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University of South Carolina Joseph F. Rice School of Law

Columbia, SC
Median LSAT
162
1 pts vs. Class of 2024 (161) · 15-yr high
Median GPA
3.67
0.07 vs. Class of 2024 (3.74)
Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)
86.3%
Class of 2025 Full-time, long-term

Admissions Trends

2011 – 2025
Median LSAT
50th-percentile score, entering class by year
164160156152 201120142017202020232025
Median GPA
50th-percentile GPA, entering class by year
20112025

Insights

Admissions medians reach a 15-year high

Median LSAT is 162 (up 1 pts) and median GPA is 3.67 (down 0.07) for the entering class — both among the strongest marks in Atlas Legis's tracked history (2011–2025).

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Most students receive a scholarship

90% of the school's 628 full-time J.D. students hold some level of tuition scholarship — the largest share falls in the less than ½ tuition tier.

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Admissions Range

Entering class 2024–25
LSAT160 – 162 – 164
150175
Undergraduate GPA3.43 – 3.67 – 3.86
3.04.0
1L Class Size
221
Annual Tuition
$20,322 in-state / $38,100 out-of-state
App. Deadline
Priority deadline: March
App. Fee
$60

Employment Outcomes

Class of 2025
Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)
86.3%
Full-time, long-term · of total graduates
Class of 2025
Any Law Firmincl. BigLaw
48.9%
All Clerkshipsincl. federal
21.6%
Government
13.7%
Business & Industry
5.3%
JD Advantage
4.7%
Education
3.2%
Unemployed, Seeking
2.6%
Public Interest
2.1%

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

Scholarship Distribution

628 full-time J.D. students
No scholarship
63
Less than ½ tuition
381
Half to full tuition
160
Full tuition
7
More than full tuition
17

Bars scale to share of all 628 full-time J.D. students.

First-Time Bar Passage

Class of 2024
This School83.25%
ABA Weighted Avg75.81%

Based on 209 first-time takers.

U.S. News Ranking

2026
#62
2026 Overall Rank
↑1 spot
2025 · #63
2026 · #62