Southern Illinois University Simmons Law School

Carbondale, IL

Southern Illinois University Simmons Law School is located in Carbondale, IL and enrolls approximately 133 first-year (1L) students. The median LSAT is 149 and median GPA is 3.38. In the most recent reporting year, 82.1% of graduates secured full-time, bar-required employment, with 1.2% at large firms (251+ attorneys).

1L Class Size
133
Median LSAT
149
Median GPA
3.38
Bar-Required Jobs
82.1%

Admissions Profile

Entering class 2024–25
75th Percentile 155
50th Percentile 149
25th Percentile 146
75th Percentile 3.78
50th Percentile 3.38
25th Percentile 2.93

Employment Outcomes

Class of 2024
Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)
82.1%
Full-time, long-term · of total graduates
Private Practice
Any Law Firm
51.2%
All firm sizes combined
BigLaw (251+ atty)
1.2%
Large firm placement
Clerkships
All Clerkships
2.4%
Federal, state & other
Federal Clerkship
0%
Article III & federal courts
Public Sector & Other
Government
14.3%
Federal, state & local
Public Interest
14.3%
Nonprofits & advocacy
Business & Industry
2.4%
In-house & corporate
Education
2.4%
Academia & teaching
Other Outcomes
JD Advantage
4.8%
Non-bar-required roles
Unemployed, Seeking
6%
Actively job searching

First-Time Bar Passage

Class of 2024
First-Time Pass Rate
59.49%
Across all jurisdictions · first-time takers
ABA Avg (Weighted)
79.22%
Peer schools, same jurisdictions
vs. ABA Avg
-19.73%
Below weighted average
First-Time Takers
79
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 97
Less than ½ tuition 87
Half to full tuition 78
Full tuition 1
More than full tuition 6