77 Best Law schools in Illinois

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Illinois ranked based on their research performance in Law. A graph of 9.32M citations received by 271K academic papers made by 77 universities in Illinois 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

Chicago

For Law

#9 in the United States

#10 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $27,979

2. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

Champaign

For Law

#17 in the United States

#18 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Average SAT: 1390
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 61%

3. Northwestern University

Evanston

For Law

#29 in the United States

#31 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1525
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $23,341

4. University of Illinois at Chicago

Chicago

For Law

#44 in the United States

#50 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1230
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 80%

5. DePaul University

Chicago

For Law

#111 in the United States

#129 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Average SAT: 1235
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $32,129

6. Loyola University Chicago

Chicago

For Law

#119 in the United States

#137 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1250
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $37,592

7. Northern Illinois University

DeKalb

For Law

#155 in the United States

#178 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $13,565
Enrollment: 15,504

8. Illinois State University

Normal

For Law

#168 in the United States

#192 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1120
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 98%

9. Illinois Institute of Technology

Chicago

For Law

#170 in the United States

#194 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Average SAT: 1295
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $25,001

10. Southern Illinois University - Carbondale

Carbondale

For Law

#176 in the United States

#201 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Average SAT: 1025
Average ACT: 24
Receiving Aid: 97%

11. Illinois College

Jacksonville

For Law

#301 in the United States

#335 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Average SAT: 1081
Average ACT: 22
Net Price: $17,255

12. Eastern Illinois University

Charleston

For Law

#324 in the United States

#361 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Average SAT: 1000
Receiving Aid: 97%
Average Aid: $11,122

13. Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville

Edwardsville

For Law

#337 in the United States

#375 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 97%
Average SAT: 1030
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 93%

14. Western Illinois University

Macomb

For Law

#370 in the United States

#410 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Receiving Aid: 54%
Average Aid: $15,620
Enrollment: 7,073

15. Rush University

Chicago

For Law

#381 in the United States

#422 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 2,782
Male:Female: 22:78
Founded: 1972

16. Bradley University

Peoria

For Law

#406 in the United States

#449 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1195
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $24,703

17. NorthShore University HealthSystem School of Nurse Anesthesia

Evanston

For Law

#415 in the United States

#459 in North America

Enrollment: 75
Male:Female: 32:68

18. Wheaton College - Illinois

Wheaton

For Law

#454 in the United States

#499 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Average SAT: 1350
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $31,346

19. University of Illinois at Springfield

Springfield

For Law

#468 in the United States

#513 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 1110
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 98%

20. Illinois Wesleyan University

Bloomington

For Law

#479 in the United States

#524 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Average SAT: 1235
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $31,310

21. Roosevelt University

Chicago

For Law

#523 in the United States

#573 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Average SAT: 955
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $21,503

22. Northeastern Illinois University

Chicago

For Law

#528 in the United States

#579 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Receiving Aid: 90%
Average Aid: $12,560
Enrollment: 5,504

23. Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science

North Chicago

For Law

#586 in the United States

#640 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 1,949
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1912

24. Knox College

Galesburg

For Law

#626 in the United States

#682 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Average SAT: 1253
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $25,524

25. Chicago State University

Chicago

For Law

#672 in the United States

#733 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Receiving Aid: 97%
Average Aid: $19,111
Enrollment: 2,324

26. Augustana College

Rock Island

For Law

#674 in the United States

#735 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Average SAT: 1130
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $24,695

27. Lake Forest College

Lake Forest

For Law

#675 in the United States

#736 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Average SAT: 1268
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $29,894

28. John Marshall Law School

Chicago

For Law

#679 in the United States

#740 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Founded: 1899

29. Governors State University

University Park

For Law

#717 in the United States

#779 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 94%
Average Aid: $11,315
Enrollment: 4,337

30. Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago

Chicago

For Law

#737 in the United States

#801 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 38
Male:Female: 73:27

31. North Central College

Naperville

For Law

#746 in the United States

#810 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Average SAT: 1173
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $24,190

32. National Louis University

Chicago

For Law

#760 in the United States

#824 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Net Price: $15,724
Receiving Aid: 89%
Average Aid: $9,722

33. Saint Xavier University

Chicago

For Law

#859 in the United States

#929 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Net Price: $11,943
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $30,290

34. Dominican University

River Forest

For Law

#873 in the United States

#943 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Average SAT: 1037
Average ACT: 20
Net Price: $16,969

35. Elmhurst College

Elmhurst

For Law

#881 in the United States

#951 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Average SAT: 1085
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $22,760

36. Erikson Institute

Chicago

For Law

#916 in the United States

#986 in North America

Enrollment: 368
Male:Female: 2:98

37. Lewis University

Romeoville

For Law

#921 in the United States

#991 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Average SAT: 1105
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $19,472

38. School of the Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago

For Law

#951 in the United States

#1022 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Net Price: $55,485
Receiving Aid: 97%
Average Aid: $18,872

39. Columbia College Chicago

Chicago

For Law

#980 in the United States

#1051 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Net Price: $29,790
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $20,851

40. Blackburn College

Carlinville

For Law

#984 in the United States

#1055 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Net Price: $21,349
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $15,613

41. Millikin University

Decatur

For Law

#988 in the United States

#1059 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Average SAT: 1015
Average ACT: 19
Net Price: $10,078

42. Aurora University

Aurora

For Law

#1048 in the United States

#1122 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1032
Average ACT: 23
Net Price: $19,220

43. Benedictine University

Lisle

For Law

#1053 in the United States

#1127 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Net Price: $24,570
Receiving Aid: 94%
Average Aid: $21,484

44. University of St Francis

Joliet

For Law

#1061 in the United States

#1135 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Average SAT: 1035
Average ACT: 23
Net Price: $16,455

45. Monmouth College

Monmouth

For Law

#1068 in the United States

#1142 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1120
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $19,088

46. National University of Health Sciences

Lombard

For Law

#1108 in the United States

#1183 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Enrollment: 513
Male:Female: 38:62
Founded: 1906

47. North Park University

Chicago

For Law

#1109 in the United States

#1184 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Net Price: $19,910
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $22,779

48. Greenville University

Greenville

For Law

#1116 in the United States

#1191 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Average SAT: 1015
Average ACT: 19
Net Price: $21,442

49. DeVry University - Illinois

Chicago

For Law

#1120 in the United States

#1195 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Average SAT: 1060
Average ACT: 21
Net Price: $31,063

50. Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago

Chicago

For Law

#1169 in the United States

#1245 in North America

Enrollment: 114
Male:Female: 44:56

51. Saint Anthony College of Nursing

Rockford

For Law

#1192 in the United States

#1269 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $20,319
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $12,832

52. McKendree University

Lebanon

For Law

#1195 in the United States

#1272 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Net Price: $25,200
Receiving Aid: 89%
Average Aid: $22,269

53. Rockford University

Rockford

For Law

#1200 in the United States

#1277 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Average SAT: 960
Average ACT: 20
Net Price: $24,098

54. Adler University

Chicago

For Law

#1218 in the United States

#1295 in North America

Enrollment: 1,674
Male:Female: 18:82
Founded: 1952

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

Chicago

For Law

#1230 in the United States

#1307 in North America

Enrollment: 76
Male:Female: 47:53

56. Saint Augustine College

Chicago

For Law

#1234 in the United States

#1311 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $17,008
Receiving Aid: 84%
Average Aid: $5,947

57. Olivet Nazarene University

Bourbonnais

For Law

#1236 in the United States

#1313 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Average SAT: 1075
Average ACT: 23
Net Price: $22,707

58. Concordia University - Chicago

River Forest

For Law

#1249 in the United States

#1327 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Net Price: $17,767
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $26,680

59. Catholic Theological Union at Chicago

Chicago

For Law

#1257 in the United States

#1335 in North America

Enrollment: 198
Male:Female: 64:36
Founded: 1968

60. Trinity Christian College

Palos Heights

For Law

#1267 in the United States

#1345 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1125
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $17,218

61. Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary

Evanston

For Law

#1270 in the United States

#1348 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 299
Male:Female: 44:56

62. Trinity International University - Illinois

Deerfield

For Law

#1288 in the United States

#1366 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Net Price: $21,260
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $26,365

63. Northern Baptist Theological Seminary

Lisle

For Law

#1363 in the United States

#1443 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Enrollment: 6
Male:Female: 50:50

64. McCormick Theological Seminary

Chicago

For Law

#1390 in the United States

#1471 in North America

Enrollment: 133
Male:Female: 63:37

65. Spertus College

Chicago

For Law

#1404 in the United States

#1485 in North America

Enrollment: 97
Male:Female: 37:63

66. University of Saint Mary of the Lake

Mundelein

For Law

#1410 in the United States

#1491 in North America

Enrollment: 203
Male:Female: 85:15

67. Eureka College

Eureka

For Law

#1430 in the United States

#1512 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Net Price: $20,215
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $18,303

68. Illinois College of Optometry

Chicago

For Law

#1438 in the United States

#1521 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 483
Male:Female: 26:74
Founded: 1872

69. Chicago Theological Seminary

Chicago

For Law

#1464 in the United States

#1548 in North America

Enrollment: 202
Male:Female: 42:58

70. Principia College

Elsah

For Law

#1484 in the United States

#1570 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Average SAT: 1145
Average ACT: 21
Net Price: $14,904

71. American InterContinental University

Schaumburg

For Law

#1491 in the United States

#1577 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $14,394
Receiving Aid: 83%
Average Aid: $6,547

72. Kendall College

Chicago

For Law

#1498 in the United States

#1584 in North America

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

73. Institute for Clinical Social Work

Chicago

For Law

#1504 in the United States

#1591 in North America

Enrollment: 120
Male:Female: 20:80

74. MacMurray College

Jacksonville

For Law

#1537 in the United States

#1624 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Net Price: $13,977
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $23,073

75. Moody Bible Institute

Chicago

For Law

#1543 in the United States

#1630 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 98%
Net Price: $23,950
Receiving Aid: 93%
Average Aid: $10,477

76. Judson University

Elgin

For Law

#1550 in the United States

#1638 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Average SAT: 970
Average ACT: 20
Net Price: $21,331

77. Meadville Lombard Theological School

Chicago

For Law

#1592 in the United States

#1680 in North America

Enrollment: 69
Male:Female: 33:67

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Indiana	35	39
Missouri	40	43
Iowa	31	48
Kentucky	27	63
Wisconsin	33	16
Tennessee	37	47
Ohio	62	19
Michigan	41	2
Arkansas	16	128
West Virginia	17	123
Minnesota	28	18
Mississippi	14	178
Kansas	16	67
Alabama	25	96
Virginia	42	33
Georgia	49	46
North Carolina	47	20
Oklahoma	20	92
Nebraska	13	87
South Carolina	28	62
Pennsylvania	99	8
South Dakota	8	334
District of Columbia	11	41
Louisiana	26	83
Maryland	28	13
Delaware	4	86
New York	136	6
New Jersey	28	22
North Dakota	7	223
Connecticut	21	7
Texas	82	21
Vermont	11	127
Colorado	21	57
Massachusetts	71	1
Rhode Island	9	70
Florida	63	34
New Hampshire	12	75
New Mexico	8	104
Maine	14	227
Montana	8	211
Utah	11	50
Arizona	10	25
Idaho	7	239
Nevada	6	131
Oregon	18	101
Washington	32	5
California	132	3
Puerto Rico	12	631
Alaska	4	325
Hawaii	7	112