76 Best Law schools in Illinois

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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

For Law

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

2. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

For Law

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

3. Northwestern University

For Law

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

4. University of Illinois at Chicago

For Law

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

5. DePaul University

For Law

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

6. Loyola University Chicago

For Law

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

7. Northern Illinois University

For Law

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

8. Illinois State University

For Law

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

9. Southern Illinois University - Carbondale

For Law

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

10. Illinois Institute of Technology

For Law

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

11. Illinois College

For Law

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

12. Eastern Illinois University

For Law

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

13. Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville

For Law

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

14. Western Illinois University

For Law

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

15. Rush University

For Law

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

16. Bradley University

For Law

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

18. University of Illinois at Springfield

For Law

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

19. Wheaton College - Illinois

For Law

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

20. Illinois Wesleyan University

For Law

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

21. Northeastern Illinois University

For Law

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

22. Roosevelt University

For Law

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

23. Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science

For Law

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

24. Lake Forest College

For Law

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

25. Knox College

For Law

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

26. Chicago State University

For Law

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

27. Governors State University

For Law

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

29. National Louis University

For Law

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

30. Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago

For Law

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

31. Augustana College

For Law

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

32. North Central College

For Law

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

33. Elmhurst College

For Law

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

34. Saint Xavier University

For Law

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

35. Dominican University

For Law

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

36. Monmouth College

For Law

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

37. School of the Art Institute of Chicago

For Law

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

38. Millikin University

For Law

#1002 in North America
Acceptance Rate
75%
Average SAT
1065
Average ACT
24
Net Price
$10,492

39. Erikson Institute

For Law

#1016 in North America
Enrollment
331
Male:Female
2:98

40. Lewis University

For Law

#1049 in North America
Acceptance Rate
74%
Average SAT
1105
Average ACT
25
Net Price
$19,184

41. Aurora University

For Law

#1057 in North America
Acceptance Rate
82%
Average SAT
1089
Average ACT
22
Net Price
$19,350

42. Columbia College Chicago

For Law

#1074 in North America
Acceptance Rate
95%
Net Price
$28,387
Receiving Aid
99%
Average Aid
$18,020

43. Blackburn College

For Law

#1102 in North America
Acceptance Rate
64%
Net Price
$21,575
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$14,112

44. Greenville University

For Law

#1109 in North America
Acceptance Rate
94%
Average SAT
1009
Average ACT
22
Net Price
$20,718

45. Rockford University

For Law

#1124 in North America
Acceptance Rate
55%
Average SAT
963
Average ACT
16
Net Price
$25,047

46. Benedictine University

For Law

#1130 in North America
Acceptance Rate
93%
Net Price
$25,658
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$20,083

47. University of St Francis

For Law

#1134 in North America
Acceptance Rate
58%
Average SAT
1135
Average ACT
26
Net Price
$18,560

48. North Park University

For Law

#1147 in North America
Acceptance Rate
68%
Average ACT
21
Net Price
$19,029
Receiving Aid
100%

49. DeVry University - Illinois

For Law

#1161 in North America
Acceptance Rate
43%
Average SAT
1075
Average ACT
41
Net Price
$30,112

50. National University of Health Sciences

For Law

#1183 in North America
Acceptance Rate
67%
Enrollment
498
Male:Female
39:61
Founded
1906

51. Saint Anthony College of Nursing

For Law

#1201 in North America
Net Price
$20,319
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$12,832
Enrollment
242

54. McKendree University

For Law

#1255 in North America
Acceptance Rate
68%
Net Price
$22,431
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$24,145

55. Olivet Nazarene University

For Law

#1265 in North America
Acceptance Rate
58%
Net Price
$20,059
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$29,708

56. Adler University

For Law

#1274 in North America
Enrollment
1,841
Male:Female
18:82
Founded
1952

57. Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary

For Law

#1319 in North America
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
280
Male:Female
46:54

58. Concordia University - Chicago

For Law

#1322 in North America
Acceptance Rate
93%
Net Price
$18,832
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$25,141

59. Catholic Theological Union at Chicago

For Law

#1341 in North America
Enrollment
213
Male:Female
62:38
Founded
1968

60. Saint Augustine College

For Law

#1371 in North America
Acceptance Rate
100%
Net Price
$10,288
Receiving Aid
95%
Average Aid
$10,468

61. Trinity International University - Illinois

For Law

#1384 in North America
Acceptance Rate
91%
Average SAT
1016
Average ACT
21
Net Price
$16,703

62. Illinois College of Optometry

For Law

#1409 in North America
Acceptance Rate
70%
Enrollment
481
Male:Female
27:73
Founded
1872

63. Trinity Christian College

For Law

#1447 in North America
Acceptance Rate
71%
Average SAT
1010
Average ACT
25
Net Price
$18,822

65. Kendall College

For Law

#1481 in North America
Acceptance Rate
90%
Net Price
$30,324
Receiving Aid
69%
Average Aid
$7,984

68. Northern Baptist Theological Seminary

For Law

#1538 in North America
Acceptance Rate
100%
Enrollment
374
Male:Female
60:40

69. Eureka College

For Law

#1548 in North America
Acceptance Rate
87%
Net Price
$19,443
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$19,367

71. Moody Bible Institute

For Law

#1565 in North America
Acceptance Rate
94%
Net Price
$21,368
Receiving Aid
90%
Average Aid
$10,560

72. Principia College

For Law

#1566 in North America
Acceptance Rate
48%
Average SAT
1135
Net Price
$18,039
Receiving Aid
94%

73. MacMurray College

For Law

#1605 in North America
Acceptance Rate
56%
Net Price
$13,977
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$23,073

74. Meadville Lombard Theological School

For Law

#1614 in North America
Enrollment
69
Male:Female
30:70

75. American InterContinental University

For Law

#1644 in North America
Acceptance Rate
100%
Net Price
$13,808
Receiving Aid
81%
Average Aid
$6,284

76. Judson University

For Law

#1648 in North America
Acceptance Rate
58%
Average SAT
1025
Average ACT
21
Net Price
$19,268

Closest to Illinois states to learn Law

State
Universities
Unis
Best university country rank
Best uni United States Flag 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