Southern University Law Center

2 Roosevelt Steptoe Drive, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70813

Southern University Law Center enrolls approximately 300 first-year (1L) students. The median LSAT is 147 and median GPA is 3.15. In the most recent reporting year, 56.3% of graduates secured full-time, bar-required employment, with 2.3% at large firms (251+ attorneys) and 1.1% in federal clerkships.

1L Class Size
300
Median LSAT
147
Median GPA
3.15
Bar-Required Jobs
56.3%

Admissions Profile

Entering class 2024–25
75th Percentile 150
50th Percentile 147
25th Percentile 145
75th Percentile 3.48
50th Percentile 3.15
25th Percentile 2.86

Employment Outcomes

Class of 2024
Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)
56.3%
Full-time, long-term · of total graduates
Private Practice
Any Law Firm
23.4%
All firm sizes combined
BigLaw (251+ atty)
2.3%
Large firm placement
Clerkships
All Clerkships
8.8%
Federal, state & other
Federal Clerkship
1.1%
Article III & federal courts
Public Sector & Other
Government
17.2%
Federal, state & local
Public Interest
6.9%
Nonprofits & advocacy
Business & Industry
10.3%
In-house & corporate
Education
3.1%
Academia & teaching
Other Outcomes
JD Advantage
13.8%
Non-bar-required roles
Unemployed, Seeking
23%
Actively job searching

First-Time Bar Passage

Class of 2024
First-Time Pass Rate
60.33%
Across all jurisdictions · first-time takers
ABA Avg (Weighted)
75.91%
Peer schools, same jurisdictions
vs. ABA Avg
-15.58%
Below weighted average
First-Time Takers
121
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 637
Less than ½ tuition 101
Half to full tuition 59
Full tuition 0
More than full tuition 3