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Southern University Law Center

LSAT 146
GPA 3.13
Tuition & Fees $30,034
($17,434)
Acceptance Rate 59.71 %
First Time Bar Exam Pass Rate 55.24 %

Southern University Law Center Overview

Southern University Law Center, Baton Rouge, LA
Established in 1946, Southern University Law Center is a public law school located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The 2025 tuition & fees of Southern University Law Center is $17,434 for Louisiana residents and $30,034 for out-of-state students.
The acceptance rate of the school is 59.71% and yield is 45.57%. The average LSAT scores submitted by enrolled students is 146 and the average GPA is 3.13. Total 938 students are attending Southern University Law Center and 283 of them is first-year students. Last year 12 graduate have taken the bar exam first time and 5 have passed the exam (the pass rate is 55.24%). You may want to check the general academic information of Southern University Law Center at Southern University Law Center academic page.

Average LSAT and GPA

340 enrolled students have submitted LSAT scores and its average LSAT score is 146 Southern University Law Center. The average undergraduate GPA from 339 submitters is 3.13. The following table shows the LSAT Score and GPA in 25th, 50th, and 75th percentile.
Southern University Law Center 2024 LSAT Scores and GPA
25th Percentile50th Percentile75th Percentile
Full-timePart-timeFull-timePart-timeFull-timePart-time
LSAT Scores144144146145149147
Undergraduate GPA2.812.553.12.853.443.23

Southern University Law Center 2023 Tuition & Fees

Southern University Law Center tuition & fees is $17,434 for Louisiana residents and $30,034 for non-residents for the academic year 2022-2023.
Southern University Law Center Tuition & Fees
In-StateOut-of-State
Southern University Law Center$17,434$30,034
Average Living Costs
Living Costs$18,488
Books & Supplies$2,640
Personal Expenses$2,836

Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics

Last year, total 1,129 students applied to Southern University Law Center and 609 students accepted to admit to the school. Among the accepted students, 335 students finally enrolled to Southern University Law Center. The acceptance rate is 59.71% and yield (enrollment rate) is 46%. With 5 deferred/pre-admitted students, Southern University Law Center has 340 first-year class students for the academic year 2021-2022.
Southern University Law Center 2024 Admission Statistics
Number of Students
Applicants1,129
Admitted609
Enrolled335
Acceptance Rate59.71%
Yield (Enrollment Rate)45.57%
Deferred / Previously Admitted5
Total First Year Class Enrollment340

Law Student Population

Southern University Law Center has total 938 students for the academic year 2021-2022. Of the total students, 715 students enrolled in JD program and 0 enrolled in non-JD programs.
Total Enrollment at Southern University Law Center
Total Enrollment715
JD Enrollment715
Non-JD Enrollment0
Southern University Law Center has 340 first-year, first-time students. By gender, there are 143 male and 197 female students. 3 student(s) with other type of gender. By attendance type, 259 students enrolled as full-time and 84 students as part-time status. The following table summarizes the first year enrollment by gender and attendance type at Southern University Law Center.
First Year Student Enrollment at Southern University Law Center
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total340 25984
Men143 11330
Women197 14354
Other3 30

First Time Bar Passage

Last year, total 138 students have graduated from Southern University Law Center. Among them, 12 students took the bar exam for the first time and 5 passed the exam. The first-time bar exam pass rate at Southern University Law Center is 55.24% where the average pass rate of Louisiana is 76.99%.
First Time Bar Exam Takers and Pass Rate at Southern University Law Center
Total Graduates138
First-time Bar Exam Taker12
First-time Bar Exam Not Taker126 (new graduates)
First-time Bar Exam Passers and Pass Rate5 / 41.66%
Pass Rate at Louisiana76.99%