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

Admissions Trends

2023–2025

Employment Outcomes

Class of 2025
Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)
82.4%
Full-time, long-term · of total graduates
Private Practice
Any Law Firm
59.5%
All firm sizes combined
BigLaw (251+ atty)
2.7%
Large firm placement
Clerkships
All Clerkships
2.7%
Federal, state & other
Federal Clerkship
0%
Article III & federal courts
Public Sector & Other
Government
10.8%
Federal, state & local
Public Interest
9.5%
Nonprofits & advocacy
Business & Industry
0%
In-house & corporate
Education
1.4%
Academia & teaching
Other Outcomes
JD Advantage
6.8%
Non-bar-required roles
Unemployed, Seeking
5.4%
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