30 Best Law schools in Chicago, IL

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Chicago ranked based on their research performance in Law. A graph of 3.02M citations received by 112K academic papers made by 30 universities in Chicago was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. University of Chicago

For Law

#1 in Illinois

#11 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $36,991

2. University of Illinois at Chicago

For Law

#4 in Illinois

#40 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1225
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 81%

3. DePaul University

For Law

#5 in Illinois

#121 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Average SAT: 1185
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $32,151

4. Loyola University Chicago

For Law

#6 in Illinois

#123 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1275
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $37,511

5. Illinois Institute of Technology

For Law

#10 in Illinois

#178 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Average SAT: 1315
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $28,702

6. Rush University

For Law

#15 in Illinois

#374 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 2,870
Male:Female: 22:78
Founded: 1972

7. Northeastern Illinois University

For Law

#21 in Illinois

#513 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Receiving Aid: 94%
Average Aid: $15,143
Enrollment: 5,756

8. Roosevelt University

For Law

#22 in Illinois

#521 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 960
Average ACT: 21
Net Price: $22,117

9. Chicago State University

For Law

#26 in Illinois

#658 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Receiving Aid: 93%
Average Aid: $15,891
Enrollment: 2,317

10. John Marshall Law School

For Law

#28 in Illinois

#708 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Founded: 1899

11. National Louis University

For Law

#29 in Illinois

#712 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Net Price: $14,769
Receiving Aid: 98%
Average Aid: $9,641

12. Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago

For Law

#30 in Illinois

#753 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 40
Male:Female: 77:23

13. Saint Xavier University

For Law

#34 in Illinois

#854 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Net Price: $11,302
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $29,886

14. School of the Art Institute of Chicago

For Law

#37 in Illinois

#887 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Net Price: $53,923
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $18,290

15. Erikson Institute

For Law

#39 in Illinois

#946 in the United States

Enrollment: 331
Male:Female: 2:98

16. Columbia College Chicago

For Law

#42 in Illinois

#1003 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Net Price: $28,387
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $18,020

17. North Park University

For Law

#48 in Illinois

#1075 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Average ACT: 21
Net Price: $19,029
Receiving Aid: 100%

18. DeVry University - Illinois

For Law

#49 in Illinois

#1087 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Average SAT: 1075
Average ACT: 41
Net Price: $30,112

19. Bexley Hall Seabury Western Theological Seminary Federation, Inc.

For Law

#52 in Illinois

#1149 in the United States

Enrollment: 62
Male:Female: 51:49

20. Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago

For Law

#53 in Illinois

#1162 in the United States

Enrollment: 133
Male:Female: 51:49

21. Adler University

For Law

#56 in Illinois

#1199 in the United States

Enrollment: 1,841
Male:Female: 18:82
Founded: 1952

22. Catholic Theological Union at Chicago

For Law

#59 in Illinois

#1265 in the United States

Enrollment: 213
Male:Female: 62:38
Founded: 1968

23. Saint Augustine College

For Law

#60 in Illinois

#1294 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $10,288
Receiving Aid: 95%
Average Aid: $10,468

24. Illinois College of Optometry

For Law

#62 in Illinois

#1330 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 481
Male:Female: 27:73
Founded: 1872

25. McCormick Theological Seminary

For Law

#64 in Illinois

#1390 in the United States

Enrollment: 162
Male:Female: 59:41

26. Kendall College

For Law

#65 in Illinois

#1399 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Net Price: $30,324
Receiving Aid: 69%
Average Aid: $7,984

27. Chicago Theological Seminary

For Law

#66 in Illinois

#1445 in the United States

Enrollment: 195
Male:Female: 37:63

28. Institute for Clinical Social Work

For Law

#67 in Illinois

#1451 in the United States

Enrollment: 119
Male:Female: 21:79

29. Moody Bible Institute

For Law

#71 in Illinois

#1479 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Net Price: $21,368
Receiving Aid: 90%
Average Aid: $10,560

30. Meadville Lombard Theological School

For Law

#74 in Illinois

#1528 in the United States

Enrollment: 69
Male:Female: 30:70

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
19	Northwestern University	36	Evanston, Illinois
21	NorthShore University HealthSystem School of Nurse Anesthesia	416	Evanston, Illinois
35	Purdue University Northwest	448	Hammond, Indiana
39	Wheaton College - Illinois	473	Wheaton, Illinois
44	Lake Forest College	628	Lake Forest, Illinois
44	North Central College	791	Naperville, Illinois
49	Governors State University	698	University Park, Illinois
50	Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science	568	North Chicago, Illinois
68	Valparaiso University	512	Valparaiso, Indiana
87	University of Wisconsin - Parkside	597	Kenosha, Wisconsin