76 Best Law schools in Illinois

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Illinois ranked based on their research performance in Law. A graph of 6.29M citations received by 235K academic papers made by 76 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

#11 in the United States

#12 in North America

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

2. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

Champaign

For Law

#17 in the United States

#19 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Average SAT: 1415
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 64%

3. Northwestern University

Evanston

For Law

#36 in the United States

#38 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $22,095

4. University of Illinois at Chicago

Chicago

For Law

#40 in the United States

#46 in North America

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

5. DePaul University

Chicago

For Law

#121 in the United States

#139 in North America

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

6. Loyola University Chicago

Chicago

For Law

#123 in the United States

#141 in North America

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

7. Northern Illinois University

DeKalb

For Law

#154 in the United States

#176 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $12,552
Enrollment: 15,649

8. Illinois State University

Normal

For Law

#168 in the United States

#191 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1105
Average ACT: 24
Receiving Aid: 98%

9. Southern Illinois University - Carbondale

Carbondale

For Law

#171 in the United States

#195 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Average SAT: 1020
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 99%

10. Illinois Institute of Technology

Chicago

For Law

#178 in the United States

#203 in North America

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

11. Illinois College

Jacksonville

For Law

#275 in the United States

#307 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1043
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $16,296

12. Eastern Illinois University

Charleston

For Law

#322 in the United States

#358 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Average SAT: 1010
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $11,773

13. Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville

Edwardsville

For Law

#327 in the United States

#363 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 98%
Average SAT: 1045
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 98%

14. Western Illinois University

Macomb

For Law

#345 in the United States

#383 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Receiving Aid: 94%
Average Aid: $15,632
Enrollment: 7,643

15. Rush University

Chicago

For Law

#374 in the United States

#414 in North America

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

16. Bradley University

Peoria

For Law

#406 in the United States

#449 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Average SAT: 1165
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $24,053

17. NorthShore University HealthSystem School of Nurse Anesthesia

Evanston

For Law

#416 in the United States

#459 in North America

Enrollment: 75
Male:Female: 30:70

18. University of Illinois at Springfield

Springfield

For Law

#464 in the United States

#508 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Average SAT: 1104
Average ACT: 24
Receiving Aid: 98%

19. Wheaton College - Illinois

Wheaton

For Law

#473 in the United States

#517 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1340
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $29,961

20. Illinois Wesleyan University

Bloomington

For Law

#476 in the United States

#520 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Average SAT: 1225
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $30,096

21. Northeastern Illinois University

Chicago

For Law

#513 in the United States

#561 in North America

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

22. Roosevelt University

Chicago

For Law

#521 in the United States

#570 in North America

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

23. Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science

North Chicago

For Law

#568 in the United States

#620 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 1,940
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1912

24. Lake Forest College

Lake Forest

For Law

#628 in the United States

#684 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Average SAT: 1247
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $27,839

25. Knox College

Galesburg

For Law

#639 in the United States

#696 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Average SAT: 1290
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $26,882

26. Chicago State University

Chicago

For Law

#658 in the United States

#717 in North America

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

27. Governors State University

University Park

For Law

#698 in the United States

#760 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Average SAT: 945
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $11,987

28. John Marshall Law School

Chicago

For Law

#708 in the United States

#770 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Founded: 1899

29. National Louis University

Chicago

For Law

#712 in the United States

#774 in North America

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

30. Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago

Chicago

For Law

#753 in the United States

#820 in North America

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

31. Augustana College

Rock Island

For Law

#786 in the United States

#853 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Average SAT: 1130
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $24,660

32. North Central College

Naperville

For Law

#791 in the United States

#858 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Average SAT: 1130
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $25,285

33. Elmhurst College

Elmhurst

For Law

#837 in the United States

#906 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Average SAT: 1110
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $24,108

34. Saint Xavier University

Chicago

For Law

#854 in the United States

#923 in North America

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

35. Dominican University

River Forest

For Law

#879 in the United States

#949 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Average SAT: 1015
Average ACT: 19
Net Price: $18,162

36. Monmouth College

Monmouth

For Law

#886 in the United States

#956 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Average SAT: 1110
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $20,237

37. School of the Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago

For Law

#887 in the United States

#957 in North America

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

38. Millikin University

Decatur

For Law

#932 in the United States

#1002 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Average SAT: 1065
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $10,492

39. Erikson Institute

Chicago

For Law

#946 in the United States

#1016 in North America

Enrollment: 331
Male:Female: 2:98

40. Lewis University

Romeoville

For Law

#979 in the United States

#1049 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Average SAT: 1105
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $19,184

41. Aurora University

Aurora

For Law

#987 in the United States

#1057 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Average SAT: 1089
Average ACT: 22
Net Price: $19,350

42. Columbia College Chicago

Chicago

For Law

#1003 in the United States

#1074 in North America

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

43. Blackburn College

Carlinville

For Law

#1031 in the United States

#1102 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Net Price: $21,575
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $14,112

44. Greenville University

Greenville

For Law

#1037 in the United States

#1109 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Average SAT: 1009
Average ACT: 22
Net Price: $20,718

45. Rockford University

Rockford

For Law

#1052 in the United States

#1124 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Average SAT: 963
Average ACT: 16
Net Price: $25,047

46. Benedictine University

Lisle

For Law

#1058 in the United States

#1130 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Net Price: $25,658
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $20,083

47. University of St Francis

Joliet

For Law

#1062 in the United States

#1134 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Average SAT: 1135
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $18,560

48. North Park University

Chicago

For Law

#1075 in the United States

#1147 in North America

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

49. DeVry University - Illinois

Chicago

For Law

#1087 in the United States

#1161 in North America

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

50. National University of Health Sciences

Lombard

For Law

#1109 in the United States

#1183 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Enrollment: 498
Male:Female: 39:61
Founded: 1906

51. Saint Anthony College of Nursing

Rockford

For Law

#1127 in the United States

#1201 in North America

Net Price: $20,319
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $12,832
Enrollment: 242

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

Chicago

For Law

#1149 in the United States

#1223 in North America

Enrollment: 62
Male:Female: 51:49

53. Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago

Chicago

For Law

#1162 in the United States

#1236 in North America

Enrollment: 133
Male:Female: 51:49

54. McKendree University

Lebanon

For Law

#1180 in the United States

#1255 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Net Price: $22,431
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $24,145

55. Olivet Nazarene University

Bourbonnais

For Law

#1190 in the United States

#1265 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Net Price: $20,059
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $29,708

56. Adler University

Chicago

For Law

#1199 in the United States

#1274 in North America

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

57. Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary

Evanston

For Law

#1243 in the United States

#1319 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 280
Male:Female: 46:54

58. Concordia University - Chicago

River Forest

For Law

#1246 in the United States

#1322 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Net Price: $18,832
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $25,141

59. Catholic Theological Union at Chicago

Chicago

For Law

#1265 in the United States

#1341 in North America

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

60. Saint Augustine College

Chicago

For Law

#1294 in the United States

#1371 in North America

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

61. Trinity International University - Illinois

Deerfield

For Law

#1307 in the United States

#1384 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Average SAT: 1016
Average ACT: 21
Net Price: $16,703

62. Illinois College of Optometry

Chicago

For Law

#1330 in the United States

#1409 in North America

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

63. Trinity Christian College

Palos Heights

For Law

#1367 in the United States

#1447 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Average SAT: 1010
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $18,822

64. McCormick Theological Seminary

Chicago

For Law

#1390 in the United States

#1471 in North America

Enrollment: 162
Male:Female: 59:41

65. Kendall College

Chicago

For Law

#1399 in the United States

#1481 in North America

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

66. Chicago Theological Seminary

Chicago

For Law

#1445 in the United States

#1528 in North America

Enrollment: 195
Male:Female: 37:63

67. Institute for Clinical Social Work

Chicago

For Law

#1451 in the United States

#1534 in North America

Enrollment: 119
Male:Female: 21:79

68. Northern Baptist Theological Seminary

Lisle

For Law

#1454 in the United States

#1538 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Enrollment: 374
Male:Female: 60:40

69. Eureka College

Eureka

For Law

#1462 in the United States

#1548 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Net Price: $19,443
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $19,367

70. University of Saint Mary of the Lake

Mundelein

For Law

#1478 in the United States

#1564 in North America

Enrollment: 204
Male:Female: 89:11

71. Moody Bible Institute

Chicago

For Law

#1479 in the United States

#1565 in North America

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

72. Principia College

Elsah

For Law

#1480 in the United States

#1566 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 48%
Average SAT: 1135
Net Price: $18,039
Receiving Aid: 94%

73. MacMurray College

Jacksonville

For Law

#1519 in the United States

#1605 in North America

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

74. Meadville Lombard Theological School

Chicago

For Law

#1528 in the United States

#1614 in North America

Enrollment: 69
Male:Female: 30:70

75. American InterContinental University

Schaumburg

For Law

#1557 in the United States

#1644 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $13,808
Receiving Aid: 81%
Average Aid: $6,284

76. Judson University

Elgin

For Law

#1561 in the United States

#1648 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Average SAT: 1025
Average ACT: 21
Net Price: $19,268

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Indiana	34	54
Missouri	39	43
Iowa	31	45
Kentucky	26	61
Wisconsin	33	16
Tennessee	34	46
Ohio	62	19
Michigan	40	2
Arkansas	16	138
West Virginia	17	125
Minnesota	28	18
Mississippi	13	181
Kansas	16	69
Alabama	25	97
Virginia	42	34
Georgia	48	42
North Carolina	47	21
Oklahoma	20	92
Nebraska	13	87
South Carolina	27	63
Pennsylvania	99	7
South Dakota	8	329
District of Columbia	10	44
Louisiana	25	82
Maryland	27	15
Delaware	3	86
New York	136	6
New Jersey	28	23
North Dakota	7	211
Connecticut	21	8
Texas	79	20
Vermont	11	129
Colorado	21	60
Massachusetts	70	1
Rhode Island	9	74
Florida	60	33
New Hampshire	12	79
New Mexico	7	99
Maine	14	222
Montana	8	207
Utah	11	48
Arizona	9	25
Idaho	7	235
Nevada	6	134
Oregon	17	103
Washington	30	5
California	130	3
Puerto Rico	12	626
Alaska	4	323
Hawaii	6	113