Southern Illinois University School of Law

The law school of Southern Illinois University-Carbondale, known as Southern Illinois University School of Law, is a Public, 4 years school in Carbondale, IL. The law school tuition & fees at Southern Illinois University School of Law is $21,555.Its average LSAT score submitted by enrolled students is 150 and the average GPA is 3.35. Total 252 students are attending the law school and 85 first-year students enrolled last year.

LSAT Average: 150
2024 Tuition & Fees (JD): $21,555
Acceptance Rate: 56.71%
Student Population: 252
First-Year Student: 85

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2023-2024 Tuition & Fees

The 2023-2024 tuition & fees at Southern Illinois University School of Law is $21,555 for law school students. The tuition has not been increased to the same amount as last year. The average living costs besides tuition & fees is $14,272 including costs for room & boards, transportation, and other personal expenses. The living costs does not include the fees for health insurance.

The average tuition & fees of law schools in Illinois is $47,584 for Illinois residents and $49,695 for out-of-state students. For all laws schools in United States, the average law school tuition & fees is $42,101 for State residents and $47,510 for out-of-state students.

The tuition & fees of Southern Illinois University School of Law is cheaper than the average tuition & fees of Illinois law schools.

The next table shows the Southern Illinois University School of Law tuition & fees and compare it to the Illinois law schools and all U.S. Law schools. The 2024 statistics for comparison is not available yet due to the lack of data.

Southern Illinois University School of Law 2023 Tuition & Fees
	2022	2023	2024
Southern Illinois University School of Law	$23,278	$23,737	$21,555
Illinois Law Schools	$48,803	$49,695	-
All U.S. Law Schools	$46,359	$47,510	-

LSAT score and GPA in Average

The average LSAT scores submitted by enrolled students is 150 and the average GPA is 3.35 at Southern Illinois University School of Law.

The LSAT score of Southern Illinois University School of Law is lower than the average LSAT score of Illinois law schools.

The undergraduate GPA of Southern Illinois University School of Law is lower than the average LSAT score of Illinois law schools.

The next table shows the submitted LSAT scores and GPA by 25^th/50^th/75^th percentile and full-time/part-time status and compare each score to last year scores.

LSAT Scores
GPA

Southern Illinois University School of Law LSAT scores distribution
	Southern Illinois University School of Law	Illinois Law Schools	All Law Schools
25^th percentile	147	156	155
50^th percentile	150	160	158
75^th percentile	153	161	161

Southern Illinois University School of LawGPA distribution
	Southern Illinois University School of Law	Illinois Law Schools	All Law Schools
25^th percentile	2.92	3.31	3.29
50^th percentile	3.35	3.59	3.58
75^th percentile	3.62	3.76	3.76

Acceptance Rate & Admission Statistics

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 462 students have applied to Southern Illinois University School of Law. Among them, 262 students have accepted to admit and 85 have enrolled into Southern Illinois University School of LawThe acceptance rate is 56.71% and the yield is 32%.

The acceptance rate of Southern Illinois University School of Law is higher than the acceptance rate of Illinois law schools.

The next table illustrates the admission counts, acceptance rate, and yield at Southern Illinois University School of Law.

Southern Illinois University School of Law Admission Statistics
	Southern Illinois University School of Law	Illinois Law Schools	All Law Schools
Applicants	462	23,101	427,103
Admitted	262	7,126	128,500
Enrolled	85	1,777	36,795
Acceptance Rate	56.71%	41.49%	40.93%
Yield (Enrollment Rate)	32.44%	25.72%	31.46%

Law School Student Population

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 252 students enrolled to Southern Illinois University School of Law. All students enrolled in JD(Juris Doctor Degree) program .

For the first class, 85 students newly joined to to Southern Illinois University School of Law. By gender, there are 47 men and 42 women first-time students at Southern Illinois University School of Law. All students enrolled as full-time status at Southern Illinois University School of Law.

Total Enrollment
First-Class Students

Southern Illinois University School of Law Student Population
	2022	2023
Total Enrollment	246	252
JD Enrollment	246	252
Non-JD Enrollment	0	0

First-year Student Population
	2022	2023
Total	87	85
Men	43	47
Women	45	42

Bar Exam Pass Rate

For the first time bar exam takers, the bar exam pass rate is 53.42% where 73 students took the exam and 39 students passed the exam. The pass rate is lower than average pass rate of Illinois law schools (74.98%).

Bar Exam Pass Rate
	2022	2023
Number of Graduates	62	75
First-Time Bar Exam Takers Total	69	73
New Graduates	49	65
Prior Year Graduates	20	8
Early Takers	0	0
No Exam Takers	13	10
Exam Passer	41	39
Exam Pass Rate	59.42%	53.42%
Illinois Pass Rate	78.66%	74.98%