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Many, or perhaps most, law schools in the United States grade on a norm-referenced grading curve.The process generally works within each class, where the instructor grades each exam, and then ranks the exams against each other, adding to and subtracting from the initial grades so that the overall grade distribution matches the school's specified curve (usually a bell curve).
For the class entering in 2023, UIC Law accepted 69.53% of applicants, with 27.96% of those accepted enrolling. The average enrollee had a 152 LSAT score and 3.39 undergraduate GPA. [1] Tuition and fees at UIC Law for the 2020-2021 academic year is $39,014 for Illinois residents and $48,014 for out of state residents. [8]
In the past decade, since 2014, 11 law schools have closed, with the most recent closing, of Golden Gate University School of Law, announced in fall 2023. [ 3 ] In addition, individual state legislatures or bar examiners, like the State Bar of California , may maintain a separate accreditation system which is open to non-ABA accredited schools.
Feinberg School of Medicine (Chicago) Illinois College of Optometry (Chicago) Midwestern University (Downers Grove) Pritzker School of Medicine (Chicago) Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science (North Chicago, Illinois) Rush University (Chicago) Stritch School of Medicine (Maywood) UIC College of Pharmacy (Chicago, public)
In 2019, the John Marshall Law School, founded in 1899, became affiliated with the university. [25] In 2021, the UI Trustees voted to officially rename UIC John Marshall Law School as UIC School of Law, citing John Marshall's "role as a slave trader, slave owner of hundreds of slaves, pro-slavery jurisprudence, and racist views." [26]
In 1957, the Chicago Sunday Tribune released the first modern rankings of law schools, and included Illinois among the top 10 law schools in America. [15] In the 2024 U.S. News & World Report ranking, the college was ranked 36th in the country, tied with four others. [3] In 2023, Above the Law ranked the college 19th in the nation. [16]
From our nationally recognized faculty and programs to the impact of our legal clinics, we prepare students with the knowledge, skills, experience and values to change lives. For more information, visit https://law.uic.edu/. Melah Lofton Univeristy of Illinois Chicago School of Law 312-427-2737 X 792 mlofto3@uic.edu 10/21/2024 11:16 -0400
The Chicago Loop as seen from the UIC campus. The largest university in the Chicago area, UIC serves approximately 34,000 students within 16 colleges & schools including Applied Health Sciences, Architecture, Design, and the Arts, Business Administration, Dentistry, Education, Engineering, Graduate, Honors, Liberal Arts & Sciences, Nursing, Pharmacy, Public Health, Social Work, Urban Planning ...