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Charleston School of Law

Charleston, SC
Median LSAT
154
1 pts vs. Class of 2024 (153) · 15-yr high
Median GPA
3.51
0.03 vs. Class of 2024 (3.54)
Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)
79.5%
Class of 2025 Full-time, long-term

Admissions Trends

2011 – 2025
Median LSAT
50th-percentile score, entering class by year
158153147142 201120142017202020232025
Median GPA
50th-percentile GPA, entering class by year
20112025

Insights

Admissions medians reach a 15-year high

Median LSAT is 154 (up 1 pts) and median GPA is 3.51 (down 0.03) for the entering class — both among the strongest marks in Atlas Legis's tracked history (2011–2025).

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Most students receive a scholarship

95% of the school's 697 full-time J.D. students hold some level of tuition scholarship — the largest share falls in the less than ½ tuition tier.

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Admissions Range

Entering class 2024–25
LSAT152 – 154 – 157
140165
Undergraduate GPA3.26 – 3.51 – 3.75
2.94.0
1L Class Size
241
Annual Tuition
$48,600
App. Deadline
March 1
App. Fee
$0

Employment Outcomes

Class of 2025
Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)
79.5%
Full-time, long-term · of total graduates
Class of 2025
Any Law Firmincl. BigLaw
44.3%
Government
16.2%
All Clerkshipsincl. federal
11.9%
Unemployed, Seeking
9.5%
Public Interest
7.1%
JD Advantage
5.7%
Business & Industry
3.8%
Education
1%

Share of the total graduating class (ABA denominator).Darker segment = subset already counted in the bar above it.

Scholarship Distribution

697 full-time J.D. students
No scholarship
36
Less than ½ tuition
405
Half to full tuition
236
Full tuition
19
More than full tuition
1

Bars scale to share of all 697 full-time J.D. students.

First-Time Bar Passage

Class of 2024
This School74.07%
ABA Weighted Avg76.83%
-2.76 pts below the ABA weighted average for peer schools in the same jurisdictions.

Based on 216 first-time takers.

U.S. News Ranking

2026
#171
2026 Overall Rank
↑9 spots
2025 · #180
2026 · #171