Self-study
University of South Carolina School of Law
Ranked #63
2025 US News rankings
Ranked #18 in Above the Law 2025
Columbia, South Carolina
Admissions stats
Accepts GRE
Offers part-time
Median GPA
3.67
Median LSAT
162
Acceptance rate
30%
Decision dates
Last decision reported Feb 6
Feb 2026
3
Feb 6
Waitlisted: 1
Feb 3
Accepted: 2
Dec 2025
4
Dec 19
Waitlisted: 1
Dec 18
Accepted: 1
Dec 8
Waitlisted: 1
Accepted: 1
Nov 2025
1
Nov 24
Accepted: 1
Acceptance percentiles
Based on 2025 data from ABA
LSAT
160
162
164
GPA
3.43
3.67
3.86
Admissions funnel
Based on 2025 data from ABA
Applications
2114
100%
Accepted
632
30%
Matriculated
215
10%
LSAT trend
GPA trend
Employment
Employment outcomes
Based on 2024 data from ABA
Full-time legal employment
91%
Full-time non-legal
4%
Unemployed
4%
Top employment locations
Based on 2024 data from ABA
South Carolina
143
North Carolina
13
Georgia
9
International
1
Jobs by employer type
Based on 2024 data from ABA
Law firms
50%
1-25
24%
26-500
18%
501+
8%
Business & industry
4%
Government
11%
Public interest
7%
Clerkship
19%
Federal
2%
State
17%
Tribal
0%
International
0%
Education
1%
Unemployed
4%
Tuition & costs
Tuition
Annual tuition, 2025-2026
$20,322
Estimated 3 years: $60,966
Cost of living (off-campus)
$24,596
Estimated 3 years
$73,788
Total cost
$48,318
Estimated 3 years
Estimated summing tuition, fees, and living expenses over 3 years.
$144,954
Tuition progression
Scholarships
Median scholarship
$9,062
25th percentile: $6,000
75th percentile: $14,000
Scholarship amounts
<50%
83%
50-100%
16%
100%
0.2%
>100%
0.2%
Demographics
Out of 628 students in 2024, 50% were women, and 23% were racially or ethnically minoritized [?].
By gender
Students
Men
50%
Women
50%
Other
0.2%
Full-time faculty
Men
47%
Women
53%
Other
0%
Part-time faculty
Men
69%
Women
31%
Other
0%
By race/ethnicity
Students
White
77%
Black
6%
Asian
2%
Hisp
6%
PI
0%
AI
0.2%
2+
4%
Unk
5%
Int'l
0%
Graduates
White
77%
Black
8%
Asian
1.0%
Hisp
8%
PI
0%
AI
0.5%
2+
2%
Unk
4%
Int'l
0%
Full-time faculty
White
83%
PoC
17%
Part-time faculty
White
78%
PoC
22%
South Carolina student and staff demographics
Based on 2024 data from ABA
Men
312
-
28
61
Women
315
-
32
28
Other gender
1
-
0
0
White
486
156
50
69
Asian
10
2
-
-
Hispanic
37
16
-
-
Black
40
16
-
-
Pacific Islander
0
0
-
-
American Indian
1
1
-
-
International
0
0
-
-
2+ races
24
4
-
-
Other
30
8
-
-
People of Color
142
47
10
20
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