminal, Employee Ben., Estate Plng, Family Law, Civil Litig., Tax, Immigration, Meditation/ADR, Legal & Judicial Externships. Certificates: IP, Business, Criminal Litig., Labor/Empl, Intl/Comparative, Environmental, Public Int, Litigation/ADR, Praxis, Legal Innov + Tech, Privacy. Ctrs/Inst's: Law & Human, Law & Wkplace, Science. Study Abroad:12 partner schools.

Programs/courses offered in:

clinical training
dispute resolution
environmental law
health care law
intellectual property law
international law
tax law
trial advocacy
business/corporate law
constitutional law

contracts/commercial law
criminal law
writing

AND 3 MORE

Curricular Offerings (Overall)

Classroom course titles, beyond the first-year curriculum, offered last year

139

Seminars

Positions available in seminars

220

Positions available in simulation courses

1,107

Student activities

As provided by the school.

Chicago-Kent Law Review; Journal of I.P. (student); Journal of Energy & Envir. Law (student). Moot Court Honor Society, AALSA Moot Court, BLSA Moot Court, Environmental Law Moot Court, I.P. Moot Court, International Law Moot Court. Trial Advocacy: AAJ Competition, National Trial Competition, and others. Student Organizations: 40, under umbrella of Student Bar Association.

Number of law clinics

Number of seats available in law clinics

219

Curricular Offerings (Full-time)

Typical first-year full-time section size taught by full-time faculty (excludes small sections)

Is there typically a full-time "small section" of the first-year class taught by full-time faculty (excluding Legal Writing)?

Positions filled in full-time program seminars

123

Positions filled in full-time program simulation courses

549

Positions filled in field placements

107

Full-time students involved in law journals

Full-time students involved in interschool skills competitions

Full-time students enrolled in independent study

Number of seats filled in law clinics (full-time)

186

Curricular Offerings (Part-time)

Typical first-year part-time section size taught by full-time faculty (excludes small sections)

Is there typically a part-time "small section" of the first-year class taught by full-time faculty (excluding Legal Writing)?

Positions filled in part-time program seminars

Positions filled in part-time program simulation courses

349

Positions filled in field placements

Part-time students involved in law journals

Part-time students involved in interschool skills competitions

Part-time students enrolled in independent study

Number of seats filled in law clinics (part-time)

Faculty Profile (Fall 2023)

Student-faculty ratio

8.5:1

Total faculty

N/A

Faculty distribution:

Full-time36.1%

Part-time63.9%

Full-time faculty gender distribution:

Female47.2%

Male52.8%

Part-time faculty gender distribution:

Female25.5%

Male74.5%

Full-time minority faculty

17%

Part-time minority faculty

20.2%

Total faculty (men)

66.7%

Total faculty (women)

33.3%

Total faculty (minorities)

19%

Full-time faculty ethnicity distribution:

83%

White

7.5%

Black or African American

5.7%

Asian

3.8%

Hispanic

Part-time faculty ethnicity distribution:

79.8%

White

6.4%

Hispanic

5.3%

Unknown

4.3%

Asian

3.2%

Black or African American

Class Size

Number of upper-division course sections with an enrollment of:

150

112

150

112

Course

sections under 25

Course

sections 25-49

Course

sections 50-74

Course

sections 75-99

Course

sections over 100

Student Body (Overall)

Total Enrolled

N/A

In-state enrollment

69.4%

Out-of-state enrollment

30.6%

Student diversity:

61.5%

White

13.8%

Hispanic

7.3%

Asian

5.8%

Black or African American

4.2%

Two or more races

3.4%

International

2.5%

Unknown

American Indian

Pacific Islander

Student Body (Full-time)

Enrollment (full-time)

630

Gender distribution (full-time):

Female56.7%

Male41.9%

Student Body (Part-time)

Enrollment (part-time)

Attrition Rates for Full- and Part-time Students (2022-2023)

First-year students discontinuing law school

4.7%

Second-year students discontinuing law school

0.8%

Third-year students discontinuing law school

N/A

Fourth-year students discontinuing law school

N/A

Male students discontinuing law school

1.9%

Female students discontinuing law school

1.8%

Financial Aid Contact Information

Financial aid director

Ada Chin

Financial aid phone

(312) 906-5180

Financial aid application deadline

April 1

Expenses

Tuition and fees:

Type

Cost

Full-time

$53,270 cost

$53,270

Part-time

$39,150 cost

$39,150

Room and board

$20,016

Books

$1,517

Miscellaneous expenses

$3,285

Is the tuition the same for first-, second-, and third-year students?

Does the university offer housing restricted to law students?

Does the university offer graduate student housing for which law students are eligible?

Yes

Does the university offer a public-interest scholarship program to current J.D. students?

Grants (Full-time students)

Median grant amount

$33,500

Grant range (25th-75th percentile)

$20,000-$42,375

Full-time students receiving grants

98.1%

Students receiving grants of more than full tuition

Students receiving grants of full tuition

Students receiving grants of one-half tuition or more but less than full

66.5%

Students receiving grants of less than one-half tuition

26.7%

Grants (Part-time students)

Median grant amount

$24,000

Grant range (25th-75th percentile)

$14,940-$32,360

Part-time students receiving grants

101.1%

Students receiving grants of more than full tuition

1.1%

Students receiving grants of full tuition

2.2%

Students receiving grants of one-half tuition or more but less than full

66.7%

Students receiving grants of less than one-half tuition

31.1%

Indebtedness

Average indebtedness of 2023 J.D. graduates who incurred law school debt

$103,163

Proportion who borrowed

N/A

Does the school offer a loan repayment assistance program for 2023 J.D. graduates?

Yes

Library Information Resources

Volume equivalent microforms

N/A

Information Technology

Department(s) responsible for the law school information technology operations

Law school information technology department

Approximate number of full-time-equivalent information technology staff (excluding hourly students and other temporary staff)

Does the school require entering students to own a computer?

Yes

Physical Library Facilities

Net square feet of space assigned for library purposes

N/A

Total seats available for library users

N/A

Details about the library and other facilities

As provided by the school.

Chicago-Kent College of Law offers a Library that advances the academic and scholarly success of students and faculty by providing future-focused training and professional research assistance to our diverse community. The Library space includes group study rooms to enhance collaboration, and the building offers an infrastructure that embraces a practice and technology-focused curriculum.

Bar Statistics (Winter and Summer 2022 administrations)

% First-time bar passage

78.1%

Average first-time bar passage among states

74.1%

Bar Statistics, first-time test takers (Winter and Summer 2022)

State

Number of test takers

Number who passed

Pass rate (school)

Pass rate (all ABA school test takers)

State	Number of test takers	Number who passed	Pass rate (school)	Pass rate (all ABA school test takers)

Illinois	194	152	78.4%	74.5%

Graduates with diploma privilege

N/A

Class of 2022 Graduates

Total number of graduates

229

Employed at graduation:

N/A

Employed 10 months after graduation:

83.4%

Employed at Graduation (excludes law school/university-funded positions)

Graduates employed in jobs that required bar passage

42.8%

Graduates employed in jobs that required bar passage (full-time, lasting a year or more)

40.2%

Graduates employed in jobs that required bar passage (full-time, lasting less than a year)

Graduates employed in jobs that required bar passage (part-time, lasting a year or more)

2.2%

Graduates employed in jobs that required bar passage (part-time, lasting less than a year)

0.4%

Graduates employed in jobs that required bar passage (length of employment unknown)

Graduates employed in jobs where a J.D. degree is an advantage

13.5%

Graduates employed in jobs where a J.D. degree is an advantage (full-time, lasting a year or more)

5.7%

Graduates employed in jobs where a J.D. degree is an advantage (full-time, lasting less than a year)

1.3%

Graduates employed in jobs where a J.D. degree is an advantage (part-time, lasting a year or more)

4.8%

Graduates employed in jobs where a J.D. degree is an advantage (part-time, lasting less than a year)

1.7%

Graduates employed in jobs where a J.D. degree is an advantage (length of employment unknown)

Graduates employed in jobs that are professional positions

2.2%

Graduates employed in jobs that are professional positions (full-time, lasting a year or more)

0.9%

Graduates employed in jobs that are professional positions (full-time, lasting less than a year)

0.4%

Graduates employed in jobs that are professional positions (part-time, lasting a year or more)

0.9%

Graduates employed in jobs that are professional positions (part-time, lasting less than a year)

Graduates employed in jobs that are professional positions (length of employment unknown)

Graduates employed in jobs that are non-professional positions

1.3%

Graduates employed in jobs that are non-professional positions (full-time, lasting a year or more)

0.9%

Graduates employed in jobs that are non-professional positions (full-time, lasting less than a year)

Graduates employed in jobs that are non-professional positions (part-time, lasting a year or more)

Graduates employed in jobs that are non-professional positions (part-time, lasting less than a year)

0.4%

Graduates employed in jobs that are non-professional positions (length of employment unknown)

Graduates employed in jobs that are undeterminable/unknown positions

Graduates employed in jobs that are undeterminable/unknown positions (full-time, lasting a year or more)

Graduates employed in jobs that are undeterminable/unknown positions (full-time, lasting less than a year)

Graduates employed in jobs that are undeterminable/unknown positions (part-time, lasting a year or more)

Graduates employed in jobs that are undeterminable/unknown positions (part-time, lasting less than a year)

Graduates employed in jobs that are undeterminable/unknown (length of employment unknown)

Graduates that were pursuing a graduate degree full-time

0.4%

Graduates that were unemployed and not seeking employment

4.4%

Graduates that were unemployed and seeking employment

34.9%

Graduates whose employment status was unknown

0.4%

Employed 10 Months After Graduation (excludes law school/university-funded positions)

Graduates employed in jobs that require bar passage

78.2%

Graduates employed in jobs that required bar passage (full-time, lasting a year or more)

77.7%

Graduates employed in jobs that required bar passage (full-time, lasting less than a year)

Graduates employed in jobs that required bar passage (part-time, lasting a year or more)

Graduates employed in jobs that required bar passage (part-time, lasting less than a year)

0.4%

Graduates employed in jobs that required bar passage (length of employment unknown)

Graduates employed in jobs where a J.D. degree is an advantage

8.3%

Graduates employed in jobs where a J.D. degree is an advantage (full-time, lasting a year or more)

5.7%

Graduates employed in jobs where a J.D. degree is an advantage (full-time, lasting less than a year)

0.4%

Graduates employed in jobs where a J.D. degree is an advantage (part-time, lasting a year or more)

1.3%

Graduates employed in jobs where a J.D. degree is an advantage (part-time, lasting less than a year)

0.9%

Graduates employed in jobs where a J.D. degree is an advantage (length of employment unknown)

Graduates employed in jobs that are professional positions

1.7%

Graduates employed in jobs that are professional positions (full-time, lasting a year or more)

0.4%

Graduates employed in jobs that are professional positions (full-time, lasting less than a year)

0.9%

Graduates employed in jobs that are professional positions (part-time, lasting a year or more)

Graduates employed in jobs that are professional positions (part-time, lasting less than a year)

0.4%

Graduates employed in jobs that are professional positions (length of employment unknown)

Graduates employed in jobs that are non-professional positions

0.9%

Graduates employed in jobs that are non-professional positions (full-time, lasting a year or more)

Graduates employed in jobs that are non-professional positions (full-time, lasting less than a year)

Graduates employed in jobs that are non-professional positions (part-time, lasting a year or more)

0.4%

Graduates employed in jobs that are non-professional positions (part-time, lasting less than a year)

0.4%

Graduates employed in jobs that are non-professional positions (length of employment unknown)

Graduates employed in jobs that are undeterminable/unknown positions

Graduates employed in jobs that are undeterminable/unknown positions (full-time, lasting a year or more)

Graduates employed in jobs that are undeterminable/unknown positions (full-time, lasting less than a year)

Graduates employed in jobs that are undeterminable/unknown positions (part-time, lasting a year or more)

Graduates employed in jobs that are undeterminable/unknown positions (part-time, lasting less than a year)

Graduates employed in jobs that are undeterminable/unknown positions (length of employment unknown)

Graduates that were pursuing a graduate degree full-time

0.9%

Graduates that were unemployed and have a commitment for employment beginning after March 15th

Graduates that were unemployed and not seeking employment

1.7%

Graduates that were unemployed and seeking employment

8.3%

Graduates whose employment status was unknown

Employed in Law School/University-Funded Positions at Graduation

Graduates employed in law school/university funded positions

Graduates employed in law school/university funded positions that required bar passage

Graduates employed in law school/university funded positions that required bar passage (full-time, lasting a year or more)

Graduates employed in law school/university funded positions that required bar passage (full-time, lasting less than a year)

Graduates employed in law school/university funded positions that required bar passage (part-time, lasting a year or more)

Graduates employed in law school/university funded positions that required bar passage (part-time, lasting less than a year)

Graduates employed in law school/university funded positions that required bar passage (length of employment unknown)

Graduates employed in law school/university funded positions where a J.D. degree is an advantage

Graduates employed in law school/university funded positions where a J.D. degree is an advantage (full-time, lasting a year or more)

Graduates employed in law school/university funded positions where a J.D. degree is an advantage (full-time, lasting less than a year)

Graduates employed in law school/university funded positions where a J.D. degree is an advantage (part-time, lasting a year or more)

Graduates employed in law school/university funded positions where a J.D. degree is an advantage (part-time, lasting less than a year)

Graduates employed in law school/university funded positions where a J.D. degree is an advantage (length of employment unknown)

Graduates employed in law school/university funded positions that are professional positions

Graduates employed in law school/university funded positions that are professional positions (full-time, lasting a year or more)

Graduates employed in law school/university funded positions that are professional positions (full-time, lasting less than a year)

Graduates employed in law school/university funded positions that are professional positions (part-time, lasting a year or more)

Graduates employed in law school/university funded positions that are professional positions (part-time, lasting less than a year)

Graduates employed in law school/university funded positions that are professional positions (length of employment unknown)

Graduates employed in law school/university funded positions that are non-professional positions

Graduates employed in law school/university funded positions that are non-professional positions (full-time, lasting a year or more)

Graduates employed in law school/university funded positions that are non-professional positions (full-time, lasting less than a year)

Graduates employed in law school/university funded positions that are non-professional positions (part-time, lasting a year or more)

Graduates employed in law school/university funded positions that are non-professional positions (part-time, lasting less than a year)

Graduates employed in law school/university funded positions that are non-professional positions (length of employment unknown)

Employed in Law School/University-Funded Positions 10 Months After Graduation