Dedman School of Law

Dedman School of Law Overview

Established in 1911, Dedman School of Law is a private (not-for-profit) law school at Southern Methodist University. The 2026 tuition & fees of Dedman School of Law is $68,686.

The acceptance rate of the school is 30.39% and yield is 28.89%. The average LSAT scores submitted by enrolled students is 165 and the average GPA is 3.86. Total 717 students are attending Dedman School of Law and 223 of them is first-year students. Last year 218 graduate have taken the bar exam first time and 185 have passed the exam (the pass rate is 84.86%). You may want to check the general academic information of Dedman School of Law at Southern Methodist University academic page.

Average LSAT and GPA

189 enrolled students have submitted LSAT scores and its average LSAT score is 165 Dedman School of Law. The average undergraduate GPA from 188 submitters is 3.86. The following table shows the LSAT Score and GPA in 25^th, 50^th, and 75^th percentile.

Dedman School of Law 2025 LSAT Scores and GPA
	25^th Percentile	50^th Percentile	75^th Percentile
LSAT Scores	160	164	166
Undergraduate GPA	3.67	3.83	3.91

Dedman School of Law 2026 Tuition & Fees

Dedman School of Law tuition & fees is $68,686 for the academic year 2025-2026. The average undergraduate tuition & fees other than law school at Dedman School of Law is $67,040. For graduate schools, its average graduate tuition and fees is $37,278

Dedman School of Law Tuition & Fees
Average Living Costs
Dedman School of Law	$68,686
Living Costs	$21,862
Books & Supplies	$2,000
Personal Expenses	$4,000
Average Costs at Southern Methodist University
Undergraduate	$67,040
Graduate	$37,278

Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics

Last year, total 2,175 students applied to Dedman School of Law and 711 students accepted to admit to the school. Among the accepted students, 187 students finally enrolled to Dedman School of Law. The acceptance rate is 30.39% and yield (enrollment rate) is 29%. With 3 deferred/pre-admitted students, Dedman School of Law has 190 first-year class students for the academic year 2023-2024.

Dedman School of Law 2025 Admission Statistics
	Number of Students
Applicants	2,175
Admitted	711
Enrolled	187
Acceptance Rate	30.39%
Yield (Enrollment Rate)	28.89%
Deferred / Previously Admitted	3
Total First Year Class Enrollment	190

Law Student Population

Dedman School of Law has total 717 students for the academic year 2023-2024. Of the total students, 663 students enrolled in JD program and 62 enrolled in non-JD programs.

Total Enrollment at Dedman School of Law
Total Enrollment	725
JD Enrollment	663
Non-JD Enrollment	62

Dedman School of Law has 190 first-year, first-time students. By gender, there are 85 male and 105 female students. By attendance type, All students enrolled as the full-time status. The following table summarizes the first year enrollment by gender and attendance type at Dedman School of Law.

First Year Student Enrollment at Dedman School of Law
	Total	Full-time
Total	190	190
Men	85	85
Women	105	105

First Time Bar Passage

Last year, total 216 students have graduated from Dedman School of Law. Among them, 218 students (including exam takers from prior year and early first time takers) took the bar exam for the first time and 185 passed the exam. The first-time bar exam pass rate at Dedman School of Law is 84.86% where the average pass rate of Texas is 78.97%.

First Time Bar Exam Takers and Pass Rate at Dedman School of Law
Total Graduates	216
First-time Bar Exam Taker	218 (204 new graduates, 14 from prior year and 3 Early First Time Takers)
First-time Bar Exam Not Taker	12 (new graduates)
First-time Bar Exam Passers and Pass Rate	185 / 84.86%
Pass Rate at Texas	78.97%