2024-2025 Tuition & Fees

Charleston School of Law's 2025 tuition & fees is $48,234 for its prospective students. The law school tuition is increased by 4.55% from last year.

For law school students, the average living costs including room & board, books, and other personal expenses is $27,752. Including living costs and tuition & fees, the total costs of attendance of Charleston School of Law is $75,986.

The following table summarizes the tuition & fees, and other college costs for Charleston School of Law.

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Charleston School of Law 2024 Tuition & Fees
20242025
Law School Tuition $46,134$48,234
4.55%
Grants / Scholarships$18,000$19,000
COA after receiving aid$55,886$56,986

LSAT Scores and GPA

The average GPA is 3.54 and the average LSAT score is 153 for 2025 Charleston School of Law admission. The GPA and LSAT scores are the average value of submitted scores from 272 pre-admitted and enrolled first-year students. The following table summarizes the GPA and LSAT scores by 25th, 50th, and 75th percentiles.

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Charleston School of Law Average GPA and LSAT scores
25th Percentile50th Percentile75th Percentile
GPA3.263.543.75
LSAT Scores150153155

Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics

For the academic year 2024-2025, total 2,136 students have applied to Charleston School of Law and 1,070 students have accepted to get into the school. Among the admitted students, 270 students finally have enrolled into the school. The acceptance rate is 50.09% and the yield, also known as enrollment rate, is 25.23% at Charleston School of Law. With 2 pre-admitted students, total 272 first-year students enrolled in Charleston School of Law.

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Charleston School of Law Admission Stats - Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled
Number of Students
Applicants2,136
Admitted1,070
Enrolled270
Acceptance Rate50.09%
Yield (Enrollment Rate)25.23%
Pre-Admitted2
Total Number of First-Year Students272
79 men, 189 women
All full-time students

Bar Exam Pass Rate

Last year, total 166 students took the bar exam first time at Charleston School of Law. Among them, 106 students passed the exam and the bar exam pass rate is 63.86%. For reference, the average pass rate at South Carolina law schools is 76.26%. The following table shows the bar exam pass rate for first time exam takers at Charleston School of Law.

In 2024, 168 students graduated from Charleston School of Law. Of them, 124 graduates employed where bar passage required and 9 got J.D. Advantage jobs. By employed status, 133 graduates employed as full-time and 8 employed as part-time status. Check more employment statistics at Charleston School of Law employement summary page.

Charleston School of Law Bar Exam Pass Rate for First-time Takers
Number of Students / Percentage
Total Graduate169
First-time Takers166
35 from prior year
No Exam Takers35
First-time Bar Exam Passer106
First-time Bar Exam Pass Rate63.86%
Average Pass Rate at South Carolina Law Schools76.26%

Grants and Scholarships

At Charleston School of Law, 91.31% of enrolled students received grants and/or scholarships. The average grant amount is $19,000. 0.00% of students received more than full tuition amount, and 38.99% received more than half, but not the full tuition amount.

You can view more detailed financial aid statistics at Charleston School of Law costs and financial aid page.

Grants and Scholarships Statistics
Amounts / Percentage
Number Received636
Half or Less than Tuition61.01%
Half to Full Tuition38.99%
Full Tuition0.00%
More than Full Tuition0.00%