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 2025 tuition & fees of Dedman School of Law is $63,502.

The acceptance rate of the school is 33.91% and yield is 28.93%. The average LSAT scores submitted by enrolled students is 164 and the average GPA is 3.71. Total 769 students are attending Dedman School of Law and 221 of them is first-year students. Last year 189 graduate have taken the bar exam first time and 161 have passed the exam (the pass rate is 85.28%). You may want to check the general academic information of Dedman School of Law at Southern Methodist University academic page.

Average LSAT and GPA

223 enrolled students have submitted LSAT scores and its average LSAT score is 164 Dedman School of Law. The average undergraduate GPA from 225 submitters is 3.71. The following table shows the LSAT Score and GPA in 25^th, 50^th, and 75^th percentile.

Dedman School of Law 2024 LSAT Scores and GPA
	25^th Percentile	50^th Percentile	75^th Percentile
LSAT Scores	158	163	164
Undergraduate GPA	3.43	3.76	3.89

Dedman School of Law 2023 Tuition & Fees

Dedman School of Law tuition & fees is $63,502 for the academic year 2022-2023. The average undergraduate tuition & fees other than law school at Dedman School of Law is $64,460. For graduate schools, its average graduate tuition and fees is $37,062

Dedman School of Law Tuition & Fees
Average Living Costs
Dedman School of Law	$63,502
Living Costs	$21,237
Books & Supplies	$2,000
Personal Expenses	$4,000
Average Costs at Southern Methodist University
Undergraduate	$64,460
Graduate	$37,062

Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics

Last year, total 2,334 students applied to Dedman School of Law and 780 students accepted to admit to the school. Among the accepted students, 224 students finally enrolled to Dedman School of Law. The acceptance rate is 33.91% and yield (enrollment rate) is 29%. With 2 deferred/pre-admitted students, Dedman School of Law has 226 first-year class students for the academic year 2021-2022.

Dedman School of Law 2024 Admission Statistics
	Number of Students
Applicants	2,334
Admitted	780
Enrolled	224
Acceptance Rate	33.91%
Yield (Enrollment Rate)	28.93%
Deferred / Previously Admitted	2
Total First Year Class Enrollment	226

Law Student Population

Dedman School of Law has total 769 students for the academic year 2021-2022. Of the total students, 719 students enrolled in JD program and 76 enrolled in non-JD programs.

Total Enrollment at Dedman School of Law
Total Enrollment	795
JD Enrollment	719
Non-JD Enrollment	76

Dedman School of Law has 226 first-year, first-time students. By gender, there are 97 male and 129 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	226	226
Men	97	97
Women	129	129

First Time Bar Passage

Last year, total 223 students have graduated from Dedman School of Law. Among them, 189 students (including exam takers from prior year and early first time takers) took the bar exam for the first time and 161 passed the exam. The first-time bar exam pass rate at Dedman School of Law is 85.28% where the average pass rate of Texas is 0%.

First Time Bar Exam Takers and Pass Rate at Dedman School of Law
Total Graduates	223
First-time Bar Exam Taker	189 (178 new graduates, 11 from prior year and 5 Early First Time Takers)
First-time Bar Exam Not Taker	45 (new graduates)
First-time Bar Exam Passers and Pass Rate	161 / 85.18%
Pass Rate at Texas	0%