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, 55.8% of graduates secured full-time, bar-required employment, with 2.6% at large firms (251+ attorneys) and 0% 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 2025
Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)
55.8%
Full-time, long-term · of total graduates
Private Practice
Any Law Firm
27.3%
All firm sizes combined
BigLaw (251+ atty)
2.6%
Large firm placement
Clerkships
All Clerkships
3.9%
Federal, state & other
Federal Clerkship
0%
Article III & federal courts
Public Sector & Other
Government
16.5%
Federal, state & local
Public Interest
8.2%
Nonprofits & advocacy
Business & Industry
5.6%
In-house & corporate
Education
3.5%
Academia & teaching
Other Outcomes
JD Advantage
11.3%
Non-bar-required roles
Unemployed, Seeking
28.1%
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