Southern University Law Center

Southern University Law Center is a Public, 4 years school in Baton Rouge, LA. The law school tuition & fees at Southern University Law Center is $30,034. Its average LSAT score submitted by enrolled students is 147 and the average GPA is 3.12 for the academic yera 2023-2024. Total 874 students are attending the law school and 231 first-year students enrolled last year.
  • LSAT Average: 147
  • Tuition & Fees (JD): $30,034
  • Acceptance Rate: 53.46%
  • Student Population: 874
  • First-Year Student: 231

2023-2024 Tuition & Fees

The 2023-2024 tuition & fees at Southern University Law Center is $17,434 for Louisiana residents and $30,034 for out-of-state students. The tuition has not been increased to the same amount as last year. The average living costs besides tuition & fees is $18,488 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 Louisiana is $40,307 for Louisiana residents and $47,317 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 University Law Center is cheaper than the average tuition & fees of Louisiana law schools.
The next table shows the Southern University Law Center tuition & fees and compare it to the Louisiana law schools and all U.S. Law schools. The 2024 statistics for comparison is not available yet due to the lack of data.
Southern University Law Center 2023 Tuition & Fees
202220232024
In-StateOut-of-StateIn-StateOut-of-StateIn-StateOut-of-State
Southern University Law Center$17,434$30,034$17,434$30,034$17,434$30,034
Louisiana Law Schools$38,124$45,141 $39,077$46,087-
All U.S. Law Schools$40,818$46,359 $42,101$47,510-

LSAT score and GPA in Average

The average LSAT scores submitted by enrolled students is 147 and the average GPA is 3.12 at Southern University Law Center.
The LSAT score of Southern University Law Center is lower than the average LSAT score of Louisiana law schools.
The undergraduate GPA of Southern University Law Center is lower than the average LSAT score of Louisiana law schools.
The next table shows the submitted LSAT scores and GPA by 25th/50th/75th percentile and full-time/part-time status and compare each score to last year scores.
Southern University Law Center LSAT scores distribution
Southern University Law CenterLouisiana Law SchoolsAll Law Schools
Full-timePart-time
25th percentile146144151155
50th percentile147145154159
75th percentile149147157161
Southern University Law CenterGPA distribution
Southern University Law CenterLouisiana Law SchoolsAll Law Schools
Full-timePart-time
25th percentile2.92.493.163.33
50th percentile3.232.793.443.61
75th percentile3.513.373.683.79

Acceptance Rate & Admission Statistics

For the academic year 2023-2024, total 1,025 students have applied to Southern University Law Center. Among them, 548 students have accepted to admit and 231 have enrolled into Southern University Law CenterThe acceptance rate is 53.46% and the yield is 42%.
The acceptance rate of Southern University Law Center is lower than the acceptance rate of Louisiana law schools.
The next table illustrates the admission counts, acceptance rate, and yield at Southern University Law Center.
Southern University Law Center Admission Statistics
Southern University Law CenterLouisiana Law SchoolsAll Law Schools
Applicants1,0254,759414,758
Admitted5482,492130,837
Enrolled23184336,756
Acceptance Rate53.46%53.78%42.40%
Yield (Enrollment Rate)42.15%35.71%30.97%

Law School Student Population

For the academic year 2023-2024, total 874 students enrolled to Southern University Law Center. All students enrolled in JD(Juris Doctor Degree) program .
For the first class, 231 students newly joined to to Southern University Law Center. By gender, there are 94 men and 143 women first-time students at Southern University Law Center. By attending status, 176 students enrolled as full-time and 61 students enrolled as part-time status.
Southern University Law Center Student Population
20232024
Total Enrollment938874
JD Enrollment938874
Non-JD Enrollment00
First-year Student Population
20232024
TotalFull timePart timeTotalFull timePart time
Total28320983 23117661
Men1197539 976529
Women17813444 14311132

Law Schools in Louisiana

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