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2024 Tuition & Fees

Dedman School of Law's 2024 tuition & fees is $63,502 for its first-year students. The 2024 tuition was increased by 4.00% from last year.

For law school students, the average living costs including room & board, books, and other personal expenses is $27,862. With the living costs, the total cost of attendance (COA) of Dedman School of Law is $91,364.

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Dedman School of Law 2024 Tuition & Fees
	2023	2024	% Changed
Law School Tuition	$61,058	$63,502	4.00%
Living Costs	$27,237	$27,862	2.29%
Room & Board	$21,237	$21,862
Books & Supplies	$2,000	$2,000
Personal Expenses	$4,000	$4,000
COA	$88,295	$91,364	3.48%
Grants / Scholarships	$25,000	$25,000
COA after receiving aid	$63,295	$66,364

Grants and Scholarships

At Dedman School of Law, 94.78% of enrolled students received grants and/or scholarships. The average grant amount is $25,000. 5.51% of students received more than full tuition amount, and 18.22% received more than half, but not the full tuition amount.

Grants and Scholarships Statistics
	Amounts / Percentage
Average Grant Amount	$25,000
Number Received	653
Half or Less than Tuition	498 (76.26%)
Half to Full Tuition	119 (18.22%)
Full Tuition	2 (0.31%)
More than Full Tuition	34 (5.21%)

GPA and LSAT Scores

The average GPA of Dedman School of Law is 3.83 and the average LSAT score is 164. The GPA is the average value of submitted scores from 188 pre-admitted and enrolled first-year students and the average LSAT score is computed over submitted scores from 189 students. The following table summarizes the GPA and LSAT scores by 25^th, 50^th, and 75^th percentiles.

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Dedman School of Law Average GPA and LSAT scores
	25^th Percentile	50^th Percentile	75^th Percentile
GPA	3.67	3.83	3.91
LSAT Scores	160	164	166

Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics

For the academic year 2023-2024, total 2,175 students have applied to Dedman School of Law and 711 students have accepted to get into the school. Among the admitted students, 187 students finally have enrolled into the school. The acceptance rate is 32.69% and the yield, also known as enrollment rate, is 26.30% at Dedman School of Law. With 3 pre-admitted students, total 190 first-year students enrolled in Dedman School of Law.

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Dedman School of Law Admission Stats - Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled
	Number of Students
Applicants	2,175
Admitted	711
Enrolled	187
Acceptance Rate	32.69%
Yield (Enrollment Rate)	26.30%
Pre-Admitted	3
Total Number of First-Year Students	190 85 men, 105 women All full-time students

Bar Exam Pass Rate

Last year, total 265 students took the bar exam first time at Dedman School of Law. Among them, 226 students passed the exam and the bar exam pass rate is 85.28%. For reference, the average pass rate at Texas law schools is 75.44%. The following table shows the bar exam pass rate for first time exam takers at Dedman School of Law.

In 2023, 220 students graduated from Dedman School of Law. Of them, 192 graduates employed where bar passage required and 14 got J.D. Advantage jobs. By employed status, 206 graduates employed as full-time and 1 employed as part-time status.

Dedman School of Law Bar Exam Pass Rate for First-time Takers
	Number of Students / Percentage
Total Graduate	269
First-time Takers	265 12 from prior year, 2 Early Takers
No Exam Takers	18
First-time Bar Exam Passer	226
First-time Bar Exam Pass Rate	85.28%
Average Pass Rate at Texas Law Schools	75.44%