Self-study
Southern Illinois University School of Law
Admissions stats
Accepts GRE
Offers part-time
Median GPA
3.38
Median LSAT
149
Acceptance rate
56%
Decision dates
Last decision reported Jan 20
Jan 2026
2
Jan 20
Waitlisted: 1
Accepted: 1
Dec 2025
1
Dec 18
Accepted: 1
Nov 2025
1
Nov 25
Accepted: 1
Oct 2025
1
Oct 31
Waitlisted: 1
Acceptance percentiles
Based on 2025 data from ABA
LSAT
146
149
155
GPA
2.93
3.38
3.78
Admissions funnel
Based on 2025 data from ABA
Applications
724
100%
Accepted
407
56%
Matriculated
132
18%
LSAT trend
GPA trend
Employment
Employment outcomes
Based on 2024 data from ABA
Full-time legal employment
80%
Full-time non-legal
13%
Unemployed
7%
Top employment locations
Based on 2024 data from ABA
Illinois
43
Missouri
12
Indiana
4
International
0
Jobs by employer type
Based on 2024 data from ABA
Law firms
51%
1-25
40%
26-500
10%
501+
1%
Business & industry
2%
Government
14%
Public interest
14%
Clerkship
2%
Federal
0%
State
2%
Tribal
0%
International
0%
Education
2%
Unemployed
7%
Tuition & costs
Tuition
Annual tuition, 2025-2026
$16,957
Estimated 3 years: $50,871
Cost of living (off-campus)
$18,561
Estimated 3 years
$55,683
Total cost
$37,842
Estimated 3 years
Estimated summing tuition, fees, and living expenses over 3 years.
$113,526
Tuition progression
Scholarships
Median scholarship
$9,500
25th percentile: $6,000
75th percentile: $12,500
Scholarship amounts
<50%
78%
50-100%
48%
100%
1%
>100%
0%
Demographics
Out of 269 students in 2024, 51% were women, and 26% were racially or ethnically minoritized [?].
By gender
Students
Men
49%
Women
51%
Other
0%
Full-time faculty
Men
41%
Women
59%
Other
0%
Part-time faculty
Men
36%
Women
64%
Other
0%
By race/ethnicity
Students
White
74%
Black
10%
Asian
3%
Hisp
3%
PI
0%
AI
0.4%
2+
10%
Unk
0%
Int'l
0%
Graduates
White
88%
Black
6%
Asian
5%
Hisp
0%
PI
0%
AI
0%
2+
1%
Unk
0%
Int'l
0%
Full-time faculty
White
91%
PoC
9%
Part-time faculty
White
79%
PoC
21%
SIU - Carbondale student and staff demographics
Based on 2024 data from ABA
Men
132
-
9
5
Women
137
-
13
9
Other gender
0
-
0
0
White
199
74
20
11
Asian
7
4
-
-
Hispanic
8
0
-
-
Black
26
5
-
-
Pacific Islander
0
0
-
-
American Indian
1
0
-
-
International
0
0
-
-
2+ races
28
1
-
-
Other
0
0
-
-
People of Color
70
10
2
3
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