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SMU Dedman School of Law

Rank 45 (USNWR 2023)

Applicants for the class of 2026 , matriculating 2023

313 applicants for the 2022 - 2023  cycle
9 / 87  , 31 rejected, 50 waitlisted, 79 withdrawn
25th, 50th, 75th refer to percentiles from last year's admitted class
25th, 50th, 75th refer to percentiles from last year's admitted class
25th, 50th, 75th refer to percentiles from last year's admitted class
25th, 50th, 75th refer to percentiles from last year's admitted class
25th, 50th, 75th refer to percentiles from last year's admitted class
25th, 50th, 75th refer to percentiles from last year's admitted class
25th, 50th, 75th refer to percentiles from last year's admitted class
25th, 50th, 75th refer to percentiles from last year's admitted class
Previous year ABA 509 data
Percentiles 25 50 75
LSAT 160 164 165
GPA 3.35 3.71 3.87
Miscellaneous Count Percentile
# Applications 2253 71
# Admissions offers 764 -
Class size 226 74
% Accepted 33.9% 66
% Yield 28.9% 47
LSData Percentiles 25 50 75
LSAT 159 163 167
GPA 3.46 3.71 3.89
LSData Averages Rejected All Accepted
LSAT 158 163 166
GPA 3.37 3.61 3.72
Softs Tier 3.21 Tier 3.31 Tier 3.35
Scholarship - - $88,488
Miscellaneous
Days from sent to decision 55
Days from UR to decision 1798
Interview invite rate 2.56%
Interview conversion rate 37.5%
URM LSAT differential -1.77
URM GPA differential -0.01
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School applicants

Name Result Last seen GPA LSAT GRE URM WE Scholarship Sent Received Complete UR UR2 Interview invite Decision
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Name Result Last seen GPA LSAT GRE URM WE $$$$ Sent Received Complete UR UR2 II Decision
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SMU Dedman School of Law
Elle Woods went here, 'nuff said.
$32,074.00
Tuition
67th percentile
$61,444.00
CoA
84th percentile
86.20%
Bar pass rate
64th percentile
$80,000.00
Salary, 25th %
82nd percentile
$105,000.00
Salary
74th percentile
$62,218.00
PI Salary
77th percentile
68.40%
Employment rate
78th percentile
56.40%
Grads with debt
1st percentile
$140,241.00
Average debt
80th percentile

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Calculations assume a 10-year fixed rate loan.

Southern Methodist University Breakdown

In-school

Total cost of attendance$315,000
$105,000 x 3
Total scholarships$75,000
$25,000 x 3
Savings$10,000
Debt after three years$230,000
Assuming 10-year fixed rate loan
Total repaid@5.0%$11,500
Interest paid$11,500

After graduation

Annual breakdown
Post-grad income$180,000
Income taxes$60,000
Living expenses$60,000
Loan repayment$2,000
Annual discretionary income$60,000

Monthly breakdown
Post-grad income$180,000
Income taxes$60,000
Living expenses$60,000
Loan repayment$2,000
Monthly discretionary income$60,000

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12:36
Do we think they’ll be pretty slow this cycle again?
@LordSplitterXVIII: They gave me one too
14:13
Submitted December 2nd and still waiting
14:38
I submitted in October and just heard back. They’re moving very slow this year.
BleatingGoat
21:46
Its crazy that they seem to mostly be admitting people that are either at or above their 75th percentile gpa or LSAT score...I was super surprised to be waitlisted, but I see a lot of people who would have been super likely to be admitted last year are also in the same boat :/
11:46
@BleatingGoat: maybe they anticipate more waitlist movement this year? I’m surprised you got WL with your stats.
14:22
Applied 12/02 and date changed to 1/13 . . . anyone know what this means?
does anyone know if they have any upcoming events?
applied feb10th, am i cooked?
13:36
Is there an admitted students discord or GC?
Hey all! I'm new here. I applied on 2/24 and checked and the last update to my acct was 4/14. No R, W, or A, but I do have a scholarship tab (unsure if it was always there) does anyone have any insight?
Same thing happened to me except updated 4/8 and now 4/16. Scholarship tab is there. I think it’s an automatic thing that uploads when your app is complete but im unsure
Oops ignore that. Mine went 4/14 to 4/16 today. I can’t find any definitive answers about the scholarship tab. i’m nervous as shit
I always had the scholarhip tab on mine
has anyone who has recieved an acceptance got it through their email or is everybody just checking all the time to see if they have a decision?
they won’t send them through email. you just have to check and prep for a heart attack every time
i was sent an acceptance email before a lawhub update email
Great I feel better knowing I’ll probs get an email updating me of some sort
Great I feel better knowing I’ll probs get an email updating me of some sort
they sent you an email? it says on their website they won’t contact anyone by email or phone so to check regularly.
I wonder if they are just still trying to email, because I have a friend who was rejected and said he recieved an email as well
maybe so. whose to say
has anyone heard anything this week
yeah i was also surprised to receive an email. i saw the lawhub one first and checked the portal because it was later and at the top of my inbox and then later saw i had previously received one from smu congratulating me
Anyone who has heard back recently? When did you apply
i got waitlisted this morning applied early febuary
Did you get an email this morning?
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