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University of South Dakota

Vermillion, SD
Median LSAT
152
No change vs. Class of 2024 (152) · 15-yr high
Median GPA
3.47
0.08 vs. Class of 2024 (3.55)
Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)
79.3%
Class of 2025 Full-time, long-term

Admissions Trends

2011 – 2025
Median LSAT
50th-percentile score, entering class by year
154151147144 201120142017202020232025
Median GPA
50th-percentile GPA, entering class by year
20112025

Insights

Admissions medians reach a 15-year high

Median LSAT is 152 (unchanged) and median GPA is 3.47 (down 0.08) 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

55% of the school's 253 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
LSAT149 – 152 – 156
140165
Undergraduate GPA3.16 – 3.47 – 3.81
2.84.0
1L Class Size
88
Annual Tuition
$12,076 in-state / $32,184 out-of-state
App. Deadline
July 1
App. Fee
$35

Employment Outcomes

Class of 2025
Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)
79.3%
Full-time, long-term · of total graduates
Class of 2025
Any Law Firmincl. BigLaw
36.6%
All Clerkshipsincl. federal
17.1%
Government
15.9%
Public Interest
9.8%
Business & Industry
8.5%
Unemployed, Seeking
7.3%
JD Advantage
6.1%
Education
0%

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

Scholarship Distribution

253 full-time J.D. students
No scholarship
114
Less than ½ tuition
90
Half to full tuition
31
Full tuition
13
More than full tuition
5

Bars scale to share of all 253 full-time J.D. students.

First-Time Bar Passage

Class of 2024
This School72.6%
ABA Weighted Avg78.62%
-6.02 pts below the ABA weighted average for peer schools in the same jurisdictions.

Based on 73 first-time takers.

U.S. News Ranking

2026
#122
2026 Overall Rank
↑5 spots
2025 · #127
2026 · #122