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Admissions stats
Accepts GRE
Offers part-time
Median GPA
3.86
Median LSAT
165
Acceptance rate
30%
Acceptance percentiles
Based on 2024 data from ABA
LSAT
161
165
166
GPA
3.6
3.86
3.93
Admissions funnel
Based on 2024 data from ABA
Applications
2540
100%
Accepted
772
30%
Matriculated
223
9%
Employment
Employment outcomes
Based on 2024 data from ABA
Full-time legal employment
97%
Full-time non-legal
2%
Unemployed
0.4%
Top employment locations
Based on 2024 data from ABA
Texas
222
Colorado
3
California
2
International
0
Jobs by employer type
Based on 2024 data from ABA
Law firms
76%
1-25
26%
26-500
22%
501+
28%
Business & industry
9%
Government
7%
Public interest
1%
Clerkship
4%
Federal
2%
State
1%
Tribal
0%
International
0%
Education
0.4%
Unemployed
0.4%
Tuition & costs
Tuition
Annual tuition, 2025-2026
$58,504
Estimated 3 years: $175,512
Cost of living (off-campus)
$14,888
Estimated 3 years
$44,664
Total cost
$88,682
Estimated 3 years
Estimated summing tuition, fees, and living expenses over 3 years.
$266,046
Tuition progression
Scholarships
Median scholarship
$25,000
25th percentile: $20,000
75th percentile: $32,000
Scholarship amounts
<50%
73%
50-100%
22%
100%
0%
>100%
5%
Demographics
Out of 649 students in 2024, 58% were women, and 33% were racially or ethnically minoritized [?].
By gender
Students
Men
42%
Women
58%
Other
0%
Full-time faculty
Men
46%
Women
54%
Other
0%
Part-time faculty
Men
71%
Women
29%
Other
0%
By race/ethnicity
Students
White
67%
Black
5%
Asian
9%
Hisp
12%
PI
0%
AI
0.3%
2+
3%
Unk
4%
Int'l
0%
Graduates
White
64%
Black
7%
Asian
8%
Hisp
10%
PI
0%
AI
0%
2+
6%
Unk
5%
Int'l
0%
Full-time faculty
White
80%
PoC
20%
Part-time faculty
White
82%
PoC
18%
Southern Methodist University student and staff demographics
Based on 2024 data from ABA
Men
273
-
28
89
Women
374
-
33
36
Other gender
0
-
0
0
White
436
159
49
102
Asian
58
19
-
-
Hispanic
76
25
-
-
Black
31
17
-
-
Pacific Islander
0
0
-
-
American Indian
2
0
-
-
International
0
0
-
-
2+ races
22
14
-
-
Other
24
13
-
-
People of Color
213
88
12
23