Southern University Law Center

The 2025-2026 law school tuition at Southern University Law Center is $18,832 for Louisiana residents and $34,332 for out-of-state students. The law school tuition has increased by 0.15% from last year. (2025)

The average living costs including room & board, books, and other personal expenses is $32,262 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 University Law Center is 147. Compared to the average LSAT of all law schools, Southern University Law Center's LSAT score is lower (the average is 160).

The average GPA at the school is 3.15, which is the lower of other law schools (average is 3.65).

The 2026 acceptance rate at Southern University Law Center is 56.5% where 1,153 applicants have applied to and 652 students have accepted to admit. The acceptance rate at Southern University Law Center 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 45.6% where 297 students finally enrolled out of 652 admitted students. The yield Southern University Law Center is average compared to other law schools (the average yield is 36.1%).

For the academic year 2025-2026, total 809 law school students have enrolled to Southern University Law Center. All students enrolled in JD (Juris Doctor Degree) program .

300 first-time students have enrolled in Southern University Law Center. By gender, 86 male and 214 female first-time students newly enrolled in Southern University Law Center. With 3 pre-admitted students, there are 300 first-time law school Students at Southern University Law Center.

For the first time bar exam takers at Southern University Law Center, the bar exam pass rate is 60.33% - 121 students have taken and 73 students have passed the exam. The pass rate is lower than Louisiana average bar exam pass rate (75.91%).