Southern University

Getting in

Fall 2025 entering class

Applications

1,153

Offers of admission

652

Acceptance rate (offers ÷ applications)

56.6%

LSAT, 25th / median / 75th percentile

145 / 147 / 150

GPA, 25th / median / 75th percentile

2.86 / 3.15 / 3.48

Cost

2025–26 school year

Tuition and fees per year, residents

$11,338 tuition + $7,494 fees

Tuition and fees per year, non-residents

$11,338 tuition + $22,994 fees

Three years of tuition and fees, before grants (at 2025–26 rates), residents

$56,496

Three years of tuition and fees, before grants (at 2025–26 rates), non-residents

$102,996

Living costs, on campus

$32,262 a year

Living costs, off campus

$32,262 a year

Living costs are the school's own estimate for a single student.

Grants and scholarships

2024–25

Students receiving a grant

20%

Full-time grant, 25th / median / 75th percentile

$8,000 / $11,000 / $13,000 a year

Conditional scholarships

Of 21 students who started in 2024–25 with a conditional scholarship, 8 (38%) had it reduced or eliminated.A conditional scholarship can be reduced or eliminated if your grades fall below the school's cutoff.

Where graduates work

Class of 2025

Graduates

231

Employed

152

Full-time, long-term jobs that require passing the bar

40.3% of graduates

BigLaw: full-time, long-term jobs at firms with 501+ lawyers

0.9% of graduates

Federal clerkships

0.0% of graduates

State and local clerkships

3.5% of graduates

Government

13.9% of graduates

Public interest

8.2% of graduates

Education

1.3% of graduates

Business and industry

3.9% of graduates

Percentages are of all graduates and count full-time, long-term jobs ten months after graduation.

Bar passage

ABA bar passage report, 2026

First-time takers

141

First-time pass rate

68.1%

ABA state average

80.2%This is the ABA's average across the states where this school's graduates took the bar, weighted by where most sat. It is not one state's number.

Difference from the ABA state average

-12.1 points

Two-year pass rate

59.5%