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SMU Dedman School of Law

Dallas, TX
Median LSAT
167
2 pts vs. Class of 2024 (165) · 15-yr high
Median GPA
3.81
0.05 vs. Class of 2024 (3.86)
Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)
92.9%
Class of 2025 Full-time, long-term

Admissions Trends

2011 – 2025
Median LSAT
50th-percentile score, entering class by year
170166162158 201120142017202020232025
Median GPA
50th-percentile GPA, entering class by year
20112025

Insights

Admissions medians reach a 15-year high

Median LSAT is 167 (up 2 pts) and median GPA is 3.81 (down 0.05) 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

94% of the school's 649 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
LSAT163 – 167 – 168
155180
Undergraduate GPA3.52 – 3.81 – 3.92
3.14.0
1L Class Size
254
Annual Tuition
$60,844
App. Deadline
April 1
App. Fee
$0

Employment Outcomes

Class of 2025
Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)
92.9%
Full-time, long-term · of total graduates
Class of 2025
Any Law Firmincl. BigLaw
82.2%
Government
7.6%
Business & Industry
5.3%
JD Advantage
3.6%
All Clerkshipsincl. federal
2.7%
Public Interest
0.4%
Education
0%
Unemployed, Seeking
0%

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

Scholarship Distribution

649 full-time J.D. students
No scholarship
38
Less than ½ tuition
415
Half to full tuition
173
Full tuition
0
More than full tuition
23

Bars scale to share of all 649 full-time J.D. students.

First-Time Bar Passage

Class of 2024
This School90.2%
ABA Weighted Avg81.36%

Based on 245 first-time takers.

U.S. News Ranking

2026
#42
2026 Overall Rank
↑1 spot
2025 · #43
2026 · #42