Law Schools in Louisiana

Currently, there are 5 Louisiana law schools that approved by ABA and/or active in IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education.

Statistics for 5 Louisiana Law Schools

The average tuition & fees of 5 Louisiana law schools are $38,476 for state residents and $45,084 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2024-2025. The average GPA of the schools is 3.49 and the average LSAT score is 154. The average acceptance rate is 54.55%.

Tulane University School of Law has the highest tuition & fees of $71,172 and Southern University Law Center has the lowest tuition & fees of $30,034.
Tulane University School of Law has the highest LSAT score of 161 and Southern University Law Center has the lowest score of 147.
Louis D. Brandeis School of Law has the highest GPA of 3.68 and Southern University Law Center has the lowest GPA of 3.12.
Tulane University School of Law has the tightest (lowest) acceptance rate of 48.01% and Loyola University New Orleans College of Law has the lowest rate of 64.71%.
Southern University Law Center has the most enrolled first-year students of 231 and Louis D. Brandeis School of Law has the least enrolled students of 115.

ABA-Accredited Law Schools in Louisiana Comparison Table

The following table compares ABA-Accredited Law Schools in Louisiana with important law schools facts. All data is for the academic year 2023-2024, except bar exam passage data for 2022-2023.

School Name	Tuition & Fees	Acceptance Rate	Average GPA	Average LSAT	Total Enrollment	Enrollment (First-Year Students)	Bar Exam Pass Rate*
Louis D. Brandeis School of Law public, Louisville, LA	$30,400 ($25,400)	57.64%	3.68	156	373	115	74.77%
Loyola University New Orleans College of Law private, New Orleans, LA	$54,708	64.71%	3.37	151	610	206	66.30%
Paul M. Hebert Law Center public, Baton Rouge, LA	$39,105 ($23,665)	48.93%	3.65	157	626	203	92.00%
Southern University Law Center public, Baton Rouge, LA	$30,034 ($17,434)	53.46%	3.12	147	874	231	52.94%
Tulane University School of Law private, New Orleans, LA	$71,172	48.01%	3.64	161	897	203	79.61%

*The pass rate is based on the first time bar exam takers.