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 149 and the average GPA is 3.30 for the academic yera 2023-2024. Total 273 students are attending the law school and 108 first-year students enrolled last year.

LSAT Average: 149
Tuition & Fees (JD): $21,555
Acceptance Rate: 60.47%
Student Population: 273
First-Year Student: 108

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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 $48,400 for Illinois residents and $50,311 for out-of-state students. For all laws schools in United States, the average law school tuition & fees is $42,924 for State residents and $48,063 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 149 and the average GPA is 3.3 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	146	156	155
50^th percentile	149	160	159
75^th percentile	152	162	161

Southern Illinois University School of LawGPA distribution
	Southern Illinois University School of Law	Illinois Law Schools	All Law Schools
25^th percentile	2.94	3.36	3.33
50^th percentile	3.3	3.62	3.61
75^th percentile	3.62	3.79	3.79

Acceptance Rate & Admission Statistics

For the academic year 2023-2024, total 549 students have applied to Southern Illinois University School of Law. Among them, 332 students have accepted to admit and 108 have enrolled into Southern Illinois University School of LawThe acceptance rate is 60.47% and the yield is 33%.

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	549	22,770	414,758
Admitted	332	7,312	130,837
Enrolled	108	1,761	36,756
Acceptance Rate	60.47%	43.83%	42.40%
Yield (Enrollment Rate)	32.53%	24.84%	30.97%

Law School Student Population

For the academic year 2023-2024, total 273 students enrolled to Southern Illinois University School of Law. All students enrolled in JD(Juris Doctor Degree) program .

For the first class, 108 students newly joined to to Southern Illinois University School of Law. By gender, there are 58 men and 52 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
	2023	2024
Total Enrollment	252	273
JD Enrollment	252	273
Non-JD Enrollment	0	0

First-year Student Population
	2023	2024
Total	85	108
Men	47	58
Women	42	52

Bar Exam Pass Rate

For the first time bar exam takers, the bar exam pass rate is 65.67% where 67 students took the exam and 44 students passed the exam. The pass rate is lower than average pass rate of Illinois law schools (78.71%).

Bar Exam Pass Rate
	2023	2024
Number of Graduates	75	80
First-Time Bar Exam Takers Total	73	67
New Graduates	65	63
Prior Year Graduates	8	4
Early Takers	0	0
No Exam Takers	10	16
Exam Passer	39	44
Exam Pass Rate	53.42%	65.67%
Illinois Pass Rate	74.98%	78.71%