Southern Illinois University School of Law

The 2025-2026 law school tuition at Southern Illinois University School of Law is $22,635. The law school tuition has increased by 3.98% from last year. The undergraduate tuition & fees is $13,334. The graduate school tuition & fees other than law school is $31,122. (2025)

The average living costs including room & board, books, and other personal expenses is $15,671 when living on campus. This amount may not include health insurance fee and exam fees and varies by student's living setting.

The 2026 average LSAT score for Southern Illinois University School of Law is 149. Compared to the average LSAT of all law schools, Southern Illinois University School of Law's LSAT score is lower (the average is 160).

The average GPA at the school is 3.38, which is the lower of other law schools (average is 3.65).

The 2026 acceptance rate at Southern Illinois University School of Law is 56.2% where 724 applicants have applied to and 407 students have accepted to admit. The acceptance rate at Southern Illinois University School of Law is much higher (very easy to get in) compared to other law schools in united states (the average acceptance rate is 36.1%).

The Yield, also known as enrollment rate, is 32.4% where 132 students finally enrolled out of 407 admitted students. The yield Southern Illinois University School of Law is average compared to other law schools (the average yield is 36.1%).

For the academic year 2025-2026, total 313 law school students have enrolled to Southern Illinois University School of Law. All students enrolled in JD (Juris Doctor Degree) program .

133 first-time students have enrolled in Southern Illinois University School of Law. By gender, 60 male , 71 female, and 1 other/unknown gender first-time students newly enrolled in Southern Illinois University School of Law. With 1 pre-admitted students, there are 133 first-time law school Students at Southern Illinois University School of Law.

For the first time bar exam takers at Southern Illinois University School of Law, the bar exam pass rate is 59.49% - 79 students have taken and 47 students have passed the exam. The pass rate is lower than Illinois average bar exam pass rate (79.22%).