DePaul University School of Law is a private law school in Illinois. In the most recent ABA Standard 509 cycle it reported a 76.02% first-time bar passage rate (state average 78.6%). 88.4% of graduates landed full-time, long-term JD-required or JD-advantage jobs, and 11.0% joined large firms of 251+ attorneys. Resident tuition is $55,328 per year; a median grant of $34,950 brings median net tuition to about $20,378. The median LSAT is 158 with a 34.8% acceptance rate.
No placements reported (0%): Solo. These shares count where every employed graduate landed, by sector and firm size, across all job types; they can total more than the full-time long-term (FTLT) employment headline, which counts only the stricter full-time, long-term, JD-required or JD-advantage subset.
Bar passage · first-time
This school76.02%
State avg78.6%
first-time -2.5 pts vs state · 2-yr ultimate 87.15% · class of 2025 first-time 83.78% (reported early 2026) · Different cohort than the admissions class above.
Admissions · 25 / 50 / 75
LSATmedian 158
154160
uGPAmedian 3.61
3.173.80
Applications → offers → enrolled
Applied2,643
Offered920
Enrolled 1L186
Offer rate 35% · yield 20%.
Grant distribution
No grant 0.8%Under half 38.4%Half to full 59.4%Full 0.2%Stipend 1.2%
Demographics
Women 61%Men 39%
White
343
Black
30
Hispanic
64
Asian
38
Two or more
17
Other / unreported
18
Cost detail
Resident tuition
$55,328
Non-resident
$55,328
Mandatory fees
$300
Living estimate
$29,110
Median grant
$34,950
Grant 25 / 75
$20,000 / $35,000
Cond. schol. loss
—
Faculty & market
Total faculty
138
Full-time faculty
34
Faculty of color
27
Total JD enrollment
510
Graduates
155
Mean attorney salary · state
$175,180
Admissions
LSAT (25 / 50 / 75)
154 / 158 / 160
uGPA (25 / 50 / 75)
3.17 / 3.61 / 3.80
Acceptance rate
34.8%
Applications received
2,643
Offers extended
920
1L enrollment
186
Total JD enrollment
510
GRE-only takers
1
1L attrition (academic / other)
9 / 2
Transfers in / out
0 / 2
Cost & scholarships
Resident tuition
$55,328
Non-resident tuition
$55,328
Mandatory fees
$300
Living-expense estimate
$29,110
Median grant
$34,950
Grant 25 / 75 percentile
$20,000 / $35,000
No-grant share
0.8%
< half-tuition grants
38.4%
Half-to-full grants
59.4%
Full-tuition grants
0.2%
Above-full grants (stipend)
1.2%
Conditional-scholarship loss rate
—
Part-time JD
Part-time 1L enrollment
29
PT LSAT (25 / 50 / 75)
152 / 155 / 158
PT uGPA (25 / 50 / 75)
3.16 / 3.35 / 3.65
Part-time tuition
$35,946
Part-time JD figures, most recent ABA 509 cycle.
Bar passage
First-Time Bar (2024 cohort)
76.02%
Two-Year Ultimate Bar
87.15%
State average (same exam)
78.6%
Difference vs. state
-2.5 pts
Different cohorts: first-time bar passage reflects graduates who entered law school about three years before the current admissions class shown above. Read the two as separate snapshots, not a single pipeline.
What is the first-time bar passage rate at DePaul University School of Law?
DePaul University School of Law reported a 76.02% first-time bar passage rate in the most recent ABA Standard 509 disclosure, versus a 78.6% state average.
How much does DePaul University School of Law cost?
Resident tuition at DePaul University School of Law is $55,328 per year (about $165,984 over three years). The median grant is $34,950, bringing median net tuition to roughly $20,378 per year.
What LSAT and GPA do you need for DePaul University School of Law?
The median (50th-percentile) LSAT at DePaul University School of Law is 158 and the median GPA is 3.61; the acceptance rate is 34.8%.
What are the job outcomes at DePaul University School of Law?
88.4% of DePaul University School of Law graduates held full-time, long-term JD-required or JD-advantage jobs about ten months after graduation. 11.0% joined large firms of 251+ attorneys. 4.5% were still seeking employment.
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Data from the ABA Standard 509 disclosures, self-reported by law schools and not guaranteed (raw data may have errors or omissions). State attorney-salary context: U.S. BLS OEWS 2024 (SOC 23-1011); cost-of-living: U.S. BEA Regional Price Parities. How the data is sourced & validated: Methodology. Unfamiliar with a term (FTLT, net tuition, bimodal)? Glossary. Copyright basis & permitted use: Terms.