Charleston School of Law

Charleston, SC

Charleston School of Law is located in Charleston, SC and enrolls approximately 241 first-year (1L) students. The median LSAT is 154 and median GPA is 3.51. In the most recent reporting year, 80.3% of graduates secured full-time, bar-required employment, with 7.3% at large firms (251+ attorneys).

1L Class Size
241
Median LSAT
154
Median GPA
3.51
Bar-Required Jobs
80.3%

Admissions Profile

Entering class 2024–25
75th Percentile 157
50th Percentile 154
25th Percentile 152
75th Percentile 3.75
50th Percentile 3.51
25th Percentile 3.26

Employment Outcomes

Class of 2024
Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)
80.3%
Full-time, long-term · of total graduates
Private Practice
Any Law Firm
57.5%
All firm sizes combined
BigLaw (251+ atty)
7.3%
Large firm placement
Clerkships
All Clerkships
5.6%
Federal, state & other
Federal Clerkship
0%
Article III & federal courts
Public Sector & Other
Government
10.7%
Federal, state & local
Public Interest
6.4%
Nonprofits & advocacy
Business & Industry
8.2%
In-house & corporate
Education
0.4%
Academia & teaching
Other Outcomes
JD Advantage
6.4%
Non-bar-required roles
Unemployed, Seeking
8.6%
Actively job searching

First-Time Bar Passage

Class of 2024
First-Time Pass Rate
74.07%
Across all jurisdictions · first-time takers
ABA Avg (Weighted)
76.83%
Peer schools, same jurisdictions
vs. ABA Avg
-2.76%
Below weighted average
First-Time Takers
216
Graduates sitting for bar

Scholarship Distribution

Full-time students · entering class

Each circle represents 1% of the entering class, colored by scholarship level received.

No scholarship 36
Less than ½ tuition 405
Half to full tuition 236
Full tuition 19
More than full tuition 1