Dedman School of Law
Dedman School of Law, part of Southern Methodist University, is located in Dallas, TX, founded in 1911. Dedman School of Law' tuition & fees is $61,058 for first-year students in the academic year 2022-2023. 96.56% of enrolled students received grants and/or scholarships and the average amount of the aid is $24,000. That could cover 39.31% of full tuition & fees.
The acceptance rate is 33.42% and total of 224 first-year students enrolled in the law school. The average GPA of the enrolled students is 3.76 and the average LSAT score is 163. For first-time exam takers, its bar exam pass rate is 85.18%.
2023 Tuition & Fees
Dedman School of Law's 2023 tuition & fees is $61,058 for its prospective studets.
For law school students, the average living costs including room & board, books, and other personal expenses is $27,237. Including living costs and tuition & fees, the total costs of attendance of Dedman School of Law is $88,295.
The following table summarizes the tuition & fees, and other college costs for Dedman School of Law.
Grants and Scholarships
At Dedman School of Law, 96.56% of enrolled students received grants and/or scholarships. The average grant amount is $24,000. 3.69% of students received more than full tuition amount, and 15.81% received more than half, but not the full tuition amount.
You can view more detailed financial aid statistics at Dedman School of Law costs and financial aid page.
GPA and LSAT Scores
The average GPA of Dedman School of Law is 3.76 and the average LSAT score is 163. The GPA is the average value of submitted scores from 225 pre-admitted and enrolled first-year students and the average LSAT score is computed over submitted scores from 223 students. The following table summarizes the GPA and LSAT scores by 25th, 50th, and 75th percentiles.
Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics
For the academic year 2022-2023, total 2,334 students have applied to Dedman School of Law and 780 students have accepted to get into the school. Among the admitted students, 224 students finally have enrolled into the school. The acceptance rate is 33.42% and the yield, also known as enrollment rate, is 28.72% at Dedman School of Law. With 2 pre-admitted students, total 226 first-year students enrolled in Dedman School of Law.
Bar Exam Pass Rate
Last year, total 189 students took the bar exam first time at Dedman School of Law. Among them, 161 students passed the exam and the bar exam pass rate is 85.18%. For reference, the average pass rate at Texas law schools is 0%. The following table shows the bar exam pass rate for first time exam takers at Dedman School of Law.
In 2022, 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. Check more employment statistics at Dedman School of Law employement summary page.
