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Southern University Law Center

2 Roosevelt Steptoe Drive, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70813
Median LSAT
147
1 pts vs. Class of 2024 (146) · 15-yr high
Median GPA
3.15
0.09 vs. Class of 2024 (3.24)
Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)
55.8%
Class of 2025 Full-time, long-term

Admissions Trends

2011 – 2025
Median LSAT
50th-percentile score, entering class by year
150147145142 201120142017202020232025
Median GPA
50th-percentile GPA, entering class by year
20112025

Insights

Admissions medians reach a 15-year high

Median LSAT is 147 (up 1 pts) and median GPA is 3.15 (down 0.09) for the entering class — both among the strongest marks in Atlas Legis's tracked history (2011–2025).

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A minority of students receive a scholarship

24% of the school's 583 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
LSAT145 – 147 – 150
135160
Undergraduate GPA2.86 – 3.15 – 3.48
2.53.8
1L Class Size
300
Annual Tuition
$11,338
App. Deadline
May 1
App. Fee
$75

Employment Outcomes

Class of 2025
Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)
55.8%
Full-time, long-term · of total graduates
Class of 2025
Unemployed, Seeking
28.1%
Any Law Firmincl. BigLaw
27.3%
Government
16.5%
JD Advantage
11.3%
Public Interest
8.2%
Business & Industry
5.6%
All Clerkshipsincl. federal
3.9%
Education
3.5%

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

Scholarship Distribution

583 full-time J.D. students
No scholarship
442
Less than ½ tuition
84
Half to full tuition
55
Full tuition
0
More than full tuition
2

Bars scale to share of all 583 full-time J.D. students.

First-Time Bar Passage

Class of 2024
This School60.33%
ABA Weighted Avg75.91%
-15.58 pts below the ABA weighted average for peer schools in the same jurisdictions.

Based on 121 first-time takers.

U.S. News Ranking

2026
175–194
2026 Overall Rank
↑5 spots
2025 · #180
2026 · 175–194