Southern Illinois University—Carbondale Law School - Admissions, Stats & Reviews

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JD Admissions & Requirements

Data from 2024 admissions cycle

148

LSAT

3.38

GPA

67.4%

Admit Rate

SIU School of Law is a prestigious JD program located in Carbondale, Illinois. In the competitive 2025 law school rankings, SIU School of Law was ranked 175 by US News & World Report, making it a strong option for prospective law students in the current application cycle. For the 2024 admissions cycle, SIU School of Law has an entering 1L class size of approximately 109 with an acceptance rate of 67.4%, positioning it among the competitive law schools for JD applicants.

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SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY-CARBONDALE

Law School Applications

582

JD application volume in 2024 cycle

JD Acceptance Rate

67.4%

4th percentile

JD Program Size

109

9th percentile

JD Tuition Cost

$33k

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Law School Admission Chances at SIU School of Law

About SIU School of Law

Southern Illinois University School of Law is an outstanding small public law school that provides an optimal mix of theoretical and experiential educational opportunities in a student-centered environment. SIU School of Law emphasizes excellence in academics. Students learn from faculty members who are nationally recognized in their fields and are engaged with the legal community on local, state, national, and international levels.

Students at SIU School of Law receive a strong grounding in legal theory and excellent training in professional skills development. SIU School of Law provides skills training through legal clinics and externship programs, a semester-in-practice program, moot court, pro bono opportunities, and a wide variety of extracurricular activities.

Students receive a rigorous legal education in a supportive environment. Students benefit from individualized attention from professors and administrators who genuinely care about their success. In addition to a 12:1 student-to-faculty ratio, SIU School of Law has an excellent student support system that includes an Academic Success Program.

SIU School of Law prepares practice-ready graduates for a changing legal profession in a global environment.

SIU School of Law Law School Admissions Data & Statistics

2019-2020 Cycle Overview

19 applicants

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0 / 7

Waitlisted

Rejected

Withdrawn

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For law school applicants interested in the 2025 admissions cycle at SIU School of Law, 582 candidates submitted JD applications and 392 received acceptance letters. The law school application process here is moderately selective for prospective students with an acceptance rate of 67.4%.

The JD program at SIU School of Law enrolls a first-year class of 109 law students each year, with an admissions yield rate of 27.55%. This means that of the 392 applicants who received law school acceptance letters, 108 chose to enroll. Understanding these law school admission statistics can help prospective JD applicants evaluate their chances and plan their application strategy.

For a competitive law school application to SIU School of Law, students should aim to meet or exceed the median statistics shown below. Meeting these GPA and LSAT targets significantly improves your chances of admission.

LSAT & GPA Statistics
	25th	50th	75th
LSAT	146	148	152
	5th percentile
GPA	3.02	3.38	3.63
	14th percentile

	Value
Applications	582
	11th percentile
Admission Offers	392
Class Size	109
	9th percentile
Acceptance Rate	67.4%
	4th percentile
Yield Rate	27.55%
	38th percentile

The above statistics show that SIU School of Law typically admits students with LSAT scores ranging from 146 (25th percentile) to 152 (75th percentile), with a median of 148.

For GPA, admitted students typically have undergraduate GPAs ranging from 3.02 to 3.63, with a median of 3.38.

With an acceptance rate of 67.4%, SIU School of Law is considered a moderately selective law school in terms of admissions.

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Applications: Total number of people who applied to this law school.
Acceptance Rate: Percentage of applicants who received offers (lower = more selective).
Yield Rate: Percentage of admitted students who enrolled (higher = more desirable).

* Indicates data is from a previous year when current year data is unavailable.

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