Self-study
Charleston School of Law
Admissions stats
Accepts GRE
Offers part-time
Median GPA
3.51
Median LSAT
154
Acceptance rate
50%
Decision dates
Last decision reported Feb 6
Feb 2026
1
Feb 6
Waitlisted: 1
Jan 2026
2
Jan 15
Accepted: 1
Jan 9
Accepted: 1
Acceptance percentiles
Based on 2025 data from ABA
LSAT
152
154
157
GPA
3.26
3.51
3.75
Admissions funnel
Based on 2025 data from ABA
Applications
2215
100%
Accepted
1112
50%
Matriculated
239
11%
LSAT trend
GPA trend
Employment
Employment outcomes
Based on 2024 data from ABA
Full-time legal employment
81%
Full-time non-legal
8%
Unemployed
11%
Top employment locations
Based on 2024 data from ABA
South Carolina
119
Georgia
15
North Carolina
13
International
0
Jobs by employer type
Based on 2024 data from ABA
Law firms
58%
1-25
39%
26-500
15%
501+
4%
Business & industry
8%
Government
11%
Public interest
6%
Clerkship
6%
Federal
0%
State
6%
Tribal
0%
International
0%
Education
0.4%
Unemployed
11%
Tuition & costs
Tuition
Annual tuition, 2025-2026
$47,200
Estimated 3 years: $141,600
Cost of living (off-campus)
$27,752
Estimated 3 years
$83,256
Total cost
$48,234
Estimated 3 years
Estimated summing tuition, fees, and living expenses over 3 years.
$144,702
Tuition progression
Scholarships
Median scholarship
$19,000
25th percentile: $12,000
75th percentile: $28,000
Scholarship amounts
<50%
61%
50-100%
39%
100%
0%
>100%
0%
Demographics
Out of 694 students in 2024, 67% were women, and 18% were racially or ethnically minoritized [?].
By gender
Students
Men
30%
Women
67%
Other
0%
Full-time faculty
Men
37%
Women
63%
Other
0%
Part-time faculty
Men
59%
Women
41%
Other
0%
By race/ethnicity
Students
White
82%
Black
2%
Asian
0.4%
Hisp
8%
PI
0%
AI
0.6%
2+
4%
Unk
4%
Int'l
0%
Graduates
White
86%
Black
4%
Asian
2%
Hisp
5%
PI
0%
AI
0%
2+
0.4%
Unk
3%
Int'l
0%
Full-time faculty
White
81%
PoC
19%
Part-time faculty
White
89%
PoC
11%
Charleston student and staff demographics
Based on 2024 data from ABA
Men
209
-
10
26
Women
466
-
17
18
Other gender
0
-
0
0
White
568
199
22
39
Asian
3
4
-
-
Hispanic
54
12
-
-
Black
11
9
-
-
Pacific Islander
0
0
-
-
American Indian
4
0
-
-
International
0
0
-
-
2+ races
26
1
-
-
Other
28
7
-
-
People of Color
126
33
5
5
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