University of South Dakota School of Law

University of South Dakota School of Law is a Public, 4 years school in Vermillion, SD. The law school tuition & fees at University of South Dakota School of Law is $36,333. Its average LSAT score submitted by enrolled students is 151 and the average GPA is 3.56 for the academic yera 2023-2024. Total 244 students are attending the law school and 80 first-year students enrolled last year.

LSAT Average: 151
Tuition & Fees (JD): $36,333
Acceptance Rate: 76.16%
Student Population: 244
First-Year Student: 80

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2023-2024 Tuition & Fees

The 2023-2024 tuition & fees at University of South Dakota School of Law is $16,793 for South Dakota residents and $36,333 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 $8,600 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 South Dakota is $16,793 for South Dakota residents and $36,333 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 next table shows the University of South Dakota School of Law tuition & fees and compare it to the South Dakota law schools and all U.S. Law schools. The 2024 statistics for comparison is not available yet due to the lack of data.

University of South Dakota School of Law 2023 Tuition & Fees
	2022		2023		2024
	In-State	Out-of-State	In-State	Out-of-State	In-State	Out-of-State
University of South Dakota School of Law	$15,024	$34,564	$16,793	$36,333	$16,793	$36,333
South Dakota Law Schools	$15,024	$34,564	$15,024	$34,564	-
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 151 and the average GPA is 3.56 at University of South Dakota School of Law.

The undergraduate GPA of University of South Dakota School of Law is higher than the average LSAT score of South Dakota 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

University of South Dakota School of Law LSAT scores distribution
	University of South Dakota School of Law	South Dakota Law Schools	All Law Schools
25^th percentile	148	148	155
50^th percentile	151	151	159
75^th percentile	154	154	161

University of South Dakota School of LawGPA distribution
	University of South Dakota School of Law	South Dakota Law Schools	All Law Schools
25^th percentile	3.18	3.18	3.33
50^th percentile	3.56	3.56	3.61
75^th percentile	3.72	3.72	3.79

Acceptance Rate & Admission Statistics

For the academic year 2023-2024, total 302 students have applied to University of South Dakota School of Law. Among them, 230 students have accepted to admit and 80 have enrolled into University of South Dakota School of LawThe acceptance rate is 76.16% and the yield is 35%.

The acceptance rate of University of South Dakota School of Law is higher than the acceptance rate of South Dakota law schools.

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

University of South Dakota School of Law Admission Statistics
	University of South Dakota School of Law	South Dakota Law Schools	All Law Schools
Applicants	302	302	414,758
Admitted	230	230	130,837
Enrolled	80	80	36,756
Acceptance Rate	76.16%	76.16%	42.40%
Yield (Enrollment Rate)	34.78%	34.78%	30.97%

Law School Student Population

For the academic year 2023-2024, total 244 students enrolled to University of South Dakota School of Law. All students enrolled in JD(Juris Doctor Degree) program .

For the first class, 80 students newly joined to to University of South Dakota School of Law. By gender, there are 45 men and 40 women first-time students at University of South Dakota School of Law. All students enrolled as full-time status at University of South Dakota School of Law.

Total Enrollment
First-Class Students

University of South Dakota School of Law Student Population
	2023	2024
Total Enrollment	221	244
JD Enrollment	221	244
Non-JD Enrollment	0	0

First-year Student Population
	2023	2024
Total	82	80
Men	55	45
Women	32	40

Bar Exam Pass Rate

For the first time bar exam takers, the bar exam pass rate is 67.27% where 55 students took the exam and 37 students passed the exam. The pass rate is lower than average pass rate of South Dakota law schools (78.5%).

Bar Exam Pass Rate
	2023	2024
Number of Graduates	82	57
First-Time Bar Exam Takers Total	79	55
New Graduates	73	51
Prior Year Graduates	6	4
Early Takers	0	0
No Exam Takers	9	6
Exam Passer	57	37
Exam Pass Rate	72.15%	67.27%
South Dakota Pass Rate	79.53%	78.5%

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