DePaul University College of Law

DePaul University College of Law
Parent schoolDePaul University
Religious affiliationCatholic
Established1912 (formed by merger with the Illinois College of Law, 1897)
School typePrivate law school
DeanJulie D. Lawton
LocationChicago, Illinois, US
Enrollment2022 JD enrollment (533)
Faculty137 (36 full-time; 101 part-time)
USNWR ranking133rd (tie) (2025)
Bar pass rate75% (2023 First-time takers)
Websitelaw.depaul.edu

DePaul University College of Law is the law school of DePaul University, a private Catholic research university in Chicago, Illinois. It employs more than 125 full- and part-time faculty members and enrolls more than 500 students in its Juris Doctor program. The school has multiple joint degree programs offered in conjunction with other DePaul University colleges and schools.

The law school's facilities—encompassing nine floors across two buildings on the DePaul University Loop Campus—include the Vincent G. Rinn Law Library, Leonard M. Ring Courtroom, technology-enabled classrooms, two student lounges, and student offices and meeting spaces. The law school is located within two blocks of state and federal courts and is close to numerous law firms, corporations and government agencies.