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Southern Illinois University Simmons Law School

Carbondale, IL
Median LSAT
149
1 pts vs. Class of 2024 (148) · 3-yr high
Median GPA
3.38
No change vs. Class of 2024 (3.38) · 3-yr high
Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)
82.4%
Class of 2025 Full-time, long-term

Admissions Trends

2023 – 2025
Median LSAT
50th-percentile score, entering class by year
152150148146 202320242025
Median GPA
50th-percentile GPA, entering class by year
20232025

Insights

Admissions medians reach a 3-year high

Median LSAT is 149 (up 1 pts) and median GPA is 3.38 (unchanged) for the entering class — both among the strongest marks in Atlas Legis's tracked history (2023–2025).

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Most students receive a scholarship

64% of the school's 269 full-time J.D. students hold some level of tuition scholarship — the largest share falls in the no scholarship tier.

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Admissions Range

Entering class 2024–25
LSAT146 – 149 – 155
135165
Undergraduate GPA2.93 – 3.38 – 3.78
2.54.0
1L Class Size
133
Annual Tuition
$547
App. Deadline
July 1
App. Fee
$0

Employment Outcomes

Class of 2025
Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)
82.4%
Full-time, long-term · of total graduates
Class of 2025
Any Law Firmincl. BigLaw
59.5%
Government
10.8%
Public Interest
9.5%
JD Advantage
6.8%
Unemployed, Seeking
5.4%
All Clerkshipsincl. federal
2.7%
Education
1.4%
Business & Industry
0%

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

Scholarship Distribution

269 full-time J.D. students
No scholarship
97
Less than ½ tuition
87
Half to full tuition
78
Full tuition
1
More than full tuition
6

Bars scale to share of all 269 full-time J.D. students.

First-Time Bar Passage

Class of 2024
This School59.49%
ABA Weighted Avg79.22%
-19.73 pts below the ABA weighted average for peer schools in the same jurisdictions.

Based on 79 first-time takers.

U.S. News Ranking

2026
175–194
2026 Overall Rank
No change
2025 · #175
2026 · 175–194