Charleston School of Law is located in Charleston, SC, founded in 2003. Charleston School of Law' tuition & fees is $46,134 for first-year students in the academic year 2023-2024. 91.31% of enrolled students received grants and/or scholarships and the average amount of the aid is $18,000. That could cover 39.02% of full tuition & fees.
The acceptance rate is 53.13% and total of 257 first-year students enrolled in the law school. The average GPA of the enrolled students is 3.49 and the average LSAT score is 153. For first-time exam takers, its bar exam pass rate is 63.86%.
Charleston School of Law's 2024 tuition & fees is $46,134 for its prospective students. The law school tuition is increased by 3.13% from last year.
For law school students, the average living costs including room & board, books, and other personal expenses is $27,752. Including living costs and tuition & fees, the total costs of attendance of Charleston School of Law is $73,886.
The following table summarizes the tuition & fees, and other college costs for Charleston School of Law.
At Charleston School of Law, 91.31% of enrolled students received grants and/or scholarships. The average grant amount is $18,000. 0.00% of students received more than full tuition amount, and 42.07% received more than half, but not the full tuition amount.
The average GPA of Charleston School of Law is 3.49 and the average LSAT score is 153. The GPA and LSAT scores are the average value of submitted scores from 259 pre-admitted and enrolled first-year students. The following table summarizes the GPA and LSAT scores by 25th, 50th, and 75th percentiles.
Charleston School of Law Average GPA and LSAT scores
25th Percentile
50th Percentile
75th Percentile
GPA
3.2
3.49
3.72
LSAT Scores
149
153
155
Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics
For the academic year 2023-2024, total 1,871 students have applied to Charleston School of Law and 994 students have accepted to get into the school. Among the admitted students, 257 students finally have enrolled into the school. The acceptance rate is 53.13% and the yield, also known as enrollment rate, is 25.86% at Charleston School of Law. With 2 pre-admitted students, total 259 first-year students enrolled in Charleston School of Law.
Charleston School of Law Admission Stats - Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled
Number of Students
Applicants
1,871
Admitted
994
Enrolled
257
Acceptance Rate
53.13%
Yield (Enrollment Rate)
25.86%
Pre-Admitted
2
Total Number of First-Year Students
259 76 men, 183 women All full-time students
Bar Exam Pass Rate
Last year, total 166 students took the bar exam first time at Charleston School of Law. Among them, 106 students passed the exam and the bar exam pass rate is 63.86%. For reference, the average pass rate at South Carolina law schools is 76.26%. The following table shows the bar exam pass rate for first time exam takers at Charleston School of Law.
In 2023, 186 students graduated from Charleston School of Law. Of them, 121 graduates employed where bar passage required and 19 got J.D. Advantage jobs. By employed status, 141 graduates employed as full-time and 13 employed as part-time status. Check more employment statistics at Charleston School of Law employement summary page.
Charleston School of Law Bar Exam Pass Rate for First-time Takers