Southern University Law Center
Southern University Law Center is located in Baton Rouge, LA, founded in 1946. Southern University Law Center' tuition & fees is $17,434 for Louisiana residents and $30,034 for out-of-state students in the academic year 2022-2023. 39.49% of enrolled students received grants and/or scholarships and the average amount of the aid is $8,150. That could cover 27.14% of full tuition & fees.
The acceptance rate is 53.94% and total of 335 first-year students enrolled in the law school. The average GPA of the enrolled students is 3.03 and the average LSAT score is 146. For first-time exam takers, its bar exam pass rate is 41.66%.
2023 Tuition & Fees
Southern University Law Center's 2023 tuition & fees is $17,434 for Louisiana residents and $30,034 for others.
For law school students, the average living costs including room & board, books, and other personal expenses is $23,964. Including living costs and tuition & fees, the total costs of attendance of Southern University Law Center is $53,998.
The following table summarizes the tuition & fees, and other college costs for Southern University Law Center.
Grants and Scholarships
At Southern University Law Center, 39.49% of enrolled students received grants and/or scholarships. The average grant amount is $8,150. 78.72% of students received more than full tuition amount, and 20.95% received more than half, but not the full tuition amount.
You can view more detailed financial aid statistics at Southern University Law Center costs and financial aid page.
GPA and LSAT Scores
The average GPA of Southern University Law Center is 3.03 and the average LSAT score is 146. The GPA is the average value of submitted scores from 339 pre-admitted and enrolled first-year students and the average LSAT score is computed over submitted scores from 340 students including both full-time and part-time status. 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 1,129 students have applied to Southern University Law Center and 609 students have accepted to get into the school. Among the admitted students, 335 students finally have enrolled into the school. The acceptance rate is 53.94% and the yield, also known as enrollment rate, is 55.01% at Southern University Law Center. With 5 pre-admitted students, total 340 first-year students enrolled in Southern University Law Center.
Bar Exam Pass Rate
Last year, total 12 students took the bar exam first time at Southern University Law Center. Among them, 5 students passed the exam and the bar exam pass rate is 41.66%. For reference, the average pass rate at Louisiana law schools is 76.99%. The following table shows the bar exam pass rate for first time exam takers at Southern University Law Center.
In 2022, 192 students graduated from Southern University Law Center. Of them, 93 graduates employed where bar passage required and 26 got J.D. Advantage jobs. By employed status, 132 graduates employed as full-time and 18 employed as part-time status. Check more employment statistics at Southern University Law Center employement summary page.
