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Admissions stats
Accepts GRE
Offers part-time
Median GPA
3.55
Median LSAT
152
Acceptance rate
66%
Acceptance percentiles
Based on 2024 data from ABA
LSAT
149
152
155
GPA
3.15
3.55
3.87
Admissions funnel
Based on 2024 data from ABA
Applications
366
100%
Accepted
240
66%
Matriculated
83
23%
Employment
Employment outcomes
Based on 2024 data from ABA
Full-time legal employment
92%
Full-time non-legal
3%
Unemployed
5%
Top employment locations
Based on 2024 data from ABA
South Dakota
46
Iowa
4
Colorado
3
International
0
Jobs by employer type
Based on 2024 data from ABA
Law firms
43%
1-25
35%
26-500
7%
501+
1%
Business & industry
3%
Government
13%
Public interest
7%
Clerkship
25%
Federal
9%
State
16%
Tribal
0%
International
0%
Education
0%
Unemployed
5%
Tuition & costs
Tuition
Annual tuition, 2025-2026
$11,736
Estimated 3 years: $35,208
Cost of living (off-campus)
$18,650
Estimated 3 years
$55,950
Total cost
$33,597
Estimated 3 years
Estimated summing tuition, fees, and living expenses over 3 years.
$100,791
Tuition progression
Scholarships
Median scholarship
$3,425
25th percentile: $582
75th percentile: $10,000
Scholarship amounts
<50%
67%
50-100%
19%
100%
5%
>100%
8%
Demographics
Out of 253 students in 2024, 48% were women, and 18% were racially or ethnically minoritized [?].
By gender
Students
Men
50%
Women
48%
Other
2%
Full-time faculty
Men
50%
Women
50%
Other
0%
Part-time faculty
Men
63%
Women
38%
Other
0%
By race/ethnicity
Students
White
82%
Black
2%
Asian
2%
Hisp
4%
PI
0%
AI
4%
2+
2%
Unk
4%
Int'l
0%
Graduates
White
81%
Black
1%
Asian
0%
Hisp
4%
PI
0%
AI
3%
2+
7%
Unk
4%
Int'l
0%
Full-time faculty
White
90%
PoC
10%
Part-time faculty
White
96%
PoC
4%
University of South Dakota student and staff demographics
Based on 2024 data from ABA
Men
127
-
10
15
Women
122
-
10
9
Other gender
4
-
0
0
White
208
60
18
23
Asian
5
0
-
-
Hispanic
10
3
-
-
Black
5
1
-
-
Pacific Islander
0
0
-
-
American Indian
9
2
-
-
International
0
0
-
-
2+ races
6
5
-
-
Other
10
3
-
-
People of Color
45
14
2
1