DePaul University Law School - Admissions, Stats & Reviews

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JD Admissions & Requirements

Data from 2023 admissions cycle

157

LSAT

3.59

GPA

43.6%

Admit Rate

Depaul Law School is a prestigious JD program located in Chicago, Illinois. In the competitive 2024 law school rankings, Depaul Law School was ranked 134 by US News & World Report, making it a strong option for prospective law students in the current application cycle. For the 2023 admissions cycle, Depaul Law School has an entering 1L class size of approximately 162 with an acceptance rate of 43.6%, positioning it among the competitive law schools for JD applicants.

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Law School Applications

1771

JD application volume in 2023 cycle

JD Acceptance Rate

43.6%

49th percentile

JD Program Size

162

47th percentile

JD Tuition Cost

$103k

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About Depaul Law School

DePaul University College of Law is centered in the heart of downtown Chicago, providing its students with a rich and dynamic urban setting. DePaul University is the nation's largest Catholic university and among the largest private universities in the nation, as well as one of the largest private universities in Illinois. The College of Law is fully accredited by the ABA, is a member of AALS and Order of the Coif, and offers full-time, part-time, and summer programs. Its location—centered within the city's business and legal communities—provides students with extensive contact with Chicago's legal community, and students gain access to a national law alumni network that is more than 15,000 strong. The law school is within walking distance of the state and federal courts, a variety of government offices, and numerous corporations and law firms. DePaul law graduates reside in all 50 states and in more than 20 countries, and among them are three former mayors of Chicago, more than 350 state and federal judges, and numerous CEOs, CFOs, executives, and partners at corporations and law firms worldwide.

Depaul Law School Law School Admissions Data & Statistics

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Showing 245 applications (125 accepted, 49 waitlisted, 16 rejected)

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Showing 245 applications (125 accepted, 49 waitlisted, 16 rejected)

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For law school applicants interested in the 2024 admissions cycle at Depaul Law School, 1771 candidates submitted JD applications and 772 received acceptance letters. The law school application process here is moderately selective for prospective students with an acceptance rate of 43.6%.

The JD program at Depaul Law School enrolls a first-year class of 162 law students each year, with an admissions yield rate of 20.34%. This means that of the 772 applicants who received law school acceptance letters, 157 chose to enroll. Understanding these law school admission statistics can help prospective JD applicants evaluate their chances and plan their application strategy.

For a competitive law school application to Depaul Law School, students should aim to meet or exceed the median statistics shown below. Meeting these GPA and LSAT targets significantly improves your chances of admission.

LSAT & GPA Statistics
	25th	50th	75th
LSAT	153	157	159
	51st percentile
GPA	3.27	3.59	3.79
	48th percentile

	Value
Applications	1771
	59th percentile
Admission Offers	772
Class Size	162
	47th percentile
Acceptance Rate	43.6%
	49th percentile
Yield Rate	20.34%
	11th percentile

The above statistics show that Depaul Law School typically admits students with LSAT scores ranging from 153 (25th percentile) to 159 (75th percentile), with a median of 157.

For GPA, admitted students typically have undergraduate GPAs ranging from 3.27 to 3.79, with a median of 3.59.

With an acceptance rate of 43.6%, Depaul Law School is considered a moderately selective law school in terms of admissions.

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Applications: Total number of people who applied to this law school.
Acceptance Rate: Percentage of applicants who received offers (lower = more selective).
Yield Rate: Percentage of admitted students who enrolled (higher = more desirable).

* Indicates data is from a previous year when current year data is unavailable.

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