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.). Loyola University Chicago and its Water Tower campus also holds art exhibitions and other cultural events.The Fall 2017 entering class had a median GPA of 3.38 and a median LSAT of 158. 34 percent of the 2017 entering class were students of color. The July 2016 Illinois Bar Exam pass rate for first-time test takers was 77%, placing the school sixth out of Illinois' nine law schools. While Loyola's overall U.S. News ranking fell in 2017, the school's specialty rankings have improved. The school was ranked 72nd in 2016, but fell to 82nd in 2018. In 2017, Loyola was ranked 6th in the country in health law, 6th in trial advocacy, and 14th for its part-time program, according to U.S. News & World Report's 2017 specialty rankings. In 2015, Loyola was ranked #1 in the country in family law according to Law Street Media. Law Street Media ranked Loyola's healthcare law and business law programs #1 and #9 in the country, respectively, in 2014. Loyola recently launched a weekend JD program to provide a flexible option for working professionals.According to Loyola's 2017 ABA-required disclosures, 57.4% of the Class of 2016 obtained full-time, long-term, bar passage required employment ten months after graduation. 9.1% of graduates from the Class of 2016 were unemployed 10 months after graduation.
