Loyola University Chicago School of Law
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Loyola University Chicago School of Law is the law school of Loyola University Chicago, in Illinois. Established in 1909, by the Society of Jesus, the Roman Catholic order of the Jesuits, the School of Law is located in downtown Chicago. Loyola University Chicago School of Law offers degrees and combined degree programs, including the Doctor of Juridical Science (S.J.D.).[3]
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Motto | Ad majorem Dei gloriam |
Established | 1908 |
School type | Private |
Dean | Michèle Alexandre |
Location | Chicago, Illinois, United States |
Enrollment | 905 (2022)[1] |
USNWR ranking | 78th (tie) (2024)[2] |
Website | www.luc.edu/law |
The Fall 2022 entering class had a median GPA of 3.56 and a median LSAT of 159.[4] The Fall 2022 entering class was 67% female and 34% students of color.[5] Loyola's 2021 bar passage rate for first-time test takers was 81.2%.[6] Loyola's 2022 U.S. News ranking national ranking was 73rd(tie) for its full time program, and 9th for its part-time program.[2] Loyola has been highly ranked in health law (3rd nationally in 2022)[2] and family law.[7] In 2017, Loyola was ranked 6th in the country in health law and 6th in trial advocacy according to U.S. News' 2017 specialty rankings.[citation needed] In 2015, Loyola was ranked #1 in the country in family law according to Law Street Media.[7] Law Street Media ranked Loyola's healthcare law and business law programs #1 and #9 in the country, respectively, in 2014.[8][9] Loyola recently launched a weekend JD program to provide a flexible option for working professionals.[10]
According to Loyola's 2019 ABA-required disclosures, 73% of the Class of 2019 obtained full-time, long-term, bar passage required employment ten months after graduation.[11]
The School of Law currently occupies the Corboy Law Center at 25 East Pearson Street. The Law School previously occupied Maguire Hall, at One East Pearson, but switched buildings with the Loyola University Chicago Quinlan School of Business in the fall of 2005.